diff --git a/drivers/net/bonding/rte_eth_bond_alb.c b/drivers/net/bonding/rte_eth_bond_alb.c
index 6df318e..3157543 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bonding/rte_eth_bond_alb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bonding/rte_eth_bond_alb.c
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ bond_mode_alb_enable(struct rte_eth_dev *bond_dev)
 
 	uint16_t data_size;
 	char mem_name[RTE_ETH_NAME_MAX_LEN];
-	int socket_id = bond_dev->pci_dev->numa_node;
+	int socket_id = bond_dev->data->numa_node;
 
 	/* Fill hash table with initial values */
 	memset(hash_table, 0, sizeof(struct client_data) * ALB_HASH_TABLE_SIZE);
diff --git a/drivers/net/bonding/rte_eth_bond_api.c b/drivers/net/bonding/rte_eth_bond_api.c
index 6aa13f7..55f028f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bonding/rte_eth_bond_api.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bonding/rte_eth_bond_api.c
@@ -45,14 +45,17 @@
 #define DEFAULT_POLLING_INTERVAL_10_MS (10)
 
 int
-valid_bonded_ethdev(const struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev)
+check_for_bonded_ethdev(const struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev)
 {
 	/* Check valid pointer */
-	if (eth_dev->driver->pci_drv.name == NULL)
+	if (!eth_dev)
 		return -1;
 
-	/* return 0 if driver name matches */
-	return eth_dev->driver->pci_drv.name != pmd_bond_driver_name;
+	/* return 0 if bonded device */
+	if (eth_dev->data->dev_flags & RTE_ETH_DEV_BONDED)
+		return 0;
+	else
+		return 1;
 }
 
 int
@@ -61,7 +64,7 @@ valid_bonded_port_id(uint8_t port_id)
 	if (!rte_eth_dev_is_valid_port(port_id))
 		return -1;
 
-	return valid_bonded_ethdev(&rte_eth_devices[port_id]);
+	return check_for_bonded_ethdev(&rte_eth_devices[port_id]);
 }
 
 int
@@ -72,7 +75,7 @@ valid_slave_port_id(uint8_t port_id)
 		return -1;
 
 	/* Verify that port_id refers to a non bonded port */
-	if (!valid_bonded_ethdev(&rte_eth_devices[port_id]))
+	if (check_for_bonded_ethdev(&rte_eth_devices[port_id]) == 0)
 		return -1;
 
 	return 0;
@@ -163,30 +166,11 @@ number_of_sockets(void)
 	return ++sockets;
 }
 
-const char pmd_bond_driver_name[] = "rte_bond_pmd";
-
-static struct rte_pci_id pci_id_table = {
-	.device_id = PCI_ANY_ID,
-	.subsystem_device_id = PCI_ANY_ID,
-	.vendor_id = PCI_ANY_ID,
-	.subsystem_vendor_id = PCI_ANY_ID,
-};
-
-static struct eth_driver rte_bond_pmd = {
-	.pci_drv = {
-		.name = pmd_bond_driver_name,
-		.drv_flags = RTE_PCI_DRV_INTR_LSC | RTE_PCI_DRV_DETACHABLE,
-		.id_table = &pci_id_table,
-	},
-};
-
 int
 rte_eth_bond_create(const char *name, uint8_t mode, uint8_t socket_id)
 {
-	struct rte_pci_device *pci_dev = NULL;
 	struct bond_dev_private *internals = NULL;
 	struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev = NULL;
-	struct rte_pci_driver *pci_drv = NULL;
 
 	/* now do all data allocation - for eth_dev structure, dummy pci driver
 	 * and internal (private) data
@@ -203,14 +187,6 @@ rte_eth_bond_create(const char *name, uint8_t mode, uint8_t socket_id)
 		goto err;
 	}
 
-	pci_dev = rte_zmalloc_socket(name, sizeof(*pci_dev), 0, socket_id);
-	if (pci_dev == NULL) {
-		RTE_BOND_LOG(ERR, "Unable to malloc pci dev on socket");
-		goto err;
-	}
-
-	pci_drv = &rte_bond_pmd.pci_drv;
-
 	internals = rte_zmalloc_socket(name, sizeof(*internals), 0, socket_id);
 	if (internals == NULL) {
 		RTE_BOND_LOG(ERR, "Unable to malloc internals on socket");
@@ -224,11 +200,6 @@ rte_eth_bond_create(const char *name, uint8_t mode, uint8_t socket_id)
 		goto err;
 	}
 
-	pci_dev->numa_node = socket_id;
-	pci_drv->name = pmd_bond_driver_name;
-	pci_dev->driver = pci_drv;
-
-	eth_dev->driver = &rte_bond_pmd;
 	eth_dev->data->dev_private = internals;
 	eth_dev->data->nb_rx_queues = (uint16_t)1;
 	eth_dev->data->nb_tx_queues = (uint16_t)1;
@@ -292,7 +263,6 @@ rte_eth_bond_create(const char *name, uint8_t mode, uint8_t socket_id)
 	return eth_dev->data->port_id;
 
 err:
-	rte_free(pci_dev);
 	rte_free(internals);
 	if (eth_dev != NULL) {
 		rte_free(eth_dev->data->mac_addrs);
@@ -324,7 +294,6 @@ rte_eth_bond_free(const char *name)
 	eth_dev->rx_pkt_burst = NULL;
 	eth_dev->tx_pkt_burst = NULL;
 
-	rte_free(eth_dev->pci_dev);
 	rte_free(eth_dev->data->dev_private);
 	rte_free(eth_dev->data->mac_addrs);
 
@@ -353,7 +322,7 @@ __eth_bond_slave_add_lock_free(uint8_t bonded_port_id, uint8_t slave_port_id)
 	/* Verify that new slave device is not already a slave of another
 	 * bonded device */
 	for (i = rte_eth_dev_count()-1; i >= 0; i--) {
-		if (valid_bonded_ethdev(&rte_eth_devices[i]) == 0) {
+		if (check_for_bonded_ethdev(&rte_eth_devices[i]) == 0) {
 			temp_internals = rte_eth_devices[i].data->dev_private;
 
 			for (j = 0; j < temp_internals->slave_count; j++) {
diff --git a/drivers/net/bonding/rte_eth_bond_pmd.c b/drivers/net/bonding/rte_eth_bond_pmd.c
index 5cc6372..f4f29c5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bonding/rte_eth_bond_pmd.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bonding/rte_eth_bond_pmd.c
@@ -1307,7 +1307,7 @@ slave_configure(struct rte_eth_dev *bonded_eth_dev,
 	rte_eth_dev_stop(slave_eth_dev->data->port_id);
 
 	/* Enable interrupts on slave device if supported */
-	if (slave_eth_dev->driver->pci_drv.drv_flags & RTE_PCI_DRV_INTR_LSC)
+	if (slave_eth_dev->data->dev_flags & RTE_ETH_DEV_INTR_LSC)
 		slave_eth_dev->data->dev_conf.intr_conf.lsc = 1;
 
 	/* Configure device */
@@ -1362,9 +1362,9 @@ slave_configure(struct rte_eth_dev *bonded_eth_dev,
 	}
 
 	/* If lsc interrupt is set, check initial slave's link status */
-	if (slave_eth_dev->driver->pci_drv.drv_flags & RTE_PCI_DRV_INTR_LSC)
+	if (slave_eth_dev->data->dev_flags & RTE_ETH_DEV_INTR_LSC)
 		bond_ethdev_lsc_event_callback(slave_eth_dev->data->port_id,
-				RTE_ETH_EVENT_INTR_LSC, &bonded_eth_dev->data->port_id);
+			RTE_ETH_EVENT_INTR_LSC, &bonded_eth_dev->data->port_id);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -1447,7 +1447,7 @@ bond_ethdev_start(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev)
 	int i;
 
 	/* slave eth dev will be started by bonded device */
-	if (valid_bonded_ethdev(eth_dev)) {
+	if (check_for_bonded_ethdev(eth_dev)) {
 		RTE_BOND_LOG(ERR, "User tried to explicitly start a slave eth_dev (%d)",
 				eth_dev->data->port_id);
 		return -1;
@@ -1592,7 +1592,7 @@ bond_ethdev_info(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct rte_eth_dev_info *dev_info)
 	dev_info->max_tx_queues = (uint16_t)512;
 
 	dev_info->min_rx_bufsize = 0;
-	dev_info->pci_dev = dev->pci_dev;
+	dev_info->pci_dev = NULL;
 
 	dev_info->rx_offload_capa = internals->rx_offload_capa;
 	dev_info->tx_offload_capa = internals->tx_offload_capa;
@@ -1605,7 +1605,7 @@ bond_ethdev_rx_queue_setup(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint16_t rx_queue_id,
 {
 	struct bond_rx_queue *bd_rx_q = (struct bond_rx_queue *)
 			rte_zmalloc_socket(NULL, sizeof(struct bond_rx_queue),
-					0, dev->pci_dev->numa_node);
+					0, dev->data->numa_node);
 	if (bd_rx_q == NULL)
 		return -1;
 
@@ -1629,7 +1629,7 @@ bond_ethdev_tx_queue_setup(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint16_t tx_queue_id,
 {
 	struct bond_tx_queue *bd_tx_q  = (struct bond_tx_queue *)
 			rte_zmalloc_socket(NULL, sizeof(struct bond_tx_queue),
-					0, dev->pci_dev->numa_node);
+					0, dev->data->numa_node);
 
 	if (bd_tx_q == NULL)
 		return -1;
@@ -1873,7 +1873,7 @@ bond_ethdev_lsc_event_callback(uint8_t port_id, enum rte_eth_event_type type,
 	bonded_eth_dev = &rte_eth_devices[*(uint8_t *)param];
 	slave_eth_dev = &rte_eth_devices[port_id];
 
-	if (valid_bonded_ethdev(bonded_eth_dev))
+	if (check_for_bonded_ethdev(bonded_eth_dev))
 		return;
 
 	internals = bonded_eth_dev->data->dev_private;
diff --git a/drivers/net/bonding/rte_eth_bond_private.h b/drivers/net/bonding/rte_eth_bond_private.h
index 038bca6..82dadfc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bonding/rte_eth_bond_private.h
+++ b/drivers/net/bonding/rte_eth_bond_private.h
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ struct bond_dev_private {
 extern struct eth_dev_ops default_dev_ops;
 
 int
-valid_bonded_ethdev(const struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev);
+check_for_bonded_ethdev(const struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev);
 
 /* Search given slave array to find possition of given id.
  * Return slave pos or slaves_count if not found. */
