diff --git a/cmd/onenand.c b/cmd/onenand.c
index 852ed5c7b2..592985a7ee 100644
--- a/cmd/onenand.c
+++ b/cmd/onenand.c
@@ -186,9 +186,7 @@ next:
 static int onenand_block_erase(u32 start, u32 size, int force)
 {
 	struct onenand_chip *this = mtd->priv;
-	struct erase_info instr = {
-		.callback	= NULL,
-	};
+	struct erase_info instr = {};
 	loff_t ofs;
 	int ret;
 	int blocksize = 1 << this->erase_shift;
@@ -219,10 +217,7 @@ static int onenand_block_erase(u32 start, u32 size, int force)
 static int onenand_block_test(u32 start, u32 size)
 {
 	struct onenand_chip *this = mtd->priv;
-	struct erase_info instr = {
-		.callback	= NULL,
-		.priv		= 0,
-	};
+	struct erase_info instr = {};
 
 	int blocks;
 	loff_t ofs;
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/altera_qspi.c b/drivers/mtd/altera_qspi.c
index 7bac599a54..d31391f36a 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/altera_qspi.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/altera_qspi.c
@@ -153,7 +153,6 @@ static int altera_qspi_erase(struct mtd_info *mtd, struct erase_info *instr)
 				putc('\n');
 			instr->fail_addr = MTD_FAIL_ADDR_UNKNOWN;
 			instr->state = MTD_ERASE_FAILED;
-			mtd_erase_callback(instr);
 			return -EIO;
 		}
 		flash = pdata->base + addr;
@@ -177,7 +176,6 @@ static int altera_qspi_erase(struct mtd_info *mtd, struct erase_info *instr)
 				writel(stat, &regs->isr); /* clear isr */
 				instr->fail_addr = addr;
 				instr->state = MTD_ERASE_FAILED;
-				mtd_erase_callback(instr);
 				return -EIO;
 			}
 			if (flash_verbose)
@@ -189,7 +187,6 @@ static int altera_qspi_erase(struct mtd_info *mtd, struct erase_info *instr)
 		addr += mtd->erasesize;
 	}
 	instr->state = MTD_ERASE_DONE;
-	mtd_erase_callback(instr);
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/cfi_mtd.c b/drivers/mtd/cfi_mtd.c
index 78293caa2f..2295bb7220 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/cfi_mtd.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/cfi_mtd.c
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ static int cfi_mtd_erase(struct mtd_info *mtd, struct erase_info *instr)
 		}
 
 		instr->state = MTD_ERASE_DONE;
-		mtd_erase_callback(instr);
 		return 0;
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/mtdconcat.c b/drivers/mtd/mtdconcat.c
index 684bc94998..af3c4765c4 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/mtdconcat.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/mtdconcat.c
@@ -338,14 +338,6 @@ concat_write_oob(struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t to, struct mtd_oob_ops *ops)
 	return -EINVAL;
 }
 
-static void concat_erase_callback(struct erase_info *instr)
-{
-	/* Nothing to do here in U-Boot */
-#ifndef __UBOOT__
-	wake_up((wait_queue_head_t *) instr->priv);
-#endif
-}
-
 static int concat_dev_erase(struct mtd_info *mtd, struct erase_info *erase)
 {
 	int err;
@@ -358,7 +350,6 @@ static int concat_dev_erase(struct mtd_info *mtd, struct erase_info *erase)
 	init_waitqueue_head(&waitq);
 
 	erase->mtd = mtd;
-	erase->callback = concat_erase_callback;
 	erase->priv = (unsigned long) &waitq;
 
 	/*
@@ -498,8 +489,6 @@ static int concat_erase(struct mtd_info *mtd, struct erase_info *instr)
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
-	if (instr->callback)
-		instr->callback(instr);
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/mtdcore.c b/drivers/mtd/mtdcore.c
index 582129d0df..37c5b6386e 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/mtdcore.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/mtdcore.c
@@ -906,13 +906,6 @@ void __put_mtd_device(struct mtd_info *mtd)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(__put_mtd_device);
 
-/*
- * Erase is an asynchronous operation.  Device drivers are supposed
- * to call instr->callback() whenever the operation completes, even
- * if it completes with a failure.
- * Callers are supposed to pass a callback function and wait for it
- * to be called before writing to the block.
- */
 int mtd_erase(struct mtd_info *mtd, struct erase_info *instr)
 {
 	if (instr->addr > mtd->size || instr->len > mtd->size - instr->addr)
@@ -922,7 +915,6 @@ int mtd_erase(struct mtd_info *mtd, struct erase_info *instr)
 	instr->fail_addr = MTD_FAIL_ADDR_UNKNOWN;
 	if (!instr->len) {
 		instr->state = MTD_ERASE_DONE;
-		mtd_erase_callback(instr);
 		return 0;
 	}
 	return mtd->_erase(mtd, instr);
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/mtdpart.c b/drivers/mtd/mtdpart.c
index 6ab481a7b1..a435ce6d07 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/mtdpart.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/mtdpart.c
@@ -456,27 +456,6 @@ static int part_erase(struct mtd_info *mtd, struct erase_info *instr)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-void mtd_erase_callback(struct erase_info *instr)
-{
-	if (!instr->callback)
-		return;
-
-	if (instr->mtd->_erase == part_erase && instr->len) {
-		if (instr->fail_addr != MTD_FAIL_ADDR_UNKNOWN)
-			instr->fail_addr -= instr->mtd->offset;
-		instr->addr -= instr->mtd->offset;
-	}
-
-	instr->callback(instr);
-
-	if (instr->mtd->_erase == part_erase && instr->len) {
-		if (instr->fail_addr != MTD_FAIL_ADDR_UNKNOWN)
-			instr->fail_addr += instr->mtd->offset;
-		instr->addr += instr->mtd->offset;
-	}
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(mtd_erase_callback);
-
 static int part_lock(struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t ofs, uint64_t len)
 {
 	return mtd->parent->_lock(mtd->parent, ofs + mtd->offset, len);
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/nand_base.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/nand_base.c
index 3679ee727e..b3dcaf0704 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/nand_base.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/nand_base.c
@@ -3605,10 +3605,6 @@ erase_exit:
 	chip->select_chip(mtd, -1);
 	nand_release_device(mtd);
 
-	/* Do call back function */
-	if (!ret)
-		mtd_erase_callback(instr);
-
 	/* Return more or less happy */
 	return ret;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/onenand/onenand_base.c b/drivers/mtd/onenand/onenand_base.c
index 09daa0dd36..bb93a9a1e9 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/onenand/onenand_base.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/onenand/onenand_base.c
@@ -1836,9 +1836,6 @@ int onenand_erase(struct mtd_info *mtd, struct erase_info *instr)
 erase_exit:
 
 	ret = instr->state == MTD_ERASE_DONE ? 0 : -EIO;
-	/* Do call back function */
-	if (!ret)
-		mtd_erase_callback(instr);
 
 	/* Deselect and wake up anyone waiting on the device */
 	onenand_release_device(mtd);
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/spi/sf_mtd.c b/drivers/mtd/spi/sf_mtd.c
index 04de868080..0aed28a52b 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/spi/sf_mtd.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/spi/sf_mtd.c
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ static int spi_flash_mtd_erase(struct mtd_info *mtd, struct erase_info *instr)
 	}
 
 	instr->state = MTD_ERASE_DONE;
-	mtd_erase_callback(instr);
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/spi/spi-nor-core.c b/drivers/mtd/spi/spi-nor-core.c
index 124594f0cd..822bd63b92 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/spi/spi-nor-core.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/spi/spi-nor-core.c
@@ -916,7 +916,7 @@ static int spi_nor_erase(struct mtd_info *mtd, struct erase_info *instr)
 	div_u64_rem(instr->len, mtd->erasesize, &rem);
 	if (rem) {
 		ret = -EINVAL;
-		goto erase_err_callback;
+		goto err;
 	}
 
 	addr = instr->addr;
@@ -964,14 +964,13 @@ erase_err:
 	if (!ret)
 		ret = err;
 
-erase_err_callback:
+err:
 	if (ret) {
 		instr->fail_addr = addr_known ? addr : MTD_FAIL_ADDR_UNKNOWN;
 		instr->state = MTD_ERASE_FAILED;
 	} else {
 		instr->state = MTD_ERASE_DONE;
 	}
-	mtd_erase_callback(instr);
 
 	return ret;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/ubi/io.c b/drivers/mtd/ubi/io.c
index b8b878b918..14be95b74b 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/ubi/io.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/ubi/io.c
@@ -304,18 +304,6 @@ int ubi_io_write(struct ubi_device *ubi, const void *buf, int pnum, int offset,
 	return err;
 }
 
-/**
- * erase_callback - MTD erasure call-back.
- * @ei: MTD erase information object.
- *
- * Note, even though MTD erase interface is asynchronous, all the current
- * implementations are synchronous anyway.
- */
-static void erase_callback(struct erase_info *ei)
-{
-	wake_up_interruptible((wait_queue_head_t *)ei->priv);
-}
-
 /**
  * do_sync_erase - synchronously erase a physical eraseblock.
  * @ubi: UBI device description object
@@ -346,7 +334,6 @@ retry:
 	ei.mtd      = ubi->mtd;
 	ei.addr     = (loff_t)pnum * ubi->peb_size;
 	ei.len      = ubi->peb_size;
-	ei.callback = erase_callback;
 	ei.priv     = (unsigned long)&wq;
 
 	err = mtd_erase(ubi->mtd, &ei);
diff --git a/env/onenand.c b/env/onenand.c
index c8da3ff811..1faa2cb62a 100644
--- a/env/onenand.c
+++ b/env/onenand.c
@@ -73,9 +73,7 @@ static int env_onenand_save(void)
 #endif
 	loff_t	env_addr = CONFIG_ENV_ADDR;
 	size_t	retlen;
-	struct erase_info instr = {
-		.callback	= NULL,
-	};
+	struct erase_info instr = {};
 
 	ret = env_export(&env_new);
 	if (ret)
diff --git a/fs/yaffs2/yaffs_mtdif.c b/fs/yaffs2/yaffs_mtdif.c
index d338f9aa91..50fed2d4b1 100644
--- a/fs/yaffs2/yaffs_mtdif.c
+++ b/fs/yaffs2/yaffs_mtdif.c
@@ -145,7 +145,6 @@ int nandmtd_EraseBlockInNAND(struct yaffs_dev *dev, int blockNumber)
 	ei.len = dev->data_bytes_per_chunk * dev->param.chunks_per_block;
 	ei.time = 1000;
 	ei.retries = 2;
-	ei.callback = NULL;
 	ei.priv = (u_long) dev;
 
 	/* Todo finish off the ei if required */
diff --git a/include/linux/mtd/mtd.h b/include/linux/mtd/mtd.h
index 3b302fb8c3..7455400981 100644
--- a/include/linux/mtd/mtd.h
+++ b/include/linux/mtd/mtd.h
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ struct erase_info {
 	u_long retries;
 	unsigned dev;
 	unsigned cell;
-	void (*callback) (struct erase_info *self);
 	u_long priv;
 	u_char state;
 	struct erase_info *next;
@@ -535,16 +534,6 @@ extern int unregister_mtd_user (struct mtd_notifier *old);
 #endif
 void *mtd_kmalloc_up_to(const struct mtd_info *mtd, size_t *size);
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_MTD_PARTITIONS
-void mtd_erase_callback(struct erase_info *instr);
-#else
-static inline void mtd_erase_callback(struct erase_info *instr)
-{
-	if (instr->callback)
-		instr->callback(instr);
-}
-#endif
-
 static inline int mtd_is_bitflip(int err) {
 	return err == -EUCLEAN;
 }
diff --git a/include/nand.h b/include/nand.h
index 80dd6469bc..efe193078b 100644
--- a/include/nand.h
+++ b/include/nand.h
@@ -68,7 +68,6 @@ static inline int nand_erase(struct mtd_info *info, loff_t off, size_t size)
 	instr.mtd = info;
 	instr.addr = off;
 	instr.len = size;
-	instr.callback = 0;
 
 	return mtd_erase(info, &instr);
 }
