diff --git a/app/test-pmd/cmdline.c b/app/test-pmd/cmdline.c
index b0f2325c8..9e3f02ec5 100644
--- a/app/test-pmd/cmdline.c
+++ b/app/test-pmd/cmdline.c
@@ -3092,74 +3092,6 @@ cmdline_parse_inst_t cmd_set_txsplit = {
 	},
 };
 
-/* *** CONFIG TX QUEUE FLAGS *** */
-
-struct cmd_config_txqflags_result {
-	cmdline_fixed_string_t port;
-	cmdline_fixed_string_t config;
-	cmdline_fixed_string_t all;
-	cmdline_fixed_string_t what;
-	int32_t hexvalue;
-};
-
-static void cmd_config_txqflags_parsed(void *parsed_result,
-				__attribute__((unused)) struct cmdline *cl,
-				__attribute__((unused)) void *data)
-{
-	struct cmd_config_txqflags_result *res = parsed_result;
-
-	if (!all_ports_stopped()) {
-		printf("Please stop all ports first\n");
-		return;
-	}
-
-	if (strcmp(res->what, "txqflags")) {
-		printf("Unknown parameter\n");
-		return;
-	}
-
-	if (res->hexvalue >= 0) {
-		txq_flags = res->hexvalue;
-	} else {
-		printf("txqflags must be >= 0\n");
-		return;
-	}
-
-	init_port_config();
-
-	cmd_reconfig_device_queue(RTE_PORT_ALL, 1, 1);
-}
-
-cmdline_parse_token_string_t cmd_config_txqflags_port =
-	TOKEN_STRING_INITIALIZER(struct cmd_config_txqflags_result, port,
-				 "port");
-cmdline_parse_token_string_t cmd_config_txqflags_config =
-	TOKEN_STRING_INITIALIZER(struct cmd_config_txqflags_result, config,
-				 "config");
-cmdline_parse_token_string_t cmd_config_txqflags_all =
-	TOKEN_STRING_INITIALIZER(struct cmd_config_txqflags_result, all,
-				 "all");
-cmdline_parse_token_string_t cmd_config_txqflags_what =
-	TOKEN_STRING_INITIALIZER(struct cmd_config_txqflags_result, what,
-				 "txqflags");
-cmdline_parse_token_num_t cmd_config_txqflags_value =
-	TOKEN_NUM_INITIALIZER(struct cmd_config_txqflags_result,
-				hexvalue, INT32);
-
-cmdline_parse_inst_t cmd_config_txqflags = {
-	.f = cmd_config_txqflags_parsed,
-	.data = NULL,
-	.help_str = "port config all txqflags <value>",
-	.tokens = {
-		(void *)&cmd_config_txqflags_port,
-		(void *)&cmd_config_txqflags_config,
-		(void *)&cmd_config_txqflags_all,
-		(void *)&cmd_config_txqflags_what,
-		(void *)&cmd_config_txqflags_value,
-		NULL,
-	},
-};
-
 /* *** ADD/REMOVE ALL VLAN IDENTIFIERS TO/FROM A PORT VLAN RX FILTER *** */
 struct cmd_rx_vlan_filter_all_result {
 	cmdline_fixed_string_t rx_vlan;
@@ -15729,7 +15661,6 @@ cmdline_parse_ctx_t main_ctx[] = {
 	(cmdline_parse_inst_t *)&cmd_config_rx_mode_flag,
 	(cmdline_parse_inst_t *)&cmd_config_rss,
 	(cmdline_parse_inst_t *)&cmd_config_rxtx_queue,
-	(cmdline_parse_inst_t *)&cmd_config_txqflags,
 	(cmdline_parse_inst_t *)&cmd_config_rss_reta,
 	(cmdline_parse_inst_t *)&cmd_showport_reta,
 	(cmdline_parse_inst_t *)&cmd_config_burst,
diff --git a/app/test-pmd/config.c b/app/test-pmd/config.c
index 9b6ffeca9..089e9f4cf 100644
--- a/app/test-pmd/config.c
+++ b/app/test-pmd/config.c
@@ -417,7 +417,6 @@ tx_queue_infos_display(portid_t port_id, uint16_t queue_id)
 	printf("\nTX writeback threshold: %hhu", qinfo.conf.tx_thresh.wthresh);
 	printf("\nTX RS threshold: %hu", qinfo.conf.tx_rs_thresh);
 	printf("\nTX free threshold: %hu", qinfo.conf.tx_free_thresh);
-	printf("\nTX flags: %#x", qinfo.conf.txq_flags);
 	printf("\nTX deferred start: %s",
 		(qinfo.conf.tx_deferred_start != 0) ? "on" : "off");
 	printf("\nNumber of TXDs: %hu", qinfo.nb_desc);
@@ -1702,8 +1701,7 @@ rxtx_config_display(void)
 	printf("  TX threshold registers: pthresh=%d hthresh=%d wthresh=%d\n",
 	       tx_conf->tx_thresh.pthresh, tx_conf->tx_thresh.hthresh,
 	       tx_conf->tx_thresh.wthresh);
-	printf("  TX RS bit threshold=%d - TXQ flags=0x%"PRIx32"\n",
-	       tx_conf->tx_rs_thresh, tx_conf->txq_flags);
+	printf("  TX RS bit threshold=%d\n", tx_conf->tx_rs_thresh);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/app/test-pmd/parameters.c b/app/test-pmd/parameters.c
index 0ba73cad5..1a145c387 100644
--- a/app/test-pmd/parameters.c
+++ b/app/test-pmd/parameters.c
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ usage(char* progname)
 	       "--rss-ip | --rss-udp | "
 	       "--rxpt= | --rxht= | --rxwt= | --rxfreet= | "
 	       "--txpt= | --txht= | --txwt= | --txfreet= | "
-	       "--txrst= | --txqflags= ]\n",
+	       "--txrst= ]\n",
 	       progname);
 #ifdef RTE_LIBRTE_CMDLINE
 	printf("  --interactive: run in interactive mode.\n");
@@ -192,8 +192,6 @@ usage(char* progname)
 	       "(0 <= N <= value of txd).\n");
 	printf("  --txrst=N: set the transmit RS bit threshold of TX rings to N "
 	       "(0 <= N <= value of txd).\n");
-	printf("  --txqflags=0xXXXXXXXX: hexadecimal bitmask of TX queue flags "
-	       "(0 <= N <= 0x7FFFFFFF).\n");
 	printf("  --tx-queue-stats-mapping=(port,queue,mapping)[,(port,queue,mapping]: "
 	       "tx queues statistics counters mapping "
 	       "(0 <= mapping <= %d).\n", RTE_ETHDEV_QUEUE_STAT_CNTRS - 1);
@@ -630,7 +628,6 @@ launch_args_parse(int argc, char** argv)
 		{ "txwt",			1, 0, 0 },
 		{ "txfreet",			1, 0, 0 },
 		{ "txrst",			1, 0, 0 },
-		{ "txqflags",			1, 0, 0 },
 		{ "rxpt",			1, 0, 0 },
 		{ "rxht",			1, 0, 0 },
 		{ "rxwt",			1, 0, 0 },
@@ -1004,15 +1001,6 @@ launch_args_parse(int argc, char** argv)
 				else
 					rte_exit(EXIT_FAILURE, "txrst must be >= 0\n");
 			}
-			if (!strcmp(lgopts[opt_idx].name, "txqflags")) {
-				char *end = NULL;
-				n = strtoul(optarg, &end, 16);
-				if (n >= 0)
-					txq_flags = (int32_t)n;
-				else
-					rte_exit(EXIT_FAILURE,
-						 "txqflags must be >= 0\n");
-			}
 			if (!strcmp(lgopts[opt_idx].name, "rxd")) {
 				n = atoi(optarg);
 				if (n > 0) {
diff --git a/app/test-pmd/testpmd.c b/app/test-pmd/testpmd.c
index e3a7c26b8..a97edcadd 100644
--- a/app/test-pmd/testpmd.c
+++ b/app/test-pmd/testpmd.c
@@ -259,11 +259,6 @@ int16_t tx_free_thresh = RTE_PMD_PARAM_UNSET;
 int16_t tx_rs_thresh = RTE_PMD_PARAM_UNSET;
 
 /*
- * Configurable value of TX queue flags.
- */
-int32_t txq_flags = RTE_PMD_PARAM_UNSET;
-
-/*
  * Receive Side Scaling (RSS) configuration.
  */
 uint64_t rss_hf = ETH_RSS_IP; /* RSS IP by default. */
@@ -2072,9 +2067,6 @@ rxtx_port_config(struct rte_port *port)
 
 	if (tx_free_thresh != RTE_PMD_PARAM_UNSET)
 		port->tx_conf.tx_free_thresh = tx_free_thresh;
-
-	if (txq_flags != RTE_PMD_PARAM_UNSET)
-		port->tx_conf.txq_flags = txq_flags;
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/app/test-pmd/testpmd.h b/app/test-pmd/testpmd.h
index 1639d27e7..6af70e02a 100644
--- a/app/test-pmd/testpmd.h
+++ b/app/test-pmd/testpmd.h
@@ -427,7 +427,6 @@ extern int16_t rx_free_thresh;
 extern int8_t rx_drop_en;
 extern int16_t tx_free_thresh;
 extern int16_t tx_rs_thresh;
-extern int32_t txq_flags;
 
 extern uint8_t dcb_config;
 extern uint8_t dcb_test;
diff --git a/doc/guides/testpmd_app_ug/run_app.rst b/doc/guides/testpmd_app_ug/run_app.rst
index 4c0d2cede..cb94582b9 100644
--- a/doc/guides/testpmd_app_ug/run_app.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/testpmd_app_ug/run_app.rst
@@ -447,18 +447,6 @@ The commandline options are:
     Set the transmit RS bit threshold of TX rings to N, where 0 <= N <= value of ``--txd``.
     The default value is 0.
 
-*   ``--txqflags=0xXXXXXXXX``
-
-    Set the hexadecimal bitmask of TX queue flags, where 0 <= N <= 0x7FFFFFFF.
-    The default value is 0.
-
-    .. note::
-
-       When using hardware offload functions such as vlan or checksum
-       add ``txqflags=0`` to force the full-featured TX code path.
-       In some PMDs this may already be the default.
-
-
 *   ``--rx-queue-stats-mapping=(port,queue,mapping)[,(port,queue,mapping)]``
 
     Set the RX queues statistics counters mapping 0 <= mapping <= 15.
diff --git a/doc/guides/testpmd_app_ug/testpmd_funcs.rst b/doc/guides/testpmd_app_ug/testpmd_funcs.rst
index 9789139af..8e73519a4 100644
--- a/doc/guides/testpmd_app_ug/testpmd_funcs.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/testpmd_app_ug/testpmd_funcs.rst
@@ -354,8 +354,6 @@ The available information categories are:
   also modify the default hierarchy or specify the new hierarchy through CLI for
   implementing QoS scheduler.  Requires ``CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_PMD_SOFTNIC=y`` ``CONFIG_RTE_LIBRTE_SCHED=y``.
 
-Note: TX timestamping is only available in the "Full Featured" TX path. To force ``testpmd`` into this mode set ``--txqflags=0``.
-
 Example::
 
    testpmd> set fwd rxonly
@@ -1681,15 +1679,6 @@ RX scatter mode is off by default.
 
 The ``on`` option is equivalent to the ``--enable-scatter`` command-line option.
 
-port config - TX queue flags
-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-
-Set a hexadecimal bitmap of TX queue flags for all ports::
-
-   testpmd> port config all txqflags value
-
-This command is equivalent to the ``--txqflags`` command-line option.
-
 port config - RX Checksum
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
