diff --git a/drivers/mtd/spi-nor/spi-nor.c b/drivers/mtd/spi-nor/spi-nor.c
index a9cdb6dbc25c..700b1700a7a1 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/spi-nor/spi-nor.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/spi-nor/spi-nor.c
@@ -2041,79 +2041,6 @@ static int spi_nor_sr2_bit7_quad_enable(struct spi_nor *nor)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-/**
- * spi_nor_clear_sr_bp() - clear the Status Register Block Protection bits.
- * @nor:        pointer to a 'struct spi_nor'
- *
- * Read-modify-write function that clears the Block Protection bits from the
- * Status Register without affecting other bits.
- *
- * Return: 0 on success, -errno otherwise.
- */
-static int spi_nor_clear_sr_bp(struct spi_nor *nor)
-{
-	int ret;
-	u8 mask = SR_BP2 | SR_BP1 | SR_BP0;
-
-	ret = spi_nor_read_sr(nor, &nor->bouncebuf[0]);
-	if (ret)
-		return ret;
-
-	nor->bouncebuf[0] &= mask;
-
-	ret = spi_nor_write_sr(nor, &nor->bouncebuf[0], 1);
-
-	return ret;
-}
-
-/**
- * spi_nor_spansion_clear_sr_bp() - clear the Status Register Block Protection
- * bits on spansion flashes.
- * @nor:        pointer to a 'struct spi_nor'
- *
- * Read-modify-write function that clears the Block Protection bits from the
- * Status Register without affecting other bits. The function is tightly
- * coupled with the spi_nor_sr2_bit1_quad_enable() function. Both assume that
- * the Write Register with 16 bits, together with the Read Configuration
- * Register (35h) instructions are supported.
- *
- * Return: 0 on success, -errno otherwise.
- */
-static int spi_nor_spansion_clear_sr_bp(struct spi_nor *nor)
-{
-	int ret;
-	u8 mask = SR_BP2 | SR_BP1 | SR_BP0;
-	u8 *sr_cr =  nor->bouncebuf;
-
-	/* Check current Quad Enable bit value. */
-	ret = spi_nor_read_cr(nor, &sr_cr[1]);
-	if (ret)
-		return ret;
-
-	/*
-	 * When the configuration register Quad Enable bit is one, only the
-	 * Write Status (01h) command with two data bytes may be used.
-	 */
-	if (sr_cr[1] & SR2_QUAD_EN_BIT1) {
-		ret = spi_nor_read_sr(nor, &sr_cr[0]);
-		if (ret)
-			return ret;
-
-		sr_cr[0] &= ~mask;
-
-		ret = spi_nor_write_sr(nor, sr_cr, 2);
-		if (ret)
-			dev_err(nor->dev, "16-bit write register failed\n");
-		return ret;
-	}
-
-	/*
-	 * If the Quad Enable bit is zero, use the Write Status (01h) command
-	 * with one data byte.
-	 */
-	return spi_nor_clear_sr_bp(nor);
-}
-
 /* Used when the "_ext_id" is two bytes at most */
 #define INFO(_jedec_id, _ext_id, _sector_size, _n_sectors, _flags)	\
 		.id = {							\
@@ -4498,6 +4425,16 @@ static int spi_nor_setup(struct spi_nor *nor,
 	return nor->flash.setup(nor, hwcaps);
 }
 
+static void atmel_set_default_init(struct spi_nor *nor)
+{
+	nor->flags |= SNOR_F_HAS_LOCK;
+}
+
+static void intel_set_default_init(struct spi_nor *nor)
+{
+	nor->flags |= SNOR_F_HAS_LOCK;
+}
+
 static void macronix_set_default_init(struct spi_nor *nor)
 {
 	nor->flash.quad_enable = spi_nor_sr1_bit6_quad_enable;
@@ -4511,6 +4448,11 @@ static void st_micron_set_default_init(struct spi_nor *nor)
 	nor->flash.set_4byte = st_micron_set_4byte;
 }
 
+static void sst_set_default_init(struct spi_nor *nor)
+{
+	nor->flags |= SNOR_F_HAS_LOCK;
+}
+
 static void winbond_set_default_init(struct spi_nor *nor)
 {
 	nor->flash.set_4byte = winbond_set_4byte;
@@ -4525,6 +4467,14 @@ static void spi_nor_manufacturer_init_flash_params(struct spi_nor *nor)
 {
 	/* Init flash parameters based on MFR */
 	switch (JEDEC_MFR(nor->info)) {
+	case SNOR_MFR_ATMEL:
+		atmel_set_default_init(nor);
+		break;
+
+	case SNOR_MFR_INTEL:
+		intel_set_default_init(nor);
+		break;
+
 	case SNOR_MFR_MACRONIX:
 		macronix_set_default_init(nor);
 		break;
@@ -4534,6 +4484,10 @@ static void spi_nor_manufacturer_init_flash_params(struct spi_nor *nor)
 		st_micron_set_default_init(nor);
 		break;
 
+	case SNOR_MFR_SST:
+		sst_set_default_init(nor);
+		break;
+
 	case SNOR_MFR_WINBOND:
 		winbond_set_default_init(nor);
 		break;
@@ -4795,20 +4749,32 @@ static int spi_nor_quad_enable(struct spi_nor *nor)
 	return nor->flash.quad_enable(nor);
 }
 
+/**
+ * spi_nor_unlock_all() - Unlocks the entire flash memory array.
+ * @nor:		pointer to a 'struct spi_nor'
+ *
+ * Some SPI NOR flashes are write protected by default after a power-on reset
+ * cycle, in order to avoid inadvertent writes during power-up. Backward
+ * compatibility imposes to unlock the entire flash memory array at power-up
+ * by default.
+ */
+static int spi_nor_unlock_all(struct spi_nor *nor)
+{
+	if (nor->flags & SNOR_F_HAS_LOCK)
+		return spi_nor_unlock(&nor->mtd, 0, nor->flash.size);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int spi_nor_init(struct spi_nor *nor)
 {
 	int err;
 
-	if (nor->clear_sr_bp) {
-		if (nor->flash.quad_enable == spi_nor_sr2_bit1_quad_enable)
-			nor->clear_sr_bp = spi_nor_spansion_clear_sr_bp;
-
-		err = nor->clear_sr_bp(nor);
-		if (err) {
-			dev_err(nor->dev,
-				"fail to clear block protection bits\n");
-			return err;
-		}
+	err = spi_nor_unlock_all(nor);
+	if (err) {
+		dev_err(nor->dev,
+			"Failed to unlock the entire flash memory array\n");
+		return err;
 	}
 
 	err = spi_nor_quad_enable(nor);
@@ -4999,16 +4965,6 @@ int spi_nor_scan(struct spi_nor *nor, const char *name,
 	if (info->flags & SPI_NOR_HAS_LOCK)
 		nor->flags |= SNOR_F_HAS_LOCK;
 
-	/*
-	 * Atmel, SST, Intel/Numonyx, and others serial NOR tend to power up
-	 * with the software protection bits set.
-	 */
-	if (JEDEC_MFR(nor->info) == SNOR_MFR_ATMEL ||
-	    JEDEC_MFR(nor->info) == SNOR_MFR_INTEL ||
-	    JEDEC_MFR(nor->info) == SNOR_MFR_SST ||
-	    nor->info->flags & SPI_NOR_HAS_LOCK)
-		nor->clear_sr_bp = spi_nor_clear_sr_bp;
-
 	/* Init flash parameters based on flash_info struct and SFDP */
 	spi_nor_init_flash_params(nor);
 
diff --git a/include/linux/mtd/spi-nor.h b/include/linux/mtd/spi-nor.h
index 5590a36eb43e..ca650f895903 100644
--- a/include/linux/mtd/spi-nor.h
+++ b/include/linux/mtd/spi-nor.h
@@ -578,8 +578,6 @@ struct flash_info;
  * @write_proto:	the SPI protocol for write operations
  * @reg_proto		the SPI protocol for read_reg/write_reg/erase operations
  * @controller_ops:	SPI NOR controller driver specific operations.
- * @clear_sr_bp:	[FLASH-SPECIFIC] clears the Block Protection Bits from
- *			the SPI NOR Status Register.
  * @flash:		SPI-NOR flash parameters and settings. The structure
  *			includes default flash parameters and settings that can
  *			be overwritten by the spi_nor_fixups hooks, or
@@ -608,7 +606,6 @@ struct spi_nor {
 
 	const struct spi_nor_controller_ops *controller_ops;
 
-	int (*clear_sr_bp)(struct spi_nor *nor);
 	struct spi_nor_flash_parameter flash;
 
 	void *priv;
