diff --git a/arch/arm/dts/k3-am654-r5-base-board.dts b/arch/arm/dts/k3-am654-r5-base-board.dts
index 3d599a5..f28245b 100644
--- a/arch/arm/dts/k3-am654-r5-base-board.dts
+++ b/arch/arm/dts/k3-am654-r5-base-board.dts
@@ -140,22 +140,6 @@
 };
 
 &main_pmx0 {
-	main_mmc0_pins_default: main_mmc0_pins_default {
-		pinctrl-single,pins = <
-			AM65X_IOPAD(0x01a8, PIN_INPUT_PULLDOWN, 0)	/* (B25) MMC0_CLK */
-			AM65X_IOPAD(0x01aC, PIN_INPUT_PULLUP, 0)	/* (B27) MMC0_CMD */
-			AM65X_IOPAD(0x01a4, PIN_INPUT_PULLUP, 0)	/* (A26) MMC0_DAT0 */
-			AM65X_IOPAD(0x01a0, PIN_INPUT_PULLUP, 0)	/* (E25) MMC0_DAT1 */
-			AM65X_IOPAD(0x019c, PIN_INPUT_PULLUP, 0)	/* (C26) MMC0_DAT2 */
-			AM65X_IOPAD(0x0198, PIN_INPUT_PULLUP, 0)	/* (A25) MMC0_DAT3 */
-			AM65X_IOPAD(0x0194, PIN_INPUT_PULLUP, 0)	/* (E24) MMC0_DAT4 */
-			AM65X_IOPAD(0x0190, PIN_INPUT_PULLUP, 0)	/* (A24) MMC0_DAT5 */
-			AM65X_IOPAD(0x018c, PIN_INPUT_PULLUP, 0)	/* (B26) MMC0_DAT6 */
-			AM65X_IOPAD(0x0188, PIN_INPUT_PULLUP, 0)	/* (D25) MMC0_DAT7 */
-			AM65X_IOPAD(0x01b0, PIN_INPUT, 0)		/* (C25) MMC0_DS */
-		>;
-	};
-
 	main_mmc1_pins_default: main_mmc1_pins_default {
 		pinctrl-single,pins = <
 			AM65X_IOPAD(0x02d4, PIN_INPUT_PULLDOWN, 0)	/* (C27) MMC1_CLK */
@@ -182,12 +166,18 @@
 	pinctrl-0 = <&wkup_vtt_pins_default>;
 };
 
+/*
+ * 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.
+ */
 &sdhci0 {
 	clock-names = "clk_xin";
 	clocks = <&clk_200mhz>;
-	pinctrl-0 = <&main_mmc0_pins_default>;
 	/delete-property/ power-domains;
-	ti,driver-strength-ohm = <50>;
 };
 
 &sdhci1 {