diff --git a/common/cmd_gpt.c b/common/cmd_gpt.c
index a46f5cc3431a1b3e386247952aa227db06460622..1f12e6deb63f0d34bf5083a1df744ae55d74bcbd 100644
--- a/common/cmd_gpt.c
+++ b/common/cmd_gpt.c
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 #include <common.h>
 #include <malloc.h>
 #include <command.h>
-#include <mmc.h>
 #include <part_efi.h>
 #include <exports.h>
 #include <linux/ctype.h>
@@ -122,7 +121,7 @@ static int set_gpt_info(block_dev_desc_t *dev_desc,
 	int errno = 0;
 	uint64_t size_ll, start_ll;
 
-	debug("%s: MMC lba num: 0x%x %d\n", __func__,
+	debug("%s:  lba num: 0x%x %d\n", __func__,
 	      (unsigned int)dev_desc->lba, (unsigned int)dev_desc->lba);
 
 	if (str_part == NULL)
@@ -235,25 +234,18 @@ err:
 	return errno;
 }
 
-static int gpt_mmc_default(int dev, const char *str_part)
+static int gpt_default(block_dev_desc_t *blk_dev_desc, const char *str_part)
 {
 	int ret;
 	char *str_disk_guid;
 	u8 part_count = 0;
 	disk_partition_t *partitions = NULL;
 
-	struct mmc *mmc = find_mmc_device(dev);
-
-	if (mmc == NULL) {
-		printf("%s: mmc dev %d NOT available\n", __func__, dev);
-		return CMD_RET_FAILURE;
-	}
-
 	if (!str_part)
 		return -1;
 
 	/* fill partitions */
-	ret = set_gpt_info(&mmc->block_dev, str_part,
+	ret = set_gpt_info(blk_dev_desc, str_part,
 			&str_disk_guid, &partitions, &part_count);
 	if (ret) {
 		if (ret == -1)
@@ -266,7 +258,7 @@ static int gpt_mmc_default(int dev, const char *str_part)
 	}
 
 	/* save partitions layout to disk */
-	gpt_restore(&mmc->block_dev, str_disk_guid, partitions, part_count);
+	gpt_restore(blk_dev_desc, str_disk_guid, partitions, part_count);
 	free(str_disk_guid);
 	free(partitions);
 
@@ -287,27 +279,28 @@ static int do_gpt(cmd_tbl_t *cmdtp, int flag, int argc, char * const argv[])
 {
 	int ret = CMD_RET_SUCCESS;
 	int dev = 0;
-	char *pstr;
+	char *ep;
+	block_dev_desc_t *blk_dev_desc;
 
 	if (argc < 5)
 		return CMD_RET_USAGE;
 
 	/* command: 'write' */
 	if ((strcmp(argv[1], "write") == 0) && (argc == 5)) {
-		/* device: 'mmc' */
-		if (strcmp(argv[2], "mmc") == 0) {
-			/* check if 'dev' is a number */
-			for (pstr = argv[3]; *pstr != '\0'; pstr++)
-				if (!isdigit(*pstr)) {
-					printf("'%s' is not a number\n",
-						argv[3]);
-					return CMD_RET_USAGE;
-				}
-			dev = (int)simple_strtoul(argv[3], NULL, 10);
-			/* write to mmc */
-			if (gpt_mmc_default(dev, argv[4]))
-				return CMD_RET_FAILURE;
+		dev = (int)simple_strtoul(argv[3], &ep, 10);
+		if (!ep || ep[0] != '\0') {
+			printf("'%s' is not a number\n", argv[3]);
+			return CMD_RET_USAGE;
 		}
+		blk_dev_desc = get_dev(argv[2], dev);
+		if (!blk_dev_desc) {
+			printf("%s: %s dev %d NOT available\n",
+			       __func__, argv[2], dev);
+			return CMD_RET_FAILURE;
+		}
+
+		if (gpt_default(blk_dev_desc, argv[4]))
+			return CMD_RET_FAILURE;
 	} else {
 		return CMD_RET_USAGE;
 	}