diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethdev.c
index 23b3f5b0c..89f8deade 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethdev.c
@@ -369,9 +369,6 @@ static int ixgbe_dev_l2_tunnel_offload_set
 	 struct rte_eth_l2_tunnel_conf *l2_tunnel,
 	 uint32_t mask,
 	 uint8_t en);
-static int ixgbe_dev_l2_tunnel_filter_handle(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
-					     enum rte_filter_op filter_op,
-					     void *arg);
 
 static int ixgbe_dev_udp_tunnel_port_add(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 					 struct rte_eth_udp_tunnel *udp_tunnel);
@@ -6426,16 +6423,6 @@ ixgbe_syn_filter_handle(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 	}
 
 	switch (filter_op) {
-	case RTE_ETH_FILTER_ADD:
-		ret = ixgbe_syn_filter_set(dev,
-				(struct rte_eth_syn_filter *)arg,
-				TRUE);
-		break;
-	case RTE_ETH_FILTER_DELETE:
-		ret = ixgbe_syn_filter_set(dev,
-				(struct rte_eth_syn_filter *)arg,
-				FALSE);
-		break;
 	case RTE_ETH_FILTER_GET:
 		ret = ixgbe_syn_filter_get(dev,
 				(struct rte_eth_syn_filter *)arg);
@@ -6853,16 +6840,6 @@ ixgbe_ntuple_filter_handle(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 	}
 
 	switch (filter_op) {
-	case RTE_ETH_FILTER_ADD:
-		ret = ixgbe_add_del_ntuple_filter(dev,
-			(struct rte_eth_ntuple_filter *)arg,
-			TRUE);
-		break;
-	case RTE_ETH_FILTER_DELETE:
-		ret = ixgbe_add_del_ntuple_filter(dev,
-			(struct rte_eth_ntuple_filter *)arg,
-			FALSE);
-		break;
 	case RTE_ETH_FILTER_GET:
 		ret = ixgbe_get_ntuple_filter(dev,
 			(struct rte_eth_ntuple_filter *)arg);
@@ -7004,16 +6981,6 @@ ixgbe_ethertype_filter_handle(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 	}
 
 	switch (filter_op) {
-	case RTE_ETH_FILTER_ADD:
-		ret = ixgbe_add_del_ethertype_filter(dev,
-			(struct rte_eth_ethertype_filter *)arg,
-			TRUE);
-		break;
-	case RTE_ETH_FILTER_DELETE:
-		ret = ixgbe_add_del_ethertype_filter(dev,
-			(struct rte_eth_ethertype_filter *)arg,
-			FALSE);
-		break;
 	case RTE_ETH_FILTER_GET:
 		ret = ixgbe_get_ethertype_filter(dev,
 			(struct rte_eth_ethertype_filter *)arg);
@@ -7047,9 +7014,6 @@ ixgbe_dev_filter_ctrl(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 	case RTE_ETH_FILTER_FDIR:
 		ret = ixgbe_fdir_ctrl_func(dev, filter_op, arg);
 		break;
-	case RTE_ETH_FILTER_L2_TUNNEL:
-		ret = ixgbe_dev_l2_tunnel_filter_handle(dev, filter_op, arg);
-		break;
 	case RTE_ETH_FILTER_GENERIC:
 		if (filter_op != RTE_ETH_FILTER_GET)
 			return -EINVAL;
@@ -8121,48 +8085,6 @@ ixgbe_dev_l2_tunnel_filter_del(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 	return ret;
 }
 
-/**
- * ixgbe_dev_l2_tunnel_filter_handle - Handle operations for l2 tunnel filter.
- * @dev: pointer to rte_eth_dev structure
- * @filter_op:operation will be taken.
- * @arg: a pointer to specific structure corresponding to the filter_op
- */
-static int
-ixgbe_dev_l2_tunnel_filter_handle(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
-				  enum rte_filter_op filter_op,
-				  void *arg)
-{
-	int ret;
-
-	if (filter_op == RTE_ETH_FILTER_NOP)
-		return 0;
-
-	if (arg == NULL) {
-		PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "arg shouldn't be NULL for operation %u.",
-			    filter_op);
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
-
-	switch (filter_op) {
-	case RTE_ETH_FILTER_ADD:
-		ret = ixgbe_dev_l2_tunnel_filter_add
-			(dev,
-			 (struct rte_eth_l2_tunnel_conf *)arg,
-			 FALSE);
-		break;
-	case RTE_ETH_FILTER_DELETE:
-		ret = ixgbe_dev_l2_tunnel_filter_del
-			(dev,
-			 (struct rte_eth_l2_tunnel_conf *)arg);
-		break;
-	default:
-		PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "unsupported operation %u.", filter_op);
-		ret = -EINVAL;
-		break;
-	}
-	return ret;
-}
-
 static int
 ixgbe_e_tag_forwarding_en_dis(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, bool en)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_fdir.c b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_fdir.c
index 166dae1e0..9ba26cd52 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_fdir.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_fdir.c
@@ -1555,21 +1555,10 @@ ixgbe_fdir_ctrl_func(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	switch (filter_op) {
-	case RTE_ETH_FILTER_ADD:
-		ret = ixgbe_add_del_fdir_filter(dev,
-			(struct rte_eth_fdir_filter *)arg, FALSE, FALSE);
-		break;
 	case RTE_ETH_FILTER_UPDATE:
 		ret = ixgbe_add_del_fdir_filter(dev,
 			(struct rte_eth_fdir_filter *)arg, FALSE, TRUE);
 		break;
-	case RTE_ETH_FILTER_DELETE:
-		ret = ixgbe_add_del_fdir_filter(dev,
-			(struct rte_eth_fdir_filter *)arg, TRUE, FALSE);
-		break;
-	case RTE_ETH_FILTER_FLUSH:
-		ret = ixgbe_fdir_flush(dev);
-		break;
 	case RTE_ETH_FILTER_INFO:
 		ixgbe_fdir_info_get(dev, (struct rte_eth_fdir_info *)arg);
 		break;
