diff --git a/src/main/drivers/sdcard.c b/src/main/drivers/sdcard.c
index da95d93b67..1cc4c7595a 100644
--- a/src/main/drivers/sdcard.c
+++ b/src/main/drivers/sdcard.c
@@ -67,15 +67,7 @@ sdcard_t sdcard;
 
 STATIC_ASSERT(sizeof(sdcardCSD_t) == 16, sdcard_csd_bitfields_didnt_pack_properly);
 
-void sdcardInsertionDetectDeinit(void)
-{
-    if (sdcard.cardDetectPin) {
-        IOInit(sdcard.cardDetectPin, OWNER_FREE, 0);
-        IOConfigGPIO(sdcard.cardDetectPin, IOCFG_IN_FLOATING);
-    }
-}
-
-void sdcardInsertionDetectInit(const sdcardConfig_t *config)
+static void sdcardInsertionDetectInit(const sdcardConfig_t *config)
 {
     if (config->cardDetectTag) {
         sdcard.cardDetectPin = IOGetByTag(config->cardDetectTag);
@@ -122,6 +114,8 @@ void sdcard_preInit(const sdcardConfig_t *config)
 
 void sdcard_init(const sdcardConfig_t *config)
 {
+    sdcardInsertionDetectInit(config);
+
     switch (config->mode) {
 #ifdef USE_SDCARD_SPI
     case SDCARD_MODE_SPI:
diff --git a/src/main/drivers/sdcard.h b/src/main/drivers/sdcard.h
index f39cccc213..11c9fac4d3 100644
--- a/src/main/drivers/sdcard.h
+++ b/src/main/drivers/sdcard.h
@@ -65,9 +65,6 @@ bool sdcard_readBlock(uint32_t blockIndex, uint8_t *buffer, sdcard_operationComp
 sdcardOperationStatus_e sdcard_beginWriteBlocks(uint32_t blockIndex, uint32_t blockCount);
 sdcardOperationStatus_e sdcard_writeBlock(uint32_t blockIndex, uint8_t *buffer, sdcard_operationCompleteCallback_c callback, uint32_t callbackData);
 
-void sdcardInsertionDetectDeinit(void);
-void sdcardInsertionDetectInit(const sdcardConfig_t *config);
-
 bool sdcard_isInserted(void);
 bool sdcard_isInitialized(void);
 bool sdcard_isFunctional(void);
diff --git a/src/main/drivers/sdcard_impl.h b/src/main/drivers/sdcard_impl.h
index ae7997b80e..244ddae163 100644
--- a/src/main/drivers/sdcard_impl.h
+++ b/src/main/drivers/sdcard_impl.h
@@ -107,8 +107,6 @@ extern sdcard_t sdcard;
 
 STATIC_ASSERT(sizeof(sdcardCSD_t) == 16, sdcard_csd_bitfields_didnt_pack_properly);
 
-void sdcardInsertionDetectInit(const sdcardConfig_t *config);
-void sdcardInsertionDetectDeinit(void);
 bool sdcard_isInserted(void);
 
 typedef struct sdcardVTable_s {
diff --git a/src/main/fc/init.c b/src/main/fc/init.c
index 1efb5a5688..16bfb68249 100644
--- a/src/main/fc/init.c
+++ b/src/main/fc/init.c
@@ -252,7 +252,6 @@ static void configureSPIAndQuadSPI(void)
 
 void sdCardAndFSInit()
 {
-    sdcardInsertionDetectInit(sdcardConfig());
     sdcard_init(sdcardConfig());
     afatfs_init();
 }