diff --git a/block/genhd.c b/block/genhd.c
index 685794a..50a843e 100644
--- a/block/genhd.c
+++ b/block/genhd.c
@@ -496,10 +496,8 @@ int __must_check device_add_disk(struct device *parent, struct gendisk *disk,
 
 	if (disk->flags & GENHD_FL_HIDDEN) {
 		/*
-		 * Don't let hidden disks show up in /proc/partitions,
-		 * and don't bother scanning for partitions either.
+		 * Don't bother scanning for partitions.
 		 */
-		disk->flags |= GENHD_FL_SUPPRESS_PARTITION_INFO;
 		disk->flags |= GENHD_FL_NO_PART;
 	} else {
 		ret = bdi_register(disk->bdi, "%u:%u",
@@ -725,8 +723,7 @@ void __init printk_all_partitions(void)
 		 * Don't show empty devices or things that have been
 		 * suppressed
 		 */
-		if (get_capacity(disk) == 0 ||
-		    (disk->flags & GENHD_FL_SUPPRESS_PARTITION_INFO))
+		if (get_capacity(disk) == 0 || (disk->flags & GENHD_FL_HIDDEN))
 			continue;
 
 		/*
@@ -819,9 +816,7 @@ static int show_partition(struct seq_file *seqf, void *v)
 	struct block_device *part;
 	unsigned long idx;
 
-	if (!get_capacity(sgp))
-		return 0;
-	if (sgp->flags & GENHD_FL_SUPPRESS_PARTITION_INFO)
+	if (!get_capacity(sgp) || (sgp->flags & GENHD_FL_HIDDEN))
 		return 0;
 
 	rcu_read_lock();
diff --git a/include/linux/genhd.h b/include/linux/genhd.h
index 0b9be3d..64a2f33 100644
--- a/include/linux/genhd.h
+++ b/include/linux/genhd.h
@@ -46,11 +46,6 @@ struct partition_meta_info {
  * Must not be set for devices which are removed entirely when the
  * media is removed.
  *
- * ``GENHD_FL_SUPPRESS_PARTITION_INFO`` (0x0020): don't include
- * partition information in ``/proc/partitions`` or in the output of
- * printk_all_partitions().
- * Used for the null block device and some MMC devices.
- *
  * ``GENHD_FL_EXT_DEVT`` (0x0040): the driver supports extended
  * dynamic ``dev_t``, i.e. it wants extended device numbers
  * (``BLOCK_EXT_MAJOR``).
@@ -63,14 +58,12 @@ struct partition_meta_info {
  * ``GENHD_FL_HIDDEN`` (0x0400): the block device is hidden; it
  * doesn't produce events, doesn't appear in sysfs, and doesn't have
  * an associated ``bdev``.
- * Implies ``GENHD_FL_SUPPRESS_PARTITION_INFO`` and
- * ``GENHD_FL_NO_PART``.
+ * Implies ``GENHD_FL_NO_PART``.
  * Used for multipath devices.
  */
 #define GENHD_FL_REMOVABLE			0x0001
 /* 2 is unused (used to be GENHD_FL_DRIVERFS) */
 /* 4 is unused (used to be GENHD_FL_MEDIA_CHANGE_NOTIFY) */
-#define GENHD_FL_SUPPRESS_PARTITION_INFO	0x0020
 #define GENHD_FL_EXT_DEVT			0x0040
 #define GENHD_FL_NO_PART			0x0200
 #define GENHD_FL_HIDDEN				0x0400