diff --git a/drivers/common/mlx5/linux/mlx5_common_verbs.c b/drivers/common/mlx5/linux/mlx5_common_verbs.c
index 519cb8d056..cf2f7ecbf3 100644
--- a/drivers/common/mlx5/linux/mlx5_common_verbs.c
+++ b/drivers/common/mlx5/linux/mlx5_common_verbs.c
@@ -142,3 +142,18 @@ mlx5_common_verbs_dereg_mr(struct mlx5_pmd_mr *pmd_mr)
 		memset(pmd_mr, 0, sizeof(*pmd_mr));
 	}
 }
+
+/**
+ * Set the reg_mr and dereg_mr callbacks.
+ *
+ * @param[out] reg_mr_cb
+ *   Pointer to reg_mr func
+ * @param[out] dereg_mr_cb
+ *   Pointer to dereg_mr func
+ */
+void
+mlx5_os_set_reg_mr_cb(mlx5_reg_mr_t *reg_mr_cb, mlx5_dereg_mr_t *dereg_mr_cb)
+{
+	*reg_mr_cb = mlx5_common_verbs_reg_mr;
+	*dereg_mr_cb = mlx5_common_verbs_dereg_mr;
+}
diff --git a/drivers/common/mlx5/mlx5_common_mr.c b/drivers/common/mlx5/mlx5_common_mr.c
index 8fd65484cf..43dc3d88ce 100644
--- a/drivers/common/mlx5/mlx5_common_mr.c
+++ b/drivers/common/mlx5/mlx5_common_mr.c
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ mr_btree_insert(struct mlx5_mr_btree *bt, struct mr_cache_entry *entry)
  * @return
  *   0 on success, a negative errno value otherwise and rte_errno is set.
  */
-int
+static int
 mlx5_mr_btree_init(struct mlx5_mr_btree *bt, int n, int socket)
 {
 	if (bt == NULL) {
@@ -1044,6 +1044,29 @@ mlx5_mr_release_cache(struct mlx5_mr_share_cache *share_cache)
 	mlx5_mr_garbage_collect(share_cache);
 }
 
+/**
+ * Initialize global MR cache of a device.
+ *
+ * @param share_cache
+ *   Pointer to a global shared MR cache.
+ * @param socket
+ *   NUMA socket on which memory must be allocated.
+ *
+ * @return
+ *   0 on success, a negative errno value otherwise and rte_errno is set.
+ */
+int
+mlx5_mr_create_cache(struct mlx5_mr_share_cache *share_cache, int socket)
+{
+	/* Set the reg_mr and dereg_mr callback functions */
+	mlx5_os_set_reg_mr_cb(&share_cache->reg_mr_cb,
+			      &share_cache->dereg_mr_cb);
+	rte_rwlock_init(&share_cache->rwlock);
+	/* Initialize B-tree and allocate memory for global MR cache table. */
+	return mlx5_mr_btree_init(&share_cache->cache,
+				  MLX5_MR_BTREE_CACHE_N * 2, socket);
+}
+
 /**
  * Flush all of the local cache entries.
  *
diff --git a/drivers/common/mlx5/mlx5_common_mr.h b/drivers/common/mlx5/mlx5_common_mr.h
index 1392d9b55a..36689dfb54 100644
--- a/drivers/common/mlx5/mlx5_common_mr.h
+++ b/drivers/common/mlx5/mlx5_common_mr.h
@@ -128,8 +128,6 @@ __rte_internal
 int mlx5_mr_ctrl_init(struct mlx5_mr_ctrl *mr_ctrl, uint32_t *dev_gen_ptr,
 		      int socket);
 __rte_internal
-int mlx5_mr_btree_init(struct mlx5_mr_btree *bt, int n, int socket);
-__rte_internal
 void mlx5_mr_btree_free(struct mlx5_mr_btree *bt);
 __rte_internal
 void mlx5_mr_btree_dump(struct mlx5_mr_btree *bt __rte_unused);
@@ -145,6 +143,8 @@ uint32_t mlx5_mr_mempool2mr_bh(struct mlx5_mr_share_cache *share_cache,
 __rte_internal
 void mlx5_mr_release_cache(struct mlx5_mr_share_cache *mr_cache);
 __rte_internal
+int mlx5_mr_create_cache(struct mlx5_mr_share_cache *share_cache, int socket);
+__rte_internal
 void mlx5_mr_dump_cache(struct mlx5_mr_share_cache *share_cache __rte_unused);
 __rte_internal
 void mlx5_mr_rebuild_cache(struct mlx5_mr_share_cache *share_cache);
@@ -183,6 +183,10 @@ __rte_internal
 void
 mlx5_common_verbs_dereg_mr(struct mlx5_pmd_mr *pmd_mr);
 
+__rte_internal
+void
+mlx5_os_set_reg_mr_cb(mlx5_reg_mr_t *reg_mr_cb, mlx5_dereg_mr_t *dereg_mr_cb);
+
 __rte_internal
 void
 mlx5_mr_free(struct mlx5_mr *mr, mlx5_dereg_mr_t dereg_mr_cb);
diff --git a/drivers/common/mlx5/version.map b/drivers/common/mlx5/version.map
index f786287986..cabdc676d5 100644
--- a/drivers/common/mlx5/version.map
+++ b/drivers/common/mlx5/version.map
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ INTERNAL {
 	mlx5_mr_addr2mr_bh;
 	mlx5_mr_btree_dump;
 	mlx5_mr_btree_free;
-	mlx5_mr_btree_init;
+	mlx5_mr_create_cache;
 	mlx5_mr_create_primary;
     mlx5_mr_ctrl_init;
 	mlx5_mr_dump_cache;
@@ -133,10 +133,9 @@ INTERNAL {
 	mlx5_nl_vlan_vmwa_create; # WINDOWS_NO_EXPORT
 	mlx5_nl_vlan_vmwa_delete; # WINDOWS_NO_EXPORT
 
-	mlx5_os_dereg_mr;
-	mlx5_os_reg_mr;
 	mlx5_os_umem_dereg;
 	mlx5_os_umem_reg;
+    mlx5_os_set_reg_mr_cb;
 
 	mlx5_realloc;
 
diff --git a/drivers/common/mlx5/windows/mlx5_common_os.c b/drivers/common/mlx5/windows/mlx5_common_os.c
index 4d0f1e92e3..44e8ebec2b 100644
--- a/drivers/common/mlx5/windows/mlx5_common_os.c
+++ b/drivers/common/mlx5/windows/mlx5_common_os.c
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ mlx5_os_umem_dereg(void *pumem)
  * @return
  *   0 on successful registration, -1 otherwise
  */
-int
+static int
 mlx5_os_reg_mr(void *pd,
 	       void *addr, size_t length, struct mlx5_pmd_mr *pmd_mr)
 {
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ mlx5_os_reg_mr(void *pd,
  * @param[in] pmd_mr
  *  Pointer to PMD mr object
  */
-void
+static void
 mlx5_os_dereg_mr(struct mlx5_pmd_mr *pmd_mr)
 {
 	if (pmd_mr && pmd_mr->mkey)
@@ -374,3 +374,19 @@ mlx5_os_dereg_mr(struct mlx5_pmd_mr *pmd_mr)
 		claim_zero(mlx5_os_umem_dereg(pmd_mr->obj));
 	memset(pmd_mr, 0, sizeof(*pmd_mr));
 }
+
+/**
+ * Set the reg_mr and dereg_mr callbacks.
+ *
+ * @param[out] reg_mr_cb
+ *   Pointer to reg_mr func
+ * @param[out] dereg_mr_cb
+ *   Pointer to dereg_mr func
+ *
+ */
+void
+mlx5_os_set_reg_mr_cb(mlx5_reg_mr_t *reg_mr_cb, mlx5_dereg_mr_t *dereg_mr_cb)
+{
+	*reg_mr_cb = mlx5_os_reg_mr;
+	*dereg_mr_cb = mlx5_os_dereg_mr;
+}
diff --git a/drivers/common/mlx5/windows/mlx5_common_os.h b/drivers/common/mlx5/windows/mlx5_common_os.h
index c99645aefd..3afce56cd9 100644
--- a/drivers/common/mlx5/windows/mlx5_common_os.h
+++ b/drivers/common/mlx5/windows/mlx5_common_os.h
@@ -253,9 +253,5 @@ __rte_internal
 void *mlx5_os_umem_reg(void *ctx, void *addr, size_t size, uint32_t access);
 __rte_internal
 int mlx5_os_umem_dereg(void *pumem);
-__rte_internal
-int mlx5_os_reg_mr(void *pd,
-		   void *addr, size_t length, struct mlx5_pmd_mr *pmd_mr);
-__rte_internal
-void mlx5_os_dereg_mr(struct mlx5_pmd_mr *pmd_mr);
+
 #endif /* RTE_PMD_MLX5_COMMON_OS_H_ */
diff --git a/drivers/compress/mlx5/mlx5_compress.c b/drivers/compress/mlx5/mlx5_compress.c
index 7e297778ef..6116f5113f 100644
--- a/drivers/compress/mlx5/mlx5_compress.c
+++ b/drivers/compress/mlx5/mlx5_compress.c
@@ -788,16 +788,13 @@ mlx5_compress_dev_probe(struct mlx5_common_device *cdev)
 		rte_compressdev_pmd_destroy(priv->compressdev);
 		return -1;
 	}
-	if (mlx5_mr_btree_init(&priv->mr_scache.cache,
-			     MLX5_MR_BTREE_CACHE_N * 2, rte_socket_id()) != 0) {
+	if (mlx5_mr_create_cache(&priv->mr_scache, rte_socket_id()) != 0) {
 		DRV_LOG(ERR, "Failed to allocate shared cache MR memory.");
 		mlx5_compress_hw_global_release(priv);
 		rte_compressdev_pmd_destroy(priv->compressdev);
 		rte_errno = ENOMEM;
 		return -rte_errno;
 	}
-	priv->mr_scache.reg_mr_cb = mlx5_common_verbs_reg_mr;
-	priv->mr_scache.dereg_mr_cb = mlx5_common_verbs_dereg_mr;
 	/* Register callback function for global shared MR cache management. */
 	if (TAILQ_EMPTY(&mlx5_compress_priv_list))
 		rte_mem_event_callback_register("MLX5_MEM_EVENT_CB",
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/mlx5/mlx5_crypto.c b/drivers/crypto/mlx5/mlx5_crypto.c
index af32e0a2ac..e40c4f1e6c 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/mlx5/mlx5_crypto.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/mlx5/mlx5_crypto.c
@@ -1024,16 +1024,13 @@ mlx5_crypto_dev_probe(struct mlx5_common_device *cdev)
 		rte_cryptodev_pmd_destroy(priv->crypto_dev);
 		return -1;
 	}
-	if (mlx5_mr_btree_init(&priv->mr_scache.cache,
-			     MLX5_MR_BTREE_CACHE_N * 2, rte_socket_id()) != 0) {
+	if (mlx5_mr_create_cache(&priv->mr_scache, rte_socket_id()) != 0) {
 		DRV_LOG(ERR, "Failed to allocate shared cache MR memory.");
 		mlx5_crypto_hw_global_release(priv);
 		rte_cryptodev_pmd_destroy(priv->crypto_dev);
 		rte_errno = ENOMEM;
 		return -rte_errno;
 	}
-	priv->mr_scache.reg_mr_cb = mlx5_common_verbs_reg_mr;
-	priv->mr_scache.dereg_mr_cb = mlx5_common_verbs_dereg_mr;
 	priv->keytag = rte_cpu_to_be_64(devarg_prms.keytag);
 	priv->max_segs_num = devarg_prms.max_segs_num;
 	priv->umr_wqe_size = sizeof(struct mlx5_wqe_umr_bsf_seg) +
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/linux/mlx5_os.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/linux/mlx5_os.c
index 06bde2669c..9e445f2f9b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/linux/mlx5_os.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/linux/mlx5_os.c
@@ -2831,23 +2831,6 @@ mlx5_os_read_dev_stat(struct mlx5_priv *priv, const char *ctr_name,
 	return 1;
 }
 
-/**
- * Set the reg_mr and dereg_mr call backs
- *
- * @param reg_mr_cb[out]
- *   Pointer to reg_mr func
- * @param dereg_mr_cb[out]
- *   Pointer to dereg_mr func
- *
- */
-void
-mlx5_os_set_reg_mr_cb(mlx5_reg_mr_t *reg_mr_cb,
-		      mlx5_dereg_mr_t *dereg_mr_cb)
-{
-	*reg_mr_cb = mlx5_mr_verbs_ops.reg_mr;
-	*dereg_mr_cb = mlx5_mr_verbs_ops.dereg_mr;
-}
-
 /**
  * Remove a MAC address from device
  *
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/linux/mlx5_verbs.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/linux/mlx5_verbs.c
index fb10dd0839..4779b37aa6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/linux/mlx5_verbs.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/linux/mlx5_verbs.c
@@ -26,48 +26,6 @@
 #include <mlx5_utils.h>
 #include <mlx5_malloc.h>
 
-/**
- * Register mr. Given protection domain pointer, pointer to addr and length
- * register the memory region.
- *
- * @param[in] pd
- *   Pointer to protection domain context.
- * @param[in] addr
- *   Pointer to memory start address.
- * @param[in] length
- *   Length of the memory to register.
- * @param[out] pmd_mr
- *   pmd_mr struct set with lkey, address, length and pointer to mr object
- *
- * @return
- *   0 on successful registration, -1 otherwise
- */
-static int
-mlx5_reg_mr(void *pd, void *addr, size_t length,
-		 struct mlx5_pmd_mr *pmd_mr)
-{
-	return mlx5_common_verbs_reg_mr(pd, addr, length, pmd_mr);
-}
-
-/**
- * Deregister mr. Given the mlx5 pmd MR - deregister the MR
- *
- * @param[in] pmd_mr
- *   pmd_mr struct set with lkey, address, length and pointer to mr object
- *
- */
-static void
-mlx5_dereg_mr(struct mlx5_pmd_mr *pmd_mr)
-{
-	mlx5_common_verbs_dereg_mr(pmd_mr);
-}
-
-/* verbs operations. */
-const struct mlx5_mr_ops mlx5_mr_verbs_ops = {
-	.reg_mr = mlx5_reg_mr,
-	.dereg_mr = mlx5_dereg_mr,
-};
-
 /**
  * Modify Rx WQ vlan stripping offload
  *
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/linux/mlx5_verbs.h b/drivers/net/mlx5/linux/mlx5_verbs.h
index f7e8e2fe98..829d9fa738 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/linux/mlx5_verbs.h
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/linux/mlx5_verbs.h
@@ -12,7 +12,5 @@ void mlx5_txq_ibv_obj_release(struct mlx5_txq_obj *txq_obj);
 int mlx5_rxq_ibv_obj_dummy_lb_create(struct rte_eth_dev *dev);
 void mlx5_rxq_ibv_obj_dummy_lb_release(struct rte_eth_dev *dev);
 
-/* Verbs ops struct */
-extern const struct mlx5_mr_ops mlx5_mr_verbs_ops;
 extern struct mlx5_obj_ops ibv_obj_ops;
 #endif /* RTE_PMD_MLX5_VERBS_H_ */
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.c
index 788c701292..a6c196b368 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.c
@@ -1351,15 +1351,11 @@ mlx5_alloc_shared_dev_ctx(const struct mlx5_dev_spawn_data *spawn,
 	 * At this point the device is not added to the memory
 	 * event list yet, context is just being created.
 	 */
-	err = mlx5_mr_btree_init(&sh->share_cache.cache,
-				 MLX5_MR_BTREE_CACHE_N * 2,
-				 sh->numa_node);
+	err = mlx5_mr_create_cache(&sh->share_cache, sh->numa_node);
 	if (err) {
 		err = rte_errno;
 		goto error;
 	}
-	mlx5_os_set_reg_mr_cb(&sh->share_cache.reg_mr_cb,
-			      &sh->share_cache.dereg_mr_cb);
 	mlx5_os_dev_shared_handler_install(sh);
 	sh->cnt_id_tbl = mlx5_l3t_create(MLX5_L3T_TYPE_DWORD);
 	if (!sh->cnt_id_tbl) {
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.h b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.h
index 96e2cbc644..5c25b94f36 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.h
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.h
@@ -1363,12 +1363,6 @@ struct mlx5_obj_ops {
 
 #define MLX5_RSS_HASH_FIELDS_LEN RTE_DIM(mlx5_rss_hash_fields)
 
-/* MR operations structure. */
-struct mlx5_mr_ops {
-	mlx5_reg_mr_t reg_mr;
-	mlx5_dereg_mr_t dereg_mr;
-};
-
 struct mlx5_priv {
 	struct rte_eth_dev_data *dev_data;  /* Pointer to device data. */
 	struct mlx5_dev_ctx_shared *sh; /* Shared device context. */
@@ -1768,8 +1762,6 @@ void mlx5_os_free_shared_dr(struct mlx5_priv *priv);
 int mlx5_os_net_probe(struct mlx5_common_device *cdev);
 void mlx5_os_dev_shared_handler_install(struct mlx5_dev_ctx_shared *sh);
 void mlx5_os_dev_shared_handler_uninstall(struct mlx5_dev_ctx_shared *sh);
-void mlx5_os_set_reg_mr_cb(mlx5_reg_mr_t *reg_mr_cb,
-			   mlx5_dereg_mr_t *dereg_mr_cb);
 void mlx5_os_mac_addr_remove(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint32_t index);
 int mlx5_os_mac_addr_add(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct rte_ether_addr *mac,
 			 uint32_t index);
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/windows/mlx5_os.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/windows/mlx5_os.c
index 3477f018c1..c3d4b90946 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/windows/mlx5_os.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/windows/mlx5_os.c
@@ -926,21 +926,4 @@ mlx5_os_net_probe(struct mlx5_common_device *cdev)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-/**
- * Set the reg_mr and dereg_mr call backs
- *
- * @param reg_mr_cb[out]
- *   Pointer to reg_mr func
- * @param dereg_mr_cb[out]
- *   Pointer to dereg_mr func
- *
- */
-void
-mlx5_os_set_reg_mr_cb(mlx5_reg_mr_t *reg_mr_cb,
-		      mlx5_dereg_mr_t *dereg_mr_cb)
-{
-	*reg_mr_cb = mlx5_os_reg_mr;
-	*dereg_mr_cb = mlx5_os_dereg_mr;
-}
-
 const struct mlx5_flow_driver_ops mlx5_flow_verbs_drv_ops = {0};
diff --git a/drivers/regex/mlx5/mlx5_regex.c b/drivers/regex/mlx5/mlx5_regex.c
index 3855b344d4..d95c0b7f2c 100644
--- a/drivers/regex/mlx5/mlx5_regex.c
+++ b/drivers/regex/mlx5/mlx5_regex.c
@@ -191,11 +191,7 @@ mlx5_regex_dev_probe(struct mlx5_common_device *cdev)
 	priv->regexdev->device = cdev->dev;
 	priv->regexdev->data->dev_private = priv;
 	priv->regexdev->state = RTE_REGEXDEV_READY;
-	priv->mr_scache.reg_mr_cb = mlx5_common_verbs_reg_mr;
-	priv->mr_scache.dereg_mr_cb = mlx5_common_verbs_dereg_mr;
-	ret = mlx5_mr_btree_init(&priv->mr_scache.cache,
-				 MLX5_MR_BTREE_CACHE_N * 2,
-				 rte_socket_id());
+	ret = mlx5_mr_create_cache(&priv->mr_scache, rte_socket_id());
 	if (ret) {
 		DRV_LOG(ERR, "MR init tree failed.");
 	    rte_errno = ENOMEM;
