diff --git a/app/test-eventdev/test_perf_common.c b/app/test-eventdev/test_perf_common.c
index d33cb2cd3..861877532 100644
--- a/app/test-eventdev/test_perf_common.c
+++ b/app/test-eventdev/test_perf_common.c
@@ -680,7 +680,6 @@ perf_ethdev_setup(struct evt_test *test, struct evt_options *opt)
 			.mq_mode = ETH_MQ_RX_RSS,
 			.max_rx_pkt_len = ETHER_MAX_LEN,
 			.split_hdr_size = 0,
-			.offloads = DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_CRC_STRIP,
 		},
 		.rx_adv_conf = {
 			.rss_conf = {
diff --git a/app/test-eventdev/test_pipeline_common.c b/app/test-eventdev/test_pipeline_common.c
index a54068df3..12a58fbbf 100644
--- a/app/test-eventdev/test_pipeline_common.c
+++ b/app/test-eventdev/test_pipeline_common.c
@@ -222,7 +222,6 @@ pipeline_ethdev_setup(struct evt_test *test, struct evt_options *opt)
 		.rxmode = {
 			.mq_mode = ETH_MQ_RX_RSS,
 			.max_rx_pkt_len = ETHER_MAX_LEN,
-			.offloads = DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_CRC_STRIP,
 		},
 		.rx_adv_conf = {
 			.rss_conf = {
diff --git a/app/test-pmd/cmdline.c b/app/test-pmd/cmdline.c
index 589121d69..0cbd340c1 100644
--- a/app/test-pmd/cmdline.c
+++ b/app/test-pmd/cmdline.c
@@ -1898,11 +1898,9 @@ cmd_config_rx_mode_flag_parsed(void *parsed_result,
 		rx_offloads = port->dev_conf.rxmode.offloads;
 		if (!strcmp(res->name, "crc-strip")) {
 			if (!strcmp(res->value, "on")) {
-				rx_offloads |= DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_CRC_STRIP;
 				rx_offloads &= ~DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_KEEP_CRC;
 			} else if (!strcmp(res->value, "off")) {
 				rx_offloads |= DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_KEEP_CRC;
-				rx_offloads &= ~DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_CRC_STRIP;
 			} else {
 				printf("Unknown parameter\n");
 				return;
diff --git a/app/test-pmd/config.c b/app/test-pmd/config.c
index 14ccd6864..92686a05f 100644
--- a/app/test-pmd/config.c
+++ b/app/test-pmd/config.c
@@ -577,7 +577,7 @@ port_offload_cap_display(portid_t port_id)
 	}
 
 	if (dev_info.rx_offload_capa & DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_OUTER_IPV4_CKSUM) {
-		printf("RX Outer IPv4 checksum:               ");
+		printf("RX Outer IPv4 checksum:        ");
 		if (ports[port_id].dev_conf.rxmode.offloads &
 		    DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_OUTER_IPV4_CKSUM)
 			printf("on\n");
@@ -594,19 +594,28 @@ port_offload_cap_display(portid_t port_id)
 			printf("off\n");
 	}
 
-	if (dev_info.tx_offload_capa & DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_VLAN_INSERT) {
-		printf("VLAN insert:                   ");
-		if (ports[port_id].dev_conf.txmode.offloads &
-		    DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_VLAN_INSERT)
+	if (dev_info.rx_offload_capa & DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_TIMESTAMP) {
+		printf("HW timestamp:                  ");
+		if (ports[port_id].dev_conf.rxmode.offloads &
+		    DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_TIMESTAMP)
 			printf("on\n");
 		else
 			printf("off\n");
 	}
 
-	if (dev_info.rx_offload_capa & DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_TIMESTAMP) {
-		printf("HW timestamp:                  ");
+	if (dev_info.rx_offload_capa & DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_KEEP_CRC) {
+		printf("Rx Keep CRC:                   ");
 		if (ports[port_id].dev_conf.rxmode.offloads &
-		    DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_TIMESTAMP)
+		    DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_KEEP_CRC)
+			printf("on\n");
+		else
+			printf("off\n");
+	}
+
+	if (dev_info.tx_offload_capa & DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_VLAN_INSERT) {
+		printf("VLAN insert:                   ");
+		if (ports[port_id].dev_conf.txmode.offloads &
+		    DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_VLAN_INSERT)
 			printf("on\n");
 		else
 			printf("off\n");
diff --git a/app/test-pmd/parameters.c b/app/test-pmd/parameters.c
index 962fad789..9220e1c1b 100644
--- a/app/test-pmd/parameters.c
+++ b/app/test-pmd/parameters.c
@@ -878,10 +878,8 @@ launch_args_parse(int argc, char** argv)
 						 " must be >= 0\n", n);
 			}
 #endif
-			if (!strcmp(lgopts[opt_idx].name, "disable-crc-strip")) {
-				rx_offloads &= ~DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_CRC_STRIP;
+			if (!strcmp(lgopts[opt_idx].name, "disable-crc-strip"))
 				rx_offloads |= DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_KEEP_CRC;
-			}
 			if (!strcmp(lgopts[opt_idx].name, "enable-lro"))
 				rx_offloads |= DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_TCP_LRO;
 			if (!strcmp(lgopts[opt_idx].name, "enable-scatter"))
diff --git a/app/test-pmd/testpmd.c b/app/test-pmd/testpmd.c
index ee48db2a3..571ecb4ac 100644
--- a/app/test-pmd/testpmd.c
+++ b/app/test-pmd/testpmd.c
@@ -334,7 +334,6 @@ lcoreid_t latencystats_lcore_id = -1;
  */
 struct rte_eth_rxmode rx_mode = {
 	.max_rx_pkt_len = ETHER_MAX_LEN, /**< Default maximum frame length. */
-	.offloads = DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_CRC_STRIP,
 };
 
 struct rte_eth_txmode tx_mode = {
@@ -739,10 +738,6 @@ init_config(void)
 		port->dev_conf.rxmode = rx_mode;
 		rte_eth_dev_info_get(pid, &port->dev_info);
 
-		if (!(port->dev_info.rx_offload_capa &
-					DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_CRC_STRIP))
-			port->dev_conf.rxmode.offloads &=
-				~DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_CRC_STRIP;
 		if (!(port->dev_info.tx_offload_capa &
 		      DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_MBUF_FAST_FREE))
 			port->dev_conf.txmode.offloads &=
diff --git a/doc/guides/nics/features.rst b/doc/guides/nics/features.rst
index cddc877d4..b085bda86 100644
--- a/doc/guides/nics/features.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/nics/features.rst
@@ -513,8 +513,9 @@ CRC offload
 -----------
 
 Supports CRC stripping by hardware.
+A PMD assumed to support CRC stripping by default. PMD should advertise if it supports keeping CRC.
 
-* **[uses] rte_eth_rxconf,rte_eth_rxmode**: ``offloads:DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_CRC_STRIP,DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_KEEP_CRC``.
+* **[uses] rte_eth_rxconf,rte_eth_rxmode**: ``offloads:DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_KEEP_CRC``.
 
 
 .. _nic_features_vlan_offload:
diff --git a/doc/guides/nics/fm10k.rst b/doc/guides/nics/fm10k.rst
index d1391e997..764e089c8 100644
--- a/doc/guides/nics/fm10k.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/nics/fm10k.rst
@@ -139,8 +139,7 @@ CRC striping
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
 The FM10000 family of NICs strip the CRC for every packets coming into the
-host interface.  So, CRC will be stripped even when ``DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_CRC_STRIP``
-in ``rxmode.offloads`` is NOT set in ``struct rte_eth_conf``.
+host interface. So, keeping CRC is not supported.
 
 Maximum packet length
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
index 9cd12ccd8..8200e6826 100644
--- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
@@ -56,12 +56,6 @@ Deprecation Notices
   experimental API ``rte_pktmbuf_attach_extbuf()`` is used. Removal of the macro
   is to fix this semantic inconsistency.
 
-* ethdev: In v18.11 ``DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_CRC_STRIP`` offload flag will be removed, default
-  behavior without any flag will be changed to CRC strip.
-  To keep CRC ``DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_KEEP_CRC`` flag is required.
-  ``KEEP_CRC``: Keep CRC in packet
-  No flag: Strip CRC from packet
-
 * ethdev: the legacy filter API, including
   ``rte_eth_dev_filter_supported()``, ``rte_eth_dev_filter_ctrl()`` as well
   as filter types MACVLAN, ETHERTYPE, FLEXIBLE, SYN, NTUPLE, TUNNEL, FDIR,
diff --git a/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/flow_filtering.rst b/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/flow_filtering.rst
index bd0ae1e2f..0d6fe2bb3 100644
--- a/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/flow_filtering.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/flow_filtering.rst
@@ -139,7 +139,6 @@ application is shown below:
            struct rte_eth_conf port_conf = {
                    .rxmode = {
                            .split_hdr_size = 0,
-                           .offloads = DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_CRC_STRIP,
                            },
                    .txmode = {
                            .offloads =
@@ -215,7 +214,6 @@ The Ethernet port is configured with default settings using the
    struct rte_eth_conf port_conf = {
            .rxmode = {
                    .split_hdr_size = 0,
-                   .offloads = DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_CRC_STRIP,
                    },
            .txmode = {
                    .offloads =
diff --git a/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/link_status_intr.rst b/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/link_status_intr.rst
index c7665fe5c..695c088e8 100644
--- a/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/link_status_intr.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/sample_app_ug/link_status_intr.rst
@@ -137,7 +137,6 @@ The global configuration is stored in a static structure:
     static const struct rte_eth_conf port_conf = {
         .rxmode = {
             .split_hdr_size = 0,
-            .offloads = DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_CRC_STRIP,
         },
         .txmode = {},
         .intr_conf = {
diff --git a/drivers/net/af_packet/rte_eth_af_packet.c b/drivers/net/af_packet/rte_eth_af_packet.c
index eb3cce3a6..bc7daed5e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/af_packet/rte_eth_af_packet.c
+++ b/drivers/net/af_packet/rte_eth_af_packet.c
@@ -305,7 +305,6 @@ eth_dev_info(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct rte_eth_dev_info *dev_info)
 	dev_info->max_rx_queues = (uint16_t)internals->nb_queues;
 	dev_info->max_tx_queues = (uint16_t)internals->nb_queues;
 	dev_info->min_rx_bufsize = 0;
-	dev_info->rx_offload_capa = DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_CRC_STRIP;
 }
 
 static int
diff --git a/drivers/net/avf/avf_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/avf/avf_ethdev.c
index 3a2baaf28..a7d69828c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/avf/avf_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/avf/avf_ethdev.c
@@ -523,7 +523,6 @@ avf_dev_info_get(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct rte_eth_dev_info *dev_info)
 		DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_UDP_CKSUM |
 		DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_TCP_CKSUM |
 		DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_OUTER_IPV4_CKSUM |
-		DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_CRC_STRIP |
 		DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_KEEP_CRC |
 		DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_SCATTER |
 		DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_JUMBO_FRAME |
diff --git a/drivers/net/avp/avp_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/avp/avp_ethdev.c
index 761f6c1c4..0f8ccb954 100644
--- a/drivers/net/avp/avp_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/avp/avp_ethdev.c
@@ -2170,7 +2170,6 @@ avp_dev_info_get(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev,
 		dev_info->rx_offload_capa = DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_VLAN_STRIP;
 		dev_info->tx_offload_capa = DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_VLAN_INSERT;
 	}
-	dev_info->rx_offload_capa |= DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_CRC_STRIP;
 }
 
 static int
diff --git a/drivers/net/axgbe/axgbe_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/axgbe/axgbe_ethdev.c
index 9ae9f0631..4b84b50c0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/axgbe/axgbe_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/axgbe/axgbe_ethdev.c
@@ -364,7 +364,6 @@ axgbe_dev_info_get(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct rte_eth_dev_info *dev_info)
 		DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_IPV4_CKSUM |
 		DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_UDP_CKSUM  |
 		DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_TCP_CKSUM  |
-		DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_CRC_STRIP  |
 		DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_KEEP_CRC;
 
 	dev_info->tx_offload_capa =
diff --git a/drivers/net/axgbe/axgbe_rxtx.c b/drivers/net/axgbe/axgbe_rxtx.c
index c5fd5f418..b5a29a95f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/axgbe/axgbe_rxtx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/axgbe/axgbe_rxtx.c
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ int axgbe_dev_rx_queue_setup(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint16_t queue_idx,
 		(DMA_CH_INC * rxq->queue_id));
 	rxq->dma_tail_reg = (volatile uint32_t *)((uint8_t *)rxq->dma_regs +
 						  DMA_CH_RDTR_LO);
-	if (rte_eth_dev_must_keep_crc(dev->data->dev_conf.rxmode.offloads))
+	if (dev->data->dev_conf.rxmode.offloads & DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_KEEP_CRC)
 		rxq->crc_len = ETHER_CRC_LEN;
 	else
 		rxq->crc_len = 0;
diff --git a/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_ethdev.c
index cc7e4391c..70c761581 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_ethdev.c
@@ -149,7 +149,6 @@ static const struct rte_pci_id bnxt_pci_id_map[] = {
 				     DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_TCP_CKSUM | \
 				     DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_OUTER_IPV4_CKSUM | \
 				     DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_JUMBO_FRAME | \
-				     DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_CRC_STRIP | \
 				     DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_KEEP_CRC | \
 				     DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_TCP_LRO)
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_rxq.c b/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_rxq.c
index 832fc9ecc..6d99137a9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_rxq.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_rxq.c
@@ -331,8 +331,10 @@ int bnxt_rx_queue_setup_op(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev,
 
 	rxq->queue_id = queue_idx;
 	rxq->port_id = eth_dev->data->port_id;
-	rxq->crc_len = rte_eth_dev_must_keep_crc(rx_offloads) ?
-		ETHER_CRC_LEN : 0;
+	if (rx_offloads & DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_KEEP_CRC)
+		rxq->crc_len = ETHER_CRC_LEN;
+	else
+		rxq->crc_len = 0;
 
 	eth_dev->data->rx_queues[queue_idx] = rxq;
 	/* Allocate RX ring hardware descriptors */
diff --git a/drivers/net/cxgbe/cxgbe_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/cxgbe/cxgbe_ethdev.c
index 4dcad7a23..35c38c548 100644
--- a/drivers/net/cxgbe/cxgbe_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/cxgbe/cxgbe_ethdev.c
@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@
 			   DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_TCP_TSO)
 
 #define CXGBE_RX_OFFLOADS (DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_VLAN_STRIP |\
-			   DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_CRC_STRIP |\
 			   DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_IPV4_CKSUM |\
 			   DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_JUMBO_FRAME |\
 			   DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_UDP_CKSUM |\
@@ -413,20 +412,9 @@ int cxgbe_dev_configure(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev)
 {
 	struct port_info *pi = (struct port_info *)(eth_dev->data->dev_private);
 	struct adapter *adapter = pi->adapter;
-	uint64_t configured_offloads;
 	int err;
 
 	CXGBE_FUNC_TRACE();
-	configured_offloads = eth_dev->data->dev_conf.rxmode.offloads;
-
-	/* KEEP_CRC offload flag is not supported by PMD
-	 * can remove the below block when DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_CRC_STRIP removed
-	 */
-	if (rte_eth_dev_must_keep_crc(configured_offloads)) {
-		dev_info(adapter, "can't disable hw crc strip\n");
-		eth_dev->data->dev_conf.rxmode.offloads |=
-			DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_CRC_STRIP;
-	}
 
 	if (!(adapter->flags & FW_QUEUE_BOUND)) {
 		err = setup_sge_fwevtq(adapter);
diff --git a/drivers/net/dpaa/dpaa_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/dpaa/dpaa_ethdev.c
index 7a950ac04..30eff657a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dpaa/dpaa_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/dpaa/dpaa_ethdev.c
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ static uint64_t dev_rx_offloads_nodis =
 		DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_UDP_CKSUM |
 		DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_TCP_CKSUM |
 		DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_OUTER_IPV4_CKSUM |
-		DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_CRC_STRIP |
 		DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_SCATTER;
 
 /* Supported Tx offloads */
diff --git a/drivers/net/dpaa2/dpaa2_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/dpaa2/dpaa2_ethdev.c
index c5047367a..8d3d54bfe 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dpaa2/dpaa2_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/dpaa2/dpaa2_ethdev.c
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ static uint64_t dev_rx_offloads_sup =
 
 /* Rx offloads which cannot be disabled */
 static uint64_t dev_rx_offloads_nodis =
-		DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_CRC_STRIP |
 		DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_SCATTER;
 
 /* Supported Tx offloads */
diff --git a/drivers/net/e1000/em_rxtx.c b/drivers/net/e1000/em_rxtx.c
index 7d2ac4eb7..1103a1839 100644
--- a/drivers/net/e1000/em_rxtx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/e1000/em_rxtx.c
@@ -1363,7 +1363,6 @@ em_get_rx_port_offloads_capa(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 		DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_IPV4_CKSUM  |
 		DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_UDP_CKSUM   |
 		DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_TCP_CKSUM   |
-		DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_CRC_STRIP   |
 		DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_KEEP_CRC    |
 		DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_SCATTER;
 	if (max_rx_pktlen > ETHER_MAX_LEN)
@@ -1459,7 +1458,7 @@ eth_em_rx_queue_setup(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 	rxq->rx_free_thresh = rx_conf->rx_free_thresh;
 	rxq->queue_id = queue_idx;
 	rxq->port_id = dev->data->port_id;
-	if (rte_eth_dev_must_keep_crc(dev->data->dev_conf.rxmode.offloads))
+	if (dev->data->dev_conf.rxmode.offloads & DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_KEEP_CRC)
 		rxq->crc_len = ETHER_CRC_LEN;
 	else
 		rxq->crc_len = 0;
@@ -1795,7 +1794,7 @@ eth_em_rx_init(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 		 * Reset crc_len in case it was changed after queue setup by a
 		 *  call to configure
 		 */
-		if (rte_eth_dev_must_keep_crc(dev->data->dev_conf.rxmode.offloads))
+		if (dev->data->dev_conf.rxmode.offloads & DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_KEEP_CRC)
 			rxq->crc_len = ETHER_CRC_LEN;
 		else
 			rxq->crc_len = 0;
@@ -1877,7 +1876,7 @@ eth_em_rx_init(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 	}
 
 	/* Setup the Receive Control Register. */
-	if (rte_eth_dev_must_keep_crc(dev->data->dev_conf.rxmode.offloads))
+	if (dev->data->dev_conf.rxmode.offloads & DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_KEEP_CRC)
 		rctl &= ~E1000_RCTL_SECRC; /* Do not Strip Ethernet CRC. */
 	else
 		rctl |= E1000_RCTL_SECRC; /* Strip Ethernet CRC. */
diff --git a/drivers/net/e1000/igb_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/e1000/igb_ethdev.c
index 64dfe6836..f94036c67 100644
--- a/drivers/net/e1000/igb_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/e1000/igb_ethdev.c
@@ -3197,14 +3197,14 @@ igbvf_dev_configure(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 	 * Keep the persistent behavior the same as Host PF
 	 */
 #ifndef RTE_LIBRTE_E1000_PF_DISABLE_STRIP_CRC
-	if (rte_eth_dev_must_keep_crc(conf->rxmode.offloads)) {
+	if (conf->rxmode.offloads & DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_KEEP_CRC) {
 		PMD_INIT_LOG(NOTICE, "VF can't disable HW CRC Strip");
-		conf->rxmode.offloads |= DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_CRC_STRIP;
+		conf->rxmode.offloads &= ~DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_KEEP_CRC;
 	}
 #else
-	if (!rte_eth_dev_must_keep_crc(conf->rxmode.offloads)) {
+	if (!(conf->rxmode.offloads & DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_KEEP_CRC)) {
 		PMD_INIT_LOG(NOTICE, "VF can't enable HW CRC Strip");
-		conf->rxmode.offloads &= ~DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_CRC_STRIP;
+		conf->rxmode.offloads |= DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_KEEP_CRC;
 	}
 #endif
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/e1000/igb_rxtx.c b/drivers/net/e1000/igb_rxtx.c
index 8aefd976a..f2d3d4911 100644
--- a/drivers/net/e1000/igb_rxtx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/e1000/igb_rxtx.c
@@ -1638,7 +1638,6 @@ igb_get_rx_port_offloads_capa(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 			  DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_UDP_CKSUM   |
 			  DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_TCP_CKSUM   |
 			  DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_JUMBO_FRAME |
-			  DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_CRC_STRIP   |
 			  DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_KEEP_CRC    |
 			  DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_SCATTER;
 
@@ -1721,7 +1720,7 @@ eth_igb_rx_queue_setup(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 	rxq->reg_idx = (uint16_t)((RTE_ETH_DEV_SRIOV(dev).active == 0) ?
 		queue_idx : RTE_ETH_DEV_SRIOV(dev).def_pool_q_idx + queue_idx);
 	rxq->port_id = dev->data->port_id;
-	if (rte_eth_dev_must_keep_crc(dev->data->dev_conf.rxmode.offloads))
+	if (dev->data->dev_conf.rxmode.offloads & DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_KEEP_CRC)
 		rxq->crc_len = ETHER_CRC_LEN;
 	else
 		rxq->crc_len = 0;
@@ -2374,7 +2373,7 @@ eth_igb_rx_init(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 		 * Reset crc_len in case it was changed after queue setup by a
 		 *  call to configure
 		 */
-		if (rte_eth_dev_must_keep_crc(dev->data->dev_conf.rxmode.offloads))
+		if (dev->data->dev_conf.rxmode.offloads & DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_KEEP_CRC)
 			rxq->crc_len = ETHER_CRC_LEN;
 		else
 			rxq->crc_len = 0;
@@ -2506,7 +2505,7 @@ eth_igb_rx_init(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 	E1000_WRITE_REG(hw, E1000_RXCSUM, rxcsum);
 
 	/* Setup the Receive Control Register. */
-	if (rte_eth_dev_must_keep_crc(dev->data->dev_conf.rxmode.offloads)) {
+	if (dev->data->dev_conf.rxmode.offloads & DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_KEEP_CRC) {
 		rctl &= ~E1000_RCTL_SECRC; /* Do not Strip Ethernet CRC. */
 
 		/* clear STRCRC bit in all queues */
diff --git a/drivers/net/enic/enic_res.c b/drivers/net/enic/enic_res.c
index 8d493ffed..abe004b24 100644
--- a/drivers/net/enic/enic_res.c
+++ b/drivers/net/enic/enic_res.c
@@ -195,7 +195,6 @@ int enic_get_vnic_config(struct enic *enic)
 	enic->rx_offload_capa =
 		DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_SCATTER |
 		DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_JUMBO_FRAME |
-		DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_CRC_STRIP |
 		DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_VLAN_STRIP |
 		DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_IPV4_CKSUM |
 		DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_UDP_CKSUM |
diff --git a/drivers/net/failsafe/failsafe_ops.c b/drivers/net/failsafe/failsafe_ops.c
index 24e91c931..d989a17bf 100644
--- a/drivers/net/failsafe/failsafe_ops.c
+++ b/drivers/net/failsafe/failsafe_ops.c
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ static struct rte_eth_dev_info default_infos = {
 		DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_VLAN_FILTER |
 		DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_VLAN_EXTEND |
 		DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_JUMBO_FRAME |
-		DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_CRC_STRIP |
 		DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_SCATTER |
 		DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_TIMESTAMP |
 		DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_SECURITY,
@@ -74,7 +73,6 @@ static struct rte_eth_dev_info default_infos = {
 		DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_VLAN_FILTER |
 		DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_VLAN_EXTEND |
 		DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_JUMBO_FRAME |
-		DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_CRC_STRIP |
 		DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_SCATTER |
 		DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_TIMESTAMP |
 		DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_SECURITY,
diff --git a/drivers/net/fm10k/fm10k_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/fm10k/fm10k_ethdev.c
index 541a49b75..3359df3c8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/fm10k/fm10k_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/fm10k/fm10k_ethdev.c
@@ -451,12 +451,6 @@ fm10k_dev_configure(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 
 	PMD_INIT_FUNC_TRACE();
 
-	/* KEEP_CRC offload flag is not supported by PMD
-	 * can remove the below block when DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_CRC_STRIP removed
-	 */
-	if (rte_eth_dev_must_keep_crc(dev->data->dev_conf.rxmode.offloads))
-		PMD_INIT_LOG(WARNING, "fm10k always strip CRC");
-
 	/* multipe queue mode checking */
 	ret  = fm10k_check_mq_mode(dev);
 	if (ret != 0) {
@@ -1796,7 +1790,6 @@ static uint64_t fm10k_get_rx_port_offloads_capa(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 			   DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_UDP_CKSUM   |
 			   DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_TCP_CKSUM   |
 			   DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_JUMBO_FRAME |
-			   DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_CRC_STRIP   |
 			   DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_HEADER_SPLIT);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev.c
index 85a6a867f..eeadce43c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev.c
@@ -3363,7 +3363,6 @@ i40e_dev_info_get(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct rte_eth_dev_info *dev_info)
 		DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_UDP_CKSUM |
 		DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_TCP_CKSUM |
 		DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_OUTER_IPV4_CKSUM |
-		DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_CRC_STRIP |
 		DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_KEEP_CRC |
 		DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_VLAN_EXTEND |
 		DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_VLAN_FILTER |
diff --git a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev_vf.c b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev_vf.c
index 001c301b9..f9cedf5b3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev_vf.c
+++ b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev_vf.c
@@ -1536,7 +1536,7 @@ i40evf_dev_configure(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 	/* For non-DPDK PF drivers, VF has no ability to disable HW
 	 * CRC strip, and is implicitly enabled by the PF.
 	 */
-	if (rte_eth_dev_must_keep_crc(conf->rxmode.offloads)) {
+	if (conf->rxmode.offloads & DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_KEEP_CRC) {
 		vf = I40EVF_DEV_PRIVATE_TO_VF(dev->data->dev_private);
 		if ((vf->version_major == VIRTCHNL_VERSION_MAJOR) &&
 		    (vf->version_minor <= VIRTCHNL_VERSION_MINOR)) {
@@ -2180,7 +2180,6 @@ i40evf_dev_info_get(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct rte_eth_dev_info *dev_info)
 		DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_UDP_CKSUM |
 		DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_TCP_CKSUM |
 		DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_OUTER_IPV4_CKSUM |
-		DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_CRC_STRIP |
 		DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_KEEP_CRC |
 		DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_SCATTER |
 		DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_JUMBO_FRAME |
diff --git a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_rxtx.c b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_rxtx.c
index 2a28ee348..5e78d489e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_rxtx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_rxtx.c
@@ -1828,7 +1828,7 @@ i40e_dev_rx_queue_setup(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 	rxq->queue_id = queue_idx;
 	rxq->reg_idx = reg_idx;
 	rxq->port_id = dev->data->port_id;
-	if (rte_eth_dev_must_keep_crc(dev->data->dev_conf.rxmode.offloads))
+	if (dev->data->dev_conf.rxmode.offloads & DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_KEEP_CRC)
 		rxq->crc_len = ETHER_CRC_LEN;
 	else
 		rxq->crc_len = 0;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethdev.c
index 26b192737..669d79a86 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethdev.c
@@ -5008,14 +5008,14 @@ ixgbevf_dev_configure(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 	 * Keep the persistent behavior the same as Host PF
 	 */
 #ifndef RTE_LIBRTE_IXGBE_PF_DISABLE_STRIP_CRC
-	if (rte_eth_dev_must_keep_crc(conf->rxmode.offloads)) {
+	if (conf->rxmode.offloads & DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_KEEP_CRC) {
 		PMD_INIT_LOG(NOTICE, "VF can't disable HW CRC Strip");
-		conf->rxmode.offloads |= DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_CRC_STRIP;
+		conf->rxmode.offloads &= ~DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_KEEP_CRC;
 	}
 #else
-	if (!rte_eth_dev_must_keep_crc(conf->rxmode.offloads)) {
+	if (!(conf->rxmode.offloads & DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_KEEP_CRC)) {
 		PMD_INIT_LOG(NOTICE, "VF can't enable HW CRC Strip");
-		conf->rxmode.offloads &= ~DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_CRC_STRIP;
+		conf->rxmode.offloads |= DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_KEEP_CRC;
 	}
 #endif
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ipsec.c b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ipsec.c
index 08405f1e3..683ab88a6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ipsec.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ipsec.c
@@ -609,7 +609,7 @@ ixgbe_crypto_enable_ipsec(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 		PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "RSC and IPsec not supported");
 		return -1;
 	}
-	if (rte_eth_dev_must_keep_crc(rx_offloads)) {
+	if (rx_offloads & DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_KEEP_CRC) {
 		PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "HW CRC strip needs to be enabled for IPsec");
 		return -1;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_rxtx.c b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_rxtx.c
index f82b74a9a..ae21f04a1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_rxtx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_rxtx.c
@@ -2848,7 +2848,6 @@ ixgbe_get_rx_port_offloads(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 	offloads = DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_IPV4_CKSUM  |
 		   DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_UDP_CKSUM   |
 		   DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_TCP_CKSUM   |
-		   DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_CRC_STRIP   |
 		   DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_KEEP_CRC    |
 		   DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_JUMBO_FRAME |
 		   DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_SCATTER;
@@ -2936,7 +2935,7 @@ ixgbe_dev_rx_queue_setup(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 	rxq->reg_idx = (uint16_t)((RTE_ETH_DEV_SRIOV(dev).active == 0) ?
 		queue_idx : RTE_ETH_DEV_SRIOV(dev).def_pool_q_idx + queue_idx);
 	rxq->port_id = dev->data->port_id;
-	if (rte_eth_dev_must_keep_crc(dev->data->dev_conf.rxmode.offloads))
+	if (dev->data->dev_conf.rxmode.offloads & DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_KEEP_CRC)
 		rxq->crc_len = ETHER_CRC_LEN;
 	else
 		rxq->crc_len = 0;
@@ -4705,7 +4704,7 @@ ixgbe_set_rsc(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 
 	/* RSC global configuration (chapter 4.6.7.2.1 of 82599 Spec) */
 
-	if (rte_eth_dev_must_keep_crc(rx_conf->offloads) &&
+	if ((rx_conf->offloads & DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_KEEP_CRC) &&
 	     (rx_conf->offloads & DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_TCP_LRO)) {
 		/*
 		 * According to chapter of 4.6.7.2.1 of the Spec Rev.
@@ -4854,7 +4853,7 @@ ixgbe_dev_rx_init(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 	 * Configure CRC stripping, if any.
 	 */
 	hlreg0 = IXGBE_READ_REG(hw, IXGBE_HLREG0);
-	if (rte_eth_dev_must_keep_crc(rx_conf->offloads))
+	if (rx_conf->offloads & DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_KEEP_CRC)
 		hlreg0 &= ~IXGBE_HLREG0_RXCRCSTRP;
 	else
 		hlreg0 |= IXGBE_HLREG0_RXCRCSTRP;
@@ -4895,8 +4894,10 @@ ixgbe_dev_rx_init(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 		 * Reset crc_len in case it was changed after queue setup by a
 		 * call to configure.
 		 */
-		rxq->crc_len = rte_eth_dev_must_keep_crc(rx_conf->offloads) ?
-				ETHER_CRC_LEN : 0;
+		if (rx_conf->offloads & DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_KEEP_CRC)
+			rxq->crc_len = ETHER_CRC_LEN;
+		else
+			rxq->crc_len = 0;
 
 		/* Setup the Base and Length of the Rx Descriptor Rings */
 		bus_addr = rxq->rx_ring_phys_addr;
@@ -4965,7 +4966,7 @@ ixgbe_dev_rx_init(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 	if (hw->mac.type == ixgbe_mac_82599EB ||
 	    hw->mac.type == ixgbe_mac_X540) {
 		rdrxctl = IXGBE_READ_REG(hw, IXGBE_RDRXCTL);
-		if (rte_eth_dev_must_keep_crc(rx_conf->offloads))
+		if (rx_conf->offloads & DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_KEEP_CRC)
 			rdrxctl &= ~IXGBE_RDRXCTL_CRCSTRIP;
 		else
 			rdrxctl |= IXGBE_RDRXCTL_CRCSTRIP;
diff --git a/drivers/net/kni/rte_eth_kni.c b/drivers/net/kni/rte_eth_kni.c
index 085bb8452..8a7015a0b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/kni/rte_eth_kni.c
+++ b/drivers/net/kni/rte_eth_kni.c
@@ -207,7 +207,6 @@ eth_kni_dev_info(struct rte_eth_dev *dev __rte_unused,
 	dev_info->max_rx_queues = KNI_MAX_QUEUE_PER_PORT;
 	dev_info->max_tx_queues = KNI_MAX_QUEUE_PER_PORT;
 	dev_info->min_rx_bufsize = 0;
-	dev_info->rx_offload_capa = DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_CRC_STRIP;
 }
 
 static int
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx4/mlx4_rxq.c b/drivers/net/mlx4/mlx4_rxq.c
index 9737da2e5..6804c6344 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx4/mlx4_rxq.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx4/mlx4_rxq.c
@@ -678,7 +678,6 @@ uint64_t
 mlx4_get_rx_queue_offloads(struct priv *priv)
 {
 	uint64_t offloads = DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_SCATTER |
-			    DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_CRC_STRIP |
 			    DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_KEEP_CRC |
 			    DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_JUMBO_FRAME;
 
@@ -780,7 +779,7 @@ mlx4_rx_queue_setup(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint16_t idx, uint16_t desc,
 	}
 	/* By default, FCS (CRC) is stripped by hardware. */
 	crc_present = 0;
-	if (rte_eth_dev_must_keep_crc(offloads)) {
+	if (offloads & DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_KEEP_CRC) {
 		if (priv->hw_fcs_strip) {
 			crc_present = 1;
 		} else {
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rxq.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rxq.c
index 1f7bfd441..ed993ea6d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rxq.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rxq.c
@@ -388,7 +388,6 @@ mlx5_get_rx_queue_offloads(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 			     DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_TIMESTAMP |
 			     DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_JUMBO_FRAME);
 
-	offloads |= DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_CRC_STRIP;
 	if (config->hw_fcs_strip)
 		offloads |= DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_KEEP_CRC;
 
@@ -1438,7 +1437,7 @@ mlx5_rxq_new(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint16_t idx, uint16_t desc,
 	tmpl->rxq.vlan_strip = !!(offloads & DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_VLAN_STRIP);
 	/* By default, FCS (CRC) is stripped by hardware. */
 	tmpl->rxq.crc_present = 0;
-	if (rte_eth_dev_must_keep_crc(offloads)) {
+	if (offloads & DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_KEEP_CRC) {
 		if (config->hw_fcs_strip) {
 			tmpl->rxq.crc_present = 1;
 		} else {
diff --git a/drivers/net/mvpp2/mrvl_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/mvpp2/mrvl_ethdev.c
index 682444590..fa4af49af 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mvpp2/mrvl_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mvpp2/mrvl_ethdev.c
@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@
 /** Port Rx offload capabilities */
 #define MRVL_RX_OFFLOADS (DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_VLAN_FILTER | \
 			  DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_JUMBO_FRAME | \
-			  DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_CRC_STRIP | \
 			  DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_CHECKSUM)
 
 /** Port Tx offloads capabilities */
@@ -311,14 +310,6 @@ mrvl_dev_configure(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	/* KEEP_CRC offload flag is not supported by PMD
-	 * can remove the below block when DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_CRC_STRIP removed
-	 */
-	if (rte_eth_dev_must_keep_crc(dev->data->dev_conf.rxmode.offloads)) {
-		MRVL_LOG(INFO, "L2 CRC stripping is always enabled in hw");
-		dev->data->dev_conf.rxmode.offloads |= DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_CRC_STRIP;
-	}
-
 	if (dev->data->dev_conf.rxmode.split_hdr_size) {
 		MRVL_LOG(INFO, "Split headers not supported");
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -1334,7 +1325,6 @@ mrvl_dev_infos_get(struct rte_eth_dev *dev __rte_unused,
 
 	/* By default packets are dropped if no descriptors are available */
 	info->default_rxconf.rx_drop_en = 1;
-	info->default_rxconf.offloads = DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_CRC_STRIP;
 
 	info->max_rx_pktlen = MRVL_PKT_SIZE_MAX;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/netvsc/hn_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/netvsc/hn_ethdev.c
index 2200ee319..7f7ac155e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/netvsc/hn_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/netvsc/hn_ethdev.c
@@ -40,8 +40,7 @@
 			    DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_VLAN_INSERT)
 
 #define HN_RX_OFFLOAD_CAPS (DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_CHECKSUM | \
-			    DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_VLAN_STRIP | \
-			    DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_CRC_STRIP)
+			    DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_VLAN_STRIP)
 
 int hn_logtype_init;
 int hn_logtype_driver;
diff --git a/drivers/net/netvsc/hn_rndis.c b/drivers/net/netvsc/hn_rndis.c
index f44add726..9de99e16a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/netvsc/hn_rndis.c
+++ b/drivers/net/netvsc/hn_rndis.c
@@ -892,8 +892,7 @@ int hn_rndis_get_offload(struct hn_data *hv,
 	    == HN_NDIS_LSOV2_CAP_IP6)
 		dev_info->tx_offload_capa |= DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_TCP_TSO;
 
-	dev_info->rx_offload_capa = DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_VLAN_STRIP |
-				    DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_CRC_STRIP;
+	dev_info->rx_offload_capa = DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_VLAN_STRIP;
 
 	if (hwcaps.ndis_csum.ndis_ip4_rxcsum & NDIS_RXCSUM_CAP_IP4)
 		dev_info->rx_offload_capa |= DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_IPV4_CKSUM;
diff --git a/drivers/net/nfp/nfp_net.c b/drivers/net/nfp/nfp_net.c
index ee743e975..168088c6d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/nfp/nfp_net.c
+++ b/drivers/net/nfp/nfp_net.c
@@ -411,12 +411,6 @@ nfp_net_configure(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	/* KEEP_CRC offload flag is not supported by PMD
-	 * can remove the below block when DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_CRC_STRIP removed
-	 */
-	if (rte_eth_dev_must_keep_crc(rxmode->offloads))
-		PMD_INIT_LOG(INFO, "HW does strip CRC. No configurable!");
-
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1168,8 +1162,7 @@ nfp_net_infos_get(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct rte_eth_dev_info *dev_info)
 					     DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_UDP_CKSUM |
 					     DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_TCP_CKSUM;
 
-	dev_info->rx_offload_capa |= DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_JUMBO_FRAME |
-				     DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_KEEP_CRC;
+	dev_info->rx_offload_capa |= DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_JUMBO_FRAME;
 
 	if (hw->cap & NFP_NET_CFG_CTRL_TXVLAN)
 		dev_info->tx_offload_capa = DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_VLAN_INSERT;
diff --git a/drivers/net/null/rte_eth_null.c b/drivers/net/null/rte_eth_null.c
index 244f86545..de10b5bdf 100644
--- a/drivers/net/null/rte_eth_null.c
+++ b/drivers/net/null/rte_eth_null.c
@@ -305,7 +305,6 @@ eth_dev_info(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 	dev_info->min_rx_bufsize = 0;
 	dev_info->reta_size = internals->reta_size;
 	dev_info->flow_type_rss_offloads = internals->flow_type_rss_offloads;
-	dev_info->rx_offload_capa = DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_CRC_STRIP;
 }
 
 static int
diff --git a/drivers/net/octeontx/octeontx_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/octeontx/octeontx_ethdev.c
index 0f3d5d673..71843c63a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/octeontx/octeontx_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/octeontx/octeontx_ethdev.c
@@ -281,14 +281,6 @@ octeontx_dev_configure(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	/* KEEP_CRC offload flag is not supported by PMD
-	 * can remove the below block when DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_CRC_STRIP removed
-	 */
-	if (rte_eth_dev_must_keep_crc(rxmode->offloads)) {
-		PMD_INIT_LOG(NOTICE, "can't disable hw crc strip");
-		rxmode->offloads |= DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_CRC_STRIP;
-	}
-
 	if (!(txmode->offloads & DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_MT_LOCKFREE)) {
 		PMD_INIT_LOG(NOTICE, "cant disable lockfree tx");
 		txmode->offloads |= DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_MT_LOCKFREE;
diff --git a/drivers/net/octeontx/octeontx_ethdev.h b/drivers/net/octeontx/octeontx_ethdev.h
index 14f169692..920f6f89b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/octeontx/octeontx_ethdev.h
+++ b/drivers/net/octeontx/octeontx_ethdev.h
@@ -28,8 +28,7 @@
 #define OCTEONTX_MAX_BGX_PORTS			4
 #define OCTEONTX_MAX_LMAC_PER_BGX		4
 
-#define OCTEONTX_RX_OFFLOADS			(DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_CRC_STRIP \
-						| DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_CHECKSUM)
+#define OCTEONTX_RX_OFFLOADS			DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_CHECKSUM
 #define OCTEONTX_TX_OFFLOADS			DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_MT_LOCKFREE
 
 static inline struct octeontx_nic *
diff --git a/drivers/net/pcap/rte_eth_pcap.c b/drivers/net/pcap/rte_eth_pcap.c
index e8810a171..a015a9d48 100644
--- a/drivers/net/pcap/rte_eth_pcap.c
+++ b/drivers/net/pcap/rte_eth_pcap.c
@@ -553,7 +553,6 @@ eth_dev_info(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 	dev_info->max_rx_queues = dev->data->nb_rx_queues;
 	dev_info->max_tx_queues = dev->data->nb_tx_queues;
 	dev_info->min_rx_bufsize = 0;
-	dev_info->rx_offload_capa = DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_CRC_STRIP;
 }
 
 static int
diff --git a/drivers/net/qede/qede_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/qede/qede_ethdev.c
index df52ea928..7bb52b157 100644
--- a/drivers/net/qede/qede_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/qede/qede_ethdev.c
@@ -1554,7 +1554,6 @@ qede_dev_info_get(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev,
 				     DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_TCP_CKSUM	|
 				     DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_OUTER_IPV4_CKSUM |
 				     DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_TCP_LRO	|
-				     DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_CRC_STRIP	|
 				     DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_KEEP_CRC    |
 				     DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_SCATTER	|
 				     DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_JUMBO_FRAME |
diff --git a/drivers/net/ring/rte_eth_ring.c b/drivers/net/ring/rte_eth_ring.c
index 791deb0bb..bfe2f1780 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ring/rte_eth_ring.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ring/rte_eth_ring.c
@@ -164,7 +164,6 @@ eth_dev_info(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 	dev_info->max_rx_queues = (uint16_t)internals->max_rx_queues;
 	dev_info->max_tx_queues = (uint16_t)internals->max_tx_queues;
 	dev_info->min_rx_bufsize = 0;
-	dev_info->rx_offload_capa = DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_CRC_STRIP;
 }
 
 static int
diff --git a/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_rx.c b/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_rx.c
index d8503e201..acfd3b51c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_rx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_rx.c
@@ -792,7 +792,6 @@ sfc_rx_get_dev_offload_caps(struct sfc_adapter *sa)
 	uint64_t caps = 0;
 
 	caps |= DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_JUMBO_FRAME;
-	caps |= DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_CRC_STRIP;
 
 	if (sa->dp_rx->features & SFC_DP_RX_FEAT_CHECKSUM) {
 		caps |= DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_IPV4_CKSUM;
@@ -1439,14 +1438,6 @@ sfc_rx_check_mode(struct sfc_adapter *sa, struct rte_eth_rxmode *rxmode)
 		rc = EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	/* KEEP_CRC offload flag is not supported by PMD
-	 * can remove the below block when DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_CRC_STRIP removed
-	 */
-	if (rte_eth_dev_must_keep_crc(rxmode->offloads)) {
-		sfc_warn(sa, "FCS stripping cannot be disabled - always on");
-		rxmode->offloads |= DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_CRC_STRIP;
-	}
-
 	/*
 	 * Requested offloads are validated against supported by ethdev,
 	 * so unsupported offloads cannot be added as the result of
diff --git a/drivers/net/softnic/rte_eth_softnic.c b/drivers/net/softnic/rte_eth_softnic.c
index 30fb3952a..41c3a9b3e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/softnic/rte_eth_softnic.c
+++ b/drivers/net/softnic/rte_eth_softnic.c
@@ -73,7 +73,6 @@ static const struct rte_eth_dev_info pmd_dev_info = {
 		.nb_min = 0,
 		.nb_align = 1,
 	},
-	.rx_offload_capa = DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_CRC_STRIP,
 };
 
 static int pmd_softnic_logtype;
diff --git a/drivers/net/szedata2/rte_eth_szedata2.c b/drivers/net/szedata2/rte_eth_szedata2.c
index 1d20cb51b..8f92e72f2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/szedata2/rte_eth_szedata2.c
+++ b/drivers/net/szedata2/rte_eth_szedata2.c
@@ -1056,8 +1056,7 @@ eth_dev_info(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 	dev_info->max_rx_queues = internals->max_rx_queues;
 	dev_info->max_tx_queues = internals->max_tx_queues;
 	dev_info->min_rx_bufsize = 0;
-	dev_info->rx_offload_capa = DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_SCATTER |
-				    DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_CRC_STRIP;
+	dev_info->rx_offload_capa = DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_SCATTER;
 	dev_info->tx_offload_capa = 0;
 	dev_info->rx_queue_offload_capa = 0;
 	dev_info->tx_queue_offload_capa = 0;
diff --git a/drivers/net/tap/rte_eth_tap.c b/drivers/net/tap/rte_eth_tap.c
index feb92b48e..ad5ae988b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/tap/rte_eth_tap.c
+++ b/drivers/net/tap/rte_eth_tap.c
@@ -305,8 +305,7 @@ tap_rx_offload_get_queue_capa(void)
 	return DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_SCATTER |
 	       DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_IPV4_CKSUM |
 	       DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_UDP_CKSUM |
-	       DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_TCP_CKSUM |
-	       DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_CRC_STRIP;
+	       DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_TCP_CKSUM;
 }
 
 /* Callback to handle the rx burst of packets to the correct interface and
diff --git a/drivers/net/thunderx/nicvf_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/thunderx/nicvf_ethdev.c
index a55c3ca66..879d88998 100644
--- a/drivers/net/thunderx/nicvf_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/thunderx/nicvf_ethdev.c
@@ -1431,7 +1431,6 @@ nicvf_dev_info_get(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct rte_eth_dev_info *dev_info)
 	dev_info->default_rxconf = (struct rte_eth_rxconf) {
 		.rx_free_thresh = NICVF_DEFAULT_RX_FREE_THRESH,
 		.rx_drop_en = 0,
-		.offloads = DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_CRC_STRIP,
 	};
 
 	dev_info->default_txconf = (struct rte_eth_txconf) {
@@ -1916,14 +1915,6 @@ nicvf_dev_configure(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	/* KEEP_CRC offload flag is not supported by PMD
-	 * can remove the below block when DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_CRC_STRIP removed
-	 */
-	if (rte_eth_dev_must_keep_crc(rxmode->offloads)) {
-		PMD_INIT_LOG(NOTICE, "Can't disable hw crc strip");
-		rxmode->offloads |= DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_CRC_STRIP;
-	}
-
 	if (txmode->mq_mode) {
 		PMD_INIT_LOG(INFO, "Tx mq_mode DCB or VMDq not supported");
 		return -EINVAL;
diff --git a/drivers/net/thunderx/nicvf_ethdev.h b/drivers/net/thunderx/nicvf_ethdev.h
index ae440fef2..c0bfbf848 100644
--- a/drivers/net/thunderx/nicvf_ethdev.h
+++ b/drivers/net/thunderx/nicvf_ethdev.h
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@
 #define NICVF_RX_OFFLOAD_CAPA ( \
 	DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_CHECKSUM    | \
 	DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_VLAN_STRIP  | \
-	DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_CRC_STRIP   | \
 	DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_JUMBO_FRAME | \
 	DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_SCATTER)
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/vhost/rte_eth_vhost.c b/drivers/net/vhost/rte_eth_vhost.c
index e58f32211..aa6052221 100644
--- a/drivers/net/vhost/rte_eth_vhost.c
+++ b/drivers/net/vhost/rte_eth_vhost.c
@@ -1070,8 +1070,7 @@ eth_dev_info(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 
 	dev_info->tx_offload_capa = DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_MULTI_SEGS |
 				DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_VLAN_INSERT;
-	dev_info->rx_offload_capa = DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_VLAN_STRIP |
-				    DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_CRC_STRIP;
+	dev_info->rx_offload_capa = DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_VLAN_STRIP;
 }
 
 static int
diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_ethdev.c
index 614357da7..b81df0a99 100644
--- a/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_ethdev.c
@@ -2166,8 +2166,7 @@ virtio_dev_info_get(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct rte_eth_dev_info *dev_info)
 	dev_info->max_mac_addrs = VIRTIO_MAX_MAC_ADDRS;
 
 	host_features = VTPCI_OPS(hw)->get_features(hw);
-	dev_info->rx_offload_capa = DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_VLAN_STRIP |
-				    DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_CRC_STRIP;
+	dev_info->rx_offload_capa = DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_VLAN_STRIP;
 	if (host_features & (1ULL << VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_CSUM)) {
 		dev_info->rx_offload_capa |=
 			DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_TCP_CKSUM |
diff --git a/drivers/net/vmxnet3/vmxnet3_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/vmxnet3/vmxnet3_ethdev.c
index 2613cd135..f1596ab19 100644
--- a/drivers/net/vmxnet3/vmxnet3_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/vmxnet3/vmxnet3_ethdev.c
@@ -57,8 +57,7 @@
 	 DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_UDP_CKSUM |	\
 	 DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_TCP_CKSUM |	\
 	 DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_TCP_LRO |	\
-	 DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_JUMBO_FRAME |   \
-	 DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_CRC_STRIP)
+	 DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_JUMBO_FRAME)
 
 static int eth_vmxnet3_dev_init(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev);
 static int eth_vmxnet3_dev_uninit(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev);
diff --git a/examples/bbdev_app/main.c b/examples/bbdev_app/main.c
index 045a190b9..d68c06aef 100644
--- a/examples/bbdev_app/main.c
+++ b/examples/bbdev_app/main.c
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ static const struct rte_eth_conf port_conf = {
 		.mq_mode = ETH_MQ_RX_NONE,
 		.max_rx_pkt_len = ETHER_MAX_LEN,
 		.split_hdr_size = 0,
-		.offloads = DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_CRC_STRIP,
 	},
 	.txmode = {
 		.mq_mode = ETH_MQ_TX_NONE,
diff --git a/examples/bond/main.c b/examples/bond/main.c
index 23d0981ab..b282e68ba 100644
--- a/examples/bond/main.c
+++ b/examples/bond/main.c
@@ -122,7 +122,6 @@ static struct rte_eth_conf port_conf = {
 		.mq_mode = ETH_MQ_RX_NONE,
 		.max_rx_pkt_len = ETHER_MAX_LEN,
 		.split_hdr_size = 0,
-		.offloads = DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_CRC_STRIP,
 	},
 	.rx_adv_conf = {
 		.rss_conf = {
diff --git a/examples/exception_path/main.c b/examples/exception_path/main.c
index 440422bc8..4180a8689 100644
--- a/examples/exception_path/main.c
+++ b/examples/exception_path/main.c
@@ -87,9 +87,6 @@
 
 /* Options for configuring ethernet port */
 static struct rte_eth_conf port_conf = {
-	.rxmode = {
-		.offloads = DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_CRC_STRIP,
-	},
 	.txmode = {
 		.mq_mode = ETH_MQ_TX_NONE,
 	},
diff --git a/examples/flow_filtering/main.c b/examples/flow_filtering/main.c
index ce91e8a6f..b3f85b563 100644
--- a/examples/flow_filtering/main.c
+++ b/examples/flow_filtering/main.c
@@ -121,7 +121,6 @@ init_port(void)
 	struct rte_eth_conf port_conf = {
 		.rxmode = {
 			.split_hdr_size = 0,
-			.offloads = DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_CRC_STRIP,
 		},
 		.txmode = {
 			.offloads =
diff --git a/examples/ip_fragmentation/main.c b/examples/ip_fragmentation/main.c
index 5306d7672..17a877da2 100644
--- a/examples/ip_fragmentation/main.c
+++ b/examples/ip_fragmentation/main.c
@@ -141,8 +141,7 @@ static struct rte_eth_conf port_conf = {
 		.max_rx_pkt_len = JUMBO_FRAME_MAX_SIZE,
 		.split_hdr_size = 0,
 		.offloads = (DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_CHECKSUM |
-			     DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_JUMBO_FRAME |
-			     DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_CRC_STRIP),
+			     DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_JUMBO_FRAME),
 	},
 	.txmode = {
 		.mq_mode = ETH_MQ_TX_NONE,
diff --git a/examples/ip_pipeline/link.c b/examples/ip_pipeline/link.c
index 392a890fb..787eb866a 100644
--- a/examples/ip_pipeline/link.c
+++ b/examples/ip_pipeline/link.c
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ static struct rte_eth_conf port_conf_default = {
 		.mq_mode = ETH_MQ_RX_NONE,
 		.max_rx_pkt_len = 9000, /* Jumbo frame max packet len */
 		.split_hdr_size = 0, /* Header split buffer size */
-		.offloads = DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_CRC_STRIP,
 	},
 	.rx_adv_conf = {
 		.rss_conf = {
diff --git a/examples/ip_reassembly/main.c b/examples/ip_reassembly/main.c
index b830f67a5..17b55d4c7 100644
--- a/examples/ip_reassembly/main.c
+++ b/examples/ip_reassembly/main.c
@@ -165,8 +165,7 @@ static struct rte_eth_conf port_conf = {
 		.max_rx_pkt_len = JUMBO_FRAME_MAX_SIZE,
 		.split_hdr_size = 0,
 		.offloads = (DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_CHECKSUM |
-			     DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_JUMBO_FRAME |
-			     DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_CRC_STRIP),
+			     DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_JUMBO_FRAME),
 	},
 	.rx_adv_conf = {
 			.rss_conf = {
diff --git a/examples/ipsec-secgw/ipsec-secgw.c b/examples/ipsec-secgw/ipsec-secgw.c
index b45b87bde..020424334 100644
--- a/examples/ipsec-secgw/ipsec-secgw.c
+++ b/examples/ipsec-secgw/ipsec-secgw.c
@@ -197,8 +197,7 @@ static struct rte_eth_conf port_conf = {
 		.mq_mode	= ETH_MQ_RX_RSS,
 		.max_rx_pkt_len = ETHER_MAX_LEN,
 		.split_hdr_size = 0,
-		.offloads = DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_CHECKSUM |
-			    DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_CRC_STRIP,
+		.offloads = DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_CHECKSUM,
 	},
 	.rx_adv_conf = {
 		.rss_conf = {
diff --git a/examples/ipv4_multicast/main.c b/examples/ipv4_multicast/main.c
index 331c32e71..6530d4830 100644
--- a/examples/ipv4_multicast/main.c
+++ b/examples/ipv4_multicast/main.c
@@ -109,8 +109,7 @@ static struct rte_eth_conf port_conf = {
 	.rxmode = {
 		.max_rx_pkt_len = JUMBO_FRAME_MAX_SIZE,
 		.split_hdr_size = 0,
-		.offloads = (DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_JUMBO_FRAME |
-			     DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_CRC_STRIP),
+		.offloads = DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_JUMBO_FRAME,
 	},
 	.txmode = {
 		.mq_mode = ETH_MQ_TX_NONE,
diff --git a/examples/kni/main.c b/examples/kni/main.c
index 81336087d..80c401c51 100644
--- a/examples/kni/main.c
+++ b/examples/kni/main.c
@@ -94,9 +94,6 @@ static struct kni_port_params *kni_port_params_array[RTE_MAX_ETHPORTS];
 
 /* Options for configuring ethernet port */
 static struct rte_eth_conf port_conf = {
-	.rxmode = {
-		.offloads = DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_CRC_STRIP,
-	},
 	.txmode = {
 		.mq_mode = ETH_MQ_TX_NONE,
 	},
diff --git a/examples/l2fwd-crypto/main.c b/examples/l2fwd-crypto/main.c
index 6061b7511..f12fd266e 100644
--- a/examples/l2fwd-crypto/main.c
+++ b/examples/l2fwd-crypto/main.c
@@ -213,7 +213,6 @@ static struct rte_eth_conf port_conf = {
 		.mq_mode = ETH_MQ_RX_NONE,
 		.max_rx_pkt_len = ETHER_MAX_LEN,
 		.split_hdr_size = 0,
-		.offloads = DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_CRC_STRIP,
 	},
 	.txmode = {
 		.mq_mode = ETH_MQ_TX_NONE,
diff --git a/examples/l2fwd-jobstats/main.c b/examples/l2fwd-jobstats/main.c
index af5423382..a4d28e178 100644
--- a/examples/l2fwd-jobstats/main.c
+++ b/examples/l2fwd-jobstats/main.c
@@ -90,7 +90,6 @@ struct rte_eth_dev_tx_buffer *tx_buffer[RTE_MAX_ETHPORTS];
 static struct rte_eth_conf port_conf = {
 	.rxmode = {
 		.split_hdr_size = 0,
-		.offloads = DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_CRC_STRIP,
 	},
 	.txmode = {
 		.mq_mode = ETH_MQ_TX_NONE,
diff --git a/examples/l2fwd-keepalive/main.c b/examples/l2fwd-keepalive/main.c
index 2d8b4d1c6..0bf2b5336 100644
--- a/examples/l2fwd-keepalive/main.c
+++ b/examples/l2fwd-keepalive/main.c
@@ -81,7 +81,6 @@ struct rte_eth_dev_tx_buffer *tx_buffer[RTE_MAX_ETHPORTS];
 static struct rte_eth_conf port_conf = {
 	.rxmode = {
 		.split_hdr_size = 0,
-		.offloads = DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_CRC_STRIP,
 	},
 	.txmode = {
 		.mq_mode = ETH_MQ_TX_NONE,
diff --git a/examples/l2fwd/main.c b/examples/l2fwd/main.c
index 9bb4c5bc4..6c23215a5 100644
--- a/examples/l2fwd/main.c
+++ b/examples/l2fwd/main.c
@@ -82,7 +82,6 @@ static struct rte_eth_dev_tx_buffer *tx_buffer[RTE_MAX_ETHPORTS];
 static struct rte_eth_conf port_conf = {
 	.rxmode = {
 		.split_hdr_size = 0,
-		.offloads = DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_CRC_STRIP,
 	},
 	.txmode = {
 		.mq_mode = ETH_MQ_TX_NONE,
diff --git a/examples/l3fwd-acl/main.c b/examples/l3fwd-acl/main.c
index 7c063a8d0..a322ce4f2 100644
--- a/examples/l3fwd-acl/main.c
+++ b/examples/l3fwd-acl/main.c
@@ -127,8 +127,7 @@ static struct rte_eth_conf port_conf = {
 		.mq_mode	= ETH_MQ_RX_RSS,
 		.max_rx_pkt_len = ETHER_MAX_LEN,
 		.split_hdr_size = 0,
-		.offloads = (DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_CRC_STRIP |
-			     DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_CHECKSUM),
+		.offloads = DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_CHECKSUM,
 	},
 	.rx_adv_conf = {
 		.rss_conf = {
diff --git a/examples/l3fwd-power/main.c b/examples/l3fwd-power/main.c
index d15cd520e..68527d26f 100644
--- a/examples/l3fwd-power/main.c
+++ b/examples/l3fwd-power/main.c
@@ -180,8 +180,7 @@ static struct rte_eth_conf port_conf = {
 		.mq_mode        = ETH_MQ_RX_RSS,
 		.max_rx_pkt_len = ETHER_MAX_LEN,
 		.split_hdr_size = 0,
-		.offloads = (DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_CRC_STRIP |
-			     DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_CHECKSUM),
+		.offloads = DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_CHECKSUM,
 	},
 	.rx_adv_conf = {
 		.rss_conf = {
diff --git a/examples/l3fwd-vf/main.c b/examples/l3fwd-vf/main.c
index 5edd91a78..41137f978 100644
--- a/examples/l3fwd-vf/main.c
+++ b/examples/l3fwd-vf/main.c
@@ -161,8 +161,7 @@ static struct rte_eth_conf port_conf = {
 		.mq_mode	= ETH_MQ_RX_RSS,
 		.max_rx_pkt_len = ETHER_MAX_LEN,
 		.split_hdr_size = 0,
-		.offloads = (DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_CRC_STRIP |
-			     DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_CHECKSUM),
+		.offloads = DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_CHECKSUM,
 	},
 	.rx_adv_conf = {
 		.rss_conf = {
diff --git a/examples/l3fwd/main.c b/examples/l3fwd/main.c
index ab019b9e4..e4b99efe0 100644
--- a/examples/l3fwd/main.c
+++ b/examples/l3fwd/main.c
@@ -120,8 +120,7 @@ static struct rte_eth_conf port_conf = {
 		.mq_mode = ETH_MQ_RX_RSS,
 		.max_rx_pkt_len = ETHER_MAX_LEN,
 		.split_hdr_size = 0,
-		.offloads = (DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_CRC_STRIP |
-			     DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_CHECKSUM),
+		.offloads = DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_CHECKSUM,
 	},
 	.rx_adv_conf = {
 		.rss_conf = {
diff --git a/examples/link_status_interrupt/main.c b/examples/link_status_interrupt/main.c
index 3b732076b..f3346d23b 100644
--- a/examples/link_status_interrupt/main.c
+++ b/examples/link_status_interrupt/main.c
@@ -79,7 +79,6 @@ struct rte_eth_dev_tx_buffer *tx_buffer[RTE_MAX_ETHPORTS];
 static struct rte_eth_conf port_conf = {
 	.rxmode = {
 		.split_hdr_size = 0,
-		.offloads = DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_CRC_STRIP,
 	},
 	.txmode = {
 		.mq_mode = ETH_MQ_TX_NONE,
diff --git a/examples/load_balancer/init.c b/examples/load_balancer/init.c
index f2045f235..3ab7d0211 100644
--- a/examples/load_balancer/init.c
+++ b/examples/load_balancer/init.c
@@ -45,8 +45,7 @@ static struct rte_eth_conf port_conf = {
 	.rxmode = {
 		.mq_mode	= ETH_MQ_RX_RSS,
 		.split_hdr_size = 0,
-		.offloads = (DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_CHECKSUM |
-			     DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_CRC_STRIP),
+		.offloads = DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_CHECKSUM,
 	},
 	.rx_adv_conf = {
 		.rss_conf = {
diff --git a/examples/multi_process/symmetric_mp/main.c b/examples/multi_process/symmetric_mp/main.c
index c6c6a537f..c310e942b 100644
--- a/examples/multi_process/symmetric_mp/main.c
+++ b/examples/multi_process/symmetric_mp/main.c
@@ -178,8 +178,7 @@ smp_port_init(uint16_t port, struct rte_mempool *mbuf_pool,
 			.rxmode = {
 				.mq_mode	= ETH_MQ_RX_RSS,
 				.split_hdr_size = 0,
-				.offloads = (DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_CHECKSUM |
-					     DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_CRC_STRIP),
+				.offloads = DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_CHECKSUM,
 			},
 			.rx_adv_conf = {
 				.rss_conf = {
diff --git a/examples/netmap_compat/bridge/bridge.c b/examples/netmap_compat/bridge/bridge.c
index 7afca28cd..216e0105a 100644
--- a/examples/netmap_compat/bridge/bridge.c
+++ b/examples/netmap_compat/bridge/bridge.c
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
 struct rte_eth_conf eth_conf = {
 	.rxmode = {
 		.split_hdr_size = 0,
-		.offloads = DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_CRC_STRIP,
 	},
 	.txmode = {
 		.mq_mode = ETH_MQ_TX_NONE,
diff --git a/examples/performance-thread/l3fwd-thread/main.c b/examples/performance-thread/l3fwd-thread/main.c
index 5392fcea8..50fd1b00a 100644
--- a/examples/performance-thread/l3fwd-thread/main.c
+++ b/examples/performance-thread/l3fwd-thread/main.c
@@ -306,8 +306,7 @@ static struct rte_eth_conf port_conf = {
 		.mq_mode = ETH_MQ_RX_RSS,
 		.max_rx_pkt_len = ETHER_MAX_LEN,
 		.split_hdr_size = 0,
-		.offloads = (DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_CHECKSUM |
-			     DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_CRC_STRIP),
+		.offloads = DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_CHECKSUM,
 	},
 	.rx_adv_conf = {
 		.rss_conf = {
diff --git a/examples/qos_meter/main.c b/examples/qos_meter/main.c
index 5cf4e9dfa..9b0112449 100644
--- a/examples/qos_meter/main.c
+++ b/examples/qos_meter/main.c
@@ -56,8 +56,7 @@ static struct rte_eth_conf port_conf = {
 		.mq_mode	= ETH_MQ_RX_RSS,
 		.max_rx_pkt_len = ETHER_MAX_LEN,
 		.split_hdr_size = 0,
-		.offloads = (DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_CHECKSUM |
-			     DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_CRC_STRIP),
+		.offloads = DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_CHECKSUM,
 	},
 	.rx_adv_conf = {
 		.rss_conf = {
diff --git a/examples/qos_sched/init.c b/examples/qos_sched/init.c
index 94cbb26f8..37c2b95fd 100644
--- a/examples/qos_sched/init.c
+++ b/examples/qos_sched/init.c
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ static struct rte_eth_conf port_conf = {
 	.rxmode = {
 		.max_rx_pkt_len = ETHER_MAX_LEN,
 		.split_hdr_size = 0,
-		.offloads = DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_CRC_STRIP,
 	},
 	.txmode = {
 		.mq_mode = ETH_DCB_NONE,
diff --git a/examples/quota_watermark/qw/init.c b/examples/quota_watermark/qw/init.c
index 19164385a..5a0f64f45 100644
--- a/examples/quota_watermark/qw/init.c
+++ b/examples/quota_watermark/qw/init.c
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
 static struct rte_eth_conf port_conf = {
 		.rxmode = {
 			.split_hdr_size = 0,
-			.offloads = DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_CRC_STRIP,
 		},
 		.txmode = {
 			.mq_mode = ETH_DCB_NONE,
diff --git a/examples/tep_termination/vxlan_setup.c b/examples/tep_termination/vxlan_setup.c
index b99ab97d3..ad7fbe9c6 100644
--- a/examples/tep_termination/vxlan_setup.c
+++ b/examples/tep_termination/vxlan_setup.c
@@ -69,7 +69,6 @@ uint8_t tep_filter_type[] = {RTE_TUNNEL_FILTER_IMAC_TENID,
 static struct rte_eth_conf port_conf = {
 	.rxmode = {
 		.split_hdr_size = 0,
-		.offloads = DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_CRC_STRIP,
 	},
 	.txmode = {
 		.mq_mode = ETH_MQ_TX_NONE,
diff --git a/examples/vhost/main.c b/examples/vhost/main.c
index 2175c1186..97d196479 100644
--- a/examples/vhost/main.c
+++ b/examples/vhost/main.c
@@ -121,8 +121,7 @@ static struct rte_eth_conf vmdq_conf_default = {
 		 * this fixes bug of ipv4 forwarding in guest can't
 		 * forward pakets from one virtio dev to another virtio dev.
 		 */
-		.offloads = (DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_CRC_STRIP |
-			     DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_VLAN_STRIP),
+		.offloads = DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_VLAN_STRIP,
 	},
 
 	.txmode = {
diff --git a/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev.c b/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev.c
index 3f8de9341..04ee149f9 100644
--- a/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev.c
+++ b/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev.c
@@ -122,7 +122,6 @@ static const struct {
 	RTE_RX_OFFLOAD_BIT2STR(VLAN_FILTER),
 	RTE_RX_OFFLOAD_BIT2STR(VLAN_EXTEND),
 	RTE_RX_OFFLOAD_BIT2STR(JUMBO_FRAME),
-	RTE_RX_OFFLOAD_BIT2STR(CRC_STRIP),
 	RTE_RX_OFFLOAD_BIT2STR(SCATTER),
 	RTE_RX_OFFLOAD_BIT2STR(TIMESTAMP),
 	RTE_RX_OFFLOAD_BIT2STR(SECURITY),
@@ -1147,14 +1146,6 @@ rte_eth_dev_configure(uint16_t port_id, uint16_t nb_rx_q, uint16_t nb_tx_q,
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	if ((local_conf.rxmode.offloads & DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_CRC_STRIP) &&
-			(local_conf.rxmode.offloads & DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_KEEP_CRC)) {
-		RTE_ETHDEV_LOG(ERR,
-			"Port id=%u not allowed to set both CRC STRIP and KEEP CRC offload flags\n",
-			port_id);
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
-
 	/* Check that device supports requested rss hash functions. */
 	if ((dev_info.flow_type_rss_offloads |
 	     dev_conf->rx_adv_conf.rss_conf.rss_hf) !=
diff --git a/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev.h b/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev.h
index fa2812bca..44b4fb33f 100644
--- a/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev.h
+++ b/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev.h
@@ -890,16 +890,11 @@ struct rte_eth_conf {
 #define DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_VLAN_FILTER	0x00000200
 #define DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_VLAN_EXTEND	0x00000400
 #define DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_JUMBO_FRAME	0x00000800
-#define DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_CRC_STRIP	0x00001000
 #define DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_SCATTER		0x00002000
 #define DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_TIMESTAMP	0x00004000
 #define DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_SECURITY         0x00008000
-
-/**
- * Invalid to set both DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_CRC_STRIP and DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_KEEP_CRC
- * No DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_CRC_STRIP flag means keep CRC
- */
 #define DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_KEEP_CRC		0x00010000
+
 #define DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_CHECKSUM (DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_IPV4_CKSUM | \
 				 DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_UDP_CKSUM | \
 				 DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_TCP_CKSUM)
diff --git a/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev_driver.h b/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev_driver.h
index c6d9bc1a3..f158462a0 100644
--- a/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev_driver.h
+++ b/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev_driver.h
@@ -324,32 +324,6 @@ typedef int (*ethdev_uninit_t)(struct rte_eth_dev *ethdev);
 int __rte_experimental
 rte_eth_dev_destroy(struct rte_eth_dev *ethdev, ethdev_uninit_t ethdev_uninit);
 
-/**
- * PMD helper function to check if keeping CRC is requested
- *
- * @note
- * When CRC_STRIP offload flag is removed and default behavior switch to
- * strip CRC, as planned, this helper function is not that useful and will be
- * removed. In PMDs this function will be replaced with check:
- *   if (offloads & DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_KEEP_CRC)
- *
- * @param rx_offloads
- *   offload bits to be applied
- *
- * @return
- *   Return positive if keeping CRC is requested,
- *   zero if stripping CRC is requested
- */
-static inline int
-rte_eth_dev_must_keep_crc(uint64_t rx_offloads)
-{
-	if (rx_offloads & DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_CRC_STRIP)
-		return 0;
-
-	/* no KEEP_CRC or CRC_STRIP offload flags means keep CRC */
-	return 1;
-}
-
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/test/test-pipeline/init.c b/test/test-pipeline/init.c
index f33216c90..b75688a87 100644
--- a/test/test-pipeline/init.c
+++ b/test/test-pipeline/init.c
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ struct app_params app = {
 static struct rte_eth_conf port_conf = {
 	.rxmode = {
 		.split_hdr_size = 0,
-		.offloads = DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_CHECKSUM | DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_CRC_STRIP,
+		.offloads = DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_CHECKSUM,
 	},
 	.rx_adv_conf = {
 		.rss_conf = {
diff --git a/test/test/test_kni.c b/test/test/test_kni.c
index 56c98513a..cf64c0b27 100644
--- a/test/test/test_kni.c
+++ b/test/test/test_kni.c
@@ -70,9 +70,6 @@ static const struct rte_eth_txconf tx_conf = {
 };
 
 static const struct rte_eth_conf port_conf = {
-	.rxmode = {
-		.offloads = DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_CRC_STRIP,
-	},
 	.txmode = {
 		.mq_mode = ETH_DCB_NONE,
 	},
diff --git a/test/test/test_link_bonding_mode4.c b/test/test/test_link_bonding_mode4.c
index 9163f6313..e539f078d 100644
--- a/test/test/test_link_bonding_mode4.c
+++ b/test/test/test_link_bonding_mode4.c
@@ -110,7 +110,6 @@ static struct rte_eth_conf default_pmd_conf = {
 		.mq_mode = ETH_MQ_RX_NONE,
 		.max_rx_pkt_len = ETHER_MAX_LEN,
 		.split_hdr_size = 0,
-		.offloads = DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_CRC_STRIP,
 	},
 	.txmode = {
 		.mq_mode = ETH_MQ_TX_NONE,
diff --git a/test/test/test_pmd_perf.c b/test/test/test_pmd_perf.c
index 4549965fc..f5095c87d 100644
--- a/test/test/test_pmd_perf.c
+++ b/test/test/test_pmd_perf.c
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@ static struct rte_eth_conf port_conf = {
 		.mq_mode = ETH_MQ_RX_NONE,
 		.max_rx_pkt_len = ETHER_MAX_LEN,
 		.split_hdr_size = 0,
-		.offloads = DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_CRC_STRIP,
 	},
 	.txmode = {
 		.mq_mode = ETH_MQ_TX_NONE,
diff --git a/test/test/virtual_pmd.c b/test/test/virtual_pmd.c
index 591b30989..f8ddc2db8 100644
--- a/test/test/virtual_pmd.c
+++ b/test/test/virtual_pmd.c
@@ -91,7 +91,6 @@ virtual_ethdev_info_get(struct rte_eth_dev *dev __rte_unused,
 	dev_info->max_tx_queues = (uint16_t)512;
 
 	dev_info->min_rx_bufsize = 0;
-	dev_info->rx_offload_capa = DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_CRC_STRIP;
 }
 
 static int
