diff --git a/arch/arm/dts/k3-am654-r5-base-board.dts b/arch/arm/dts/k3-am654-r5-base-board.dts
index f28245b12b..9d7467acd3 100644
--- a/arch/arm/dts/k3-am654-r5-base-board.dts
+++ b/arch/arm/dts/k3-am654-r5-base-board.dts
@@ -140,19 +140,6 @@
 };
 
 &main_pmx0 {
-	main_mmc1_pins_default: main_mmc1_pins_default {
-		pinctrl-single,pins = <
-			AM65X_IOPAD(0x02d4, PIN_INPUT_PULLDOWN, 0)	/* (C27) MMC1_CLK */
-			AM65X_IOPAD(0x02d8, PIN_INPUT_PULLUP, 0)	/* (C28) MMC1_CMD */
-			AM65X_IOPAD(0x02d0, PIN_INPUT_PULLUP, 0)	/* (D28) MMC1_DAT0 */
-			AM65X_IOPAD(0x02cc, PIN_INPUT_PULLUP, 0)	/* (E27) MMC1_DAT1 */
-			AM65X_IOPAD(0x02c8, PIN_INPUT_PULLUP, 0)	/* (D26) MMC1_DAT2 */
-			AM65X_IOPAD(0x02c4, PIN_INPUT_PULLUP, 0)	/* (D27) MMC1_DAT3 */
-			AM65X_IOPAD(0x02dc, PIN_INPUT_PULLUP, 0)	/* (B24) MMC1_SDCD */
-			AM65X_IOPAD(0x02e0, PIN_INPUT, 0)		/* (C24) MMC1_SDWP */
-		>;
-	};
-
 	usb0_pins_default: usb0_pins_default {
 		pinctrl-single,pins = <
 			AM65X_IOPAD(0x02bc, PIN_OUTPUT, 0) /* (AD9) USB0_DRVVBUS */
@@ -180,12 +167,18 @@
 	/delete-property/ power-domains;
 };
 
+/*
+ * MMC is probed to pull in firmware, so any clock
+ * or power-domain operation will fail as we do not
+ * have the firmware running at this point. Delete the
+ * power-domain properties to avoid making calls to
+ * SYSFW before it is loaded. Public ROM has already
+ * set it up for us anyway.
+ */
 &sdhci1 {
 	clock-names = "clk_xin";
 	clocks = <&clk_200mhz>;
-	pinctrl-0 = <&main_mmc1_pins_default>;
 	/delete-property/ power-domains;
-	ti,driver-strength-ohm = <50>;
 };
 
 &wkup_i2c0 {