diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.c
index 0f4b9122f..2cea3dec7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.c
@@ -578,7 +578,6 @@ mlx5_pci_probe(struct rte_pci_driver *pci_drv, struct rte_pci_device *pci_dev)
 	int err = 0;
 	struct ibv_context *attr_ctx = NULL;
 	struct ibv_device_attr_ex device_attr;
-	unsigned int sriov;
 	unsigned int mps;
 	unsigned int cqe_comp;
 	unsigned int tunnel_en = 0;
@@ -625,18 +624,8 @@ mlx5_pci_probe(struct rte_pci_driver *pci_drv, struct rte_pci_device *pci_dev)
 		    (pci_dev->addr.devid != pci_addr.devid) ||
 		    (pci_dev->addr.function != pci_addr.function))
 			continue;
-		sriov = ((pci_dev->id.device_id ==
-		       PCI_DEVICE_ID_MELLANOX_CONNECTX4VF) ||
-		      (pci_dev->id.device_id ==
-		       PCI_DEVICE_ID_MELLANOX_CONNECTX4LXVF) ||
-		      (pci_dev->id.device_id ==
-		       PCI_DEVICE_ID_MELLANOX_CONNECTX5VF) ||
-		      (pci_dev->id.device_id ==
-		       PCI_DEVICE_ID_MELLANOX_CONNECTX5EXVF));
-		INFO("PCI information matches, using device \"%s\""
-		     " (SR-IOV: %s)",
-		     list[i]->name,
-		     sriov ? "true" : "false");
+		INFO("PCI information matches, using device \"%s\"",
+		     list[i]->name);
 		attr_ctx = mlx5_glue->open_device(list[i]);
 		err = errno;
 		break;
@@ -709,7 +698,6 @@ mlx5_pci_probe(struct rte_pci_driver *pci_drv, struct rte_pci_device *pci_dev)
 		struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev;
 		struct ibv_device_attr_ex device_attr_ex;
 		struct ether_addr mac;
-		uint16_t num_vfs = 0;
 		struct ibv_device_attr_ex device_attr;
 		struct mlx5_dev_config config = {
 			.cqe_comp = cqe_comp,
@@ -870,8 +858,6 @@ mlx5_pci_probe(struct rte_pci_driver *pci_drv, struct rte_pci_device *pci_dev)
 		DEBUG("hardware RX end alignment padding is %ssupported",
 		      (config.hw_padding ? "" : "not "));
 
-		priv_get_num_vfs(priv, &num_vfs);
-		config.sriov = (num_vfs || sriov);
 		config.tso = ((device_attr_ex.tso_caps.max_tso > 0) &&
 			      (device_attr_ex.tso_caps.supported_qpts &
 			      (1 << IBV_QPT_RAW_PACKET)));
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.h b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.h
index 9ad0533fc..5e90d99cc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.h
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.h
@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@ struct mlx5_dev_config {
 	unsigned int hw_vlan_strip:1; /* VLAN stripping is supported. */
 	unsigned int hw_fcs_strip:1; /* FCS stripping is supported. */
 	unsigned int hw_padding:1; /* End alignment padding is supported. */
-	unsigned int sriov:1; /* This is a VF or PF with VF devices. */
 	unsigned int mps:2; /* Multi-packet send supported mode. */
 	unsigned int tunnel_en:1;
 	/* Whether tunnel stateless offloads are supported. */
@@ -209,7 +208,6 @@ struct priv *mlx5_get_priv(struct rte_eth_dev *dev);
 int mlx5_is_secondary(void);
 int priv_get_ifname(const struct priv *, char (*)[IF_NAMESIZE]);
 int priv_ifreq(const struct priv *, int req, struct ifreq *);
-int priv_get_num_vfs(struct priv *, uint16_t *);
 int priv_get_mtu(struct priv *, uint16_t *);
 int priv_set_flags(struct priv *, unsigned int, unsigned int);
 int mlx5_dev_configure(struct rte_eth_dev *);
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_ethdev.c
index b73cb53df..f98fc4c3b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_ethdev.c
@@ -201,43 +201,6 @@ priv_ifreq(const struct priv *priv, int req, struct ifreq *ifr)
 }
 
 /**
- * Return the number of active VFs for the current device.
- *
- * @param[in] priv
- *   Pointer to private structure.
- * @param[out] num_vfs
- *   Number of active VFs.
- *
- * @return
- *   0 on success, -1 on failure and errno is set.
- */
-int
-priv_get_num_vfs(struct priv *priv, uint16_t *num_vfs)
-{
-	/* The sysfs entry name depends on the operating system. */
-	const char **name = (const char *[]){
-		"sriov_numvfs",
-		"mlx5_num_vfs",
-		NULL,
-	};
-
-	do {
-		int n;
-		FILE *file;
-		MKSTR(path, "%s/device/%s", priv->ibdev_path, *name);
-
-		file = fopen(path, "rb");
-		if (!file)
-			continue;
-		n = fscanf(file, "%" SCNu16, num_vfs);
-		fclose(file);
-		if (n == 1)
-			return 0;
-	} while (*(++name));
-	return -1;
-}
-
-/**
  * Get device MTU.
  *
  * @param priv
