diff --git a/drivers/mmc/dw_mmc.c b/drivers/mmc/dw_mmc.c
index 76fa0b0..53a8aca 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/dw_mmc.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/dw_mmc.c
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@
 		host->cfg.host_caps |= MMC_MODE_4BIT;
 		host->cfg.host_caps &= ~MMC_MODE_8BIT;
 	}
-	host->cfg.host_caps |= MMC_MODE_HS | MMC_MODE_HS_52MHz | MMC_MODE_HC;
+	host->cfg.host_caps |= MMC_MODE_HS | MMC_MODE_HS_52MHz;
 
 	host->cfg.b_max = CONFIG_SYS_MMC_MAX_BLK_COUNT;
 
diff --git a/drivers/mmc/fsl_esdhc.c b/drivers/mmc/fsl_esdhc.c
index 10ec216..2bbacb3 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/fsl_esdhc.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/fsl_esdhc.c
@@ -652,7 +652,7 @@
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-	cfg->cfg.host_caps = MMC_MODE_4BIT | MMC_MODE_8BIT | MMC_MODE_HC;
+	cfg->cfg.host_caps = MMC_MODE_4BIT | MMC_MODE_8BIT;
 #ifdef CONFIG_SYS_FSL_ESDHC_HAS_DDR_MODE
 	cfg->cfg.host_caps |= MMC_MODE_DDR_52MHz;
 #endif
diff --git a/drivers/mmc/kona_sdhci.c b/drivers/mmc/kona_sdhci.c
index f804f4c..3653d00 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/kona_sdhci.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/kona_sdhci.c
@@ -121,7 +121,6 @@
 	host->name = "kona-sdhci";
 	host->ioaddr = reg_base;
 	host->quirks = quirks;
-	host->host_caps = MMC_MODE_HC;
 
 	if (init_kona_mmc_core(host)) {
 		free(host);
diff --git a/drivers/mmc/mmc.c b/drivers/mmc/mmc.c
index 31f8647..3909e14 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/mmc.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/mmc.c
@@ -363,15 +363,12 @@
 	cmd.cmdidx = MMC_CMD_SEND_OP_COND;
 	cmd.resp_type = MMC_RSP_R3;
 	cmd.cmdarg = 0;
-	if (use_arg && !mmc_host_is_spi(mmc)) {
-		cmd.cmdarg =
+	if (use_arg && !mmc_host_is_spi(mmc))
+		cmd.cmdarg = OCR_HCS |
 			(mmc->cfg->voltages &
 			(mmc->ocr & OCR_VOLTAGE_MASK)) |
 			(mmc->ocr & OCR_ACCESS_MODE);
 
-		if (mmc->cfg->host_caps & MMC_MODE_HC)
-			cmd.cmdarg |= OCR_HCS;
-	}
 	err = mmc_send_cmd(mmc, &cmd, NULL);
 	if (err)
 		return err;
diff --git a/drivers/mmc/mvebu_mmc.c b/drivers/mmc/mvebu_mmc.c
index 8ca0904..056aef5 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/mvebu_mmc.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/mvebu_mmc.c
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@
 	.f_min		= MVEBU_MMC_BASE_FAST_CLOCK / MVEBU_MMC_BASE_DIV_MAX,
 	.f_max		= MVEBU_MMC_CLOCKRATE_MAX,
 	.voltages	= MMC_VDD_32_33 | MMC_VDD_33_34,
-	.host_caps	= MMC_MODE_4BIT | MMC_MODE_HS | MMC_MODE_HC |
+	.host_caps	= MMC_MODE_4BIT | MMC_MODE_HS |
 			  MMC_MODE_HS_52MHz,
 	.part_type	= PART_TYPE_DOS,
 	.b_max		= CONFIG_SYS_MMC_MAX_BLK_COUNT,
diff --git a/drivers/mmc/mxsmmc.c b/drivers/mmc/mxsmmc.c
index 2fa4eee..31fb3ab 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/mxsmmc.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/mxsmmc.c
@@ -405,8 +405,7 @@
 	priv->cfg.voltages = MMC_VDD_32_33 | MMC_VDD_33_34;
 
 	priv->cfg.host_caps = MMC_MODE_4BIT | MMC_MODE_8BIT |
-			 MMC_MODE_HS_52MHz | MMC_MODE_HS |
-			 MMC_MODE_HC;
+			 MMC_MODE_HS_52MHz | MMC_MODE_HS;
 
 	/*
 	 * SSPCLK = 480 * 18 / 29 / 1 = 297.731 MHz
diff --git a/drivers/mmc/omap_hsmmc.c b/drivers/mmc/omap_hsmmc.c
index dc725cb..8238a7e 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/omap_hsmmc.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/omap_hsmmc.c
@@ -651,8 +651,7 @@
 	if (priv_data == NULL)
 		return -1;
 
-	host_caps_val = MMC_MODE_4BIT | MMC_MODE_HS_52MHz | MMC_MODE_HS |
-			     MMC_MODE_HC;
+	host_caps_val = MMC_MODE_4BIT | MMC_MODE_HS_52MHz | MMC_MODE_HS;
 
 	switch (dev_index) {
 	case 0:
diff --git a/drivers/mmc/s3c_sdi.c b/drivers/mmc/s3c_sdi.c
index 1b5b705..02d1138 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/s3c_sdi.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/s3c_sdi.c
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@
 	cfg->name = "S3C MMC";
 	cfg->ops = &s3cmmc_ops;
 	cfg->voltages = MMC_VDD_32_33 | MMC_VDD_33_34;
-	cfg->host_caps = MMC_MODE_4BIT | MMC_MODE_HC | MMC_MODE_HS;
+	cfg->host_caps = MMC_MODE_4BIT | MMC_MODE_HS;
 	cfg->f_min = 400000;
 	cfg->f_max = get_PCLK() / 2;
 	cfg->b_max = 0x80;
diff --git a/drivers/mmc/s5p_sdhci.c b/drivers/mmc/s5p_sdhci.c
index 0eec731..8e1968a 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/s5p_sdhci.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/s5p_sdhci.c
@@ -76,7 +76,6 @@
 	host->set_control_reg = &s5p_sdhci_set_control_reg;
 	host->set_clock = set_mmc_clk;
 
-	host->host_caps = MMC_MODE_HC;
 	if (host->bus_width == 8)
 		host->host_caps |= MMC_MODE_8BIT;
 
diff --git a/drivers/mmc/sh_mmcif.c b/drivers/mmc/sh_mmcif.c
index 76ba93b..f92cf00 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/sh_mmcif.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/sh_mmcif.c
@@ -577,7 +577,7 @@
 	.name		= DRIVER_NAME,
 	.ops		= &sh_mmcif_ops,
 	.host_caps	= MMC_MODE_HS | MMC_MODE_HS_52MHz | MMC_MODE_4BIT |
-			  MMC_MODE_8BIT | MMC_MODE_HC,
+			  MMC_MODE_8BIT,
 	.voltages	= MMC_VDD_32_33 | MMC_VDD_33_34,
 	.b_max		= CONFIG_SYS_MMC_MAX_BLK_COUNT,
 };
diff --git a/drivers/mmc/sunxi_mmc.c b/drivers/mmc/sunxi_mmc.c
index 2233545..0b7eb12 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/sunxi_mmc.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/sunxi_mmc.c
@@ -449,7 +449,7 @@
 
 	cfg->voltages = MMC_VDD_32_33 | MMC_VDD_33_34;
 	cfg->host_caps = MMC_MODE_4BIT;
-	cfg->host_caps |= MMC_MODE_HS_52MHz | MMC_MODE_HS | MMC_MODE_HC;
+	cfg->host_caps |= MMC_MODE_HS_52MHz | MMC_MODE_HS;
 	cfg->b_max = CONFIG_SYS_MMC_MAX_BLK_COUNT;
 
 	cfg->f_min = 400000;
diff --git a/drivers/mmc/tegra_mmc.c b/drivers/mmc/tegra_mmc.c
index 2cd8cf1..ca41b4d 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/tegra_mmc.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/tegra_mmc.c
@@ -559,7 +559,7 @@
 		host->cfg.host_caps |= MMC_MODE_8BIT;
 	if (host->width >= 4)
 		host->cfg.host_caps |= MMC_MODE_4BIT;
-	host->cfg.host_caps |= MMC_MODE_HS_52MHz | MMC_MODE_HS | MMC_MODE_HC;
+	host->cfg.host_caps |= MMC_MODE_HS_52MHz | MMC_MODE_HS;
 
 	/*
 	 * min freq is for card identification, and is the highest
diff --git a/drivers/mmc/zynq_sdhci.c b/drivers/mmc/zynq_sdhci.c
index d4f3882..971acbb 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/zynq_sdhci.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/zynq_sdhci.c
@@ -29,8 +29,6 @@
 		       SDHCI_QUIRK_BROKEN_R1B;
 	host->version = sdhci_readw(host, SDHCI_HOST_VERSION);
 
-	host->host_caps = MMC_MODE_HC;
-
 	add_sdhci(host, 52000000, 52000000 >> 9);
 	return 0;
 }