diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/dcbnl.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/dcbnl.h
index 9976de8b90478..b59aee75de94e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/dcbnl.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en/dcbnl.h
@@ -40,13 +40,11 @@ struct mlx5e_dcbx_dp {
 };
 
 void mlx5e_dcbnl_build_netdev(struct net_device *netdev);
-void mlx5e_dcbnl_build_rep_netdev(struct net_device *netdev);
 void mlx5e_dcbnl_initialize(struct mlx5e_priv *priv);
 void mlx5e_dcbnl_init_app(struct mlx5e_priv *priv);
 void mlx5e_dcbnl_delete_app(struct mlx5e_priv *priv);
 #else
 static inline void mlx5e_dcbnl_build_netdev(struct net_device *netdev) {}
-static inline void mlx5e_dcbnl_build_rep_netdev(struct net_device *netdev) {}
 static inline void mlx5e_dcbnl_initialize(struct mlx5e_priv *priv) {}
 static inline void mlx5e_dcbnl_init_app(struct mlx5e_priv *priv) {}
 static inline void mlx5e_dcbnl_delete_app(struct mlx5e_priv *priv) {}
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_dcbnl.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_dcbnl.c
index d659fe07d4645..6435517c0beeb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_dcbnl.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_dcbnl.c
@@ -1026,15 +1026,6 @@ void mlx5e_dcbnl_build_netdev(struct net_device *netdev)
 		netdev->dcbnl_ops = &mlx5e_dcbnl_ops;
 }
 
-void mlx5e_dcbnl_build_rep_netdev(struct net_device *netdev)
-{
-	struct mlx5e_priv *priv = netdev_priv(netdev);
-	struct mlx5_core_dev *mdev = priv->mdev;
-
-	if (MLX5_CAP_GEN(mdev, qos))
-		netdev->dcbnl_ops = &mlx5e_dcbnl_ops;
-}
-
 static void mlx5e_dcbnl_query_dcbx_mode(struct mlx5e_priv *priv,
 					enum mlx5_dcbx_oper_mode *mode)
 {