diff --git a/drivers/mtd/mtdcore.c b/drivers/mtd/mtdcore.c
index 61f236e0378a..54df9cfd588e 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/mtdcore.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/mtdcore.c
@@ -546,7 +546,6 @@ static int mtd_nvmem_add(struct mtd_info *mtd)
 	config.stride = 1;
 	config.read_only = true;
 	config.root_only = true;
-	config.ignore_wp = true;
 	config.no_of_node = !of_device_is_compatible(node, "nvmem-cells");
 	config.priv = mtd;
 
@@ -831,7 +830,6 @@ static struct nvmem_device *mtd_otp_nvmem_register(struct mtd_info *mtd,
 	config.owner = THIS_MODULE;
 	config.type = NVMEM_TYPE_OTP;
 	config.root_only = true;
-	config.ignore_wp = true;
 	config.reg_read = reg_read;
 	config.size = size;
 	config.of_node = np;