diff --git a/app/test-pmd/testpmd.c b/app/test-pmd/testpmd.c
index 001f0e552..faedece0a 100644
--- a/app/test-pmd/testpmd.c
+++ b/app/test-pmd/testpmd.c
@@ -425,6 +425,7 @@ struct nvgre_encap_conf nvgre_encap_conf = {
 };
 
 /* Forward function declarations */
+static void setup_attached_port(portid_t pi);
 static void map_port_queue_stats_mapping_registers(portid_t pi,
 						   struct rte_port *port);
 static void check_all_ports_link_status(uint32_t port_mask);
@@ -1991,7 +1992,7 @@ void
 attach_port(char *identifier)
 {
 	portid_t pi = 0;
-	unsigned int socket_id;
+	struct rte_dev_iterator iterator;
 
 	printf("Attaching a new port...\n");
 
@@ -2000,9 +2001,18 @@ attach_port(char *identifier)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	if (rte_eth_dev_attach(identifier, &pi))
+	if (rte_dev_probe(identifier) != 0)
 		return;
 
+	RTE_ETH_FOREACH_MATCHING_DEV(pi, identifier, &iterator)
+		setup_attached_port(pi);
+}
+
+static void
+setup_attached_port(portid_t pi)
+{
+	unsigned int socket_id;
+
 	socket_id = (unsigned)rte_eth_dev_socket_id(pi);
 	/* if socket_id is invalid, set to 0 */
 	if (check_socket_id(socket_id) < 0)
@@ -2024,7 +2034,6 @@ attach_port(char *identifier)
 void
 detach_port(portid_t port_id)
 {
-	char name[RTE_ETH_NAME_MAX_LEN];
 	uint16_t i;
 
 	printf("Detaching a port...\n");
@@ -2037,7 +2046,7 @@ detach_port(portid_t port_id)
 	if (ports[port_id].flow_list)
 		port_flow_flush(port_id);
 
-	if (rte_eth_dev_detach(port_id, name)) {
+	if (rte_dev_remove(rte_eth_devices[port_id].device)) {
 		TESTPMD_LOG(ERR, "Failed to detach port %u\n", port_id);
 		return;
 	}
diff --git a/doc/guides/prog_guide/index.rst b/doc/guides/prog_guide/index.rst
index c81d9c54f..2086e2442 100644
--- a/doc/guides/prog_guide/index.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/prog_guide/index.rst
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ Programmer's Guide
     packet_framework
     vhost_lib
     metrics_lib
-    port_hotplug_framework
     bpf_lib
     source_org
     dev_kit_build_system
diff --git a/doc/guides/prog_guide/port_hotplug_framework.rst b/doc/guides/prog_guide/port_hotplug_framework.rst
deleted file mode 100644
index fb0efc18f..000000000
--- a/doc/guides/prog_guide/port_hotplug_framework.rst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,106 +0,0 @@
-..  BSD LICENSE
-    Copyright(c) 2015 IGEL Co.,Ltd. All rights reserved.
-    All rights reserved.
-
-    Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
-    modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
-    are met:
-
-    * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
-    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
-    * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
-    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in
-    the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
-    distribution.
-    * Neither the name of IGEL Co.,Ltd. nor the names of its
-    contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived
-    from this software without specific prior written permission.
-
-    THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
-    "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
-    LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
-    A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
-    OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
-    SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
-    LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
-    DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
-    THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
-    (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
-    OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
-
-Port Hotplug Framework
-======================
-
-The Port Hotplug Framework provides DPDK applications with the ability to
-attach and detach ports at runtime. Because the framework depends on PMD
-implementation, the ports that PMDs cannot handle are out of scope of this
-framework. Furthermore, after detaching a port from a DPDK application, the
-framework doesn't provide a way for removing the devices from the system.
-For the ports backed by a physical NIC, the kernel will need to support PCI
-Hotplug feature.
-
-Overview
---------
-
-The basic requirements of the Port Hotplug Framework are:
-
-*       DPDK applications that use the Port Hotplug Framework must manage their
-        own ports.
-
-        The Port Hotplug Framework is implemented to allow DPDK applications to
-        manage ports. For example, when DPDK applications call the port attach
-        function, the attached port number is returned. DPDK applications can
-        also detach the port by port number.
-
-*       Kernel support is needed for attaching or detaching physical device
-        ports.
-
-        To attach new physical device ports, the device will be recognized by
-        userspace driver I/O framework in kernel at first. Then DPDK
-        applications can call the Port Hotplug functions to attach the ports.
-        For detaching, steps are vice versa.
-
-*       Before detaching, they must be stopped and closed.
-
-        DPDK applications must call "rte_eth_dev_stop()" and
-        "rte_eth_dev_close()" APIs before detaching ports. These functions will
-        start finalization sequence of the PMDs.
-
-*       The framework doesn't affect legacy DPDK applications behavior.
-
-        If the Port Hotplug functions aren't called, all legacy DPDK apps can
-        still work without modifications.
-
-Port Hotplug API overview
--------------------------
-
-*       Attaching a port
-
-        "rte_eth_dev_attach()" API attaches a port to DPDK application, and
-        returns the attached port number. Before calling the API, the device
-        should be recognized by an userspace driver I/O framework. The API
-        receives a pci address like "0000:01:00.0" or a virtual device name
-        like "net_pcap0,iface=eth0". In the case of virtual device name, the
-        format is the same as the general "--vdev" option of DPDK.
-
-*       Detaching a port
-
-        "rte_eth_dev_detach()" API detaches a port from DPDK application, and
-        returns a pci address of the detached device or a virtual device name
-        of the device.
-
-Reference
----------
-
-        "testpmd" supports the Port Hotplug Framework.
-
-Limitations
------------
-
-*       The Port Hotplug APIs are not thread safe.
-
-*       The framework can only be enabled with Linux. BSD is not supported.
-
-*       Not all PMDs support detaching feature.
-        The underlying bus must support hot-unplug. If not supported,
-        the function ``rte_eth_dev_detach()`` will return negative ENOTSUP.
diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
index 138335dfb..c24506dc1 100644
--- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
@@ -64,13 +64,6 @@ Deprecation Notices
   Target release for removal of the legacy API will be defined once most
   PMDs have switched to rte_flow.
 
-* ethdev: In v18.11 ``rte_eth_dev_attach()`` and ``rte_eth_dev_detach()``
-  will be removed.
-  Hotplug functions ``rte_eal_hotplug_add()`` and ``rte_eal_hotplug_remove()``
-  should be used instread.
-  Function ``rte_eth_dev_get_port_by_name()`` may be used to find
-  identifier of the added port.
-
 * eal: In v18.11 ``rte_eal_dev_attach()`` and ``rte_eal_dev_detach()``
   will be removed.
   Hotplug functions ``rte_eal_hotplug_add()`` and ``rte_eal_hotplug_remove()``
diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_18_11.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_18_11.rst
index c87522f27..1f6ddcb6e 100644
--- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_18_11.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_18_11.rst
@@ -130,6 +130,12 @@ API Changes
   functions were deprecated since 17.05 and are replaced by
   ``rte_mbuf_raw_free()`` and ``rte_pktmbuf_prefree_seg()``.
 
+* ethdev: The deprecated functions attach/detach were removed in 18.11.
+  ``rte_eth_dev_attach`` can be replaced by ``RTE_ETH_FOREACH_MATCHING_DEV``
+  and ``rte_dev_probe`` or ``rte_eal_hotplug_add``.
+  ``rte_eth_dev_detach`` can be replaced by
+  ``rte_dev_remove`` or ``rte_eal_hotplug_remove``.
+
 * A new device flag, RTE_ETH_DEV_NOLIVE_MAC_ADDR, changes the order of
   actions inside rte_eth_dev_start regarding MAC set. Some NICs do not
   support MAC changes once the port has started and with this new device
@@ -216,7 +222,7 @@ The libraries prepended with a plus sign were incremented in this version.
      librte_cryptodev.so.5
      librte_distributor.so.1
    + librte_eal.so.9
-     librte_ethdev.so.10
+   + librte_ethdev.so.11
    + librte_eventdev.so.6
      librte_flow_classify.so.1
      librte_gro.so.1
diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_user_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_user_ethdev.c
index 525d16cab..d06d47e4b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_user_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_user_ethdev.c
@@ -637,7 +637,6 @@ virtio_user_pmd_probe(struct rte_vdev_device *dev)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-/** Called by rte_eth_dev_detach() */
 static int
 virtio_user_pmd_remove(struct rte_vdev_device *vdev)
 {
diff --git a/lib/librte_ethdev/Makefile b/lib/librte_ethdev/Makefile
index d720dd207..e27bcd5ac 100644
--- a/lib/librte_ethdev/Makefile
+++ b/lib/librte_ethdev/Makefile
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ LDLIBS += -lrte_mbuf -lrte_kvargs
 
 EXPORT_MAP := rte_ethdev_version.map
 
-LIBABIVER := 10
+LIBABIVER := 11
 
 SRCS-y += ethdev_private.c
 SRCS-y += rte_ethdev.c
diff --git a/lib/librte_ethdev/meson.build b/lib/librte_ethdev/meson.build
index 172e302f0..6783013fd 100644
--- a/lib/librte_ethdev/meson.build
+++ b/lib/librte_ethdev/meson.build
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # Copyright(c) 2017 Intel Corporation
 
 name = 'ethdev'
-version = 10
+version = 11
 allow_experimental_apis = true
 sources = files('ethdev_private.c',
 	'ethdev_profile.c',
diff --git a/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev.c b/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev.c
index 021d50e4f..e5b636278 100644
--- a/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev.c
+++ b/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev.c
@@ -790,87 +790,6 @@ eth_err(uint16_t port_id, int ret)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-/* attach the new device, then store port_id of the device */
-int
-rte_eth_dev_attach(const char *devargs, uint16_t *port_id)
-{
-	int current = rte_eth_dev_count_total();
-	struct rte_devargs da;
-	int ret = -1;
-
-	memset(&da, 0, sizeof(da));
-
-	if ((devargs == NULL) || (port_id == NULL)) {
-		ret = -EINVAL;
-		goto err;
-	}
-
-	/* parse devargs */
-	if (rte_devargs_parse(&da, devargs))
-		goto err;
-
-	ret = rte_eal_hotplug_add(da.bus->name, da.name, da.args);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		goto err;
-
-	/* no point looking at the port count if no port exists */
-	if (!rte_eth_dev_count_total()) {
-		RTE_ETHDEV_LOG(ERR, "No port found for device (%s)\n", da.name);
-		ret = -1;
-		goto err;
-	}
-
-	/* if nothing happened, there is a bug here, since some driver told us
-	 * it did attach a device, but did not create a port.
-	 * FIXME: race condition in case of plug-out of another device
-	 */
-	if (current == rte_eth_dev_count_total()) {
-		ret = -1;
-		goto err;
-	}
-
-	*port_id = eth_dev_last_created_port;
-	ret = 0;
-
-err:
-	free(da.args);
-	return ret;
-}
-
-/* detach the device, then store the name of the device */
-int
-rte_eth_dev_detach(uint16_t port_id, char *name __rte_unused)
-{
-	struct rte_device *dev;
-	struct rte_bus *bus;
-	uint32_t dev_flags;
-	int ret = -1;
-
-	RTE_ETH_VALID_PORTID_OR_ERR_RET(port_id, -EINVAL);
-
-	dev_flags = rte_eth_devices[port_id].data->dev_flags;
-	if (dev_flags & RTE_ETH_DEV_BONDED_SLAVE) {
-		RTE_ETHDEV_LOG(ERR,
-			"Port %"PRIu16" is bonded, cannot detach\n", port_id);
-		return -ENOTSUP;
-	}
-
-	dev = rte_eth_devices[port_id].device;
-	if (dev == NULL)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
-	bus = rte_bus_find_by_device(dev);
-	if (bus == NULL)
-		return -ENOENT;
-
-	ret = rte_eal_hotplug_remove(bus->name, dev->name);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		return ret;
-
-	rte_eth_dev_release_port(&rte_eth_devices[port_id]);
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static int
 rte_eth_dev_rx_queue_config(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint16_t nb_queues)
 {
diff --git a/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev.h b/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev.h
index de8c3625b..a8942ff88 100644
--- a/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev.h
+++ b/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev.h
@@ -1495,37 +1495,6 @@ uint16_t rte_eth_dev_count_avail(void);
  */
 uint16_t __rte_experimental rte_eth_dev_count_total(void);
 
-/**
- * Attach a new Ethernet device specified by arguments.
- *
- * @param devargs
- *  A pointer to a strings array describing the new device
- *  to be attached. The strings should be a pci address like
- *  '0000:01:00.0' or virtual device name like 'net_pcap0'.
- * @param port_id
- *  A pointer to a port identifier actually attached.
- * @return
- *  0 on success and port_id is filled, negative on error
- */
-__rte_deprecated
-int rte_eth_dev_attach(const char *devargs, uint16_t *port_id);
-
-/**
- * Detach a Ethernet device specified by port identifier.
- * This function must be called when the device is in the
- * closed state.
- *
- * @param port_id
- *   The port identifier of the device to detach.
- * @param devname
- *   A pointer to a buffer that will be filled with the device name.
- *   This buffer must be at least RTE_DEV_NAME_MAX_LEN long.
- * @return
- *  0 on success and devname is filled, negative on error
- */
-__rte_deprecated
-int rte_eth_dev_detach(uint16_t port_id, char *devname);
-
 /**
  * Convert a numerical speed in Mbps to a bitmap flag that can be used in
  * the bitmap link_speeds of the struct rte_eth_conf
@@ -1878,7 +1847,7 @@ int rte_eth_dev_set_link_down(uint16_t port_id);
 /**
  * Close a stopped Ethernet device. The device cannot be restarted!
  * The function frees all resources except for needed by the
- * closed state. To free these resources, call rte_eth_dev_detach().
+ * closed state.
  *
  * @param port_id
  *   The port identifier of the Ethernet device.
diff --git a/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev_version.map b/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev_version.map
index b4042e398..351de72d3 100644
--- a/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev_version.map
+++ b/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_ethdev_version.map
@@ -8,14 +8,12 @@ DPDK_2.2 {
 	rte_eth_allmulticast_get;
 	rte_eth_dev_allocate;
 	rte_eth_dev_allocated;
-	rte_eth_dev_attach;
 	rte_eth_dev_callback_register;
 	rte_eth_dev_callback_unregister;
 	rte_eth_dev_close;
 	rte_eth_dev_configure;
 	rte_eth_dev_count;
 	rte_eth_dev_default_mac_addr_set;
-	rte_eth_dev_detach;
 	rte_eth_dev_filter_supported;
 	rte_eth_dev_flow_ctrl_get;
 	rte_eth_dev_flow_ctrl_set;
