diff --git a/app/test/test.h b/app/test/test.h
index 467b9c0..74d6021 100644
--- a/app/test/test.h
+++ b/app/test/test.h
@@ -33,9 +33,12 @@
 
 #ifndef _TEST_H_
 #define _TEST_H_
+
 #include <stddef.h>
 #include <sys/queue.h>
-#include "rte_log.h"
+
+#include <rte_common.h>
+#include <rte_log.h>
 
 #define TEST_SUCCESS  (0)
 #define TEST_FAILED  (-1)
diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
index 8263d03..96db661 100644
--- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
@@ -8,9 +8,6 @@ API and ABI deprecation notices are to be posted here.
 Deprecation Notices
 -------------------
 
-* The log history is deprecated.
-  It is voided in 16.07 and will be removed in release 16.11.
-
 * The ethdev library file will be renamed from libethdev.* to librte_ethdev.*
   in release 16.11 in order to have a more consistent namespace.
 
diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_16_11.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_16_11.rst
index a6e3307..0b9022d 100644
--- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_16_11.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_16_11.rst
@@ -94,6 +94,8 @@ API Changes
 
    This section is a comment. Make sure to start the actual text at the margin.
 
+* The log history is removed.
+
 
 ABI Changes
 -----------
@@ -131,7 +133,7 @@ The libraries prepended with a plus sign were incremented in this version.
      librte_cmdline.so.2
      librte_cryptodev.so.1
      librte_distributor.so.1
-     librte_eal.so.2
+   + librte_eal.so.3
      librte_hash.so.2
      librte_ip_frag.so.1
      librte_ivshmem.so.1
diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/bsdapp/eal/Makefile b/lib/librte_eal/bsdapp/eal/Makefile
index 988cbbc..7a0fea5 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/bsdapp/eal/Makefile
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/bsdapp/eal/Makefile
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ LDLIBS += -lgcc_s
 
 EXPORT_MAP := rte_eal_version.map
 
-LIBABIVER := 2
+LIBABIVER := 3
 
 # specific to linuxapp exec-env
 SRCS-$(CONFIG_RTE_EXEC_ENV_BSDAPP) := eal.c
diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_log.c b/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_log.c
index 7916c78..967991a 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_log.c
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_log.c
@@ -64,19 +64,6 @@ static RTE_DEFINE_PER_LCORE(struct log_cur_msg, log_cur_msg);
 
 /* default logs */
 
-int
-rte_log_add_in_history(const char *buf __rte_unused, size_t size __rte_unused)
-{
-	return 0;
-}
-
-void
-rte_log_set_history(int enable)
-{
-	if (enable)
-		RTE_LOG(WARNING, EAL, "The log history is deprecated.\n");
-}
-
 /* Change the stream that will be used by logging system */
 int
 rte_openlog_stream(FILE *f)
@@ -131,12 +118,6 @@ int rte_log_cur_msg_logtype(void)
 	return RTE_PER_LCORE(log_cur_msg).logtype;
 }
 
-/* Dump log history to file */
-void
-rte_log_dump_history(FILE *out __rte_unused)
-{
-}
-
 /*
  * Generates a log message The message will be sent in the stream
  * defined by the previous call to rte_openlog_stream().
diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/common/include/rte_log.h b/lib/librte_eal/common/include/rte_log.h
index b1add04..919563c 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/common/include/rte_log.h
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/common/include/rte_log.h
@@ -42,8 +42,6 @@
  * This file provides a log API to RTE applications.
  */
 
-#include "rte_common.h" /* for __rte_deprecated macro */
-
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 extern "C" {
 #endif
@@ -181,45 +179,6 @@ int rte_log_cur_msg_loglevel(void);
 int rte_log_cur_msg_logtype(void);
 
 /**
- * @deprecated
- * Enable or disable the history (enabled by default)
- *
- * @param enable
- *   true to enable, or 0 to disable history.
- */
-__rte_deprecated
-void rte_log_set_history(int enable);
-
-/**
- * @deprecated
- * Dump the log history to a file
- *
- * @param f
- *   A pointer to a file for output
- */
-__rte_deprecated
-void rte_log_dump_history(FILE *f);
-
-/**
- * @deprecated
- * Add a log message to the history.
- *
- * This function can be called from a user-defined log stream. It adds
- * the given message in the history that can be dumped using
- * rte_log_dump_history().
- *
- * @param buf
- *   A data buffer containing the message to be saved in the history.
- * @param size
- *   The length of the data buffer.
- * @return
- *   - 0: Success.
- *   - (-ENOBUFS) if there is no room to store the message.
- */
-__rte_deprecated
-int rte_log_add_in_history(const char *buf, size_t size);
-
-/**
  * Generates a log message.
  *
  * The message will be sent in the stream defined by the previous call
diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/Makefile b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/Makefile
index 182729c..3a7631a 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/Makefile
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/linuxapp/eal/Makefile
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ ARCH_DIR ?= $(RTE_ARCH)
 EXPORT_MAP := rte_eal_version.map
 VPATH += $(RTE_SDK)/lib/librte_eal/common/arch/$(ARCH_DIR)
 
-LIBABIVER := 2
+LIBABIVER := 3
 
 VPATH += $(RTE_SDK)/lib/librte_eal/common
 
