diff --git a/drivers/mmc/core/host.c b/drivers/mmc/core/host.c
index 8303b484449e..820a780e41b0 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/core/host.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/core/host.c
@@ -119,13 +119,12 @@ void mmc_retune_enable(struct mmc_host *host)
 
 /*
  * Pause re-tuning for a small set of operations.  The pause begins after the
- * next command and after first doing re-tuning.
+ * next command.
  */
 void mmc_retune_pause(struct mmc_host *host)
 {
 	if (!host->retune_paused) {
 		host->retune_paused = 1;
-		mmc_retune_needed(host);
 		mmc_retune_hold(host);
 	}
 }