diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e.h
index 9067cd3ce243973bc7bb4f613f7497d9ed975e61..85d3dd3a3339fe0d9ed6548dbb61c0d7ff84e4be 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e.h
@@ -1144,7 +1144,6 @@ static inline bool i40e_is_sw_dcb(struct i40e_pf *pf)
 	return !!(pf->flags & I40E_FLAG_DISABLE_FW_LLDP);
 }
 
-void i40e_set_lldp_forwarding(struct i40e_pf *pf, bool enable);
 #ifdef CONFIG_I40E_DCB
 void i40e_dcbnl_flush_apps(struct i40e_pf *pf,
 			   struct i40e_dcbx_config *old_cfg,
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_ethtool.c
index bd527eab002b5b056394017a15d3da31318f9f63..ccd5b9486ea987767b9da3a75a43867e67f78bc7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_ethtool.c
@@ -5282,7 +5282,6 @@ static int i40e_set_priv_flags(struct net_device *dev, u32 flags)
 			i40e_aq_cfg_lldp_mib_change_event(&pf->hw, false, NULL);
 			i40e_aq_stop_lldp(&pf->hw, true, false, NULL);
 		} else {
-			i40e_set_lldp_forwarding(pf, false);
 			status = i40e_aq_start_lldp(&pf->hw, false, NULL);
 			if (status) {
 				adq_err = pf->hw.aq.asq_last_status;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
index c2d145a56b5ed416a1cdfb7129ef8e7575ae99e2..704e474879c5bf8467fe24037ba3e41ce9807824 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
@@ -6879,40 +6879,6 @@ static int i40e_init_pf_dcb(struct i40e_pf *pf)
 }
 #endif /* CONFIG_I40E_DCB */
 
-/**
- * i40e_set_lldp_forwarding - set forwarding of lldp frames
- * @pf: PF being configured
- * @enable: if forwarding to OS shall be enabled
- *
- * Toggle forwarding of lldp frames behavior,
- * When passing DCB control from firmware to software
- * lldp frames must be forwarded to the software based
- * lldp agent.
- */
-void i40e_set_lldp_forwarding(struct i40e_pf *pf, bool enable)
-{
-	if (pf->lan_vsi == I40E_NO_VSI)
-		return;
-
-	if (!pf->vsi[pf->lan_vsi])
-		return;
-
-	/* No need to check the outcome, commands may fail
-	 * if desired value is already set
-	 */
-	i40e_aq_add_rem_control_packet_filter(&pf->hw, NULL, ETH_P_LLDP,
-					      I40E_AQC_ADD_CONTROL_PACKET_FLAGS_TX |
-					      I40E_AQC_ADD_CONTROL_PACKET_FLAGS_IGNORE_MAC,
-					      pf->vsi[pf->lan_vsi]->seid, 0,
-					      enable, NULL, NULL);
-
-	i40e_aq_add_rem_control_packet_filter(&pf->hw, NULL, ETH_P_LLDP,
-					      I40E_AQC_ADD_CONTROL_PACKET_FLAGS_RX |
-					      I40E_AQC_ADD_CONTROL_PACKET_FLAGS_IGNORE_MAC,
-					      pf->vsi[pf->lan_vsi]->seid, 0,
-					      enable, NULL, NULL);
-}
-
 /**
  * i40e_print_link_message - print link up or down
  * @vsi: the VSI for which link needs a message
@@ -10736,10 +10702,6 @@ static void i40e_rebuild(struct i40e_pf *pf, bool reinit, bool lock_acquired)
 	 */
 	i40e_add_filter_to_drop_tx_flow_control_frames(&pf->hw,
 						       pf->main_vsi_seid);
-#ifdef CONFIG_I40E_DCB
-	if (pf->flags & I40E_FLAG_DISABLE_FW_LLDP)
-		i40e_set_lldp_forwarding(pf, true);
-#endif /* CONFIG_I40E_DCB */
 
 	/* restart the VSIs that were rebuilt and running before the reset */
 	i40e_pf_unquiesce_all_vsi(pf);
@@ -15772,10 +15734,6 @@ static int i40e_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 	 */
 	i40e_add_filter_to_drop_tx_flow_control_frames(&pf->hw,
 						       pf->main_vsi_seid);
-#ifdef CONFIG_I40E_DCB
-	if (pf->flags & I40E_FLAG_DISABLE_FW_LLDP)
-		i40e_set_lldp_forwarding(pf, true);
-#endif /* CONFIG_I40E_DCB */
 
 	if ((pf->hw.device_id == I40E_DEV_ID_10G_BASE_T) ||
 		(pf->hw.device_id == I40E_DEV_ID_10G_BASE_T4))