diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/abi.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/abi.rst
index f00a6ee..957b13f 100644
--- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/abi.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/abi.rst
@@ -38,3 +38,14 @@ Examples of Deprecation Notices
 
 Deprecation Notices
 -------------------
+* The following fields have been deprecated in rte_eth_stats:
+  * uint64_t imissed
+  * uint64_t ibadcrc
+  * uint64_t ibadlen
+  * uint64_t imcasts
+  * uint64_t fdirmatch
+  * uint64_t fdirmiss
+  * uint64_t tx_pause_xon
+  * uint64_t rx_pause_xon
+  * uint64_t tx_pause_xoff
+  * uint64_t rx_pause_xoff
diff --git a/lib/librte_ether/rte_ethdev.c b/lib/librte_ether/rte_ethdev.c
index 6451621..8176baf 100644
--- a/lib/librte_ether/rte_ethdev.c
+++ b/lib/librte_ether/rte_ethdev.c
@@ -125,17 +125,8 @@ static const struct rte_eth_xstats_name_off rte_stats_strings[] = {
 	{"rx_bytes", offsetof(struct rte_eth_stats, ibytes)},
 	{"tx_bytes", offsetof(struct rte_eth_stats, obytes)},
 	{"tx_errors", offsetof(struct rte_eth_stats, oerrors)},
-	{"rx_missed_errors", offsetof(struct rte_eth_stats, imissed)},
-	{"rx_crc_errors", offsetof(struct rte_eth_stats, ibadcrc)},
-	{"rx_bad_length_errors", offsetof(struct rte_eth_stats, ibadlen)},
 	{"rx_errors", offsetof(struct rte_eth_stats, ierrors)},
 	{"alloc_rx_buff_failed", offsetof(struct rte_eth_stats, rx_nombuf)},
-	{"fdir_match", offsetof(struct rte_eth_stats, fdirmatch)},
-	{"fdir_miss", offsetof(struct rte_eth_stats, fdirmiss)},
-	{"tx_flow_control_xon", offsetof(struct rte_eth_stats, tx_pause_xon)},
-	{"rx_flow_control_xon", offsetof(struct rte_eth_stats, rx_pause_xon)},
-	{"tx_flow_control_xoff", offsetof(struct rte_eth_stats, tx_pause_xoff)},
-	{"rx_flow_control_xoff", offsetof(struct rte_eth_stats, rx_pause_xoff)},
 };
 #define RTE_NB_STATS (sizeof(rte_stats_strings) / sizeof(rte_stats_strings[0]))
 
diff --git a/lib/librte_ether/rte_ethdev.h b/lib/librte_ether/rte_ethdev.h
index f1219ac..a38d49a 100644
--- a/lib/librte_ether/rte_ethdev.h
+++ b/lib/librte_ether/rte_ethdev.h
@@ -193,19 +193,29 @@ struct rte_eth_stats {
 	uint64_t opackets;  /**< Total number of successfully transmitted packets.*/
 	uint64_t ibytes;    /**< Total number of successfully received bytes. */
 	uint64_t obytes;    /**< Total number of successfully transmitted bytes. */
-	uint64_t imissed;   /**< Total of RX missed packets (e.g full FIFO). */
-	uint64_t ibadcrc;   /**< Total of RX packets with CRC error. */
-	uint64_t ibadlen;   /**< Total of RX packets with bad length. */
+	/**< Deprecated; Total of RX missed packets (e.g full FIFO). */
+	uint64_t imissed;
+	/**< Deprecated; Total of RX packets with CRC error. */
+	uint64_t ibadcrc;
+	/**< Deprecated; Total of RX packets with bad length. */
+	uint64_t ibadlen;
 	uint64_t ierrors;   /**< Total number of erroneous received packets. */
 	uint64_t oerrors;   /**< Total number of failed transmitted packets. */
-	uint64_t imcasts;   /**< Total number of multicast received packets. */
+	uint64_t imcasts;
+	/**< Deprecated; Total number of multicast received packets. */
 	uint64_t rx_nombuf; /**< Total number of RX mbuf allocation failures. */
-	uint64_t fdirmatch; /**< Total number of RX packets matching a filter. */
-	uint64_t fdirmiss;  /**< Total number of RX packets not matching any filter. */
-	uint64_t tx_pause_xon;  /**< Total nb. of XON pause frame sent. */
-	uint64_t rx_pause_xon;  /**< Total nb. of XON pause frame received. */
-	uint64_t tx_pause_xoff; /**< Total nb. of XOFF pause frame sent. */
-	uint64_t rx_pause_xoff; /**< Total nb. of XOFF pause frame received. */
+	uint64_t fdirmatch;
+	/**< Deprecated; Total number of RX packets matching a filter. */
+	uint64_t fdirmiss;
+	/**< Deprecated; Total number of RX packets not matching any filter. */
+	uint64_t tx_pause_xon;
+	 /**< Deprecated; Total nb. of XON pause frame sent. */
+	uint64_t rx_pause_xon;
+	/**< Deprecated; Total nb. of XON pause frame received. */
+	uint64_t tx_pause_xoff;
+	/**< Deprecated; Total nb. of XOFF pause frame sent. */
+	uint64_t rx_pause_xoff;
+	/**< Deprecated; Total nb. of XOFF pause frame received. */
 	uint64_t q_ipackets[RTE_ETHDEV_QUEUE_STAT_CNTRS];
 	/**< Total number of queue RX packets. */
 	uint64_t q_opackets[RTE_ETHDEV_QUEUE_STAT_CNTRS];
