diff --git a/components/sdmmc/sdmmc_cmd.c b/components/sdmmc/sdmmc_cmd.c
index 6aaf7098f0..9b08c3751b 100644
--- a/components/sdmmc/sdmmc_cmd.c
+++ b/components/sdmmc/sdmmc_cmd.c
@@ -600,6 +600,20 @@ esp_err_t sdmmc_erase_sectors(sdmmc_card_t* card, size_t start_sector,
         ESP_LOGE(TAG, "%s: sdmmc_send_cmd returned 0x%x", __func__, err);
         return err;
     }
+
+    if (host_is_spi(card)) {
+        uint32_t status;
+        err = sdmmc_send_cmd_send_status(card, &status);
+        if (err != ESP_OK) {
+            return err;
+        }
+        if (status != 0) {
+            ESP_LOGE(TAG, "%s: card status indicates an error after erase operation: r2=0x%04x",
+                     __func__, status);
+            return ESP_ERR_INVALID_RESPONSE;
+        }
+    }
+
     return ESP_OK;
 }
 
diff --git a/components/sdmmc/test/test_sd.c b/components/sdmmc/test/test_sd.c
index 0feaf0f231..1054efe333 100644
--- a/components/sdmmc/test/test_sd.c
+++ b/components/sdmmc/test/test_sd.c
@@ -869,10 +869,6 @@ static void test_sdspi_erase_blocks(size_t start_block, size_t block_count)
     float time_er = 1e3f * (t_stop_wr.tv_sec - t_start_er.tv_sec) + 1e-3f * (t_stop_wr.tv_usec - t_start_er.tv_usec);
     printf("Erase duration: %.2fms\n", time_er);
 
-    // nominal delay before re-init card
-    vTaskDelay(pdMS_TO_TICKS(1000));
-    // has to re-init card, after erase operation.
-    TEST_ESP_OK(sdmmc_card_init(&config, card));
     printf("Verifying erase state...\n");
     uint8_t erase_mem_byte = 0xFF;
     // ensure all the blocks are erased and are up to after erase state.