diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/bsdapp/eal/eal_pci.c b/lib/librte_eal/bsdapp/eal/eal_pci.c
index ab04408..5344f9a 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/bsdapp/eal/eal_pci.c
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/bsdapp/eal/eal_pci.c
@@ -680,21 +680,6 @@ rte_eal_pci_ioport_unmap(struct rte_pci_ioport *p)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-/* Init the PCI EAL subsystem */
-int
-rte_eal_pci_init(void)
-{
-	/* for debug purposes, PCI can be disabled */
-	if (internal_config.no_pci)
-		return 0;
-
-	if (rte_eal_pci_scan(NULL) < 0) {
-		RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "%s(): Cannot scan PCI bus\n", __func__);
-		return -1;
-	}
-	return 0;
-}
-
 struct rte_bus pci_bus = {
 	.scan = rte_eal_pci_scan,
 	.match = rte_eal_pci_match_default,
diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/bsdapp/eal/rte_eal_version.map b/lib/librte_eal/bsdapp/eal/rte_eal_version.map
index 23fc1c1..0d2c8ec 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/bsdapp/eal/rte_eal_version.map
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/bsdapp/eal/rte_eal_version.map
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@ DPDK_2.0 {
 	eal_parse_sysfs_value;
 	eal_timer_source;
 	lcore_config;
-	pci_device_list;
-	pci_driver_list;
 	per_lcore__lcore_id;
 	per_lcore__rte_errno;
 	rte_calloc;
@@ -41,7 +39,6 @@ DPDK_2.0 {
 	rte_eal_mp_wait_lcore;
 	rte_eal_parse_devargs_str;
 	rte_eal_pci_dump;
-	rte_eal_pci_probe;
 	rte_eal_pci_probe_one;
 	rte_eal_pci_register;
 	rte_eal_pci_scan;
diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_pci.c b/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_pci.c
index 4093746..6d7b53e 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_pci.c
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_pci.c
@@ -83,11 +83,6 @@
 
 #include "eal_private.h"
 
-struct pci_driver_list pci_driver_list =
-	TAILQ_HEAD_INITIALIZER(pci_driver_list);
-struct pci_device_list pci_device_list =
-	TAILQ_HEAD_INITIALIZER(pci_device_list);
-
 #define SYSFS_PCI_DEVICES "/sys/bus/pci/devices"
 
 const char *pci_get_sysfs_path(void)
@@ -464,44 +459,6 @@ rte_eal_pci_detach(const struct rte_pci_addr *addr)
 	return -1;
 }
 
-/*
- * Scan the content of the PCI bus, and call the probe() function for
- * all registered drivers that have a matching entry in its id_table
- * for discovered devices.
- */
-int
-rte_eal_pci_probe(void)
-{
-	struct rte_pci_device *dev = NULL;
-	struct rte_devargs *devargs;
-	int probe_all = 0;
-	int ret = 0;
-
-	if (rte_eal_devargs_type_count(RTE_DEVTYPE_WHITELISTED_PCI) == 0)
-		probe_all = 1;
-
-	TAILQ_FOREACH(dev, &pci_device_list, next) {
-
-		/* set devargs in PCI structure */
-		devargs = pci_devargs_lookup(dev);
-		if (devargs != NULL)
-			dev->device.devargs = devargs;
-
-		/* probe all or only whitelisted devices */
-		if (probe_all)
-			ret = pci_probe_all_drivers(NULL, dev);
-		else if (devargs != NULL &&
-			devargs->type == RTE_DEVTYPE_WHITELISTED_PCI)
-			ret = pci_probe_all_drivers(NULL, dev);
-		if (ret < 0)
-			rte_exit(EXIT_FAILURE, "Requested device " PCI_PRI_FMT
-				 " cannot be used\n", dev->addr.domain, dev->addr.bus,
-				 dev->addr.devid, dev->addr.function);
-	}
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
 int
 rte_eal_pci_probe_default(struct rte_driver *driver, struct rte_device *device)
 {
diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_private.h b/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_private.h
index e006d95..06ec172 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_private.h
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_private.h
@@ -108,16 +108,6 @@ int rte_eal_timer_init(void);
  */
 int rte_eal_log_init(const char *id, int facility);
 
-/**
- * Init the PCI infrastructure
- *
- * This function is private to EAL.
- *
- * @return
- *   0 on success, negative on error
- */
-int rte_eal_pci_init(void);
-
 struct rte_pci_driver;
 struct rte_pci_device;
 
diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/common/include/rte_pci.h b/lib/librte_eal/common/include/rte_pci.h
index c0a0c6a..95e6656 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/common/include/rte_pci.h
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/common/include/rte_pci.h
@@ -86,12 +86,6 @@ extern "C" {
 #include <rte_interrupts.h>
 #include <rte_dev.h>
 
-TAILQ_HEAD(pci_device_list, rte_pci_device); /**< PCI devices in D-linked Q. */
-TAILQ_HEAD(pci_driver_list, rte_pci_driver); /**< PCI drivers in D-linked Q. */
-
-extern struct pci_driver_list pci_driver_list; /**< Global list of PCI drivers. */
-extern struct pci_device_list pci_device_list; /**< Global list of PCI devices. */
-
 /** Pathname of PCI devices directory. */
 const char *pci_get_sysfs_path(void);
 
@@ -390,19 +384,6 @@ rte_eal_pci_match_default(struct rte_driver *drv,
 			  struct rte_device *dev);
 
 /**
- * Probe the PCI bus for registered drivers.
- *
- * Scan the content of the PCI bus, and call the probe() function for
- * all registered drivers that have a matching entry in its id_table
- * for discovered devices.
- *
- * @return
- *   - 0 on success.
- *   - Negative on error.
- */
-int rte_eal_pci_probe(void);
-
-/**
  * Map the PCI device resources in user space virtual memory address
  *
  * Note that driver should not call this function when flag
diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/eal_pci.c b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/eal_pci.c
index de4ed86..a79b47c 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/eal_pci.c
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/eal_pci.c
@@ -765,22 +765,6 @@ rte_eal_pci_ioport_unmap(struct rte_pci_ioport *p)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-/* Init the PCI EAL subsystem */
-int
-rte_eal_pci_init(void)
-{
-	/* for debug purposes, PCI can be disabled */
-	if (internal_config.no_pci)
-		return 0;
-
-	if (rte_eal_pci_scan(NULL) < 0) {
-		RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "%s(): Cannot scan PCI bus\n", __func__);
-		return -1;
-	}
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
 struct rte_bus pci_bus = {
 	.scan = rte_eal_pci_scan,
 	.match = rte_eal_pci_match_default,
diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/rte_eal_version.map b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/rte_eal_version.map
index c873a7f..48e847c 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/rte_eal_version.map
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/rte_eal_version.map
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@ DPDK_2.0 {
 	eal_parse_sysfs_value;
 	eal_timer_source;
 	lcore_config;
-	pci_device_list;
-	pci_driver_list;
 	per_lcore__lcore_id;
 	per_lcore__rte_errno;
 	rte_calloc;
@@ -41,7 +39,6 @@ DPDK_2.0 {
 	rte_eal_mp_wait_lcore;
 	rte_eal_parse_devargs_str;
 	rte_eal_pci_dump;
-	rte_eal_pci_probe;
 	rte_eal_pci_probe_one;
 	rte_eal_pci_register;
 	rte_eal_pci_scan;
