diff --git a/config/common_base b/config/common_base
index 39e6333..5fbac47 100644
--- a/config/common_base
+++ b/config/common_base
@@ -207,7 +207,6 @@ CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_MLX4_SOFT_COUNTERS=1
 #
 CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_MLX5_PMD=n
 CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_MLX5_DEBUG=n
-CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_MLX5_MAX_INLINE=0
 CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_MLX5_TX_MP_CACHE=8
 
 #
diff --git a/doc/guides/nics/mlx5.rst b/doc/guides/nics/mlx5.rst
index 84c35a0..77fa957 100644
--- a/doc/guides/nics/mlx5.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/nics/mlx5.rst
@@ -114,16 +114,6 @@ These options can be modified in the ``.config`` file.
   adds additional run-time checks and debugging messages at the cost of
   lower performance.
 
-- ``CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_MLX5_MAX_INLINE`` (default **0**)
-
-  Amount of data to be inlined during TX operations. Improves latency.
-  Can improve PPS performance when PCI backpressure is detected and may be
-  useful for scenarios involving heavy traffic on many queues.
-
-  Since the additional software logic necessary to handle this mode can
-  lower performance when there is no backpressure, it is not enabled by
-  default.
-
 - ``CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_MLX5_TX_MP_CACHE`` (default **8**)
 
   Maximum number of cached memory pools (MPs) per TX queue. Each MP from
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/Makefile b/drivers/net/mlx5/Makefile
index 656a6e1..289c85e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/Makefile
@@ -86,10 +86,6 @@ else
 CFLAGS += -DNDEBUG -UPEDANTIC
 endif
 
-ifdef CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_MLX5_MAX_INLINE
-CFLAGS += -DMLX5_PMD_MAX_INLINE=$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_MLX5_MAX_INLINE)
-endif
-
 ifdef CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_MLX5_TX_MP_CACHE
 CFLAGS += -DMLX5_PMD_TX_MP_CACHE=$(CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_MLX5_TX_MP_CACHE)
 endif
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_defs.h b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_defs.h
index da1c90e..9a19835 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_defs.h
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_defs.h
@@ -54,11 +54,6 @@
 /* RSS Indirection table size. */
 #define RSS_INDIRECTION_TABLE_SIZE 256
 
-/* Maximum size for inline data. */
-#ifndef MLX5_PMD_MAX_INLINE
-#define MLX5_PMD_MAX_INLINE 0
-#endif
-
 /*
  * Maximum number of cached Memory Pools (MPs) per TX queue. Each RTE MP
  * from which buffers are to be transmitted will have to be mapped by this
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rxtx.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rxtx.c
index 07d95eb..4ba88ea 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rxtx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rxtx.c
@@ -329,56 +329,33 @@ mlx5_tx_burst(void *dpdk_txq, struct rte_mbuf **pkts, uint16_t pkts_n)
 			rte_prefetch0((volatile void *)
 				      (uintptr_t)buf_next_addr);
 		}
-		/* Put packet into send queue. */
-#if MLX5_PMD_MAX_INLINE > 0
-		if (length <= txq->max_inline) {
-#ifdef HAVE_VERBS_VLAN_INSERTION
-			if (insert_vlan)
-				err = txq->send_pending_inline_vlan
-					(txq->qp,
-					 (void *)addr,
-					 length,
-					 send_flags,
-					 &buf->vlan_tci);
-			else
-#endif /* HAVE_VERBS_VLAN_INSERTION */
-				err = txq->send_pending_inline
-					(txq->qp,
-					 (void *)addr,
-					 length,
-					 send_flags);
-		} else
-#endif
-		{
-			/* Retrieve Memory Region key for this
-			 * memory pool. */
-			lkey = txq_mp2mr(txq, txq_mb2mp(buf));
-			if (unlikely(lkey == (uint32_t)-1)) {
-				/* MR does not exist. */
-				DEBUG("%p: unable to get MP <-> MR"
-				      " association", (void *)txq);
-				/* Clean up TX element. */
-				elt->buf = NULL;
-				goto stop;
-			}
+		/* Retrieve Memory Region key for this memory pool. */
+		lkey = txq_mp2mr(txq, txq_mb2mp(buf));
+		if (unlikely(lkey == (uint32_t)-1)) {
+			/* MR does not exist. */
+			DEBUG("%p: unable to get MP <-> MR"
+			      " association", (void *)txq);
+			/* Clean up TX element. */
+			elt->buf = NULL;
+			goto stop;
+		}
 #ifdef HAVE_VERBS_VLAN_INSERTION
-			if (insert_vlan)
-				err = txq->send_pending_vlan
-					(txq->qp,
-					 addr,
-					 length,
-					 lkey,
-					 send_flags,
-					 &buf->vlan_tci);
-			else
+		if (insert_vlan)
+			err = txq->send_pending_vlan
+				(txq->qp,
+				 addr,
+				 length,
+				 lkey,
+				 send_flags,
+				 &buf->vlan_tci);
+		else
 #endif /* HAVE_VERBS_VLAN_INSERTION */
-				err = txq->send_pending
-					(txq->qp,
-					 addr,
-					 length,
-					 lkey,
-					 send_flags);
-		}
+			err = txq->send_pending
+				(txq->qp,
+				 addr,
+				 length,
+				 lkey,
+				 send_flags);
 		if (unlikely(err))
 			goto stop;
 #ifdef MLX5_PMD_SOFT_COUNTERS
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rxtx.h b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rxtx.h
index 2e1f83b..3a353b0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rxtx.h
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rxtx.h
@@ -240,19 +240,10 @@ struct txq {
 #ifdef HAVE_VERBS_VLAN_INSERTION
 	int (*send_pending_vlan)();
 #endif
-#if MLX5_PMD_MAX_INLINE > 0
-	int (*send_pending_inline)();
-#ifdef HAVE_VERBS_VLAN_INSERTION
-	int (*send_pending_inline_vlan)();
-#endif
-#endif
 	int (*send_flush)(struct ibv_qp *qp);
 	struct ibv_cq *cq; /* Completion Queue. */
 	struct ibv_qp *qp; /* Queue Pair. */
 	struct txq_elt (*elts)[]; /* TX elements. */
-#if MLX5_PMD_MAX_INLINE > 0
-	uint32_t max_inline; /* Max inline send size <= MLX5_PMD_MAX_INLINE. */
-#endif
 	unsigned int elts_n; /* (*elts)[] length. */
 	unsigned int elts_head; /* Current index in (*elts)[]. */
 	unsigned int elts_tail; /* First element awaiting completion. */
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_txq.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_txq.c
index 59974c5..75da65b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_txq.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_txq.c
@@ -173,9 +173,6 @@ txq_cleanup(struct txq *txq)
 	DEBUG("cleaning up %p", (void *)txq);
 	txq_free_elts(txq);
 	txq->poll_cnt = NULL;
-#if MLX5_PMD_MAX_INLINE > 0
-	txq->send_pending_inline = NULL;
-#endif
 	txq->send_flush = NULL;
 	if (txq->if_qp != NULL) {
 		assert(txq->priv != NULL);
@@ -305,9 +302,6 @@ txq_setup(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct txq *txq, uint16_t desc,
 					desc),
 			/* Max number of scatter/gather elements in a WR. */
 			.max_send_sge = 1,
-#if MLX5_PMD_MAX_INLINE > 0
-			.max_inline_data = MLX5_PMD_MAX_INLINE,
-#endif
 		},
 		.qp_type = IBV_QPT_RAW_PACKET,
 		/* Do *NOT* enable this, completions events are managed per
@@ -325,10 +319,6 @@ txq_setup(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct txq *txq, uint16_t desc,
 		      (void *)dev, strerror(ret));
 		goto error;
 	}
-#if MLX5_PMD_MAX_INLINE > 0
-	/* ibv_create_qp() updates this value. */
-	tmpl.max_inline = attr.init.cap.max_inline_data;
-#endif
 	attr.mod = (struct ibv_exp_qp_attr){
 		/* Move the QP to this state. */
 		.qp_state = IBV_QPS_INIT,
@@ -403,12 +393,6 @@ txq_setup(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct txq *txq, uint16_t desc,
 	txq_cleanup(txq);
 	*txq = tmpl;
 	txq->poll_cnt = txq->if_cq->poll_cnt;
-#if MLX5_PMD_MAX_INLINE > 0
-	txq->send_pending_inline = txq->if_qp->send_pending_inline;
-#ifdef HAVE_VERBS_VLAN_INSERTION
-	txq->send_pending_inline_vlan = txq->if_qp->send_pending_inline_vlan;
-#endif
-#endif
 	txq->send_pending = txq->if_qp->send_pending;
 #ifdef HAVE_VERBS_VLAN_INSERTION
 	txq->send_pending_vlan = txq->if_qp->send_pending_vlan;
