diff --git a/components/driver/sdmmc_transaction.c b/components/driver/sdmmc_transaction.c
index 31e76ac6d..78e3e2872 100644
--- a/components/driver/sdmmc_transaction.c
+++ b/components/driver/sdmmc_transaction.c
@@ -246,10 +246,6 @@ static sdmmc_hw_cmd_t make_hw_cmd(sdmmc_command_t* cmd)
     } else {
         res.wait_complete = 1;
     }
-    if (s_is_app_cmd && cmd->opcode == SD_APP_SET_BUS_WIDTH) {
-        res.send_auto_stop = 1;
-        res.data_expected = 1;
-    }
     if (cmd->opcode == MMC_GO_IDLE_STATE) {
         res.send_init = 1;
     }
diff --git a/components/sdmmc/sdmmc_cmd.c b/components/sdmmc/sdmmc_cmd.c
index 2c58843c2..612399083 100644
--- a/components/sdmmc/sdmmc_cmd.c
+++ b/components/sdmmc/sdmmc_cmd.c
@@ -244,12 +244,6 @@ esp_err_t sdmmc_card_init(const sdmmc_host_t* config, sdmmc_card_t* card)
             ESP_LOGE(TAG, "slot->set_bus_width failed");
             return err;
         }
-        uint32_t status;
-        err = sdmmc_send_cmd_stop_transmission(card, &status);
-        if (err != ESP_OK) {
-            ESP_LOGE(TAG, "stop_transmission failed (0x%x)", err);
-            return err;
-        }
     }
 
     /* Wait for the card to be ready for data transfers */