diff --git a/lib/librte_mempool/rte_mempool.c b/lib/librte_mempool/rte_mempool.c
index 32b3f94..fc9c95a 100644
--- a/lib/librte_mempool/rte_mempool.c
+++ b/lib/librte_mempool/rte_mempool.c
@@ -416,11 +416,6 @@ rte_mempool_populate_iova(struct rte_mempool *mp, char *vaddr,
 		mp->flags |= MEMPOOL_F_POOL_CREATED;
 	}
 
-	/* Notify memory area to mempool */
-	ret = rte_mempool_ops_register_memory_area(mp, vaddr, iova, len);
-	if (ret != -ENOTSUP && ret < 0)
-		return ret;
-
 	/* mempool is already populated */
 	if (mp->populated_size >= mp->size)
 		return -ENOSPC;
diff --git a/lib/librte_mempool/rte_mempool.h b/lib/librte_mempool/rte_mempool.h
index e95b1a7..6a0039d 100644
--- a/lib/librte_mempool/rte_mempool.h
+++ b/lib/librte_mempool/rte_mempool.h
@@ -399,12 +399,6 @@ typedef int (*rte_mempool_dequeue_t)(struct rte_mempool *mp,
 typedef unsigned (*rte_mempool_get_count)(const struct rte_mempool *mp);
 
 /**
- * Notify new memory area to mempool.
- */
-typedef int (*rte_mempool_ops_register_memory_area_t)
-(const struct rte_mempool *mp, char *vaddr, rte_iova_t iova, size_t len);
-
-/**
  * Calculate memory size required to store specified number of objects.
  *
  * Note that if object size is bigger then page size, then it assumes
@@ -499,10 +493,6 @@ struct rte_mempool_ops {
 	rte_mempool_dequeue_t dequeue;   /**< Dequeue an object. */
 	rte_mempool_get_count get_count; /**< Get qty of available objs. */
 	/**
-	 * Notify new memory area to mempool
-	 */
-	rte_mempool_ops_register_memory_area_t register_memory_area;
-	/**
 	 * Optional callback to calculate memory size required to
 	 * store specified number of objects.
 	 */
@@ -624,27 +614,6 @@ unsigned
 rte_mempool_ops_get_count(const struct rte_mempool *mp);
 
 /**
- * @internal wrapper for mempool_ops register_memory_area callback.
- * API to notify the mempool handler when a new memory area is added to pool.
- *
- * @param mp
- *   Pointer to the memory pool.
- * @param vaddr
- *   Pointer to the buffer virtual address.
- * @param iova
- *   Pointer to the buffer IO address.
- * @param len
- *   Pool size.
- * @return
- *   - 0: Success;
- *   - -ENOTSUP - doesn't support register_memory_area ops (valid error case).
- *   - Otherwise, rte_mempool_populate_phys fails thus pool create fails.
- */
-int
-rte_mempool_ops_register_memory_area(const struct rte_mempool *mp,
-				char *vaddr, rte_iova_t iova, size_t len);
-
-/**
  * @internal wrapper for mempool_ops calc_mem_size callback.
  * API to calculate size of memory required to store specified number of
  * object.
diff --git a/lib/librte_mempool/rte_mempool_ops.c b/lib/librte_mempool/rte_mempool_ops.c
index 5ab643b..37b0802 100644
--- a/lib/librte_mempool/rte_mempool_ops.c
+++ b/lib/librte_mempool/rte_mempool_ops.c
@@ -86,7 +86,6 @@ rte_mempool_register_ops(const struct rte_mempool_ops *h)
 	ops->enqueue = h->enqueue;
 	ops->dequeue = h->dequeue;
 	ops->get_count = h->get_count;
-	ops->register_memory_area = h->register_memory_area;
 	ops->calc_mem_size = h->calc_mem_size;
 	ops->populate = h->populate;
 
@@ -128,19 +127,6 @@ rte_mempool_ops_get_count(const struct rte_mempool *mp)
 }
 
 /* wrapper to notify new memory area to external mempool */
-int
-rte_mempool_ops_register_memory_area(const struct rte_mempool *mp, char *vaddr,
-					rte_iova_t iova, size_t len)
-{
-	struct rte_mempool_ops *ops;
-
-	ops = rte_mempool_get_ops(mp->ops_index);
-
-	RTE_FUNC_PTR_OR_ERR_RET(ops->register_memory_area, -ENOTSUP);
-	return ops->register_memory_area(mp, vaddr, iova, len);
-}
-
-/* wrapper to notify new memory area to external mempool */
 ssize_t
 rte_mempool_ops_calc_mem_size(const struct rte_mempool *mp,
 				uint32_t obj_num, uint32_t pg_shift,
diff --git a/lib/librte_mempool/rte_mempool_version.map b/lib/librte_mempool/rte_mempool_version.map
index ab30b16..4f7e2b2 100644
--- a/lib/librte_mempool/rte_mempool_version.map
+++ b/lib/librte_mempool/rte_mempool_version.map
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ DPDK_16.07 {
 DPDK_17.11 {
 	global:
 
-	rte_mempool_ops_register_memory_area;
 	rte_mempool_populate_iova;
 	rte_mempool_populate_iova_tab;
 
