diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/gpmi-nand/gpmi-nand.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/gpmi-nand/gpmi-nand.c
index 8c0d2f0..8e193fb 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/gpmi-nand/gpmi-nand.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/gpmi-nand/gpmi-nand.c
@@ -1179,51 +1179,6 @@ gpmi_ecc_write_oob(struct mtd_info *mtd, struct nand_chip *chip, int page)
 	return -EPERM;
 }
 
-static int gpmi_block_markbad(struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t ofs)
-{
-	struct nand_chip *chip = mtd->priv;
-	struct gpmi_nand_data *this = chip->priv;
-	int block, ret = 0;
-	uint8_t *block_mark;
-	int column, page, status, chipnr;
-
-	/* Get block number */
-	block = (int)(ofs >> chip->bbt_erase_shift);
-	if (chip->bbt)
-		chip->bbt[block >> 2] |= 0x01 << ((block & 0x03) << 1);
-
-	/* Do we have a flash based bad block table ? */
-	if (chip->bbt_options & NAND_BBT_USE_FLASH)
-		ret = nand_update_bbt(mtd, ofs);
-	else {
-		chipnr = (int)(ofs >> chip->chip_shift);
-		chip->select_chip(mtd, chipnr);
-
-		column = this->swap_block_mark ? mtd->writesize : 0;
-
-		/* Write the block mark. */
-		block_mark = this->data_buffer_dma;
-		block_mark[0] = 0; /* bad block marker */
-
-		/* Shift to get page */
-		page = (int)(ofs >> chip->page_shift);
-
-		chip->cmdfunc(mtd, NAND_CMD_SEQIN, column, page);
-		chip->write_buf(mtd, block_mark, 1);
-		chip->cmdfunc(mtd, NAND_CMD_PAGEPROG, -1, -1);
-
-		status = chip->waitfunc(mtd, chip);
-		if (status & NAND_STATUS_FAIL)
-			ret = -EIO;
-
-		chip->select_chip(mtd, -1);
-	}
-	if (!ret)
-		mtd->ecc_stats.badblocks++;
-
-	return ret;
-}
-
 static int nand_boot_set_geometry(struct gpmi_nand_data *this)
 {
 	struct boot_rom_geometry *geometry = &this->rom_geometry;
@@ -1562,7 +1517,6 @@ static int __devinit gpmi_nfc_init(struct gpmi_nand_data *this)
 	chip->ecc.write_oob	= gpmi_ecc_write_oob;
 	chip->scan_bbt		= gpmi_scan_bbt;
 	chip->badblock_pattern	= &gpmi_bbt_descr;
-	chip->block_markbad	= gpmi_block_markbad;
 	chip->options		|= NAND_NO_SUBPAGE_WRITE;
 	chip->ecc.mode		= NAND_ECC_HW;
 	chip->ecc.size		= 1;