diff --git a/drivers/net/ark/ark_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/ark/ark_ethdev.c
index 90d3c8abe6..306121ba31 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ark/ark_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ark/ark_ethdev.c
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 #include "ark_mpu.h"
 #include "ark_ddm.h"
 #include "ark_udm.h"
-#include "ark_rqp.h"
 #include "ark_pktdir.h"
 #include "ark_pktgen.h"
 #include "ark_pktchkr.h"
@@ -107,36 +106,32 @@ static const struct rte_pci_id pci_id_ark_map[] = {
  * This structure is used to statically define the capabilities
  * of supported devices.
  * Capabilities:
- *  rqpacing -
- * Some HW variants require that PCIe read-requests be correctly throttled.
- * This is called "rqpacing" and has to do with credit and flow control
- * on certain Arkville implementations.
+ *    isvf -- defined for function id that are virtual
  */
 struct ark_caps {
-	bool rqpacing;
 	bool isvf;
 };
 struct ark_dev_caps {
 	uint32_t  device_id;
 	struct ark_caps  caps;
 };
-#define SET_DEV_CAPS(id, rqp, vf)			\
-	{id, {.rqpacing = rqp, .isvf = vf} }
+#define SET_DEV_CAPS(id, vf)			\
+	{id, {.isvf = vf} }
 
 static const struct ark_dev_caps
 ark_device_caps[] = {
-		     SET_DEV_CAPS(0x100d, true, false),
-		     SET_DEV_CAPS(0x100e, true, false),
-		     SET_DEV_CAPS(0x100f, true, false),
-		     SET_DEV_CAPS(0x1010, false, false),
-		     SET_DEV_CAPS(0x1017, true, false),
-		     SET_DEV_CAPS(0x1018, true, false),
-		     SET_DEV_CAPS(0x1019, true, false),
-		     SET_DEV_CAPS(0x101a, true, false),
-		     SET_DEV_CAPS(0x101b, true, false),
-		     SET_DEV_CAPS(0x101c, true, true),
-		     SET_DEV_CAPS(0x101e, false, false),
-		     SET_DEV_CAPS(0x101f, false, false),
+		     SET_DEV_CAPS(0x100d, false),
+		     SET_DEV_CAPS(0x100e, false),
+		     SET_DEV_CAPS(0x100f, false),
+		     SET_DEV_CAPS(0x1010, false),
+		     SET_DEV_CAPS(0x1017, false),
+		     SET_DEV_CAPS(0x1018, false),
+		     SET_DEV_CAPS(0x1019, false),
+		     SET_DEV_CAPS(0x101a, false),
+		     SET_DEV_CAPS(0x101b, false),
+		     SET_DEV_CAPS(0x101c, true),
+		     SET_DEV_CAPS(0x101e, false),
+		     SET_DEV_CAPS(0x101f, false),
 		     {.device_id = 0,}
 };
 
@@ -301,9 +296,6 @@ eth_ark_dev_init(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 	int port_count = 1;
 	int p;
 	uint16_t num_queues;
-	bool rqpacing = false;
-
-	ark->eth_dev = dev;
 
 	ARK_PMD_LOG(DEBUG, "\n");
 
@@ -319,7 +311,6 @@ eth_ark_dev_init(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 	p = 0;
 	while (ark_device_caps[p].device_id != 0) {
 		if (pci_dev->id.device_id == ark_device_caps[p].device_id) {
-			rqpacing = ark_device_caps[p].caps.rqpacing;
 			ark->isvf = ark_device_caps[p].caps.isvf;
 			break;
 		}
@@ -344,12 +335,6 @@ eth_ark_dev_init(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 	ark->pktgen.v  = (void *)&ark->bar0[ARK_PKTGEN_BASE];
 	ark->pktchkr.v  = (void *)&ark->bar0[ARK_PKTCHKR_BASE];
 
-	if (rqpacing) {
-		ark->rqpacing =
-			(struct ark_rqpace_t *)(ark->bar0 + ARK_RCPACING_BASE);
-	} else {
-		ark->rqpacing = NULL;
-	}
 	ark->started = 0;
 	ark->pkt_dir_v = ARK_PKT_DIR_INIT_VAL;
 
@@ -368,17 +353,6 @@ eth_ark_dev_init(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 			    ark->sysctrl.t32[4], __func__);
 		return -1;
 	}
-	if (ark->sysctrl.t32[3] != 0) {
-		if (ark->rqpacing) {
-			if (ark_rqp_lasped(ark->rqpacing)) {
-				ARK_PMD_LOG(ERR, "Arkville Evaluation System - "
-					    "Timer has Expired\n");
-				return -1;
-			}
-			ARK_PMD_LOG(WARNING, "Arkville Evaluation System - "
-				    "Timer is Running\n");
-		}
-	}
 
 	ARK_PMD_LOG(DEBUG,
 		    "HW Sanity test has PASSED, expected constant"
@@ -550,9 +524,6 @@ ark_config_device(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 		mpu = RTE_PTR_ADD(mpu, ARK_MPU_QOFFSET);
 	}
 
-	if (!ark->isvf && ark->rqpacing)
-		ark_rqp_stats_reset(ark->rqpacing);
-
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -709,9 +680,6 @@ eth_ark_dev_close(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 	/*
 	 * This should only be called once for the device during shutdown
 	 */
-	if (ark->rqpacing)
-		ark_rqp_dump(ark->rqpacing);
-
 	/* return to power-on state */
 	if (ark->pd)
 		ark_pktdir_setup(ark->pd, ARK_PKT_DIR_INIT_VAL);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ark/ark_global.h b/drivers/net/ark/ark_global.h
index 2f198edfe4..147b14b6c0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ark/ark_global.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ark/ark_global.h
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@
 #define ARK_CMAC_BASE     0x80000
 #define ARK_PKTDIR_BASE   0xa0000
 #define ARK_PKTCHKR_BASE  0x90000
-#define ARK_RCPACING_BASE 0xb0000
 #define ARK_EXTERNAL_BASE 0x100000
 #define ARK_MPU_QOFFSET   0x00100
 #define ARK_MAX_PORTS     RTE_MAX_ETHPORTS
@@ -150,8 +149,6 @@ struct ark_adapter {
 	int started;
 	uint16_t rx_queues;
 	uint16_t tx_queues;
-
-	struct ark_rqpace_t *rqpacing;
 };
 
 typedef uint32_t *ark_t;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ark/ark_rqp.c b/drivers/net/ark/ark_rqp.c
deleted file mode 100644
index efb9730fe6..0000000000
--- a/drivers/net/ark/ark_rqp.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,70 +0,0 @@
-/* SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
- * Copyright (c) 2015-2018 Atomic Rules LLC
- */
-
-#include <unistd.h>
-
-#include "ark_rqp.h"
-#include "ark_logs.h"
-
-/* ************************************************************************* */
-void
-ark_rqp_stats_reset(struct ark_rqpace_t *rqp)
-{
-	rqp->stats_clear = 1;
-	/* POR 992 */
-	/* rqp->cpld_max = 992; */
-	/* POR 64 */
-	/* rqp->cplh_max = 64; */
-}
-
-/* ************************************************************************* */
-void
-ark_rqp_dump(struct ark_rqpace_t *rqp)
-{
-	if (rqp->err_count_other || rqp->cmpl_errors)
-		ARK_PMD_LOG(ERR,
-			    "RQP Errors noted: ctrl: %d cplh_hmax %d cpld_max %d"
-			    ARK_SU32
-			    ARK_SU32
-			    ARK_SU32 "\n",
-			    rqp->ctrl, rqp->cplh_max, rqp->cpld_max,
-			    "Error Count", rqp->err_cnt,
-			    "Error General", rqp->err_count_other,
-			    "Cmpl Errors", rqp->cmpl_errors);
-
-	ARK_PMD_LOG(INFO, "RQP Dump: ctrl: %d cplh_hmax %d cpld_max %d"
-		      ARK_SU32
-		      ARK_SU32 ARK_SU32 ARK_SU32 ARK_SU32 ARK_SU32 ARK_SU32
-		      ARK_SU32 ARK_SU32 ARK_SU32 ARK_SU32 ARK_SU32 ARK_SU32
-		      ARK_SU32 ARK_SU32 ARK_SU32
-		      ARK_SU32 ARK_SU32 ARK_SU32 ARK_SU32 ARK_SU32 "\n",
-		      rqp->ctrl, rqp->cplh_max, rqp->cpld_max,
-		      "Error Count", rqp->err_cnt,
-		      "Error General", rqp->err_count_other,
-		      "stall_pS", rqp->stall_ps,
-		      "stall_pS Min", rqp->stall_ps_min,
-		      "stall_pS Max", rqp->stall_ps_max,
-		      "req_pS", rqp->req_ps,
-		      "req_pS Min", rqp->req_ps_min,
-		      "req_pS Max", rqp->req_ps_max,
-		      "req_dWPS", rqp->req_dw_ps,
-		      "req_dWPS Min", rqp->req_dw_ps_min,
-		      "req_dWPS Max", rqp->req_dw_ps_max,
-		      "cpl_pS", rqp->cpl_ps,
-		      "cpl_pS Min", rqp->cpl_ps_min,
-		      "cpl_pS Max", rqp->cpl_ps_max,
-		      "cpl_dWPS", rqp->cpl_dw_ps,
-		      "cpl_dWPS Min", rqp->cpl_dw_ps_min,
-		      "cpl_dWPS Max", rqp->cpl_dw_ps_max,
-		      "cplh pending", rqp->cplh_pending,
-		      "cpld pending", rqp->cpld_pending,
-		      "cplh pending max", rqp->cplh_pending_max,
-		      "cpld pending max", rqp->cpld_pending_max);
-}
-
-int
-ark_rqp_lasped(struct ark_rqpace_t *rqp)
-{
-	return rqp->lasped;
-}
diff --git a/drivers/net/ark/ark_rqp.h b/drivers/net/ark/ark_rqp.h
deleted file mode 100644
index d09f242e1e..0000000000
--- a/drivers/net/ark/ark_rqp.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,58 +0,0 @@
-/* SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
- * Copyright (c) 2015-2018 Atomic Rules LLC
- */
-
-#ifndef _ARK_RQP_H_
-#define _ARK_RQP_H_
-
-#include <stdint.h>
-
-#include <rte_memory.h>
-
-/* The RQP or ReQuest Pacer is an internal Arkville hardware module
- * which limits the PCIE data flow to insure correct operation for the
- * particular hardware PCIE endpoint.
- * This module is *not* intended for end-user manipulation, hence
- * there is minimal documentation.
- */
-
-/*
- * RQ Pacing core hardware structure
- * This is an overlay structures to a memory mapped FPGA device.  These
- * structs will never be instantiated in ram memory
- */
-struct ark_rqpace_t {
-	volatile uint32_t ctrl;
-	volatile uint32_t stats_clear;
-	volatile uint32_t cplh_max;
-	volatile uint32_t cpld_max;
-	volatile uint32_t err_cnt;
-	volatile uint32_t stall_ps;
-	volatile uint32_t stall_ps_min;
-	volatile uint32_t stall_ps_max;
-	volatile uint32_t req_ps;
-	volatile uint32_t req_ps_min;
-	volatile uint32_t req_ps_max;
-	volatile uint32_t req_dw_ps;
-	volatile uint32_t req_dw_ps_min;
-	volatile uint32_t req_dw_ps_max;
-	volatile uint32_t cpl_ps;
-	volatile uint32_t cpl_ps_min;
-	volatile uint32_t cpl_ps_max;
-	volatile uint32_t cpl_dw_ps;
-	volatile uint32_t cpl_dw_ps_min;
-	volatile uint32_t cpl_dw_ps_max;
-	volatile uint32_t cplh_pending;
-	volatile uint32_t cpld_pending;
-	volatile uint32_t cplh_pending_max;
-	volatile uint32_t cpld_pending_max;
-	volatile uint32_t err_count_other;
-	char eval[4];
-	volatile int32_t lasped;
-	volatile uint32_t cmpl_errors;
-};
-
-void ark_rqp_dump(struct ark_rqpace_t *rqp);
-void ark_rqp_stats_reset(struct ark_rqpace_t *rqp);
-int ark_rqp_lasped(struct ark_rqpace_t *rqp);
-#endif
diff --git a/drivers/net/ark/meson.build b/drivers/net/ark/meson.build
index 8d87744c22..12b3935b85 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ark/meson.build
+++ b/drivers/net/ark/meson.build
@@ -16,6 +16,5 @@ sources = files(
         'ark_pktchkr.c',
         'ark_pktdir.c',
         'ark_pktgen.c',
-        'ark_rqp.c',
         'ark_udm.c',
 )
