diff --git a/drivers/net/softnic/meson.build b/drivers/net/softnic/meson.build
index 0ffe26d671..5dfbd16c77 100644
--- a/drivers/net/softnic/meson.build
+++ b/drivers/net/softnic/meson.build
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ endif
 headers = files('rte_eth_softnic.h')
 sources = files(
         'conn.c',
-        'parser.c',
         'rte_eth_softnic.c',
         'rte_eth_softnic_cli.c',
         'rte_eth_softnic_mempool.c',
diff --git a/drivers/net/softnic/parser.c b/drivers/net/softnic/parser.c
deleted file mode 100644
index ebcb10268a..0000000000
--- a/drivers/net/softnic/parser.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,523 +0,0 @@
-/* SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
- * Copyright(c) 2016 Intel Corporation.
- * Copyright (c) 2009, Olivier MATZ <zer0@droids-corp.org>
- * All rights reserved.
- */
-
-#include <stdint.h>
-#include <stdlib.h>
-#include <stdio.h>
-#include <ctype.h>
-#include <getopt.h>
-#include <errno.h>
-#include <stdarg.h>
-#include <string.h>
-#include <libgen.h>
-#include <unistd.h>
-#include <sys/wait.h>
-#include <arpa/inet.h>
-#include <sys/socket.h>
-
-#include <rte_errno.h>
-
-#include "parser.h"
-
-static uint32_t
-get_hex_val(char c)
-{
-	switch (c) {
-	case '0': case '1': case '2': case '3': case '4': case '5':
-	case '6': case '7': case '8': case '9':
-		return c - '0';
-	case 'A': case 'B': case 'C': case 'D': case 'E': case 'F':
-		return c - 'A' + 10;
-	case 'a': case 'b': case 'c': case 'd': case 'e': case 'f':
-		return c - 'a' + 10;
-	default:
-		return 0;
-	}
-}
-
-int
-softnic_parser_read_arg_bool(const char *p)
-{
-	p = skip_white_spaces(p);
-	int result = -EINVAL;
-
-	if (((p[0] == 'y') && (p[1] == 'e') && (p[2] == 's')) ||
-		((p[0] == 'Y') && (p[1] == 'E') && (p[2] == 'S'))) {
-		p += 3;
-		result = 1;
-	}
-
-	if (((p[0] == 'o') && (p[1] == 'n')) ||
-		((p[0] == 'O') && (p[1] == 'N'))) {
-		p += 2;
-		result = 1;
-	}
-
-	if (((p[0] == 'n') && (p[1] == 'o')) ||
-		((p[0] == 'N') && (p[1] == 'O'))) {
-		p += 2;
-		result = 0;
-	}
-
-	if (((p[0] == 'o') && (p[1] == 'f') && (p[2] == 'f')) ||
-		((p[0] == 'O') && (p[1] == 'F') && (p[2] == 'F'))) {
-		p += 3;
-		result = 0;
-	}
-
-	p = skip_white_spaces(p);
-
-	if (p[0] != '\0')
-		return -EINVAL;
-
-	return result;
-}
-
-int
-softnic_parser_read_int32(int32_t *value, const char *p)
-{
-	char *next;
-	int32_t val;
-
-	p = skip_white_spaces(p);
-	if (!isdigit(*p))
-		return -EINVAL;
-
-	val = strtol(p, &next, 10);
-	if (p == next)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
-	*value = val;
-	return 0;
-}
-
-int
-softnic_parser_read_uint64(uint64_t *value, const char *p)
-{
-	char *next;
-	uint64_t val;
-
-	p = skip_white_spaces(p);
-	if (!isdigit(*p))
-		return -EINVAL;
-
-	val = strtoul(p, &next, 10);
-	if (p == next)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
-	p = next;
-	switch (*p) {
-	case 'T':
-		val *= 1024ULL;
-		/* fall through */
-	case 'G':
-		val *= 1024ULL;
-		/* fall through */
-	case 'M':
-		val *= 1024ULL;
-		/* fall through */
-	case 'k':
-	case 'K':
-		val *= 1024ULL;
-		p++;
-		break;
-	}
-
-	p = skip_white_spaces(p);
-	if (*p != '\0')
-		return -EINVAL;
-
-	*value = val;
-	return 0;
-}
-
-int
-softnic_parser_read_uint64_hex(uint64_t *value, const char *p)
-{
-	char *next;
-	uint64_t val;
-
-	p = skip_white_spaces(p);
-
-	val = strtoul(p, &next, 16);
-	if (p == next)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
-	p = skip_white_spaces(next);
-	if (*p != '\0')
-		return -EINVAL;
-
-	*value = val;
-	return 0;
-}
-
-int
-softnic_parser_read_uint32(uint32_t *value, const char *p)
-{
-	uint64_t val = 0;
-	int ret = softnic_parser_read_uint64(&val, p);
-
-	if (ret < 0)
-		return ret;
-
-	if (val > UINT32_MAX)
-		return -ERANGE;
-
-	*value = val;
-	return 0;
-}
-
-int
-softnic_parser_read_uint32_hex(uint32_t *value, const char *p)
-{
-	uint64_t val = 0;
-	int ret = softnic_parser_read_uint64_hex(&val, p);
-
-	if (ret < 0)
-		return ret;
-
-	if (val > UINT32_MAX)
-		return -ERANGE;
-
-	*value = val;
-	return 0;
-}
-
-int
-softnic_parser_read_uint16(uint16_t *value, const char *p)
-{
-	uint64_t val = 0;
-	int ret = softnic_parser_read_uint64(&val, p);
-
-	if (ret < 0)
-		return ret;
-
-	if (val > UINT16_MAX)
-		return -ERANGE;
-
-	*value = val;
-	return 0;
-}
-
-int
-softnic_parser_read_uint16_hex(uint16_t *value, const char *p)
-{
-	uint64_t val = 0;
-	int ret = softnic_parser_read_uint64_hex(&val, p);
-
-	if (ret < 0)
-		return ret;
-
-	if (val > UINT16_MAX)
-		return -ERANGE;
-
-	*value = val;
-	return 0;
-}
-
-int
-softnic_parser_read_uint8(uint8_t *value, const char *p)
-{
-	uint64_t val = 0;
-	int ret = softnic_parser_read_uint64(&val, p);
-
-	if (ret < 0)
-		return ret;
-
-	if (val > UINT8_MAX)
-		return -ERANGE;
-
-	*value = val;
-	return 0;
-}
-
-int
-softnic_parser_read_uint8_hex(uint8_t *value, const char *p)
-{
-	uint64_t val = 0;
-	int ret = softnic_parser_read_uint64_hex(&val, p);
-
-	if (ret < 0)
-		return ret;
-
-	if (val > UINT8_MAX)
-		return -ERANGE;
-
-	*value = val;
-	return 0;
-}
-
-int
-softnic_parse_tokenize_string(char *string, char *tokens[], uint32_t *n_tokens)
-{
-	uint32_t i;
-
-	if (string == NULL ||
-		tokens == NULL ||
-		(*n_tokens < 1))
-		return -EINVAL;
-
-	for (i = 0; i < *n_tokens; i++) {
-		tokens[i] = strtok_r(string, PARSE_DELIMITER, &string);
-		if (tokens[i] == NULL)
-			break;
-	}
-
-	if (i == *n_tokens &&
-		strtok_r(string, PARSE_DELIMITER, &string) != NULL)
-		return -E2BIG;
-
-	*n_tokens = i;
-	return 0;
-}
-
-int
-softnic_parse_hex_string(char *src, uint8_t *dst, uint32_t *size)
-{
-	char *c;
-	uint32_t len, i;
-
-	/* Check input parameters */
-	if (src == NULL ||
-		dst == NULL ||
-		size == NULL ||
-		(*size == 0))
-		return -1;
-
-	len = strlen(src);
-	if (((len & 3) != 0) ||
-		(len > (*size) * 2))
-		return -1;
-	*size = len / 2;
-
-	for (c = src; *c != 0; c++) {
-		if ((((*c) >= '0') && ((*c) <= '9')) ||
-			(((*c) >= 'A') && ((*c) <= 'F')) ||
-			(((*c) >= 'a') && ((*c) <= 'f')))
-			continue;
-
-		return -1;
-	}
-
-	/* Convert chars to bytes */
-	for (i = 0; i < *size; i++)
-		dst[i] = get_hex_val(src[2 * i]) * 16 +
-			get_hex_val(src[2 * i + 1]);
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
-int
-softnic_parse_mpls_labels(char *string, uint32_t *labels, uint32_t *n_labels)
-{
-	uint32_t n_max_labels = *n_labels, count = 0;
-
-	/* Check for void list of labels */
-	if (strcmp(string, "<void>") == 0) {
-		*n_labels = 0;
-		return 0;
-	}
-
-	/* At least one label should be present */
-	for ( ; (*string != '\0'); ) {
-		char *next;
-		int value;
-
-		if (count >= n_max_labels)
-			return -1;
-
-		if (count > 0) {
-			if (string[0] != ':')
-				return -1;
-
-			string++;
-		}
-
-		value = strtol(string, &next, 10);
-		if (next == string)
-			return -1;
-		string = next;
-
-		labels[count++] = (uint32_t)value;
-	}
-
-	*n_labels = count;
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static struct rte_ether_addr *
-my_ether_aton(const char *a)
-{
-	int i;
-	char *end;
-	unsigned long o[RTE_ETHER_ADDR_LEN];
-	static struct rte_ether_addr ether_addr;
-
-	i = 0;
-	do {
-		errno = 0;
-		o[i] = strtoul(a, &end, 16);
-		if (errno != 0 || end == a || (end[0] != ':' && end[0] != 0))
-			return NULL;
-		a = end + 1;
-	} while (++i != sizeof(o) / sizeof(o[0]) && end[0] != 0);
-
-	/* Junk at the end of line */
-	if (end[0] != 0)
-		return NULL;
-
-	/* Support the format XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX */
-	if (i == RTE_ETHER_ADDR_LEN) {
-		while (i-- != 0) {
-			if (o[i] > UINT8_MAX)
-				return NULL;
-			ether_addr.addr_bytes[i] = (uint8_t)o[i];
-		}
-	/* Support the format XXXX:XXXX:XXXX */
-	} else if (i == RTE_ETHER_ADDR_LEN / 2) {
-		while (i-- != 0) {
-			if (o[i] > UINT16_MAX)
-				return NULL;
-			ether_addr.addr_bytes[i * 2] = (uint8_t)(o[i] >> 8);
-			ether_addr.addr_bytes[i * 2 + 1] = (uint8_t)(o[i] & 0xff);
-		}
-	/* unknown format */
-	} else
-		return NULL;
-
-	return (struct rte_ether_addr *)&ether_addr;
-}
-
-int
-softnic_parse_ipv4_addr(const char *token, struct in_addr *ipv4)
-{
-	if (strlen(token) >= INET_ADDRSTRLEN)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
-	if (inet_pton(AF_INET, token, ipv4) != 1)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
-int
-softnic_parse_ipv6_addr(const char *token, struct in6_addr *ipv6)
-{
-	if (strlen(token) >= INET6_ADDRSTRLEN)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
-	if (inet_pton(AF_INET6, token, ipv6) != 1)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
-int
-softnic_parse_mac_addr(const char *token, struct rte_ether_addr *addr)
-{
-	struct rte_ether_addr *tmp;
-
-	tmp = my_ether_aton(token);
-	if (tmp == NULL)
-		return -1;
-
-	memcpy(addr, tmp, sizeof(struct rte_ether_addr));
-	return 0;
-}
-
-int
-softnic_parse_cpu_core(const char *entry,
-	struct softnic_cpu_core_params *p)
-{
-	size_t num_len;
-	char num[8];
-
-	uint32_t s = 0, c = 0, h = 0, val;
-	uint8_t s_parsed = 0, c_parsed = 0, h_parsed = 0;
-	const char *next = skip_white_spaces(entry);
-	char type;
-
-	if (p == NULL)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
-	/* Expect <CORE> or [sX][cY][h]. At least one parameter is required. */
-	while (*next != '\0') {
-		/* If everything parsed nothing should left */
-		if (s_parsed && c_parsed && h_parsed)
-			return -EINVAL;
-
-		type = *next;
-		switch (type) {
-		case 's':
-		case 'S':
-			if (s_parsed || c_parsed || h_parsed)
-				return -EINVAL;
-			s_parsed = 1;
-			next++;
-			break;
-		case 'c':
-		case 'C':
-			if (c_parsed || h_parsed)
-				return -EINVAL;
-			c_parsed = 1;
-			next++;
-			break;
-		case 'h':
-		case 'H':
-			if (h_parsed)
-				return -EINVAL;
-			h_parsed = 1;
-			next++;
-			break;
-		default:
-			/* If it start from digit it must be only core id. */
-			if (!isdigit(*next) || s_parsed || c_parsed || h_parsed)
-				return -EINVAL;
-
-			type = 'C';
-		}
-
-		for (num_len = 0; *next != '\0'; next++, num_len++) {
-			if (num_len == RTE_DIM(num))
-				return -EINVAL;
-
-			if (!isdigit(*next))
-				break;
-
-			num[num_len] = *next;
-		}
-
-		if (num_len == 0 && type != 'h' && type != 'H')
-			return -EINVAL;
-
-		if (num_len != 0 && (type == 'h' || type == 'H'))
-			return -EINVAL;
-
-		num[num_len] = '\0';
-		val = strtol(num, NULL, 10);
-
-		h = 0;
-		switch (type) {
-		case 's':
-		case 'S':
-			s = val;
-			break;
-		case 'c':
-		case 'C':
-			c = val;
-			break;
-		case 'h':
-		case 'H':
-			h = 1;
-			break;
-		}
-	}
-
-	p->socket_id = s;
-	p->core_id = c;
-	p->thread_id = h;
-	return 0;
-}
diff --git a/drivers/net/softnic/parser.h b/drivers/net/softnic/parser.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 6f408b2485..0000000000
--- a/drivers/net/softnic/parser.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,68 +0,0 @@
-/* SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
- * Copyright(c) 2010-2016 Intel Corporation
- */
-
-#ifndef __INCLUDE_SOFTNIC_PARSER_H__
-#define __INCLUDE_SOFTNIC_PARSER_H__
-
-#include <stdint.h>
-
-#include <rte_ip.h>
-#include <rte_ether.h>
-
-#define PARSE_DELIMITER				" \f\n\r\t\v"
-
-#define skip_white_spaces(pos)			\
-({						\
-	__typeof__(pos) _p = (pos);		\
-	for ( ; isspace(*_p); _p++)		\
-		;				\
-	_p;					\
-})
-
-static inline size_t
-skip_digits(const char *src)
-{
-	size_t i;
-
-	for (i = 0; isdigit(src[i]); i++)
-		;
-
-	return i;
-}
-
-int softnic_parser_read_arg_bool(const char *p);
-
-int softnic_parser_read_int32(int32_t *value, const char *p);
-
-int softnic_parser_read_uint64(uint64_t *value, const char *p);
-int softnic_parser_read_uint32(uint32_t *value, const char *p);
-int softnic_parser_read_uint16(uint16_t *value, const char *p);
-int softnic_parser_read_uint8(uint8_t *value, const char *p);
-
-int softnic_parser_read_uint64_hex(uint64_t *value, const char *p);
-int softnic_parser_read_uint32_hex(uint32_t *value, const char *p);
-int softnic_parser_read_uint16_hex(uint16_t *value, const char *p);
-int softnic_parser_read_uint8_hex(uint8_t *value, const char *p);
-
-int softnic_parse_hex_string(char *src, uint8_t *dst, uint32_t *size);
-
-int softnic_parse_ipv4_addr(const char *token, struct in_addr *ipv4);
-int softnic_parse_ipv6_addr(const char *token, struct in6_addr *ipv6);
-int softnic_parse_mac_addr(const char *token, struct rte_ether_addr *addr);
-int softnic_parse_mpls_labels(char *string,
-		uint32_t *labels, uint32_t *n_labels);
-
-struct softnic_cpu_core_params {
-	uint32_t socket_id;
-	uint32_t core_id;
-	uint32_t thread_id;
-};
-
-int softnic_parse_cpu_core(const char *entry,
-		struct softnic_cpu_core_params *p);
-
-int softnic_parse_tokenize_string(char *string,
-		char *tokens[], uint32_t *n_tokens);
-
-#endif
diff --git a/drivers/net/softnic/rte_eth_softnic_cli.c b/drivers/net/softnic/rte_eth_softnic_cli.c
index ec9ac133b9..c87a481355 100644
--- a/drivers/net/softnic/rte_eth_softnic_cli.c
+++ b/drivers/net/softnic/rte_eth_softnic_cli.c
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 #include <rte_string_fns.h>
 
 #include "rte_eth_softnic_internals.h"
-#include "parser.h"
 
 #ifndef CMD_MAX_TOKENS
 #define CMD_MAX_TOKENS     256
@@ -30,6 +29,47 @@
 #define MSG_FILE_NOT_ENOUGH "Not enough rules in file \"%s\".\n"
 #define MSG_CMD_FAIL        "Command \"%s\" failed.\n"
 
+static int
+parser_read_uint32(uint32_t *value, char *p)
+{
+	uint32_t val = 0;
+
+	if (!value || !p || !p[0])
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	val = strtoul(p, &p, 0);
+	if (p[0])
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	*value = val;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+#define PARSE_DELIMITER " \f\n\r\t\v"
+
+static int
+parse_tokenize_string(char *string, char *tokens[], uint32_t *n_tokens)
+{
+	uint32_t i;
+
+	if ((string == NULL) ||
+		(tokens == NULL) ||
+		(*n_tokens < 1))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < *n_tokens; i++) {
+		tokens[i] = strtok_r(string, PARSE_DELIMITER, &string);
+		if (tokens[i] == NULL)
+			break;
+	}
+
+	if ((i == *n_tokens) && strtok_r(string, PARSE_DELIMITER, &string))
+		return -E2BIG;
+
+	*n_tokens = i;
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int
 is_comment(char *in)
 {
@@ -70,7 +110,7 @@ cmd_mempool(struct pmd_internals *softnic,
 		return;
 	}
 
-	if (softnic_parser_read_uint32(&p.buffer_size, tokens[3]) != 0) {
+	if (parser_read_uint32(&p.buffer_size, tokens[3]) != 0) {
 		snprintf(out, out_size, MSG_ARG_INVALID, "buffer_size");
 		return;
 	}
@@ -80,7 +120,7 @@ cmd_mempool(struct pmd_internals *softnic,
 		return;
 	}
 
-	if (softnic_parser_read_uint32(&p.pool_size, tokens[5]) != 0) {
+	if (parser_read_uint32(&p.pool_size, tokens[5]) != 0) {
 		snprintf(out, out_size, MSG_ARG_INVALID, "pool_size");
 		return;
 	}
@@ -90,7 +130,7 @@ cmd_mempool(struct pmd_internals *softnic,
 		return;
 	}
 
-	if (softnic_parser_read_uint32(&p.cache_size, tokens[7]) != 0) {
+	if (parser_read_uint32(&p.cache_size, tokens[7]) != 0) {
 		snprintf(out, out_size, MSG_ARG_INVALID, "cache_size");
 		return;
 	}
@@ -129,7 +169,7 @@ cmd_swq(struct pmd_internals *softnic,
 		return;
 	}
 
-	if (softnic_parser_read_uint32(&p.size, tokens[3]) != 0) {
+	if (parser_read_uint32(&p.size, tokens[3]) != 0) {
 		snprintf(out, out_size, MSG_ARG_INVALID, "size");
 		return;
 	}
@@ -161,7 +201,7 @@ cmd_softnic_thread_pipeline_enable(struct pmd_internals *softnic,
 		return;
 	}
 
-	if (softnic_parser_read_uint32(&thread_id, tokens[1]) != 0) {
+	if (parser_read_uint32(&thread_id, tokens[1]) != 0) {
 		snprintf(out, out_size, MSG_ARG_INVALID, "thread_id");
 		return;
 	}
@@ -210,7 +250,7 @@ cmd_softnic_thread_pipeline_disable(struct pmd_internals *softnic,
 		return;
 	}
 
-	if (softnic_parser_read_uint32(&thread_id, tokens[1]) != 0) {
+	if (parser_read_uint32(&thread_id, tokens[1]) != 0) {
 		snprintf(out, out_size, MSG_ARG_INVALID, "thread_id");
 		return;
 	}
@@ -251,7 +291,7 @@ softnic_cli_process(char *in, char *out, size_t out_size, void *arg)
 	if (is_comment(in))
 		return;
 
-	status = softnic_parse_tokenize_string(in, tokens, &n_tokens);
+	status = parse_tokenize_string(in, tokens, &n_tokens);
 	if (status) {
 		snprintf(out, out_size, MSG_ARG_TOO_MANY, "");
 		return;
