diff --git a/app/test-pmd/cmdline.c b/app/test-pmd/cmdline.c
index 3f6d81c9a1..2d7e8bf53c 100644
--- a/app/test-pmd/cmdline.c
+++ b/app/test-pmd/cmdline.c
@@ -559,11 +559,6 @@ static void cmd_help_long_parsed(void *parsed_result,
 			"set port (port_id) vf (vf_id) rx|tx on|off\n"
 			"    Enable/Disable a VF receive/tranmit from a port\n\n"
 
-			"set port (port_id) vf (vf_id) (mac_addr)"
-			" (exact-mac#exact-mac-vlan#hashmac|hashmac-vlan) on|off\n"
-			"   Add/Remove unicast or multicast MAC addr filter"
-			" for a VF.\n\n"
-
 			"set port (port_id) vf (vf_id) rxmode (AUPE|ROPE|BAM"
 			"|MPE) (on|off)\n"
 			"    AUPE:accepts untagged VLAN;"
@@ -8757,110 +8752,6 @@ cmdline_parse_inst_t cmd_set_uc_all_hash_filter = {
 	},
 };
 
-/* *** CONFIGURE MACVLAN FILTER FOR VF(s) *** */
-struct cmd_set_vf_macvlan_filter {
-	cmdline_fixed_string_t set;
-	cmdline_fixed_string_t port;
-	portid_t port_id;
-	cmdline_fixed_string_t vf;
-	uint8_t vf_id;
-	struct rte_ether_addr address;
-	cmdline_fixed_string_t filter_type;
-	cmdline_fixed_string_t mode;
-};
-
-static void
-cmd_set_vf_macvlan_parsed(void *parsed_result,
-		       __rte_unused struct cmdline *cl,
-		       __rte_unused void *data)
-{
-	int is_on, ret = 0;
-	struct cmd_set_vf_macvlan_filter *res = parsed_result;
-	struct rte_eth_mac_filter filter;
-
-	memset(&filter, 0, sizeof(struct rte_eth_mac_filter));
-
-	rte_memcpy(&filter.mac_addr, &res->address, RTE_ETHER_ADDR_LEN);
-
-	/* set VF MAC filter */
-	filter.is_vf = 1;
-
-	/* set VF ID */
-	filter.dst_id = res->vf_id;
-
-	if (!strcmp(res->filter_type, "exact-mac"))
-		filter.filter_type = RTE_MAC_PERFECT_MATCH;
-	else if (!strcmp(res->filter_type, "exact-mac-vlan"))
-		filter.filter_type = RTE_MACVLAN_PERFECT_MATCH;
-	else if (!strcmp(res->filter_type, "hashmac"))
-		filter.filter_type = RTE_MAC_HASH_MATCH;
-	else if (!strcmp(res->filter_type, "hashmac-vlan"))
-		filter.filter_type = RTE_MACVLAN_HASH_MATCH;
-
-	is_on = (strcmp(res->mode, "on") == 0) ? 1 : 0;
-
-	if (is_on)
-		ret = rte_eth_dev_filter_ctrl(res->port_id,
-					RTE_ETH_FILTER_MACVLAN,
-					RTE_ETH_FILTER_ADD,
-					 &filter);
-	else
-		ret = rte_eth_dev_filter_ctrl(res->port_id,
-					RTE_ETH_FILTER_MACVLAN,
-					RTE_ETH_FILTER_DELETE,
-					&filter);
-
-	if (ret < 0)
-		printf("bad set MAC hash parameter, return code = %d\n", ret);
-
-}
-
-cmdline_parse_token_string_t cmd_set_vf_macvlan_set =
-	TOKEN_STRING_INITIALIZER(struct cmd_set_vf_macvlan_filter,
-				 set, "set");
-cmdline_parse_token_string_t cmd_set_vf_macvlan_port =
-	TOKEN_STRING_INITIALIZER(struct cmd_set_vf_macvlan_filter,
-				 port, "port");
-cmdline_parse_token_num_t cmd_set_vf_macvlan_portid =
-	TOKEN_NUM_INITIALIZER(struct cmd_set_vf_macvlan_filter,
-			      port_id, UINT16);
-cmdline_parse_token_string_t cmd_set_vf_macvlan_vf =
-	TOKEN_STRING_INITIALIZER(struct cmd_set_vf_macvlan_filter,
-				 vf, "vf");
-cmdline_parse_token_num_t cmd_set_vf_macvlan_vf_id =
-	TOKEN_NUM_INITIALIZER(struct cmd_set_vf_macvlan_filter,
-				vf_id, UINT8);
-cmdline_parse_token_etheraddr_t cmd_set_vf_macvlan_mac =
-	TOKEN_ETHERADDR_INITIALIZER(struct cmd_set_vf_macvlan_filter,
-				address);
-cmdline_parse_token_string_t cmd_set_vf_macvlan_filter_type =
-	TOKEN_STRING_INITIALIZER(struct cmd_set_vf_macvlan_filter,
-				filter_type, "exact-mac#exact-mac-vlan"
-				"#hashmac#hashmac-vlan");
-cmdline_parse_token_string_t cmd_set_vf_macvlan_mode =
-	TOKEN_STRING_INITIALIZER(struct cmd_set_vf_macvlan_filter,
-				 mode, "on#off");
-
-cmdline_parse_inst_t cmd_set_vf_macvlan_filter = {
-	.f = cmd_set_vf_macvlan_parsed,
-	.data = NULL,
-	.help_str = "set port <port_id> vf <vf_id> <mac_addr> "
-		"exact-mac|exact-mac-vlan|hashmac|hashmac-vlan on|off: "
-		"Exact match rule: exact match of MAC or MAC and VLAN; "
-		"hash match rule: hash match of MAC and exact match of VLAN",
-	.tokens = {
-		(void *)&cmd_set_vf_macvlan_set,
-		(void *)&cmd_set_vf_macvlan_port,
-		(void *)&cmd_set_vf_macvlan_portid,
-		(void *)&cmd_set_vf_macvlan_vf,
-		(void *)&cmd_set_vf_macvlan_vf_id,
-		(void *)&cmd_set_vf_macvlan_mac,
-		(void *)&cmd_set_vf_macvlan_filter_type,
-		(void *)&cmd_set_vf_macvlan_mode,
-		NULL,
-	},
-};
-
 /* *** CONFIGURE VF TRAFFIC CONTROL *** */
 struct cmd_set_vf_traffic {
 	cmdline_fixed_string_t set;
@@ -20041,7 +19932,6 @@ cmdline_parse_ctx_t main_ctx[] = {
 	(cmdline_parse_inst_t *)&cmd_set_uc_hash_filter,
 	(cmdline_parse_inst_t *)&cmd_set_uc_all_hash_filter,
 	(cmdline_parse_inst_t *)&cmd_vf_mac_addr_filter,
-	(cmdline_parse_inst_t *)&cmd_set_vf_macvlan_filter,
 	(cmdline_parse_inst_t *)&cmd_queue_rate_limit,
 	(cmdline_parse_inst_t *)&cmd_tunnel_filter,
 	(cmdline_parse_inst_t *)&cmd_tunnel_udp_config,
diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
index 2e082499b8..cdb1945c91 100644
--- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/deprecation.rst
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ Deprecation Notices
 
 * ethdev: the legacy filter API, including
   ``rte_eth_dev_filter_supported()``, ``rte_eth_dev_filter_ctrl()`` as well
-  as filter types MACVLAN, ETHERTYPE, FLEXIBLE, SYN, NTUPLE, TUNNEL, FDIR,
+  as filter types ETHERTYPE, FLEXIBLE, SYN, NTUPLE, TUNNEL, FDIR,
   HASH and L2_TUNNEL, is superseded by the generic flow API (rte_flow) in
   PMDs that implement the latter.
   The legacy API will be removed in DPDK 20.11.
diff --git a/doc/guides/testpmd_app_ug/testpmd_funcs.rst b/doc/guides/testpmd_app_ug/testpmd_funcs.rst
index edf48ef288..28fc8cca89 100644
--- a/doc/guides/testpmd_app_ug/testpmd_funcs.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/testpmd_app_ug/testpmd_funcs.rst
@@ -1622,14 +1622,6 @@ Set VF receive/transmit from a port::
 
    testpmd> set port (port_id) vf (vf_id) (rx|tx) (on|off)
 
-set port - mac address filter (for VF)
-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-
-Add/Remove unicast or multicast MAC addr filter for a VF::
-
-   testpmd> set port (port_id) vf (vf_id) (mac_addr) \
-            (exact-mac|exact-mac-vlan|hashmac|hashmac-vlan) (on|off)
-
 set port - rx mode(for VF)
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev.c
index 4778aaf299..217a7bbbd8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev.c
@@ -4386,119 +4386,6 @@ i40e_macaddr_remove(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint32_t index)
 	}
 }
 
-/* Set perfect match or hash match of MAC and VLAN for a VF */
-static int
-i40e_vf_mac_filter_set(struct i40e_pf *pf,
-		 struct rte_eth_mac_filter *filter,
-		 bool add)
-{
-	struct i40e_hw *hw;
-	struct i40e_mac_filter_info mac_filter;
-	struct rte_ether_addr old_mac;
-	struct rte_ether_addr *new_mac;
-	struct i40e_pf_vf *vf = NULL;
-	uint16_t vf_id;
-	int ret;
-
-	if (pf == NULL) {
-		PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "Invalid PF argument.");
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
-	hw = I40E_PF_TO_HW(pf);
-
-	if (filter == NULL) {
-		PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "Invalid mac filter argument.");
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
-
-	new_mac = &filter->mac_addr;
-
-	if (rte_is_zero_ether_addr(new_mac)) {
-		PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "Invalid ethernet address.");
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
-
-	vf_id = filter->dst_id;
-
-	if (vf_id > pf->vf_num - 1 || !pf->vfs) {
-		PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "Invalid argument.");
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
-	vf = &pf->vfs[vf_id];
-
-	if (add && rte_is_same_ether_addr(new_mac, &pf->dev_addr)) {
-		PMD_DRV_LOG(INFO, "Ignore adding permanent MAC address.");
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
-
-	if (add) {
-		rte_memcpy(&old_mac, hw->mac.addr, RTE_ETHER_ADDR_LEN);
-		rte_memcpy(hw->mac.addr, new_mac->addr_bytes,
-				RTE_ETHER_ADDR_LEN);
-		rte_memcpy(&mac_filter.mac_addr, &filter->mac_addr,
-				 RTE_ETHER_ADDR_LEN);
-
-		mac_filter.filter_type = filter->filter_type;
-		ret = i40e_vsi_add_mac(vf->vsi, &mac_filter);
-		if (ret != I40E_SUCCESS) {
-			PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "Failed to add MAC filter.");
-			return -1;
-		}
-		rte_ether_addr_copy(new_mac, &pf->dev_addr);
-	} else {
-		rte_memcpy(hw->mac.addr, hw->mac.perm_addr,
-				RTE_ETHER_ADDR_LEN);
-		ret = i40e_vsi_delete_mac(vf->vsi, &filter->mac_addr);
-		if (ret != I40E_SUCCESS) {
-			PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "Failed to delete MAC filter.");
-			return -1;
-		}
-
-		/* Clear device address as it has been removed */
-		if (rte_is_same_ether_addr(&pf->dev_addr, new_mac))
-			memset(&pf->dev_addr, 0, sizeof(struct rte_ether_addr));
-	}
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
-/* MAC filter handle */
-static int
-i40e_mac_filter_handle(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, enum rte_filter_op filter_op,
-		void *arg)
-{
-	struct i40e_pf *pf = I40E_DEV_PRIVATE_TO_PF(dev->data->dev_private);
-	struct rte_eth_mac_filter *filter;
-	struct i40e_hw *hw = I40E_PF_TO_HW(pf);
-	int ret = I40E_NOT_SUPPORTED;
-
-	filter = (struct rte_eth_mac_filter *)(arg);
-
-	switch (filter_op) {
-	case RTE_ETH_FILTER_NOP:
-		ret = I40E_SUCCESS;
-		break;
-	case RTE_ETH_FILTER_ADD:
-		i40e_pf_disable_irq0(hw);
-		if (filter->is_vf)
-			ret = i40e_vf_mac_filter_set(pf, filter, 1);
-		i40e_pf_enable_irq0(hw);
-		break;
-	case RTE_ETH_FILTER_DELETE:
-		i40e_pf_disable_irq0(hw);
-		if (filter->is_vf)
-			ret = i40e_vf_mac_filter_set(pf, filter, 0);
-		i40e_pf_enable_irq0(hw);
-		break;
-	default:
-		PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "unknown operation %u", filter_op);
-		ret = I40E_ERR_PARAM;
-		break;
-	}
-
-	return ret;
-}
-
 static int
 i40e_get_rss_lut(struct i40e_vsi *vsi, uint8_t *lut, uint16_t lut_size)
 {
@@ -10620,9 +10507,6 @@ i40e_dev_filter_ctrl(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 	case RTE_ETH_FILTER_HASH:
 		ret = i40e_hash_filter_ctrl(dev, filter_op, arg);
 		break;
-	case RTE_ETH_FILTER_MACVLAN:
-		ret = i40e_mac_filter_handle(dev, filter_op, arg);
-		break;
 	case RTE_ETH_FILTER_ETHERTYPE:
 		ret = i40e_ethertype_filter_handle(dev, filter_op, arg);
 		break;
diff --git a/drivers/net/qede/qede_filter.c b/drivers/net/qede/qede_filter.c
index 86a2e0dc9a..2e1646fe89 100644
--- a/drivers/net/qede/qede_filter.c
+++ b/drivers/net/qede/qede_filter.c
@@ -1561,7 +1561,6 @@ int qede_dev_filter_ctrl(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev,
 
 		*(const void **)arg = &qede_flow_ops;
 		return 0;
-	case RTE_ETH_FILTER_MACVLAN:
 	case RTE_ETH_FILTER_ETHERTYPE:
 	case RTE_ETH_FILTER_FLEXIBLE:
 	case RTE_ETH_FILTER_SYN:
diff --git a/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_ethdev.c
index 107dd0f470..a0059a8975 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_ethdev.c
@@ -1755,9 +1755,6 @@ sfc_dev_filter_ctrl(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, enum rte_filter_type filter_type,
 	case RTE_ETH_FILTER_NONE:
 		sfc_err(sa, "Global filters configuration not supported");
 		break;
-	case RTE_ETH_FILTER_MACVLAN:
-		sfc_err(sa, "MACVLAN filters not supported");
-		break;
 	case RTE_ETH_FILTER_ETHERTYPE:
 		sfc_err(sa, "EtherType filters not supported");
 		break;
diff --git a/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_eth_ctrl.h b/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_eth_ctrl.h
index 1416c371fb..bbb94eccce 100644
--- a/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_eth_ctrl.h
+++ b/lib/librte_ethdev/rte_eth_ctrl.h
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ extern "C" {
  */
 enum rte_filter_type {
 	RTE_ETH_FILTER_NONE = 0,
-	RTE_ETH_FILTER_MACVLAN,
 	RTE_ETH_FILTER_ETHERTYPE,
 	RTE_ETH_FILTER_FLEXIBLE,
 	RTE_ETH_FILTER_SYN,
@@ -68,16 +67,6 @@ enum rte_mac_filter_type {
 	RTE_MACVLAN_HASH_MATCH,
 };
 
-/**
- * MAC filter info
- */
-struct rte_eth_mac_filter {
-	uint8_t is_vf; /**< 1 for VF, 0 for port dev */
-	uint16_t dst_id; /**< VF ID, available when is_vf is 1*/
-	enum rte_mac_filter_type filter_type; /**< MAC filter type */
-	struct rte_ether_addr mac_addr;
-};
-
 /**
  * Define all structures for Ethertype Filter type.
  */
