diff --git a/board/renesas/ulcb/ulcb.c b/board/renesas/ulcb/ulcb.c
index 6b080311d0..068cbdea03 100644
--- a/board/renesas/ulcb/ulcb.c
+++ b/board/renesas/ulcb/ulcb.c
@@ -143,8 +143,6 @@ int board_init(void)
 #ifdef CONFIG_SH_SDHI
 int board_mmc_init(bd_t *bis)
 {
-	int ret = -ENODEV;
-
 	/* SDHI0 */
 	gpio_request(GPIO_GFN_SD0_DAT0, NULL);
 	gpio_request(GPIO_GFN_SD0_DAT1, NULL);
@@ -160,11 +158,6 @@ int board_mmc_init(bd_t *bis)
 	gpio_direction_output(GPIO_GP_5_2, 1);	/* power on */
 	gpio_direction_output(GPIO_GP_5_1, 1);	/* 1: 3.3V, 0: 1.8V */
 
-	ret = sh_sdhi_init(CONFIG_SYS_SH_SDHI0_BASE, 0,
-			   SH_SDHI_QUIRK_64BIT_BUF);
-	if (ret)
-		return ret;
-
 	/* SDHI1/SDHI2 eMMC */
 	gpio_request(GPIO_GFN_SD1_DAT0, NULL);
 	gpio_request(GPIO_GFN_SD1_DAT1, NULL);
@@ -187,10 +180,7 @@ int board_mmc_init(bd_t *bis)
 	gpio_direction_output(GPIO_GP_5_3, 0);	/* 1: 3.3V, 0: 1.8V */
 	gpio_direction_output(GPIO_GP_5_9, 0);	/* 1: 3.3V, 0: 1.8V */
 
-	ret = sh_sdhi_init(CONFIG_SYS_SH_SDHI2_BASE, 1,
-			   SH_SDHI_QUIRK_64BIT_BUF);
-
-	return ret;
+	return 0;
 }
 #endif