diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch.c
index 243c455f10297..4b13269f49e0a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch.c
@@ -1068,9 +1068,8 @@ static void mlx5_eswitch_clear_ec_vf_vports_info(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw)
 	}
 }
 
-/* Public E-Switch API */
-int mlx5_eswitch_load_vport(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw, u16 vport_num,
-			    enum mlx5_eswitch_vport_event enabled_events)
+static int mlx5_eswitch_load_vport(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw, u16 vport_num,
+				   enum mlx5_eswitch_vport_event enabled_events)
 {
 	int err;
 
@@ -1089,7 +1088,7 @@ int mlx5_eswitch_load_vport(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw, u16 vport_num,
 	return err;
 }
 
-void mlx5_eswitch_unload_vport(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw, u16 vport_num)
+static void mlx5_eswitch_unload_vport(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw, u16 vport_num)
 {
 	esw_offloads_unload_rep(esw, vport_num);
 	mlx5_esw_vport_disable(esw, vport_num);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch.h
index 6f360a15aa62d..837bdd03557ba 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch.h
@@ -730,10 +730,6 @@ void mlx5_esw_set_spec_source_port(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw,
 int esw_offloads_load_rep(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw, u16 vport_num);
 void esw_offloads_unload_rep(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw, u16 vport_num);
 
-int mlx5_eswitch_load_vport(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw, u16 vport_num,
-			    enum mlx5_eswitch_vport_event enabled_events);
-void mlx5_eswitch_unload_vport(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw, u16 vport_num);
-
 int mlx5_eswitch_load_vf_vports(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw, u16 num_vfs,
 				enum mlx5_eswitch_vport_event enabled_events);
 void mlx5_eswitch_unload_vf_vports(struct mlx5_eswitch *esw, u16 num_vfs);