diff --git a/app/test-crypto-perf/cperf_ops.c b/app/test-crypto-perf/cperf_ops.c
index 263841c339..6c3aa77dec 100644
--- a/app/test-crypto-perf/cperf_ops.c
+++ b/app/test-crypto-perf/cperf_ops.c
@@ -67,8 +67,6 @@ cperf_set_ops_security(struct rte_crypto_op **ops,
 
 	for (i = 0; i < nb_ops; i++) {
 		struct rte_crypto_sym_op *sym_op = ops[i]->sym;
-		struct rte_security_session *sec_sess =
-			(struct rte_security_session *)sess;
 		uint32_t buf_sz;
 
 		uint32_t *per_pkt_hfn = rte_crypto_op_ctod_offset(ops[i],
@@ -76,7 +74,7 @@ cperf_set_ops_security(struct rte_crypto_op **ops,
 		*per_pkt_hfn = options->pdcp_ses_hfn_en ? 0 : PDCP_DEFAULT_HFN;
 
 		ops[i]->status = RTE_CRYPTO_OP_STATUS_NOT_PROCESSED;
-		rte_security_attach_session(ops[i], sec_sess);
+		rte_security_attach_session(ops[i], (void *)sess);
 		sym_op->m_src = (struct rte_mbuf *)((uint8_t *)ops[i] +
 							src_buf_offset);
 
@@ -608,7 +606,6 @@ cperf_set_ops_aead(struct rte_crypto_op **ops,
 
 static struct rte_cryptodev_sym_session *
 create_ipsec_session(struct rte_mempool *sess_mp,
-		struct rte_mempool *priv_mp,
 		uint8_t dev_id,
 		const struct cperf_options *options,
 		const struct cperf_test_vector *test_vector,
@@ -720,7 +717,7 @@ create_ipsec_session(struct rte_mempool *sess_mp,
 
 	/* Create security session */
 	return (void *)rte_security_session_create(ctx,
-				&sess_conf, sess_mp, priv_mp);
+				&sess_conf, sess_mp);
 }
 
 static struct rte_cryptodev_sym_session *
@@ -831,11 +828,11 @@ cperf_create_session(struct rte_mempool *sess_mp,
 
 		/* Create security session */
 		return (void *)rte_security_session_create(ctx,
-					&sess_conf, sess_mp, priv_mp);
+					&sess_conf, sess_mp);
 	}
 
 	if (options->op_type == CPERF_IPSEC) {
-		return create_ipsec_session(sess_mp, priv_mp, dev_id,
+		return create_ipsec_session(sess_mp, dev_id,
 				options, test_vector, iv_offset);
 	}
 
@@ -880,7 +877,7 @@ cperf_create_session(struct rte_mempool *sess_mp,
 
 		/* Create security session */
 		return (void *)rte_security_session_create(ctx,
-					&sess_conf, sess_mp, priv_mp);
+					&sess_conf, sess_mp);
 	}
 #endif
 	sess = rte_cryptodev_sym_session_create(sess_mp);
diff --git a/app/test-crypto-perf/cperf_test_pmd_cyclecount.c b/app/test-crypto-perf/cperf_test_pmd_cyclecount.c
index fda97e8ab9..e43e2a3b96 100644
--- a/app/test-crypto-perf/cperf_test_pmd_cyclecount.c
+++ b/app/test-crypto-perf/cperf_test_pmd_cyclecount.c
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ cperf_pmd_cyclecount_test_free(struct cperf_pmd_cyclecount_ctx *ctx)
 				(struct rte_security_ctx *)
 				rte_cryptodev_get_sec_ctx(ctx->dev_id);
 			rte_security_session_destroy(sec_ctx,
-				(struct rte_security_session *)ctx->sess);
+				(void *)ctx->sess);
 		} else
 #endif
 		{
diff --git a/app/test/test_cryptodev.c b/app/test/test_cryptodev.c
index 65b64e1af0..79019eb766 100644
--- a/app/test/test_cryptodev.c
+++ b/app/test/test_cryptodev.c
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ struct crypto_unittest_params {
 	union {
 		struct rte_cryptodev_sym_session *sess;
 #ifdef RTE_LIB_SECURITY
-		struct rte_security_session *sec_session;
+		void *sec_session;
 #endif
 	};
 #ifdef RTE_LIB_SECURITY
@@ -8278,8 +8278,7 @@ static int test_pdcp_proto(int i, int oop, enum rte_crypto_cipher_operation opc,
 
 	/* Create security session */
 	ut_params->sec_session = rte_security_session_create(ctx,
-				&sess_conf, ts_params->session_mpool,
-				ts_params->session_priv_mpool);
+				&sess_conf, ts_params->session_mpool);
 
 	if (!ut_params->sec_session) {
 		printf("TestCase %s()-%d line %d failed %s: ",
@@ -8539,8 +8538,7 @@ test_pdcp_proto_SGL(int i, int oop,
 
 	/* Create security session */
 	ut_params->sec_session = rte_security_session_create(ctx,
-				&sess_conf, ts_params->session_mpool,
-				ts_params->session_priv_mpool);
+				&sess_conf, ts_params->session_mpool);
 
 	if (!ut_params->sec_session) {
 		printf("TestCase %s()-%d line %d failed %s: ",
@@ -9024,8 +9022,7 @@ test_ipsec_proto_process(const struct ipsec_test_data td[],
 
 	/* Create security session */
 	ut_params->sec_session = rte_security_session_create(ctx, &sess_conf,
-					ts_params->session_mpool,
-					ts_params->session_priv_mpool);
+					ts_params->session_mpool);
 
 	if (ut_params->sec_session == NULL)
 		return TEST_SKIPPED;
@@ -9446,8 +9443,7 @@ test_docsis_proto_uplink(int i, struct docsis_test_data *d_td)
 
 	/* Create security session */
 	ut_params->sec_session = rte_security_session_create(ctx, &sess_conf,
-					ts_params->session_mpool,
-					ts_params->session_priv_mpool);
+					ts_params->session_mpool);
 
 	if (!ut_params->sec_session) {
 		printf("TestCase %s(%d) line %d: %s\n",
@@ -9622,8 +9618,7 @@ test_docsis_proto_downlink(int i, struct docsis_test_data *d_td)
 
 	/* Create security session */
 	ut_params->sec_session = rte_security_session_create(ctx, &sess_conf,
-					ts_params->session_mpool,
-					ts_params->session_priv_mpool);
+					ts_params->session_mpool);
 
 	if (!ut_params->sec_session) {
 		printf("TestCase %s(%d) line %d: %s\n",
diff --git a/app/test/test_ipsec.c b/app/test/test_ipsec.c
index c6d6b88d6d..2ffa2a8e79 100644
--- a/app/test/test_ipsec.c
+++ b/app/test/test_ipsec.c
@@ -148,18 +148,16 @@ const struct supported_auth_algo auth_algos[] = {
 
 static int
 dummy_sec_create(void *device, struct rte_security_session_conf *conf,
-	struct rte_security_session *sess, struct rte_mempool *mp)
+	void *sess)
 {
 	RTE_SET_USED(device);
 	RTE_SET_USED(conf);
-	RTE_SET_USED(mp);
-
-	sess->sess_private_data = NULL;
+	RTE_SET_USED(sess);
 	return 0;
 }
 
 static int
-dummy_sec_destroy(void *device, struct rte_security_session *sess)
+dummy_sec_destroy(void *device, void *sess)
 {
 	RTE_SET_USED(device);
 	RTE_SET_USED(sess);
@@ -631,8 +629,7 @@ create_dummy_sec_session(struct ipsec_unitest_params *ut,
 	static struct rte_security_session_conf conf;
 
 	ut->ss[j].security.ses = rte_security_session_create(&dummy_sec_ctx,
-					&conf, qp->mp_session,
-					qp->mp_session_private);
+					&conf, qp->mp_session);
 
 	if (ut->ss[j].security.ses == NULL)
 		return -ENOMEM;
diff --git a/app/test/test_security.c b/app/test/test_security.c
index 060cf1ffa8..1cea756880 100644
--- a/app/test/test_security.c
+++ b/app/test/test_security.c
@@ -200,25 +200,6 @@
 			expected_mempool_usage, mempool_usage);		\
 } while (0)
 
-/**
- * Verify usage of mempool by checking if number of allocated objects matches
- * expectations. The mempool is used to manage objects for sessions priv data.
- * A single object is acquired from mempool during session_create
- * and put back in session_destroy.
- *
- * @param   expected_priv_mp_usage	expected number of used priv mp objects
- */
-#define TEST_ASSERT_PRIV_MP_USAGE(expected_priv_mp_usage) do {		\
-	struct security_testsuite_params *ts_params = &testsuite_params;\
-	unsigned int priv_mp_usage;					\
-	priv_mp_usage = rte_mempool_in_use_count(			\
-			ts_params->session_priv_mpool);			\
-	TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL(expected_priv_mp_usage, priv_mp_usage,	\
-			"Expecting %u priv mempool allocations, "	\
-			"but there are %u allocated objects",		\
-			expected_priv_mp_usage, priv_mp_usage);		\
-} while (0)
-
 /**
  * Mockup structures and functions for rte_security_ops;
  *
@@ -253,39 +234,28 @@
 static struct mock_session_create_data {
 	void *device;
 	struct rte_security_session_conf *conf;
-	struct rte_security_session *sess;
+	void *sess;
 	struct rte_mempool *mp;
-	struct rte_mempool *priv_mp;
 
 	int ret;
 
 	int called;
 	int failed;
-} mock_session_create_exp = {NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, 0, 0, 0};
+} mock_session_create_exp = {NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, 0, 0, 0};
 
 static int
 mock_session_create(void *device,
 		struct rte_security_session_conf *conf,
-		struct rte_security_session *sess,
-		struct rte_mempool *priv_mp)
+		void *sess)
 {
-	void *sess_priv;
-	int ret;
 
 	mock_session_create_exp.called++;
 
 	MOCK_TEST_ASSERT_POINTER_PARAMETER(mock_session_create_exp, device);
 	MOCK_TEST_ASSERT_POINTER_PARAMETER(mock_session_create_exp, conf);
-	MOCK_TEST_ASSERT_POINTER_PARAMETER(mock_session_create_exp, priv_mp);
 
-	if (mock_session_create_exp.ret == 0) {
-		ret = rte_mempool_get(priv_mp, &sess_priv);
-		TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL(0, ret,
-			"priv mempool does not have enough objects");
-
-		set_sec_session_private_data(sess, sess_priv);
+	if (mock_session_create_exp.ret == 0)
 		mock_session_create_exp.sess = sess;
-	}
 
 	return mock_session_create_exp.ret;
 }
@@ -297,7 +267,7 @@ mock_session_create(void *device,
  */
 static struct mock_session_update_data {
 	void *device;
-	struct rte_security_session *sess;
+	void *sess;
 	struct rte_security_session_conf *conf;
 
 	int ret;
@@ -308,7 +278,7 @@ static struct mock_session_update_data {
 
 static int
 mock_session_update(void *device,
-		struct rte_security_session *sess,
+		void *sess,
 		struct rte_security_session_conf *conf)
 {
 	mock_session_update_exp.called++;
@@ -351,7 +321,7 @@ mock_session_get_size(void *device)
  */
 static struct mock_session_stats_get_data {
 	void *device;
-	struct rte_security_session *sess;
+	void *sess;
 	struct rte_security_stats *stats;
 
 	int ret;
@@ -362,7 +332,7 @@ static struct mock_session_stats_get_data {
 
 static int
 mock_session_stats_get(void *device,
-		struct rte_security_session *sess,
+		void *sess,
 		struct rte_security_stats *stats)
 {
 	mock_session_stats_get_exp.called++;
@@ -381,7 +351,7 @@ mock_session_stats_get(void *device,
  */
 static struct mock_session_destroy_data {
 	void *device;
-	struct rte_security_session *sess;
+	void *sess;
 
 	int ret;
 
@@ -390,15 +360,9 @@ static struct mock_session_destroy_data {
 } mock_session_destroy_exp = {NULL, NULL, 0, 0, 0};
 
 static int
-mock_session_destroy(void *device, struct rte_security_session *sess)
+mock_session_destroy(void *device, void *sess)
 {
-	void *sess_priv = get_sec_session_private_data(sess);
-
 	mock_session_destroy_exp.called++;
-	if ((mock_session_destroy_exp.ret == 0) && (sess_priv != NULL)) {
-		rte_mempool_put(rte_mempool_from_obj(sess_priv), sess_priv);
-		set_sec_session_private_data(sess, NULL);
-	}
 	MOCK_TEST_ASSERT_POINTER_PARAMETER(mock_session_destroy_exp, device);
 	MOCK_TEST_ASSERT_POINTER_PARAMETER(mock_session_destroy_exp, sess);
 
@@ -412,7 +376,7 @@ mock_session_destroy(void *device, struct rte_security_session *sess)
  */
 static struct mock_set_pkt_metadata_data {
 	void *device;
-	struct rte_security_session *sess;
+	void *sess;
 	struct rte_mbuf *m;
 	void *params;
 
@@ -424,7 +388,7 @@ static struct mock_set_pkt_metadata_data {
 
 static int
 mock_set_pkt_metadata(void *device,
-		struct rte_security_session *sess,
+		void *sess,
 		struct rte_mbuf *m,
 		void *params)
 {
@@ -536,7 +500,6 @@ struct rte_security_ops mock_ops = {
  */
 static struct security_testsuite_params {
 	struct rte_mempool *session_mpool;
-	struct rte_mempool *session_priv_mpool;
 } testsuite_params = { NULL };
 
 /**
@@ -549,7 +512,7 @@ static struct security_testsuite_params {
 static struct security_unittest_params {
 	struct rte_security_ctx ctx;
 	struct rte_security_session_conf conf;
-	struct rte_security_session *sess;
+	void *sess;
 } unittest_params = {
 	.ctx = {
 		.device = NULL,
@@ -563,7 +526,7 @@ static struct security_unittest_params {
 #define SECURITY_TEST_PRIV_MEMPOOL_NAME "SecurityTestPrivMp"
 #define SECURITY_TEST_MEMPOOL_SIZE 15
 #define SECURITY_TEST_SESSION_OBJ_SZ sizeof(struct rte_security_session)
-#define SECURITY_TEST_SESSION_PRIV_OBJ_SZ 64
+#define SECURITY_TEST_SESSION_PRIV_OBJ_SZ 1024
 
 /**
  * testsuite_setup initializes whole test suite parameters.
@@ -577,27 +540,13 @@ testsuite_setup(void)
 	ts_params->session_mpool = rte_mempool_create(
 			SECURITY_TEST_MEMPOOL_NAME,
 			SECURITY_TEST_MEMPOOL_SIZE,
-			SECURITY_TEST_SESSION_OBJ_SZ,
+			SECURITY_TEST_SESSION_OBJ_SZ +
+			SECURITY_TEST_SESSION_PRIV_OBJ_SZ,
 			0, 0, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL,
 			SOCKET_ID_ANY, 0);
 	TEST_ASSERT_NOT_NULL(ts_params->session_mpool,
 			"Cannot create mempool %s\n", rte_strerror(rte_errno));
 
-	ts_params->session_priv_mpool = rte_mempool_create(
-			SECURITY_TEST_PRIV_MEMPOOL_NAME,
-			SECURITY_TEST_MEMPOOL_SIZE,
-			SECURITY_TEST_SESSION_PRIV_OBJ_SZ,
-			0, 0, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL,
-			SOCKET_ID_ANY, 0);
-	if (ts_params->session_priv_mpool == NULL) {
-		RTE_LOG(ERR, USER1, "TestCase %s() line %d failed (null): "
-				"Cannot create priv mempool %s\n",
-				__func__, __LINE__, rte_strerror(rte_errno));
-		rte_mempool_free(ts_params->session_mpool);
-		ts_params->session_mpool = NULL;
-		return TEST_FAILED;
-	}
-
 	return TEST_SUCCESS;
 }
 
@@ -612,10 +561,6 @@ testsuite_teardown(void)
 		rte_mempool_free(ts_params->session_mpool);
 		ts_params->session_mpool = NULL;
 	}
-	if (ts_params->session_priv_mpool) {
-		rte_mempool_free(ts_params->session_priv_mpool);
-		ts_params->session_priv_mpool = NULL;
-	}
 }
 
 /**
@@ -704,7 +649,7 @@ ut_setup_with_session(void)
 {
 	struct security_unittest_params *ut_params = &unittest_params;
 	struct security_testsuite_params *ts_params = &testsuite_params;
-	struct rte_security_session *sess;
+	void *sess;
 
 	int ret = ut_setup();
 	if (ret != TEST_SUCCESS)
@@ -713,12 +658,11 @@ ut_setup_with_session(void)
 	mock_session_create_exp.device = NULL;
 	mock_session_create_exp.conf = &ut_params->conf;
 	mock_session_create_exp.mp = ts_params->session_mpool;
-	mock_session_create_exp.priv_mp = ts_params->session_priv_mpool;
 	mock_session_create_exp.ret = 0;
 
 	sess = rte_security_session_create(&ut_params->ctx, &ut_params->conf,
-			ts_params->session_mpool,
-			ts_params->session_priv_mpool);
+			ts_params->session_mpool);
+	mock_session_get_size_exp.called = 0;
 	TEST_ASSERT_MOCK_FUNCTION_CALL_NOT_NULL(rte_security_session_create,
 			sess);
 	TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL(sess, mock_session_create_exp.sess,
@@ -757,16 +701,14 @@ test_session_create_inv_context(void)
 {
 	struct security_testsuite_params *ts_params = &testsuite_params;
 	struct security_unittest_params *ut_params = &unittest_params;
-	struct rte_security_session *sess;
+	void *sess;
 
 	sess = rte_security_session_create(NULL, &ut_params->conf,
-			ts_params->session_mpool,
-			ts_params->session_priv_mpool);
+			ts_params->session_mpool);
 	TEST_ASSERT_MOCK_FUNCTION_CALL_RET(rte_security_session_create,
 			sess, NULL, "%p");
 	TEST_ASSERT_MOCK_CALLS(mock_session_create_exp, 0);
 	TEST_ASSERT_MEMPOOL_USAGE(0);
-	TEST_ASSERT_PRIV_MP_USAGE(0);
 	TEST_ASSERT_SESSION_COUNT(0);
 
 	return TEST_SUCCESS;
@@ -781,18 +723,16 @@ test_session_create_inv_context_ops(void)
 {
 	struct security_testsuite_params *ts_params = &testsuite_params;
 	struct security_unittest_params *ut_params = &unittest_params;
-	struct rte_security_session *sess;
+	void *sess;
 
 	ut_params->ctx.ops = NULL;
 
 	sess = rte_security_session_create(&ut_params->ctx, &ut_params->conf,
-			ts_params->session_mpool,
-			ts_params->session_priv_mpool);
+			ts_params->session_mpool);
 	TEST_ASSERT_MOCK_FUNCTION_CALL_RET(rte_security_session_create,
 			sess, NULL, "%p");
 	TEST_ASSERT_MOCK_CALLS(mock_session_create_exp, 0);
 	TEST_ASSERT_MEMPOOL_USAGE(0);
-	TEST_ASSERT_PRIV_MP_USAGE(0);
 	TEST_ASSERT_SESSION_COUNT(0);
 
 	return TEST_SUCCESS;
@@ -807,18 +747,16 @@ test_session_create_inv_context_ops_fun(void)
 {
 	struct security_testsuite_params *ts_params = &testsuite_params;
 	struct security_unittest_params *ut_params = &unittest_params;
-	struct rte_security_session *sess;
+	void *sess;
 
 	ut_params->ctx.ops = &empty_ops;
 
 	sess = rte_security_session_create(&ut_params->ctx, &ut_params->conf,
-			ts_params->session_mpool,
-			ts_params->session_priv_mpool);
+			ts_params->session_mpool);
 	TEST_ASSERT_MOCK_FUNCTION_CALL_RET(rte_security_session_create,
 			sess, NULL, "%p");
 	TEST_ASSERT_MOCK_CALLS(mock_session_create_exp, 0);
 	TEST_ASSERT_MEMPOOL_USAGE(0);
-	TEST_ASSERT_PRIV_MP_USAGE(0);
 	TEST_ASSERT_SESSION_COUNT(0);
 
 	return TEST_SUCCESS;
@@ -832,16 +770,14 @@ test_session_create_inv_configuration(void)
 {
 	struct security_testsuite_params *ts_params = &testsuite_params;
 	struct security_unittest_params *ut_params = &unittest_params;
-	struct rte_security_session *sess;
+	void *sess;
 
 	sess = rte_security_session_create(&ut_params->ctx, NULL,
-			ts_params->session_mpool,
-			ts_params->session_priv_mpool);
+			ts_params->session_mpool);
 	TEST_ASSERT_MOCK_FUNCTION_CALL_RET(rte_security_session_create,
 			sess, NULL, "%p");
 	TEST_ASSERT_MOCK_CALLS(mock_session_create_exp, 0);
 	TEST_ASSERT_MEMPOOL_USAGE(0);
-	TEST_ASSERT_PRIV_MP_USAGE(0);
 	TEST_ASSERT_SESSION_COUNT(0);
 
 	return TEST_SUCCESS;
@@ -855,39 +791,14 @@ static int
 test_session_create_inv_mempool(void)
 {
 	struct security_unittest_params *ut_params = &unittest_params;
-	struct security_testsuite_params *ts_params = &testsuite_params;
-	struct rte_security_session *sess;
+	void *sess;
 
 	sess = rte_security_session_create(&ut_params->ctx, &ut_params->conf,
-			NULL, ts_params->session_priv_mpool);
+			NULL);
 	TEST_ASSERT_MOCK_FUNCTION_CALL_RET(rte_security_session_create,
 			sess, NULL, "%p");
 	TEST_ASSERT_MOCK_CALLS(mock_session_create_exp, 0);
 	TEST_ASSERT_MEMPOOL_USAGE(0);
-	TEST_ASSERT_PRIV_MP_USAGE(0);
-	TEST_ASSERT_SESSION_COUNT(0);
-
-	return TEST_SUCCESS;
-}
-
-/**
- * Test execution of rte_security_session_create with NULL session
- * priv mempool
- */
-static int
-test_session_create_inv_sess_priv_mempool(void)
-{
-	struct security_unittest_params *ut_params = &unittest_params;
-	struct security_testsuite_params *ts_params = &testsuite_params;
-	struct rte_security_session *sess;
-
-	sess = rte_security_session_create(&ut_params->ctx, &ut_params->conf,
-			ts_params->session_mpool, NULL);
-	TEST_ASSERT_MOCK_FUNCTION_CALL_RET(rte_security_session_create,
-			sess, NULL, "%p");
-	TEST_ASSERT_MOCK_CALLS(mock_session_create_exp, 0);
-	TEST_ASSERT_MEMPOOL_USAGE(0);
-	TEST_ASSERT_PRIV_MP_USAGE(0);
 	TEST_ASSERT_SESSION_COUNT(0);
 
 	return TEST_SUCCESS;
@@ -902,9 +813,8 @@ test_session_create_mempool_empty(void)
 {
 	struct security_testsuite_params *ts_params = &testsuite_params;
 	struct security_unittest_params *ut_params = &unittest_params;
-	struct rte_security_session *tmp[SECURITY_TEST_MEMPOOL_SIZE];
-	void *tmp1[SECURITY_TEST_MEMPOOL_SIZE];
-	struct rte_security_session *sess;
+	void *tmp[SECURITY_TEST_MEMPOOL_SIZE];
+	void *sess;
 
 	/* Get all available objects from mempool. */
 	int i, ret;
@@ -914,34 +824,23 @@ test_session_create_mempool_empty(void)
 		TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL(0, ret,
 				"Expect getting %d object from mempool"
 				" to succeed", i);
-		ret = rte_mempool_get(ts_params->session_priv_mpool,
-				(void **)(&tmp1[i]));
-		TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL(0, ret,
-				"Expect getting %d object from priv mempool"
-				" to succeed", i);
 	}
 	TEST_ASSERT_MEMPOOL_USAGE(SECURITY_TEST_MEMPOOL_SIZE);
-	TEST_ASSERT_PRIV_MP_USAGE(SECURITY_TEST_MEMPOOL_SIZE);
 
 	sess = rte_security_session_create(&ut_params->ctx, &ut_params->conf,
-			ts_params->session_mpool,
-			ts_params->session_priv_mpool);
+			ts_params->session_mpool);
 	TEST_ASSERT_MOCK_FUNCTION_CALL_RET(rte_security_session_create,
 			sess, NULL, "%p");
 	TEST_ASSERT_MOCK_CALLS(mock_session_create_exp, 0);
 	TEST_ASSERT_MEMPOOL_USAGE(SECURITY_TEST_MEMPOOL_SIZE);
-	TEST_ASSERT_PRIV_MP_USAGE(SECURITY_TEST_MEMPOOL_SIZE);
 	TEST_ASSERT_SESSION_COUNT(0);
 
 	/* Put objects back to the pool. */
 	for (i = 0; i < SECURITY_TEST_MEMPOOL_SIZE; ++i) {
 		rte_mempool_put(ts_params->session_mpool,
 				(void *)(tmp[i]));
-		rte_mempool_put(ts_params->session_priv_mpool,
-				(tmp1[i]));
 	}
 	TEST_ASSERT_MEMPOOL_USAGE(0);
-	TEST_ASSERT_PRIV_MP_USAGE(0);
 
 	return TEST_SUCCESS;
 }
@@ -955,22 +854,19 @@ test_session_create_ops_failure(void)
 {
 	struct security_testsuite_params *ts_params = &testsuite_params;
 	struct security_unittest_params *ut_params = &unittest_params;
-	struct rte_security_session *sess;
+	void *sess;
 
 	mock_session_create_exp.device = NULL;
 	mock_session_create_exp.conf = &ut_params->conf;
 	mock_session_create_exp.mp = ts_params->session_mpool;
-	mock_session_create_exp.priv_mp = ts_params->session_priv_mpool;
 	mock_session_create_exp.ret = -1;	/* Return failure status. */
 
 	sess = rte_security_session_create(&ut_params->ctx, &ut_params->conf,
-			ts_params->session_mpool,
-			ts_params->session_priv_mpool);
+			ts_params->session_mpool);
 	TEST_ASSERT_MOCK_FUNCTION_CALL_RET(rte_security_session_create,
 			sess, NULL, "%p");
 	TEST_ASSERT_MOCK_CALLS(mock_session_create_exp, 1);
 	TEST_ASSERT_MEMPOOL_USAGE(0);
-	TEST_ASSERT_PRIV_MP_USAGE(0);
 	TEST_ASSERT_SESSION_COUNT(0);
 
 	return TEST_SUCCESS;
@@ -984,17 +880,15 @@ test_session_create_success(void)
 {
 	struct security_testsuite_params *ts_params = &testsuite_params;
 	struct security_unittest_params *ut_params = &unittest_params;
-	struct rte_security_session *sess;
+	void *sess;
 
 	mock_session_create_exp.device = NULL;
 	mock_session_create_exp.conf = &ut_params->conf;
 	mock_session_create_exp.mp = ts_params->session_mpool;
-	mock_session_create_exp.priv_mp = ts_params->session_priv_mpool;
 	mock_session_create_exp.ret = 0;	/* Return success status. */
 
 	sess = rte_security_session_create(&ut_params->ctx, &ut_params->conf,
-			ts_params->session_mpool,
-			ts_params->session_priv_mpool);
+			ts_params->session_mpool);
 	TEST_ASSERT_MOCK_FUNCTION_CALL_NOT_NULL(rte_security_session_create,
 			sess);
 	TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL(sess, mock_session_create_exp.sess,
@@ -1003,7 +897,6 @@ test_session_create_success(void)
 			sess, mock_session_create_exp.sess);
 	TEST_ASSERT_MOCK_CALLS(mock_session_create_exp, 1);
 	TEST_ASSERT_MEMPOOL_USAGE(1);
-	TEST_ASSERT_PRIV_MP_USAGE(1);
 	TEST_ASSERT_SESSION_COUNT(1);
 
 	/*
@@ -1389,7 +1282,6 @@ test_session_destroy_inv_context(void)
 	struct security_unittest_params *ut_params = &unittest_params;
 
 	TEST_ASSERT_MEMPOOL_USAGE(1);
-	TEST_ASSERT_PRIV_MP_USAGE(1);
 	TEST_ASSERT_SESSION_COUNT(1);
 
 	int ret = rte_security_session_destroy(NULL, ut_params->sess);
@@ -1397,7 +1289,6 @@ test_session_destroy_inv_context(void)
 			ret, -EINVAL, "%d");
 	TEST_ASSERT_MOCK_CALLS(mock_session_destroy_exp, 0);
 	TEST_ASSERT_MEMPOOL_USAGE(1);
-	TEST_ASSERT_PRIV_MP_USAGE(1);
 	TEST_ASSERT_SESSION_COUNT(1);
 
 	return TEST_SUCCESS;
@@ -1414,7 +1305,6 @@ test_session_destroy_inv_context_ops(void)
 	ut_params->ctx.ops = NULL;
 
 	TEST_ASSERT_MEMPOOL_USAGE(1);
-	TEST_ASSERT_PRIV_MP_USAGE(1);
 	TEST_ASSERT_SESSION_COUNT(1);
 
 	int ret = rte_security_session_destroy(&ut_params->ctx,
@@ -1423,7 +1313,6 @@ test_session_destroy_inv_context_ops(void)
 			ret, -EINVAL, "%d");
 	TEST_ASSERT_MOCK_CALLS(mock_session_destroy_exp, 0);
 	TEST_ASSERT_MEMPOOL_USAGE(1);
-	TEST_ASSERT_PRIV_MP_USAGE(1);
 	TEST_ASSERT_SESSION_COUNT(1);
 
 	return TEST_SUCCESS;
@@ -1440,7 +1329,6 @@ test_session_destroy_inv_context_ops_fun(void)
 	ut_params->ctx.ops = &empty_ops;
 
 	TEST_ASSERT_MEMPOOL_USAGE(1);
-	TEST_ASSERT_PRIV_MP_USAGE(1);
 	TEST_ASSERT_SESSION_COUNT(1);
 
 	int ret = rte_security_session_destroy(&ut_params->ctx,
@@ -1449,7 +1337,6 @@ test_session_destroy_inv_context_ops_fun(void)
 			ret, -ENOTSUP, "%d");
 	TEST_ASSERT_MOCK_CALLS(mock_session_destroy_exp, 0);
 	TEST_ASSERT_MEMPOOL_USAGE(1);
-	TEST_ASSERT_PRIV_MP_USAGE(1);
 	TEST_ASSERT_SESSION_COUNT(1);
 
 	return TEST_SUCCESS;
@@ -1464,7 +1351,6 @@ test_session_destroy_inv_session(void)
 	struct security_unittest_params *ut_params = &unittest_params;
 
 	TEST_ASSERT_MEMPOOL_USAGE(1);
-	TEST_ASSERT_PRIV_MP_USAGE(1);
 	TEST_ASSERT_SESSION_COUNT(1);
 
 	int ret = rte_security_session_destroy(&ut_params->ctx, NULL);
@@ -1472,7 +1358,6 @@ test_session_destroy_inv_session(void)
 			ret, -EINVAL, "%d");
 	TEST_ASSERT_MOCK_CALLS(mock_session_destroy_exp, 0);
 	TEST_ASSERT_MEMPOOL_USAGE(1);
-	TEST_ASSERT_PRIV_MP_USAGE(1);
 	TEST_ASSERT_SESSION_COUNT(1);
 
 	return TEST_SUCCESS;
@@ -1492,7 +1377,6 @@ test_session_destroy_ops_failure(void)
 	mock_session_destroy_exp.ret = -1;
 
 	TEST_ASSERT_MEMPOOL_USAGE(1);
-	TEST_ASSERT_PRIV_MP_USAGE(1);
 	TEST_ASSERT_SESSION_COUNT(1);
 
 	int ret = rte_security_session_destroy(&ut_params->ctx,
@@ -1501,7 +1385,6 @@ test_session_destroy_ops_failure(void)
 			ret, -1, "%d");
 	TEST_ASSERT_MOCK_CALLS(mock_session_destroy_exp, 1);
 	TEST_ASSERT_MEMPOOL_USAGE(1);
-	TEST_ASSERT_PRIV_MP_USAGE(1);
 	TEST_ASSERT_SESSION_COUNT(1);
 
 	return TEST_SUCCESS;
@@ -1519,7 +1402,6 @@ test_session_destroy_success(void)
 	mock_session_destroy_exp.sess = ut_params->sess;
 	mock_session_destroy_exp.ret = 0;
 	TEST_ASSERT_MEMPOOL_USAGE(1);
-	TEST_ASSERT_PRIV_MP_USAGE(1);
 	TEST_ASSERT_SESSION_COUNT(1);
 
 	int ret = rte_security_session_destroy(&ut_params->ctx,
@@ -1528,7 +1410,6 @@ test_session_destroy_success(void)
 			ret, 0, "%d");
 	TEST_ASSERT_MOCK_CALLS(mock_session_destroy_exp, 1);
 	TEST_ASSERT_MEMPOOL_USAGE(0);
-	TEST_ASSERT_PRIV_MP_USAGE(0);
 	TEST_ASSERT_SESSION_COUNT(0);
 
 	/*
@@ -2495,8 +2376,6 @@ static struct unit_test_suite security_testsuite  = {
 				test_session_create_inv_configuration),
 		TEST_CASE_ST(ut_setup, ut_teardown,
 				test_session_create_inv_mempool),
-		TEST_CASE_ST(ut_setup, ut_teardown,
-				test_session_create_inv_sess_priv_mempool),
 		TEST_CASE_ST(ut_setup, ut_teardown,
 				test_session_create_mempool_empty),
 		TEST_CASE_ST(ut_setup, ut_teardown,
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/aesni_mb/rte_aesni_mb_pmd.c b/drivers/crypto/aesni_mb/rte_aesni_mb_pmd.c
index bbf310166e..e8da9ea9e1 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/aesni_mb/rte_aesni_mb_pmd.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/aesni_mb/rte_aesni_mb_pmd.c
@@ -1021,8 +1021,7 @@ get_session(struct aesni_mb_qp *qp, struct rte_crypto_op *op)
 	} else if (op->sess_type == RTE_CRYPTO_OP_SECURITY_SESSION) {
 		if (likely(op->sym->sec_session != NULL))
 			sess = (struct aesni_mb_session *)
-					get_sec_session_private_data(
-						op->sym->sec_session);
+					(op->sym->sec_session);
 #endif
 	} else {
 		void *_sess = rte_cryptodev_sym_session_create(qp->sess_mp);
@@ -1638,7 +1637,7 @@ post_process_mb_job(struct aesni_mb_qp *qp, JOB_AES_HMAC *job)
 		 * this is for DOCSIS
 		 */
 		is_docsis_sec = 1;
-		sess = get_sec_session_private_data(op->sym->sec_session);
+		sess = (struct aesni_mb_session *)(op->sym->sec_session);
 	} else
 #endif
 	{
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/aesni_mb/rte_aesni_mb_pmd_ops.c b/drivers/crypto/aesni_mb/rte_aesni_mb_pmd_ops.c
index 48a8f91868..39c67e3952 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/aesni_mb/rte_aesni_mb_pmd_ops.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/aesni_mb/rte_aesni_mb_pmd_ops.c
@@ -1056,10 +1056,8 @@ struct rte_cryptodev_ops *rte_aesni_mb_pmd_ops = &aesni_mb_pmd_ops;
  */
 static int
 aesni_mb_pmd_sec_sess_create(void *dev, struct rte_security_session_conf *conf,
-		struct rte_security_session *sess,
-		struct rte_mempool *mempool)
+			     void *sess)
 {
-	void *sess_private_data;
 	struct rte_cryptodev *cdev = (struct rte_cryptodev *)dev;
 	int ret;
 
@@ -1069,40 +1067,22 @@ aesni_mb_pmd_sec_sess_create(void *dev, struct rte_security_session_conf *conf,
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	if (rte_mempool_get(mempool, &sess_private_data)) {
-		AESNI_MB_LOG(ERR, "Couldn't get object from session mempool");
-		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
-
-	ret = aesni_mb_set_docsis_sec_session_parameters(cdev, conf,
-			sess_private_data);
-
+	ret = aesni_mb_set_docsis_sec_session_parameters(cdev, conf, sess);
 	if (ret != 0) {
 		AESNI_MB_LOG(ERR, "Failed to configure session parameters");
-
-		/* Return session to mempool */
-		rte_mempool_put(mempool, sess_private_data);
 		return ret;
 	}
 
-	set_sec_session_private_data(sess, sess_private_data);
-
 	return ret;
 }
 
 /** Clear the memory of session so it doesn't leave key material behind */
 static int
-aesni_mb_pmd_sec_sess_destroy(void *dev __rte_unused,
-		struct rte_security_session *sess)
+aesni_mb_pmd_sec_sess_destroy(void *dev __rte_unused, void *sess)
 {
-	void *sess_priv = get_sec_session_private_data(sess);
+	if (sess)
+		memset(sess, 0, sizeof(struct aesni_mb_session));
 
-	if (sess_priv) {
-		struct rte_mempool *sess_mp = rte_mempool_from_obj(sess_priv);
-		memset(sess_priv, 0, sizeof(struct aesni_mb_session));
-		set_sec_session_private_data(sess, NULL);
-		rte_mempool_put(sess_mp, sess_priv);
-	}
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/caam_jr/caam_jr.c b/drivers/crypto/caam_jr/caam_jr.c
index 258750afe7..ce7a100778 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/caam_jr/caam_jr.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/caam_jr/caam_jr.c
@@ -1361,9 +1361,7 @@ caam_jr_enqueue_op(struct rte_crypto_op *op, struct caam_jr_qp *qp)
 					cryptodev_driver_id);
 		break;
 	case RTE_CRYPTO_OP_SECURITY_SESSION:
-		ses = (struct caam_jr_session *)
-			get_sec_session_private_data(
-					op->sym->sec_session);
+		ses = (struct caam_jr_session *)(op->sym->sec_session);
 		break;
 	default:
 		CAAM_JR_DP_ERR("sessionless crypto op not supported");
@@ -1911,22 +1909,14 @@ caam_jr_set_ipsec_session(__rte_unused struct rte_cryptodev *dev,
 static int
 caam_jr_security_session_create(void *dev,
 				struct rte_security_session_conf *conf,
-				struct rte_security_session *sess,
-				struct rte_mempool *mempool)
+				void *sess)
 {
-	void *sess_private_data;
 	struct rte_cryptodev *cdev = (struct rte_cryptodev *)dev;
 	int ret;
 
-	if (rte_mempool_get(mempool, &sess_private_data)) {
-		CAAM_JR_ERR("Couldn't get object from session mempool");
-		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
-
 	switch (conf->protocol) {
 	case RTE_SECURITY_PROTOCOL_IPSEC:
-		ret = caam_jr_set_ipsec_session(cdev, conf,
-				sess_private_data);
+		ret = caam_jr_set_ipsec_session(cdev, conf, sess);
 		break;
 	case RTE_SECURITY_PROTOCOL_MACSEC:
 		return -ENOTSUP;
@@ -1935,34 +1925,24 @@ caam_jr_security_session_create(void *dev,
 	}
 	if (ret != 0) {
 		CAAM_JR_ERR("failed to configure session parameters");
-		/* Return session to mempool */
-		rte_mempool_put(mempool, sess_private_data);
 		return ret;
 	}
 
-	set_sec_session_private_data(sess, sess_private_data);
-
 	return ret;
 }
 
 /* Clear the memory of session so it doesn't leave key material behind */
 static int
-caam_jr_security_session_destroy(void *dev __rte_unused,
-				 struct rte_security_session *sess)
+caam_jr_security_session_destroy(void *dev __rte_unused, void *sess)
 {
 	PMD_INIT_FUNC_TRACE();
-	void *sess_priv = get_sec_session_private_data(sess);
 
-	struct caam_jr_session *s = (struct caam_jr_session *)sess_priv;
-
-	if (sess_priv) {
-		struct rte_mempool *sess_mp = rte_mempool_from_obj(sess_priv);
+	struct caam_jr_session *s = (struct caam_jr_session *)sess;
 
+	if (sess) {
 		rte_free(s->cipher_key.data);
 		rte_free(s->auth_key.data);
 		memset(sess, 0, sizeof(struct caam_jr_session));
-		set_sec_session_private_data(sess, NULL);
-		rte_mempool_put(sess_mp, sess_priv);
 	}
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/cnxk/cn10k_cryptodev_ops.c b/drivers/crypto/cnxk/cn10k_cryptodev_ops.c
index c25c8e67b2..de2eebd507 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/cnxk/cn10k_cryptodev_ops.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/cnxk/cn10k_cryptodev_ops.c
@@ -122,8 +122,8 @@ cn10k_cpt_fill_inst(struct cnxk_cpt_qp *qp, struct rte_crypto_op *ops[],
 
 	if (op->type == RTE_CRYPTO_OP_TYPE_SYMMETRIC) {
 		if (op->sess_type == RTE_CRYPTO_OP_SECURITY_SESSION) {
-			sec_sess = get_sec_session_private_data(
-				sym_op->sec_session);
+			sec_sess = (struct cn10k_sec_session *)
+				(sym_op->sec_session);
 			ret = cpt_sec_inst_fill(op, sec_sess, infl_req,
 						&inst[0]);
 			if (unlikely(ret))
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ cn10k_cpt_sec_ucc_process(struct rte_crypto_op *cop,
 	if (!(infl_req->op_flags & CPT_OP_FLAGS_IPSEC_DIR_INBOUND))
 		return;
 
-	sess = get_sec_session_private_data(cop->sym->sec_session);
+	sess = (struct cn10k_sec_session *)(cop->sym->sec_session);
 	sa = &sess->sa;
 
 	mbuf = cop->sym->m_src;
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/cnxk/cn10k_ipsec.c b/drivers/crypto/cnxk/cn10k_ipsec.c
index 27df1dcd64..425fe599e0 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/cnxk/cn10k_ipsec.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/cnxk/cn10k_ipsec.c
@@ -35,17 +35,15 @@ static int
 cn10k_ipsec_outb_sa_create(struct roc_cpt *roc_cpt,
 			   struct rte_security_ipsec_xform *ipsec_xfrm,
 			   struct rte_crypto_sym_xform *crypto_xfrm,
-			   struct rte_security_session *sec_sess)
+			   struct cn10k_sec_session *sess)
 {
 	union roc_ot_ipsec_outb_param1 param1;
 	struct roc_ot_ipsec_outb_sa *out_sa;
 	struct cnxk_ipsec_outb_rlens rlens;
-	struct cn10k_sec_session *sess;
 	struct cn10k_ipsec_sa *sa;
 	union cpt_inst_w4 inst_w4;
 	int ret;
 
-	sess = get_sec_session_private_data(sec_sess);
 	sa = &sess->sa;
 	out_sa = &sa->out_sa;
 
@@ -114,16 +112,14 @@ static int
 cn10k_ipsec_inb_sa_create(struct roc_cpt *roc_cpt,
 			  struct rte_security_ipsec_xform *ipsec_xfrm,
 			  struct rte_crypto_sym_xform *crypto_xfrm,
-			  struct rte_security_session *sec_sess)
+			  struct cn10k_sec_session *sess)
 {
 	union roc_ot_ipsec_inb_param1 param1;
 	struct roc_ot_ipsec_inb_sa *in_sa;
-	struct cn10k_sec_session *sess;
 	struct cn10k_ipsec_sa *sa;
 	union cpt_inst_w4 inst_w4;
 	int ret;
 
-	sess = get_sec_session_private_data(sec_sess);
 	sa = &sess->sa;
 	in_sa = &sa->in_sa;
 
@@ -175,7 +171,7 @@ static int
 cn10k_ipsec_session_create(void *dev,
 			   struct rte_security_ipsec_xform *ipsec_xfrm,
 			   struct rte_crypto_sym_xform *crypto_xfrm,
-			   struct rte_security_session *sess)
+			   struct cn10k_sec_session *sess)
 {
 	struct rte_cryptodev *crypto_dev = dev;
 	struct roc_cpt *roc_cpt;
@@ -204,55 +200,28 @@ cn10k_ipsec_session_create(void *dev,
 
 static int
 cn10k_sec_session_create(void *device, struct rte_security_session_conf *conf,
-			 struct rte_security_session *sess,
-			 struct rte_mempool *mempool)
+			 void *sess)
 {
-	struct cn10k_sec_session *priv;
-	int ret;
+	struct cn10k_sec_session *priv = sess;
 
 	if (conf->action_type != RTE_SECURITY_ACTION_TYPE_LOOKASIDE_PROTOCOL)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	if (rte_mempool_get(mempool, (void **)&priv)) {
-		plt_err("Could not allocate security session private data");
-		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
-
-	set_sec_session_private_data(sess, priv);
-
 	if (conf->protocol != RTE_SECURITY_PROTOCOL_IPSEC) {
-		ret = -ENOTSUP;
-		goto mempool_put;
+		return -ENOTSUP;
 	}
-	ret = cn10k_ipsec_session_create(device, &conf->ipsec,
-					 conf->crypto_xform, sess);
-	if (ret)
-		goto mempool_put;
-
-	return 0;
-
-mempool_put:
-	rte_mempool_put(mempool, priv);
-	set_sec_session_private_data(sess, NULL);
-	return ret;
+	return cn10k_ipsec_session_create(device, &conf->ipsec,
+					 conf->crypto_xform, priv);
 }
 
 static int
-cn10k_sec_session_destroy(void *device __rte_unused,
-			  struct rte_security_session *sess)
+cn10k_sec_session_destroy(void *device __rte_unused, void *sess)
 {
-	struct cn10k_sec_session *priv;
-	struct rte_mempool *sess_mp;
-
-	priv = get_sec_session_private_data(sess);
+	struct cn10k_sec_session *priv = sess;
 
 	if (priv == NULL)
 		return 0;
-
-	sess_mp = rte_mempool_from_obj(priv);
-
-	set_sec_session_private_data(sess, NULL);
-	rte_mempool_put(sess_mp, priv);
+	memset(priv, 0, sizeof(*priv));
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/cnxk/cn9k_cryptodev_ops.c b/drivers/crypto/cnxk/cn9k_cryptodev_ops.c
index 75277936b0..4c2dc5b080 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/cnxk/cn9k_cryptodev_ops.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/cnxk/cn9k_cryptodev_ops.c
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ cn9k_cpt_sec_inst_fill(struct rte_crypto_op *op,
 		return -ENOTSUP;
 	}
 
-	priv = get_sec_session_private_data(op->sym->sec_session);
+	priv = (struct cn9k_sec_session *)(op->sym->sec_session);
 	sa = &priv->sa;
 
 	if (sa->dir == RTE_SECURITY_IPSEC_SA_DIR_EGRESS)
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/cnxk/cn9k_ipsec.c b/drivers/crypto/cnxk/cn9k_ipsec.c
index 53fb793654..a602d38a11 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/cnxk/cn9k_ipsec.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/cnxk/cn9k_ipsec.c
@@ -275,14 +275,13 @@ static int
 cn9k_ipsec_outb_sa_create(struct cnxk_cpt_qp *qp,
 			  struct rte_security_ipsec_xform *ipsec,
 			  struct rte_crypto_sym_xform *crypto_xform,
-			  struct rte_security_session *sec_sess)
+			  struct cn9k_sec_session *sess)
 {
 	struct rte_crypto_sym_xform *auth_xform = crypto_xform->next;
 	struct roc_ie_on_ip_template *template = NULL;
 	struct roc_cpt *roc_cpt = qp->lf.roc_cpt;
 	struct cnxk_cpt_inst_tmpl *inst_tmpl;
 	struct roc_ie_on_outb_sa *out_sa;
-	struct cn9k_sec_session *sess;
 	struct roc_ie_on_sa_ctl *ctl;
 	struct cn9k_ipsec_sa *sa;
 	struct rte_ipv6_hdr *ip6;
@@ -294,7 +293,6 @@ cn9k_ipsec_outb_sa_create(struct cnxk_cpt_qp *qp,
 	size_t ctx_len;
 	int ret;
 
-	sess = get_sec_session_private_data(sec_sess);
 	sa = &sess->sa;
 	out_sa = &sa->out_sa;
 	ctl = &out_sa->common_sa.ctl;
@@ -422,13 +420,12 @@ static int
 cn9k_ipsec_inb_sa_create(struct cnxk_cpt_qp *qp,
 			 struct rte_security_ipsec_xform *ipsec,
 			 struct rte_crypto_sym_xform *crypto_xform,
-			 struct rte_security_session *sec_sess)
+			 struct cn9k_sec_session *sess)
 {
 	struct rte_crypto_sym_xform *auth_xform = crypto_xform;
 	struct roc_cpt *roc_cpt = qp->lf.roc_cpt;
 	struct cnxk_cpt_inst_tmpl *inst_tmpl;
 	struct roc_ie_on_inb_sa *in_sa;
-	struct cn9k_sec_session *sess;
 	struct cn9k_ipsec_sa *sa;
 	const uint8_t *auth_key;
 	union cpt_inst_w4 w4;
@@ -437,7 +434,6 @@ cn9k_ipsec_inb_sa_create(struct cnxk_cpt_qp *qp,
 	size_t ctx_len = 0;
 	int ret;
 
-	sess = get_sec_session_private_data(sec_sess);
 	sa = &sess->sa;
 	in_sa = &sa->in_sa;
 
@@ -501,7 +497,7 @@ static int
 cn9k_ipsec_session_create(void *dev,
 			  struct rte_security_ipsec_xform *ipsec_xform,
 			  struct rte_crypto_sym_xform *crypto_xform,
-			  struct rte_security_session *sess)
+			  struct cn9k_sec_session *sess)
 {
 	struct rte_cryptodev *crypto_dev = dev;
 	struct cnxk_cpt_qp *qp;
@@ -532,53 +528,32 @@ cn9k_ipsec_session_create(void *dev,
 
 static int
 cn9k_sec_session_create(void *device, struct rte_security_session_conf *conf,
-			struct rte_security_session *sess,
-			struct rte_mempool *mempool)
+			void *sess)
 {
-	struct cn9k_sec_session *priv;
-	int ret;
+	struct cn9k_sec_session *priv = sess;
 
 	if (conf->action_type != RTE_SECURITY_ACTION_TYPE_LOOKASIDE_PROTOCOL)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	if (rte_mempool_get(mempool, (void **)&priv)) {
-		plt_err("Could not allocate security session private data");
-		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
-
 	memset(priv, 0, sizeof(*priv));
 
-	set_sec_session_private_data(sess, priv);
-
 	if (conf->protocol != RTE_SECURITY_PROTOCOL_IPSEC) {
-		ret = -ENOTSUP;
-		goto mempool_put;
+		return -ENOTSUP;
 	}
 
-	ret = cn9k_ipsec_session_create(device, &conf->ipsec,
-					conf->crypto_xform, sess);
-	if (ret)
-		goto mempool_put;
-
-	return 0;
-
-mempool_put:
-	rte_mempool_put(mempool, priv);
-	set_sec_session_private_data(sess, NULL);
-	return ret;
+	return cn9k_ipsec_session_create(device, &conf->ipsec,
+					conf->crypto_xform, priv);
 }
 
 static int
-cn9k_sec_session_destroy(void *device __rte_unused,
-			 struct rte_security_session *sess)
+cn9k_sec_session_destroy(void *device __rte_unused, void *sess)
 {
 	struct roc_ie_on_outb_sa *out_sa;
 	struct cn9k_sec_session *priv;
-	struct rte_mempool *sess_mp;
 	struct roc_ie_on_sa_ctl *ctl;
 	struct cn9k_ipsec_sa *sa;
 
-	priv = get_sec_session_private_data(sess);
+	priv = sess;
 	if (priv == NULL)
 		return 0;
 
@@ -590,13 +565,8 @@ cn9k_sec_session_destroy(void *device __rte_unused,
 
 	rte_io_wmb();
 
-	sess_mp = rte_mempool_from_obj(priv);
-
 	memset(priv, 0, sizeof(*priv));
 
-	set_sec_session_private_data(sess, NULL);
-	rte_mempool_put(sess_mp, priv);
-
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/dpaa2_sec/dpaa2_sec_dpseci.c b/drivers/crypto/dpaa2_sec/dpaa2_sec_dpseci.c
index dfa72f3f93..176f1a27a0 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/dpaa2_sec/dpaa2_sec_dpseci.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/dpaa2_sec/dpaa2_sec_dpseci.c
@@ -1358,8 +1358,7 @@ build_sec_fd(struct rte_crypto_op *op,
 				op->sym->session, cryptodev_driver_id);
 #ifdef RTE_LIB_SECURITY
 	else if (op->sess_type == RTE_CRYPTO_OP_SECURITY_SESSION)
-		sess = (dpaa2_sec_session *)get_sec_session_private_data(
-				op->sym->sec_session);
+		sess = (dpaa2_sec_session *)(op->sym->sec_session);
 #endif
 	else
 		return -ENOTSUP;
@@ -1532,7 +1531,7 @@ sec_simple_fd_to_mbuf(const struct qbman_fd *fd)
 	struct rte_crypto_op *op;
 	uint16_t len = DPAA2_GET_FD_LEN(fd);
 	int16_t diff = 0;
-	dpaa2_sec_session *sess_priv __rte_unused;
+	dpaa2_sec_session *sess_priv;
 
 	struct rte_mbuf *mbuf = DPAA2_INLINE_MBUF_FROM_BUF(
 		DPAA2_IOVA_TO_VADDR(DPAA2_GET_FD_ADDR(fd)),
@@ -1545,8 +1544,7 @@ sec_simple_fd_to_mbuf(const struct qbman_fd *fd)
 	mbuf->buf_iova = op->sym->aead.digest.phys_addr;
 	op->sym->aead.digest.phys_addr = 0L;
 
-	sess_priv = (dpaa2_sec_session *)get_sec_session_private_data(
-				op->sym->sec_session);
+	sess_priv = (dpaa2_sec_session *)(op->sym->sec_session);
 	if (sess_priv->dir == DIR_ENC)
 		mbuf->data_off += SEC_FLC_DHR_OUTBOUND;
 	else
@@ -3395,63 +3393,44 @@ dpaa2_sec_set_pdcp_session(struct rte_cryptodev *dev,
 static int
 dpaa2_sec_security_session_create(void *dev,
 				  struct rte_security_session_conf *conf,
-				  struct rte_security_session *sess,
-				  struct rte_mempool *mempool)
+				  void *sess)
 {
-	void *sess_private_data;
 	struct rte_cryptodev *cdev = (struct rte_cryptodev *)dev;
 	int ret;
 
-	if (rte_mempool_get(mempool, &sess_private_data)) {
-		DPAA2_SEC_ERR("Couldn't get object from session mempool");
-		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
-
 	switch (conf->protocol) {
 	case RTE_SECURITY_PROTOCOL_IPSEC:
-		ret = dpaa2_sec_set_ipsec_session(cdev, conf,
-				sess_private_data);
+		ret = dpaa2_sec_set_ipsec_session(cdev, conf, sess);
 		break;
 	case RTE_SECURITY_PROTOCOL_MACSEC:
 		return -ENOTSUP;
 	case RTE_SECURITY_PROTOCOL_PDCP:
-		ret = dpaa2_sec_set_pdcp_session(cdev, conf,
-				sess_private_data);
+		ret = dpaa2_sec_set_pdcp_session(cdev, conf, sess);
 		break;
 	default:
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 	if (ret != 0) {
 		DPAA2_SEC_ERR("Failed to configure session parameters");
-		/* Return session to mempool */
-		rte_mempool_put(mempool, sess_private_data);
 		return ret;
 	}
 
-	set_sec_session_private_data(sess, sess_private_data);
-
 	return ret;
 }
 
 /** Clear the memory of session so it doesn't leave key material behind */
 static int
-dpaa2_sec_security_session_destroy(void *dev __rte_unused,
-		struct rte_security_session *sess)
+dpaa2_sec_security_session_destroy(void *dev __rte_unused, void *sess)
 {
 	PMD_INIT_FUNC_TRACE();
-	void *sess_priv = get_sec_session_private_data(sess);
 
-	dpaa2_sec_session *s = (dpaa2_sec_session *)sess_priv;
-
-	if (sess_priv) {
-		struct rte_mempool *sess_mp = rte_mempool_from_obj(sess_priv);
+	dpaa2_sec_session *s = (dpaa2_sec_session *)sess;
 
+	if (sess) {
 		rte_free(s->ctxt);
 		rte_free(s->cipher_key.data);
 		rte_free(s->auth_key.data);
 		memset(s, 0, sizeof(dpaa2_sec_session));
-		set_sec_session_private_data(sess, NULL);
-		rte_mempool_put(sess_mp, sess_priv);
 	}
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/dpaa_sec/dpaa_sec.c b/drivers/crypto/dpaa_sec/dpaa_sec.c
index d5aa2748d6..832b6e64ec 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/dpaa_sec/dpaa_sec.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/dpaa_sec/dpaa_sec.c
@@ -1793,8 +1793,7 @@ dpaa_sec_enqueue_burst(void *qp, struct rte_crypto_op **ops,
 #ifdef RTE_LIB_SECURITY
 			case RTE_CRYPTO_OP_SECURITY_SESSION:
 				ses = (dpaa_sec_session *)
-					get_sec_session_private_data(
-							op->sym->sec_session);
+					(op->sym->sec_session);
 				break;
 #endif
 			default:
@@ -2572,7 +2571,6 @@ static inline void
 free_session_memory(struct rte_cryptodev *dev, dpaa_sec_session *s)
 {
 	struct dpaa_sec_dev_private *qi = dev->data->dev_private;
-	struct rte_mempool *sess_mp = rte_mempool_from_obj((void *)s);
 	uint8_t i;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < MAX_DPAA_CORES; i++) {
@@ -2582,7 +2580,6 @@ free_session_memory(struct rte_cryptodev *dev, dpaa_sec_session *s)
 		s->qp[i] = NULL;
 	}
 	free_session_data(s);
-	rte_mempool_put(sess_mp, (void *)s);
 }
 
 /** Clear the memory of session so it doesn't leave key material behind */
@@ -3117,26 +3114,17 @@ dpaa_sec_set_pdcp_session(struct rte_cryptodev *dev,
 static int
 dpaa_sec_security_session_create(void *dev,
 				 struct rte_security_session_conf *conf,
-				 struct rte_security_session *sess,
-				 struct rte_mempool *mempool)
+				 void *sess)
 {
-	void *sess_private_data;
 	struct rte_cryptodev *cdev = (struct rte_cryptodev *)dev;
 	int ret;
 
-	if (rte_mempool_get(mempool, &sess_private_data)) {
-		DPAA_SEC_ERR("Couldn't get object from session mempool");
-		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
-
 	switch (conf->protocol) {
 	case RTE_SECURITY_PROTOCOL_IPSEC:
-		ret = dpaa_sec_set_ipsec_session(cdev, conf,
-				sess_private_data);
+		ret = dpaa_sec_set_ipsec_session(cdev, conf, sess);
 		break;
 	case RTE_SECURITY_PROTOCOL_PDCP:
-		ret = dpaa_sec_set_pdcp_session(cdev, conf,
-				sess_private_data);
+		ret = dpaa_sec_set_pdcp_session(cdev, conf, sess);
 		break;
 	case RTE_SECURITY_PROTOCOL_MACSEC:
 		return -ENOTSUP;
@@ -3145,29 +3133,21 @@ dpaa_sec_security_session_create(void *dev,
 	}
 	if (ret != 0) {
 		DPAA_SEC_ERR("failed to configure session parameters");
-		/* Return session to mempool */
-		rte_mempool_put(mempool, sess_private_data);
 		return ret;
 	}
 
-	set_sec_session_private_data(sess, sess_private_data);
-
 	return ret;
 }
 
 /** Clear the memory of session so it doesn't leave key material behind */
 static int
-dpaa_sec_security_session_destroy(void *dev __rte_unused,
-		struct rte_security_session *sess)
+dpaa_sec_security_session_destroy(void *dev __rte_unused, void *sess)
 {
 	PMD_INIT_FUNC_TRACE();
-	void *sess_priv = get_sec_session_private_data(sess);
-	dpaa_sec_session *s = (dpaa_sec_session *)sess_priv;
+	dpaa_sec_session *s = (dpaa_sec_session *)sess;
 
-	if (sess_priv) {
+	if (sess)
 		free_session_memory((struct rte_cryptodev *)dev, s);
-		set_sec_session_private_data(sess, NULL);
-	}
 	return 0;
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/mvsam/rte_mrvl_pmd.c b/drivers/crypto/mvsam/rte_mrvl_pmd.c
index a72642a772..245a4ad353 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/mvsam/rte_mrvl_pmd.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/mvsam/rte_mrvl_pmd.c
@@ -773,8 +773,7 @@ mrvl_request_prepare_sec(struct sam_cio_ipsec_params *request,
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	sess = (struct mrvl_crypto_session *)get_sec_session_private_data(
-			op->sym->sec_session);
+	sess = (struct mrvl_crypto_session *)(op->sym->sec_session);
 	if (unlikely(sess == NULL)) {
 		MRVL_LOG(ERR, "Session was not created for this device! %d",
 			 cryptodev_driver_id);
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/mvsam/rte_mrvl_pmd_ops.c b/drivers/crypto/mvsam/rte_mrvl_pmd_ops.c
index 3064b1f136..e04a2c88c7 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/mvsam/rte_mrvl_pmd_ops.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/mvsam/rte_mrvl_pmd_ops.c
@@ -913,16 +913,12 @@ mrvl_crypto_pmd_security_session_create(__rte_unused void *dev,
 
 /** Clear the memory of session so it doesn't leave key material behind */
 static int
-mrvl_crypto_pmd_security_session_destroy(void *dev __rte_unused,
-		struct rte_security_session *sess)
+mrvl_crypto_pmd_security_session_destroy(void *dev __rte_unused, void *sess)
 {
-	void *sess_priv = get_sec_session_private_data(sess);
-
 	/* Zero out the whole structure */
-	if (sess_priv) {
+	if (sess) {
 		struct mrvl_crypto_session *mrvl_sess =
 			(struct mrvl_crypto_session *)sess_priv;
-		struct rte_mempool *sess_mp = rte_mempool_from_obj(sess_priv);
 
 		if (mrvl_sess->sam_sess &&
 		    sam_session_destroy(mrvl_sess->sam_sess) < 0) {
@@ -932,9 +928,6 @@ mrvl_crypto_pmd_security_session_destroy(void *dev __rte_unused,
 		rte_free(mrvl_sess->sam_sess_params.cipher_key);
 		rte_free(mrvl_sess->sam_sess_params.auth_key);
 		rte_free(mrvl_sess->sam_sess_params.cipher_iv);
-		memset(sess, 0, sizeof(struct rte_security_session));
-		set_sec_session_private_data(sess, NULL);
-		rte_mempool_put(sess_mp, sess_priv);
 	}
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/octeontx2/otx2_cryptodev_ops.c b/drivers/crypto/octeontx2/otx2_cryptodev_ops.c
index 37fad11d91..7b744cd4b4 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/octeontx2/otx2_cryptodev_ops.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/octeontx2/otx2_cryptodev_ops.c
@@ -702,7 +702,7 @@ otx2_cpt_enqueue_sec(struct otx2_cpt_qp *qp, struct rte_crypto_op *op,
 	uint8_t esn;
 	int ret;
 
-	priv = get_sec_session_private_data(op->sym->sec_session);
+	priv = (struct otx2_sec_session *)(op->sym->sec_session);
 	sess = &priv->ipsec.lp;
 	sa = &sess->in_sa;
 
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/octeontx2/otx2_cryptodev_sec.c b/drivers/crypto/octeontx2/otx2_cryptodev_sec.c
index a5db40047d..56900e3187 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/octeontx2/otx2_cryptodev_sec.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/octeontx2/otx2_cryptodev_sec.c
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ static int
 crypto_sec_ipsec_outb_session_create(struct rte_cryptodev *crypto_dev,
 				     struct rte_security_ipsec_xform *ipsec,
 				     struct rte_crypto_sym_xform *crypto_xform,
-				     struct rte_security_session *sec_sess)
+				     struct otx2_sec_session *sess)
 {
 	struct rte_crypto_sym_xform *auth_xform, *cipher_xform;
 	struct otx2_ipsec_po_ip_template *template = NULL;
@@ -212,13 +212,11 @@ crypto_sec_ipsec_outb_session_create(struct rte_cryptodev *crypto_dev,
 	struct otx2_ipsec_po_sa_ctl *ctl;
 	int cipher_key_len, auth_key_len;
 	struct otx2_ipsec_po_out_sa *sa;
-	struct otx2_sec_session *sess;
 	struct otx2_cpt_inst_s inst;
 	struct rte_ipv6_hdr *ip6;
 	struct rte_ipv4_hdr *ip;
 	int ret, ctx_len;
 
-	sess = get_sec_session_private_data(sec_sess);
 	sess->ipsec.dir = RTE_SECURITY_IPSEC_SA_DIR_EGRESS;
 	lp = &sess->ipsec.lp;
 
@@ -398,7 +396,7 @@ static int
 crypto_sec_ipsec_inb_session_create(struct rte_cryptodev *crypto_dev,
 				    struct rte_security_ipsec_xform *ipsec,
 				    struct rte_crypto_sym_xform *crypto_xform,
-				    struct rte_security_session *sec_sess)
+				    struct otx2_sec_session *sess)
 {
 	struct rte_crypto_sym_xform *auth_xform, *cipher_xform;
 	const uint8_t *cipher_key, *auth_key;
@@ -406,11 +404,9 @@ crypto_sec_ipsec_inb_session_create(struct rte_cryptodev *crypto_dev,
 	struct otx2_ipsec_po_sa_ctl *ctl;
 	int cipher_key_len, auth_key_len;
 	struct otx2_ipsec_po_in_sa *sa;
-	struct otx2_sec_session *sess;
 	struct otx2_cpt_inst_s inst;
 	int ret;
 
-	sess = get_sec_session_private_data(sec_sess);
 	sess->ipsec.dir = RTE_SECURITY_IPSEC_SA_DIR_INGRESS;
 	lp = &sess->ipsec.lp;
 
@@ -512,7 +508,7 @@ static int
 crypto_sec_ipsec_session_create(struct rte_cryptodev *crypto_dev,
 				struct rte_security_ipsec_xform *ipsec,
 				struct rte_crypto_sym_xform *crypto_xform,
-				struct rte_security_session *sess)
+				struct otx2_sec_session *sess)
 {
 	int ret;
 
@@ -536,10 +532,9 @@ crypto_sec_ipsec_session_create(struct rte_cryptodev *crypto_dev,
 static int
 otx2_crypto_sec_session_create(void *device,
 			       struct rte_security_session_conf *conf,
-			       struct rte_security_session *sess,
-			       struct rte_mempool *mempool)
+			       void *sess)
 {
-	struct otx2_sec_session *priv;
+	struct otx2_sec_session *priv = sess;
 	int ret;
 
 	if (conf->action_type != RTE_SECURITY_ACTION_TYPE_LOOKASIDE_PROTOCOL)
@@ -548,51 +543,25 @@ otx2_crypto_sec_session_create(void *device,
 	if (rte_security_dynfield_register() < 0)
 		return -rte_errno;
 
-	if (rte_mempool_get(mempool, (void **)&priv)) {
-		otx2_err("Could not allocate security session private data");
-		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
-
-	set_sec_session_private_data(sess, priv);
-
 	priv->userdata = conf->userdata;
 
 	if (conf->protocol == RTE_SECURITY_PROTOCOL_IPSEC)
 		ret = crypto_sec_ipsec_session_create(device, &conf->ipsec,
 						      conf->crypto_xform,
-						      sess);
+						      priv);
 	else
 		ret = -ENOTSUP;
 
-	if (ret)
-		goto mempool_put;
-
-	return 0;
-
-mempool_put:
-	rte_mempool_put(mempool, priv);
-	set_sec_session_private_data(sess, NULL);
 	return ret;
 }
 
 static int
-otx2_crypto_sec_session_destroy(void *device __rte_unused,
-				struct rte_security_session *sess)
+otx2_crypto_sec_session_destroy(void *device __rte_unused, void *sess)
 {
-	struct otx2_sec_session *priv;
-	struct rte_mempool *sess_mp;
+	struct otx2_sec_session *priv = sess;
 
-	priv = get_sec_session_private_data(sess);
-
-	if (priv == NULL)
-		return 0;
-
-	sess_mp = rte_mempool_from_obj(priv);
-
-	memset(priv, 0, sizeof(*priv));
-
-	set_sec_session_private_data(sess, NULL);
-	rte_mempool_put(sess_mp, priv);
+	if (priv)
+		memset(priv, 0, sizeof(*priv));
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -604,8 +573,7 @@ otx2_crypto_sec_session_get_size(void *device __rte_unused)
 }
 
 static int
-otx2_crypto_sec_set_pkt_mdata(void *device __rte_unused,
-			      struct rte_security_session *session,
+otx2_crypto_sec_set_pkt_mdata(void *device __rte_unused, void *session,
 			      struct rte_mbuf *m, void *params __rte_unused)
 {
 	/* Set security session as the pkt metadata */
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_sym.c b/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_sym.c
index 93b257522b..fbb17e61ff 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_sym.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_sym.c
@@ -250,8 +250,7 @@ qat_sym_build_request(void *in_op, uint8_t *out_msg,
 				op->sym->session, qat_sym_driver_id);
 #ifdef RTE_LIB_SECURITY
 	} else {
-		ctx = (struct qat_sym_session *)get_sec_session_private_data(
-				op->sym->sec_session);
+		ctx = (struct qat_sym_session *)(op->sym->sec_session);
 		if (likely(ctx)) {
 			if (unlikely(ctx->bpi_ctx == NULL)) {
 				QAT_DP_LOG(ERR, "QAT PMD only supports security"
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_sym.h b/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_sym.h
index e3ec7f0de4..8904aabd3d 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_sym.h
+++ b/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_sym.h
@@ -202,9 +202,7 @@ qat_sym_preprocess_requests(void **ops, uint16_t nb_ops)
 		op = (struct rte_crypto_op *)ops[i];
 
 		if (op->sess_type == RTE_CRYPTO_OP_SECURITY_SESSION) {
-			ctx = (struct qat_sym_session *)
-				get_sec_session_private_data(
-					op->sym->sec_session);
+			ctx = (struct qat_sym_session *)(op->sym->sec_session);
 
 			if (ctx == NULL || ctx->bpi_ctx == NULL)
 				continue;
@@ -243,9 +241,7 @@ qat_sym_process_response(void **op, uint8_t *resp, void *op_cookie)
 		 * Assuming at this point that if it's a security
 		 * op, that this is for DOCSIS
 		 */
-		sess = (struct qat_sym_session *)
-				get_sec_session_private_data(
-				rx_op->sym->sec_session);
+		sess = (struct qat_sym_session *)(rx_op->sym->sec_session);
 		is_docsis_sec = 1;
 	} else
 #endif
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_sym_session.c b/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_sym_session.c
index 3f2f6736fc..2a22347c7f 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_sym_session.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_sym_session.c
@@ -2283,10 +2283,8 @@ qat_sec_session_set_docsis_parameters(struct rte_cryptodev *dev,
 int
 qat_security_session_create(void *dev,
 				struct rte_security_session_conf *conf,
-				struct rte_security_session *sess,
-				struct rte_mempool *mempool)
+				void *sess_private_data)
 {
-	void *sess_private_data;
 	struct rte_cryptodev *cdev = (struct rte_cryptodev *)dev;
 	int ret;
 
@@ -2296,40 +2294,25 @@ qat_security_session_create(void *dev,
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	if (rte_mempool_get(mempool, &sess_private_data)) {
-		QAT_LOG(ERR, "Couldn't get object from session mempool");
-		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
-
 	ret = qat_sec_session_set_docsis_parameters(cdev, conf,
 			sess_private_data);
 	if (ret != 0) {
 		QAT_LOG(ERR, "Failed to configure session parameters");
-		/* Return session to mempool */
-		rte_mempool_put(mempool, sess_private_data);
 		return ret;
 	}
 
-	set_sec_session_private_data(sess, sess_private_data);
-
 	return ret;
 }
 
 int
-qat_security_session_destroy(void *dev __rte_unused,
-				 struct rte_security_session *sess)
+qat_security_session_destroy(void *dev __rte_unused, void *sess_priv)
 {
-	void *sess_priv = get_sec_session_private_data(sess);
 	struct qat_sym_session *s = (struct qat_sym_session *)sess_priv;
 
 	if (sess_priv) {
 		if (s->bpi_ctx)
 			bpi_cipher_ctx_free(s->bpi_ctx);
 		memset(s, 0, qat_sym_session_get_private_size(dev));
-		struct rte_mempool *sess_mp = rte_mempool_from_obj(sess_priv);
-
-		set_sec_session_private_data(sess, NULL);
-		rte_mempool_put(sess_mp, sess_priv);
 	}
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_sym_session.h b/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_sym_session.h
index 6ebc176729..7fcc1d6f7b 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_sym_session.h
+++ b/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_sym_session.h
@@ -166,9 +166,9 @@ qat_sym_validate_zuc_key(int key_len, enum icp_qat_hw_cipher_algo *alg);
 #ifdef RTE_LIB_SECURITY
 int
 qat_security_session_create(void *dev, struct rte_security_session_conf *conf,
-		struct rte_security_session *sess, struct rte_mempool *mempool);
+		void *sess);
 int
-qat_security_session_destroy(void *dev, struct rte_security_session *sess);
+qat_security_session_destroy(void *dev, void *sess);
 #endif
 
 #endif /* _QAT_SYM_SESSION_H_ */
diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ipsec.c b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ipsec.c
index e45c5501e6..cd54a3beee 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ipsec.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ipsec.c
@@ -369,24 +369,17 @@ ixgbe_crypto_remove_sa(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 static int
 ixgbe_crypto_create_session(void *device,
 		struct rte_security_session_conf *conf,
-		struct rte_security_session *session,
-		struct rte_mempool *mempool)
+		void *session)
 {
 	struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev = (struct rte_eth_dev *)device;
-	struct ixgbe_crypto_session *ic_session = NULL;
+	struct ixgbe_crypto_session *ic_session = session;
 	struct rte_crypto_aead_xform *aead_xform;
 	struct rte_eth_conf *dev_conf = &eth_dev->data->dev_conf;
 
-	if (rte_mempool_get(mempool, (void **)&ic_session)) {
-		PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "Cannot get object from ic_session mempool");
-		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
-
 	if (conf->crypto_xform->type != RTE_CRYPTO_SYM_XFORM_AEAD ||
 			conf->crypto_xform->aead.algo !=
 					RTE_CRYPTO_AEAD_AES_GCM) {
 		PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "Unsupported crypto transformation mode\n");
-		rte_mempool_put(mempool, (void *)ic_session);
 		return -ENOTSUP;
 	}
 	aead_xform = &conf->crypto_xform->aead;
@@ -396,7 +389,6 @@ ixgbe_crypto_create_session(void *device,
 			ic_session->op = IXGBE_OP_AUTHENTICATED_DECRYPTION;
 		} else {
 			PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "IPsec decryption not enabled\n");
-			rte_mempool_put(mempool, (void *)ic_session);
 			return -ENOTSUP;
 		}
 	} else {
@@ -404,7 +396,6 @@ ixgbe_crypto_create_session(void *device,
 			ic_session->op = IXGBE_OP_AUTHENTICATED_ENCRYPTION;
 		} else {
 			PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "IPsec encryption not enabled\n");
-			rte_mempool_put(mempool, (void *)ic_session);
 			return -ENOTSUP;
 		}
 	}
@@ -416,12 +407,9 @@ ixgbe_crypto_create_session(void *device,
 	ic_session->spi = conf->ipsec.spi;
 	ic_session->dev = eth_dev;
 
-	set_sec_session_private_data(session, ic_session);
-
 	if (ic_session->op == IXGBE_OP_AUTHENTICATED_ENCRYPTION) {
 		if (ixgbe_crypto_add_sa(ic_session)) {
 			PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "Failed to add SA\n");
-			rte_mempool_put(mempool, (void *)ic_session);
 			return -EPERM;
 		}
 	}
@@ -436,14 +424,11 @@ ixgbe_crypto_session_get_size(__rte_unused void *device)
 }
 
 static int
-ixgbe_crypto_remove_session(void *device,
-		struct rte_security_session *session)
+ixgbe_crypto_remove_session(void *device, void *session)
 {
 	struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev = device;
 	struct ixgbe_crypto_session *ic_session =
-		(struct ixgbe_crypto_session *)
-		get_sec_session_private_data(session);
-	struct rte_mempool *mempool = rte_mempool_from_obj(ic_session);
+		(struct ixgbe_crypto_session *)session;
 
 	if (eth_dev != ic_session->dev) {
 		PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "Session not bound to this device\n");
@@ -455,8 +440,6 @@ ixgbe_crypto_remove_session(void *device,
 		return -EFAULT;
 	}
 
-	rte_mempool_put(mempool, (void *)ic_session);
-
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -476,12 +459,11 @@ ixgbe_crypto_compute_pad_len(struct rte_mbuf *m)
 }
 
 static int
-ixgbe_crypto_update_mb(void *device __rte_unused,
-		struct rte_security_session *session,
+ixgbe_crypto_update_mb(void *device __rte_unused, void *session,
 		       struct rte_mbuf *m, void *params __rte_unused)
 {
-	struct ixgbe_crypto_session *ic_session =
-			get_sec_session_private_data(session);
+	struct ixgbe_crypto_session *ic_session = session;
+
 	if (ic_session->op == IXGBE_OP_AUTHENTICATED_ENCRYPTION) {
 		union ixgbe_crypto_tx_desc_md *mdata =
 			(union ixgbe_crypto_tx_desc_md *)
@@ -685,8 +667,10 @@ ixgbe_crypto_add_ingress_sa_from_flow(const void *sess,
 				      const void *ip_spec,
 				      uint8_t is_ipv6)
 {
-	struct ixgbe_crypto_session *ic_session
-		= get_sec_session_private_data(sess);
+	uint64_t sess_ptr = (uint64_t)sess;
+	struct ixgbe_crypto_session *ic_session =
+			(struct ixgbe_crypto_session *)sess_ptr;
+	/* TODO: A proper fix need to be added to remove above typecasting. */
 
 	if (ic_session->op == IXGBE_OP_AUTHENTICATED_DECRYPTION) {
 		if (is_ipv6) {
diff --git a/drivers/net/meson.build b/drivers/net/meson.build
index bcf488f203..7a09f7183d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/meson.build
+++ b/drivers/net/meson.build
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ drivers = [
         'bnx2x',
         'bnxt',
         'bonding',
-        'cnxk',
+#        'cnxk',
         'cxgbe',
         'dpaa',
         'dpaa2',
diff --git a/drivers/net/octeontx2/otx2_ethdev_sec.c b/drivers/net/octeontx2/otx2_ethdev_sec.c
index c2a36883cb..ef851fe52c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/octeontx2/otx2_ethdev_sec.c
+++ b/drivers/net/octeontx2/otx2_ethdev_sec.c
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ static int
 eth_sec_ipsec_out_sess_create(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev,
 			      struct rte_security_ipsec_xform *ipsec,
 			      struct rte_crypto_sym_xform *crypto_xform,
-			      struct rte_security_session *sec_sess)
+			      struct otx2_sec_session *sec_sess)
 {
 	struct rte_crypto_sym_xform *auth_xform, *cipher_xform;
 	struct otx2_sec_session_ipsec_ip *sess;
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ eth_sec_ipsec_out_sess_create(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev,
 	struct otx2_cpt_inst_s inst;
 	struct otx2_cpt_qp *qp;
 
-	priv = get_sec_session_private_data(sec_sess);
+	priv = sec_sess;
 	priv->ipsec.dir = RTE_SECURITY_IPSEC_SA_DIR_EGRESS;
 	sess = &priv->ipsec.ip;
 
@@ -468,7 +468,7 @@ static int
 eth_sec_ipsec_in_sess_create(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev,
 			     struct rte_security_ipsec_xform *ipsec,
 			     struct rte_crypto_sym_xform *crypto_xform,
-			     struct rte_security_session *sec_sess)
+			     struct otx2_sec_session *sec_sess)
 {
 	struct rte_crypto_sym_xform *auth_xform, *cipher_xform;
 	struct otx2_eth_dev *dev = otx2_eth_pmd_priv(eth_dev);
@@ -495,7 +495,7 @@ eth_sec_ipsec_in_sess_create(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev,
 
 	ctl = &sa->ctl;
 
-	priv = get_sec_session_private_data(sec_sess);
+	priv = sec_sess;
 	priv->ipsec.dir = RTE_SECURITY_IPSEC_SA_DIR_INGRESS;
 	sess = &priv->ipsec.ip;
 
@@ -619,7 +619,7 @@ static int
 eth_sec_ipsec_sess_create(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev,
 			  struct rte_security_ipsec_xform *ipsec,
 			  struct rte_crypto_sym_xform *crypto_xform,
-			  struct rte_security_session *sess)
+			  struct otx2_sec_session *sess)
 {
 	int ret;
 
@@ -638,22 +638,14 @@ eth_sec_ipsec_sess_create(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev,
 static int
 otx2_eth_sec_session_create(void *device,
 			    struct rte_security_session_conf *conf,
-			    struct rte_security_session *sess,
-			    struct rte_mempool *mempool)
+			    void *sess)
 {
-	struct otx2_sec_session *priv;
+	struct otx2_sec_session *priv = sess;
 	int ret;
 
 	if (conf->action_type != RTE_SECURITY_ACTION_TYPE_INLINE_PROTOCOL)
 		return -ENOTSUP;
 
-	if (rte_mempool_get(mempool, (void **)&priv)) {
-		otx2_err("Could not allocate security session private data");
-		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
-
-	set_sec_session_private_data(sess, priv);
-
 	/*
 	 * Save userdata provided by the application. For ingress packets, this
 	 * could be used to identify the SA.
@@ -663,19 +655,14 @@ otx2_eth_sec_session_create(void *device,
 	if (conf->protocol == RTE_SECURITY_PROTOCOL_IPSEC)
 		ret = eth_sec_ipsec_sess_create(device, &conf->ipsec,
 						conf->crypto_xform,
-						sess);
+						priv);
 	else
 		ret = -ENOTSUP;
 
 	if (ret)
-		goto mempool_put;
+		return ret;
 
 	return 0;
-
-mempool_put:
-	rte_mempool_put(mempool, priv);
-	set_sec_session_private_data(sess, NULL);
-	return ret;
 }
 
 static void
@@ -688,20 +675,14 @@ otx2_eth_sec_free_anti_replay(struct otx2_ipsec_fp_in_sa *sa)
 }
 
 static int
-otx2_eth_sec_session_destroy(void *device,
-			     struct rte_security_session *sess)
+otx2_eth_sec_session_destroy(void *device, void *sess)
 {
 	struct otx2_eth_dev *dev = otx2_eth_pmd_priv(device);
 	struct otx2_sec_session_ipsec_ip *sess_ip;
 	struct otx2_ipsec_fp_in_sa *sa;
-	struct otx2_sec_session *priv;
-	struct rte_mempool *sess_mp;
+	struct otx2_sec_session *priv = sess;
 	int ret;
 
-	priv = get_sec_session_private_data(sess);
-	if (priv == NULL)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
 	sess_ip = &priv->ipsec.ip;
 
 	if (priv->ipsec.dir == RTE_SECURITY_IPSEC_SA_DIR_INGRESS) {
@@ -727,11 +708,6 @@ otx2_eth_sec_session_destroy(void *device,
 			return ret;
 	}
 
-	sess_mp = rte_mempool_from_obj(priv);
-
-	set_sec_session_private_data(sess, NULL);
-	rte_mempool_put(sess_mp, priv);
-
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -742,9 +718,8 @@ otx2_eth_sec_session_get_size(void *device __rte_unused)
 }
 
 static int
-otx2_eth_sec_set_pkt_mdata(void *device __rte_unused,
-			    struct rte_security_session *session,
-			    struct rte_mbuf *m, void *params __rte_unused)
+otx2_eth_sec_set_pkt_mdata(void *device __rte_unused, void *session,
+		struct rte_mbuf *m, void *params __rte_unused)
 {
 	/* Set security session as the pkt metadata */
 	*rte_security_dynfield(m) = (rte_security_dynfield_t)session;
diff --git a/drivers/net/octeontx2/otx2_ethdev_sec_tx.h b/drivers/net/octeontx2/otx2_ethdev_sec_tx.h
index 623a2a841e..9ecb786947 100644
--- a/drivers/net/octeontx2/otx2_ethdev_sec_tx.h
+++ b/drivers/net/octeontx2/otx2_ethdev_sec_tx.h
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ otx2_sec_event_tx(uint64_t base, struct rte_event *ev, struct rte_mbuf *m,
 		struct nix_iova_s nix_iova;
 	} *sd;
 
-	priv = get_sec_session_private_data((void *)(*rte_security_dynfield(m)));
+	priv = (void *)(*rte_security_dynfield(m));
 	sess = &priv->ipsec.ip;
 	sa = &sess->out_sa;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/txgbe/txgbe_ipsec.c b/drivers/net/txgbe/txgbe_ipsec.c
index ccd747973b..444da5b8f3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/txgbe/txgbe_ipsec.c
+++ b/drivers/net/txgbe/txgbe_ipsec.c
@@ -349,24 +349,17 @@ txgbe_crypto_remove_sa(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 static int
 txgbe_crypto_create_session(void *device,
 		struct rte_security_session_conf *conf,
-		struct rte_security_session *session,
-		struct rte_mempool *mempool)
+		void *session)
 {
 	struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev = (struct rte_eth_dev *)device;
-	struct txgbe_crypto_session *ic_session = NULL;
+	struct txgbe_crypto_session *ic_session = session;
 	struct rte_crypto_aead_xform *aead_xform;
 	struct rte_eth_conf *dev_conf = &eth_dev->data->dev_conf;
 
-	if (rte_mempool_get(mempool, (void **)&ic_session)) {
-		PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "Cannot get object from ic_session mempool");
-		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
-
 	if (conf->crypto_xform->type != RTE_CRYPTO_SYM_XFORM_AEAD ||
 			conf->crypto_xform->aead.algo !=
 					RTE_CRYPTO_AEAD_AES_GCM) {
 		PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "Unsupported crypto transformation mode\n");
-		rte_mempool_put(mempool, (void *)ic_session);
 		return -ENOTSUP;
 	}
 	aead_xform = &conf->crypto_xform->aead;
@@ -376,7 +369,6 @@ txgbe_crypto_create_session(void *device,
 			ic_session->op = TXGBE_OP_AUTHENTICATED_DECRYPTION;
 		} else {
 			PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "IPsec decryption not enabled\n");
-			rte_mempool_put(mempool, (void *)ic_session);
 			return -ENOTSUP;
 		}
 	} else {
@@ -384,7 +376,6 @@ txgbe_crypto_create_session(void *device,
 			ic_session->op = TXGBE_OP_AUTHENTICATED_ENCRYPTION;
 		} else {
 			PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "IPsec encryption not enabled\n");
-			rte_mempool_put(mempool, (void *)ic_session);
 			return -ENOTSUP;
 		}
 	}
@@ -396,12 +387,9 @@ txgbe_crypto_create_session(void *device,
 	ic_session->spi = conf->ipsec.spi;
 	ic_session->dev = eth_dev;
 
-	set_sec_session_private_data(session, ic_session);
-
 	if (ic_session->op == TXGBE_OP_AUTHENTICATED_ENCRYPTION) {
 		if (txgbe_crypto_add_sa(ic_session)) {
 			PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "Failed to add SA\n");
-			rte_mempool_put(mempool, (void *)ic_session);
 			return -EPERM;
 		}
 	}
@@ -416,14 +404,11 @@ txgbe_crypto_session_get_size(__rte_unused void *device)
 }
 
 static int
-txgbe_crypto_remove_session(void *device,
-		struct rte_security_session *session)
+txgbe_crypto_remove_session(void *device, void *session)
 {
 	struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev = device;
 	struct txgbe_crypto_session *ic_session =
-		(struct txgbe_crypto_session *)
-		get_sec_session_private_data(session);
-	struct rte_mempool *mempool = rte_mempool_from_obj(ic_session);
+		(struct txgbe_crypto_session *)session;
 
 	if (eth_dev != ic_session->dev) {
 		PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "Session not bound to this device\n");
@@ -435,8 +420,6 @@ txgbe_crypto_remove_session(void *device,
 		return -EFAULT;
 	}
 
-	rte_mempool_put(mempool, (void *)ic_session);
-
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -456,12 +439,11 @@ txgbe_crypto_compute_pad_len(struct rte_mbuf *m)
 }
 
 static int
-txgbe_crypto_update_mb(void *device __rte_unused,
-		struct rte_security_session *session,
-		       struct rte_mbuf *m, void *params __rte_unused)
+txgbe_crypto_update_mb(void *device __rte_unused, void *session,
+		struct rte_mbuf *m, void *params __rte_unused)
 {
-	struct txgbe_crypto_session *ic_session =
-			get_sec_session_private_data(session);
+	struct txgbe_crypto_session *ic_session = session;
+
 	if (ic_session->op == TXGBE_OP_AUTHENTICATED_ENCRYPTION) {
 		union txgbe_crypto_tx_desc_md *mdata =
 			(union txgbe_crypto_tx_desc_md *)
@@ -661,8 +643,10 @@ txgbe_crypto_add_ingress_sa_from_flow(const void *sess,
 				      const void *ip_spec,
 				      uint8_t is_ipv6)
 {
+	uint64_t sess_ptr = (uint64_t)sess;
 	struct txgbe_crypto_session *ic_session =
-			get_sec_session_private_data(sess);
+			(struct txgbe_crypto_session *)sess_ptr;
+	/* TODO: A proper fix need to be added to remove above typecasting. */
 
 	if (ic_session->op == TXGBE_OP_AUTHENTICATED_DECRYPTION) {
 		if (is_ipv6) {
diff --git a/examples/ipsec-secgw/ipsec.c b/examples/ipsec-secgw/ipsec.c
index 6817139663..03d907cba8 100644
--- a/examples/ipsec-secgw/ipsec.c
+++ b/examples/ipsec-secgw/ipsec.c
@@ -117,8 +117,7 @@ create_lookaside_session(struct ipsec_ctx *ipsec_ctx, struct ipsec_sa *sa,
 			set_ipsec_conf(sa, &(sess_conf.ipsec));
 
 			ips->security.ses = rte_security_session_create(ctx,
-					&sess_conf, ipsec_ctx->session_pool,
-					ipsec_ctx->session_priv_pool);
+					&sess_conf, ipsec_ctx->session_pool);
 			if (ips->security.ses == NULL) {
 				RTE_LOG(ERR, IPSEC,
 				"SEC Session init failed: err: %d\n", ret);
@@ -199,8 +198,7 @@ create_inline_session(struct socket_ctx *skt_ctx, struct ipsec_sa *sa,
 		}
 
 		ips->security.ses = rte_security_session_create(sec_ctx,
-				&sess_conf, skt_ctx->session_pool,
-				skt_ctx->session_priv_pool);
+				&sess_conf, skt_ctx->session_pool);
 		if (ips->security.ses == NULL) {
 			RTE_LOG(ERR, IPSEC,
 				"SEC Session init failed: err: %d\n", ret);
@@ -380,8 +378,7 @@ create_inline_session(struct socket_ctx *skt_ctx, struct ipsec_sa *sa,
 		sess_conf.userdata = (void *) sa;
 
 		ips->security.ses = rte_security_session_create(sec_ctx,
-					&sess_conf, skt_ctx->session_pool,
-					skt_ctx->session_priv_pool);
+					&sess_conf, skt_ctx->session_pool);
 		if (ips->security.ses == NULL) {
 			RTE_LOG(ERR, IPSEC,
 				"SEC Session init failed: err: %d\n", ret);
diff --git a/lib/security/rte_security.c b/lib/security/rte_security.c
index fe81ed3e4c..06560b9cba 100644
--- a/lib/security/rte_security.c
+++ b/lib/security/rte_security.c
@@ -39,35 +39,37 @@ rte_security_dynfield_register(void)
 	return rte_security_dynfield_offset;
 }
 
-struct rte_security_session *
+void *
 rte_security_session_create(struct rte_security_ctx *instance,
 			    struct rte_security_session_conf *conf,
-			    struct rte_mempool *mp,
-			    struct rte_mempool *priv_mp)
+			    struct rte_mempool *mp)
 {
 	struct rte_security_session *sess = NULL;
 
 	RTE_PTR_CHAIN3_OR_ERR_RET(instance, ops, session_create, NULL, NULL);
 	RTE_PTR_OR_ERR_RET(conf, NULL);
 	RTE_PTR_OR_ERR_RET(mp, NULL);
-	RTE_PTR_OR_ERR_RET(priv_mp, NULL);
+
+	if (mp->elt_size < sizeof(struct rte_security_session) +
+			instance->ops->session_get_size(instance->device))
+		return NULL;
 
 	if (rte_mempool_get(mp, (void **)&sess))
 		return NULL;
 
 	if (instance->ops->session_create(instance->device, conf,
-				sess, priv_mp)) {
+				sess->sess_private_data)) {
 		rte_mempool_put(mp, (void *)sess);
 		return NULL;
 	}
 	instance->sess_cnt++;
 
-	return sess;
+	return sess->sess_private_data;
 }
 
 int
 rte_security_session_update(struct rte_security_ctx *instance,
-			    struct rte_security_session *sess,
+			    void *sess,
 			    struct rte_security_session_conf *conf)
 {
 	RTE_PTR_CHAIN3_OR_ERR_RET(instance, ops, session_update, -EINVAL,
@@ -88,8 +90,7 @@ rte_security_session_get_size(struct rte_security_ctx *instance)
 
 int
 rte_security_session_stats_get(struct rte_security_ctx *instance,
-			       struct rte_security_session *sess,
-			       struct rte_security_stats *stats)
+			       void *sess, struct rte_security_stats *stats)
 {
 	RTE_PTR_CHAIN3_OR_ERR_RET(instance, ops, session_stats_get, -EINVAL,
 			-ENOTSUP);
@@ -100,9 +101,9 @@ rte_security_session_stats_get(struct rte_security_ctx *instance,
 }
 
 int
-rte_security_session_destroy(struct rte_security_ctx *instance,
-			     struct rte_security_session *sess)
+rte_security_session_destroy(struct rte_security_ctx *instance, void *sess)
 {
+	struct rte_security_session *s;
 	int ret;
 
 	RTE_PTR_CHAIN3_OR_ERR_RET(instance, ops, session_destroy, -EINVAL,
@@ -113,7 +114,8 @@ rte_security_session_destroy(struct rte_security_ctx *instance,
 	if (ret != 0)
 		return ret;
 
-	rte_mempool_put(rte_mempool_from_obj(sess), (void *)sess);
+	s = container_of(sess, struct rte_security_session, sess_private_data);
+	rte_mempool_put(rte_mempool_from_obj(s), (void *)s);
 
 	if (instance->sess_cnt)
 		instance->sess_cnt--;
@@ -123,7 +125,7 @@ rte_security_session_destroy(struct rte_security_ctx *instance,
 
 int
 __rte_security_set_pkt_metadata(struct rte_security_ctx *instance,
-				struct rte_security_session *sess,
+				void *sess,
 				struct rte_mbuf *m, void *params)
 {
 #ifdef RTE_DEBUG
diff --git a/lib/security/rte_security.h b/lib/security/rte_security.h
index c0ea13892e..2c8e78c4c7 100644
--- a/lib/security/rte_security.h
+++ b/lib/security/rte_security.h
@@ -491,10 +491,12 @@ struct rte_security_session_conf {
 };
 
 struct rte_security_session {
-	void *sess_private_data;
-	/**< Private session material */
 	uint64_t opaque_data;
 	/**< Opaque user defined data */
+	uint64_t fast_mdata;
+	/**< Fast metadata to be used for inline path */
+	__extension__ void *sess_private_data[0];
+	/**< Private session material */
 };
 
 /**
@@ -508,11 +510,10 @@ struct rte_security_session {
  *  - On success, pointer to session
  *  - On failure, NULL
  */
-struct rte_security_session *
+void *
 rte_security_session_create(struct rte_security_ctx *instance,
 			    struct rte_security_session_conf *conf,
-			    struct rte_mempool *mp,
-			    struct rte_mempool *priv_mp);
+			    struct rte_mempool *mp);
 
 /**
  * Update security session as specified by the session configuration
@@ -527,7 +528,7 @@ rte_security_session_create(struct rte_security_ctx *instance,
 __rte_experimental
 int
 rte_security_session_update(struct rte_security_ctx *instance,
-			    struct rte_security_session *sess,
+			    void *sess,
 			    struct rte_security_session_conf *conf);
 
 /**
@@ -558,7 +559,7 @@ rte_security_session_get_size(struct rte_security_ctx *instance);
  */
 int
 rte_security_session_destroy(struct rte_security_ctx *instance,
-			     struct rte_security_session *sess);
+			     void *sess);
 
 /** Device-specific metadata field type */
 typedef uint64_t rte_security_dynfield_t;
@@ -604,7 +605,7 @@ static inline bool rte_security_dynfield_is_registered(void)
 /** Function to call PMD specific function pointer set_pkt_metadata() */
 __rte_experimental
 extern int __rte_security_set_pkt_metadata(struct rte_security_ctx *instance,
-					   struct rte_security_session *sess,
+					   void *sess,
 					   struct rte_mbuf *m, void *params);
 
 /**
@@ -622,13 +623,13 @@ extern int __rte_security_set_pkt_metadata(struct rte_security_ctx *instance,
  */
 static inline int
 rte_security_set_pkt_metadata(struct rte_security_ctx *instance,
-			      struct rte_security_session *sess,
+			      void *sess,
 			      struct rte_mbuf *mb, void *params)
 {
 	/* Fast Path */
 	if (instance->flags & RTE_SEC_CTX_F_FAST_SET_MDATA) {
 		*rte_security_dynfield(mb) =
-			(rte_security_dynfield_t)(sess->sess_private_data);
+			(rte_security_dynfield_t)(sess);
 		return 0;
 	}
 
@@ -678,26 +679,13 @@ rte_security_get_userdata(struct rte_security_ctx *instance, uint64_t md)
  */
 static inline int
 __rte_security_attach_session(struct rte_crypto_sym_op *sym_op,
-			      struct rte_security_session *sess)
+			      void *sess)
 {
 	sym_op->sec_session = sess;
 
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static inline void *
-get_sec_session_private_data(const struct rte_security_session *sess)
-{
-	return sess->sess_private_data;
-}
-
-static inline void
-set_sec_session_private_data(struct rte_security_session *sess,
-			     void *private_data)
-{
-	sess->sess_private_data = private_data;
-}
-
 /**
  * Attach a session to a crypto operation.
  * This API is needed only in case of RTE_SECURITY_SESS_CRYPTO_PROTO_OFFLOAD
@@ -708,8 +696,7 @@ set_sec_session_private_data(struct rte_security_session *sess,
  * @param	sess	security session
  */
 static inline int
-rte_security_attach_session(struct rte_crypto_op *op,
-			    struct rte_security_session *sess)
+rte_security_attach_session(struct rte_crypto_op *op, void *sess)
 {
 	if (unlikely(op->type != RTE_CRYPTO_OP_TYPE_SYMMETRIC))
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -771,7 +758,7 @@ struct rte_security_stats {
 __rte_experimental
 int
 rte_security_session_stats_get(struct rte_security_ctx *instance,
-			       struct rte_security_session *sess,
+			       void *sess,
 			       struct rte_security_stats *stats);
 
 /**
diff --git a/lib/security/rte_security_driver.h b/lib/security/rte_security_driver.h
index b0253e962e..5a177d72d7 100644
--- a/lib/security/rte_security_driver.h
+++ b/lib/security/rte_security_driver.h
@@ -35,8 +35,7 @@ extern "C" {
  */
 typedef int (*security_session_create_t)(void *device,
 		struct rte_security_session_conf *conf,
-		struct rte_security_session *sess,
-		struct rte_mempool *mp);
+		void *sess);
 
 /**
  * Free driver private session data.
@@ -44,8 +43,7 @@ typedef int (*security_session_create_t)(void *device,
  * @param	device		Crypto/eth device pointer
  * @param	sess		Security session structure
  */
-typedef int (*security_session_destroy_t)(void *device,
-		struct rte_security_session *sess);
+typedef int (*security_session_destroy_t)(void *device, void *sess);
 
 /**
  * Update driver private session data.
@@ -60,8 +58,7 @@ typedef int (*security_session_destroy_t)(void *device,
  *  - Returns -ENOTSUP if crypto device does not support the crypto transform.
  */
 typedef int (*security_session_update_t)(void *device,
-		struct rte_security_session *sess,
-		struct rte_security_session_conf *conf);
+		void *sess, struct rte_security_session_conf *conf);
 
 /**
  * Get the size of a security session
@@ -86,8 +83,7 @@ typedef unsigned int (*security_session_get_size)(void *device);
  *  - Returns -EINVAL if session parameters are invalid.
  */
 typedef int (*security_session_stats_get_t)(void *device,
-		struct rte_security_session *sess,
-		struct rte_security_stats *stats);
+		void *sess, struct rte_security_stats *stats);
 
 __rte_internal
 int rte_security_dynfield_register(void);
@@ -96,7 +92,7 @@ int rte_security_dynfield_register(void);
  * Update the mbuf with provided metadata.
  *
  * @param	device		Crypto/eth device pointer
- * @param	sess		Security session structure
+ * @param	sess		Security session
  * @param	mb		Packet buffer
  * @param	params		Metadata
  *
@@ -105,7 +101,7 @@ int rte_security_dynfield_register(void);
  *  - Returns -ve value for errors.
  */
 typedef int (*security_set_pkt_metadata_t)(void *device,
-		struct rte_security_session *sess, struct rte_mbuf *mb,
+		void *sess, struct rte_mbuf *mb,
 		void *params);
 
 /**
