diff --git a/drivers/net/bnx2x/bnx2x_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/bnx2x/bnx2x_ethdev.c
index 463886f17a..8b0806016f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bnx2x/bnx2x_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bnx2x/bnx2x_ethdev.c
@@ -648,7 +648,6 @@ bnx2x_common_dev_init(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev, int is_vf)
 	}
 
 	rte_eth_copy_pci_info(eth_dev, pci_dev);
-	eth_dev->data->dev_flags |= RTE_ETH_DEV_AUTOFILL_QUEUE_XSTATS;
 
 	sc->pcie_bus    = pci_dev->addr.bus;
 	sc->pcie_device = pci_dev->addr.devid;
diff --git a/drivers/net/dpaa/dpaa_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/dpaa/dpaa_ethdev.c
index 36d8f9249d..c6937ec528 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dpaa/dpaa_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/dpaa/dpaa_ethdev.c
@@ -2232,8 +2232,6 @@ rte_dpaa_probe(struct rte_dpaa_driver *dpaa_drv,
 	if (dpaa_drv->drv_flags & RTE_DPAA_DRV_INTR_LSC)
 		eth_dev->data->dev_flags |= RTE_ETH_DEV_INTR_LSC;
 
-	eth_dev->data->dev_flags |= RTE_ETH_DEV_AUTOFILL_QUEUE_XSTATS;
-
 	/* Invoke PMD device initialization function */
 	diag = dpaa_dev_init(eth_dev);
 	if (diag == 0) {
diff --git a/drivers/net/e1000/em_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/e1000/em_ethdev.c
index a0ca371b02..db24aee746 100644
--- a/drivers/net/e1000/em_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/e1000/em_ethdev.c
@@ -265,7 +265,6 @@ eth_em_dev_init(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev)
 	}
 
 	rte_eth_copy_pci_info(eth_dev, pci_dev);
-	eth_dev->data->dev_flags |= RTE_ETH_DEV_AUTOFILL_QUEUE_XSTATS;
 
 	hw->hw_addr = (void *)pci_dev->mem_resource[0].addr;
 	hw->device_id = pci_dev->id.device_id;
diff --git a/drivers/net/e1000/igb_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/e1000/igb_ethdev.c
index d80fad01e3..d7c50b65fb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/e1000/igb_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/e1000/igb_ethdev.c
@@ -743,7 +743,6 @@ eth_igb_dev_init(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev)
 	}
 
 	rte_eth_copy_pci_info(eth_dev, pci_dev);
-	eth_dev->data->dev_flags |= RTE_ETH_DEV_AUTOFILL_QUEUE_XSTATS;
 
 	hw->hw_addr= (void *)pci_dev->mem_resource[0].addr;
 
@@ -938,7 +937,6 @@ eth_igbvf_dev_init(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev)
 
 	pci_dev = RTE_ETH_DEV_TO_PCI(eth_dev);
 	rte_eth_copy_pci_info(eth_dev, pci_dev);
-	eth_dev->data->dev_flags |= RTE_ETH_DEV_AUTOFILL_QUEUE_XSTATS;
 
 	hw->device_id = pci_dev->id.device_id;
 	hw->vendor_id = pci_dev->id.vendor_id;
diff --git a/drivers/net/enetc/enetc_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/enetc/enetc_ethdev.c
index b496cd4700..f26e605348 100644
--- a/drivers/net/enetc/enetc_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/enetc/enetc_ethdev.c
@@ -885,8 +885,6 @@ enetc_dev_init(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev)
 	eth_dev->rx_pkt_burst = &enetc_recv_pkts;
 	eth_dev->tx_pkt_burst = &enetc_xmit_pkts;
 
-	eth_dev->data->dev_flags |= RTE_ETH_DEV_AUTOFILL_QUEUE_XSTATS;
-
 	/* Retrieving and storing the HW base address of device */
 	hw->hw.reg = (void *)pci_dev->mem_resource[0].addr;
 	hw->device_id = pci_dev->id.device_id;
diff --git a/drivers/net/enic/enic_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/enic/enic_ethdev.c
index 8d5797523b..680d6c7a1b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/enic/enic_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/enic/enic_ethdev.c
@@ -1260,7 +1260,6 @@ static int eth_enic_dev_init(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev,
 
 	pdev = RTE_ETH_DEV_TO_PCI(eth_dev);
 	rte_eth_copy_pci_info(eth_dev, pdev);
-	eth_dev->data->dev_flags |= RTE_ETH_DEV_AUTOFILL_QUEUE_XSTATS;
 	enic->pdev = pdev;
 	addr = &pdev->addr;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/enic/enic_vf_representor.c b/drivers/net/enic/enic_vf_representor.c
index 79dd6e5640..437ef0e94b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/enic/enic_vf_representor.c
+++ b/drivers/net/enic/enic_vf_representor.c
@@ -659,8 +659,7 @@ int enic_vf_representor_init(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev, void *init_params)
 
 	eth_dev->device->driver = pf->rte_dev->device->driver;
 	eth_dev->dev_ops = &enic_vf_representor_dev_ops;
-	eth_dev->data->dev_flags |= RTE_ETH_DEV_REPRESENTOR |
-					RTE_ETH_DEV_AUTOFILL_QUEUE_XSTATS;
+	eth_dev->data->dev_flags |= RTE_ETH_DEV_REPRESENTOR;
 	eth_dev->data->representor_id = vf->vf_id;
 	eth_dev->data->mac_addrs = rte_zmalloc("enic_mac_addr_vf",
 		sizeof(struct rte_ether_addr) *
diff --git a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev.c
index b8b921c145..a0a0ed8ec6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev.c
@@ -1442,7 +1442,6 @@ eth_i40e_dev_init(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, void *init_params __rte_unused)
 	intr_handle = &pci_dev->intr_handle;
 
 	rte_eth_copy_pci_info(dev, pci_dev);
-	dev->data->dev_flags |= RTE_ETH_DEV_AUTOFILL_QUEUE_XSTATS;
 
 	pf->adapter = I40E_DEV_PRIVATE_TO_ADAPTER(dev->data->dev_private);
 	pf->dev_data = dev->data;
diff --git a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev_vf.c b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev_vf.c
index e8dd6d1dab..5e27d5bd09 100644
--- a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev_vf.c
+++ b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev_vf.c
@@ -1588,7 +1588,6 @@ i40evf_dev_init(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev)
 	}
 	i40e_set_default_ptype_table(eth_dev);
 	rte_eth_copy_pci_info(eth_dev, pci_dev);
-	eth_dev->data->dev_flags |= RTE_ETH_DEV_AUTOFILL_QUEUE_XSTATS;
 
 	hw->vendor_id = pci_dev->id.vendor_id;
 	hw->device_id = pci_dev->id.device_id;
diff --git a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_vf_representor.c b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_vf_representor.c
index 0481b55381..323fa85893 100644
--- a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_vf_representor.c
+++ b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_vf_representor.c
@@ -511,8 +511,7 @@ i40e_vf_representor_init(struct rte_eth_dev *ethdev, void *init_params)
 		return -ENODEV;
 	}
 
-	ethdev->data->dev_flags |= RTE_ETH_DEV_REPRESENTOR |
-					RTE_ETH_DEV_AUTOFILL_QUEUE_XSTATS;
+	ethdev->data->dev_flags |= RTE_ETH_DEV_REPRESENTOR;
 	ethdev->data->representor_id = representor->vf_id;
 
 	/* Setting the number queues allocated to the VF */
diff --git a/drivers/net/iavf/iavf_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/iavf/iavf_ethdev.c
index 985ccc98ac..74786218fc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/iavf/iavf_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/iavf/iavf_ethdev.c
@@ -2331,7 +2331,6 @@ iavf_dev_init(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev)
 		return 0;
 	}
 	rte_eth_copy_pci_info(eth_dev, pci_dev);
-	eth_dev->data->dev_flags |= RTE_ETH_DEV_AUTOFILL_QUEUE_XSTATS;
 
 	hw->vendor_id = pci_dev->id.vendor_id;
 	hw->device_id = pci_dev->id.device_id;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ice/ice_dcf_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/ice/ice_dcf_ethdev.c
index f510bad381..3492bfe402 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ice/ice_dcf_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ice/ice_dcf_ethdev.c
@@ -1091,8 +1091,6 @@ ice_dcf_dev_init(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev)
 	if (rte_eal_process_type() != RTE_PROC_PRIMARY)
 		return 0;
 
-	eth_dev->data->dev_flags |= RTE_ETH_DEV_AUTOFILL_QUEUE_XSTATS;
-
 	adapter->real_hw.vc_event_msg_cb = ice_dcf_handle_pf_event_msg;
 	if (ice_dcf_init_hw(eth_dev, &adapter->real_hw) != 0) {
 		PMD_INIT_LOG(ERR, "Failed to init DCF hardware");
diff --git a/drivers/net/liquidio/lio_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/liquidio/lio_ethdev.c
index b72060a449..63cc46b100 100644
--- a/drivers/net/liquidio/lio_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/liquidio/lio_ethdev.c
@@ -2094,7 +2094,6 @@ lio_eth_dev_init(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev)
 		return 0;
 
 	rte_eth_copy_pci_info(eth_dev, pdev);
-	eth_dev->data->dev_flags |= RTE_ETH_DEV_AUTOFILL_QUEUE_XSTATS;
 
 	if (pdev->mem_resource[0].addr) {
 		lio_dev->hw_addr = pdev->mem_resource[0].addr;
diff --git a/drivers/net/mvneta/mvneta_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/mvneta/mvneta_ethdev.c
index a3ee150204..bfb7f7a772 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mvneta/mvneta_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mvneta/mvneta_ethdev.c
@@ -840,7 +840,6 @@ mvneta_eth_dev_create(struct rte_vdev_device *vdev, const char *name)
 	eth_dev->rx_pkt_burst = mvneta_rx_pkt_burst;
 	mvneta_set_tx_function(eth_dev);
 	eth_dev->dev_ops = &mvneta_ops;
-	eth_dev->data->dev_flags |= RTE_ETH_DEV_AUTOFILL_QUEUE_XSTATS;
 
 	rte_eth_dev_probing_finish(eth_dev);
 	return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/net/octeontx/octeontx_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/octeontx/octeontx_ethdev.c
index 9f4c0503b4..768ac63e91 100644
--- a/drivers/net/octeontx/octeontx_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/octeontx/octeontx_ethdev.c
@@ -1374,7 +1374,6 @@ octeontx_create(struct rte_vdev_device *dev, int port, uint8_t evdev,
 	data->promiscuous = 0;
 	data->all_multicast = 0;
 	data->scattered_rx = 0;
-	data->dev_flags |= RTE_ETH_DEV_AUTOFILL_QUEUE_XSTATS;
 
 	/* Get maximum number of supported MAC entries */
 	max_entries = octeontx_bgx_port_mac_entries_get(nic->port_id);
diff --git a/drivers/net/pfe/pfe_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/pfe/pfe_ethdev.c
index feec4d10a2..71d80cc432 100644
--- a/drivers/net/pfe/pfe_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/pfe/pfe_ethdev.c
@@ -850,8 +850,6 @@ pfe_eth_init(struct rte_vdev_device *vdev, struct pfe *pfe, int id)
 	eth_dev->data->nb_rx_queues = 1;
 	eth_dev->data->nb_tx_queues = 1;
 
-	eth_dev->data->dev_flags |= RTE_ETH_DEV_AUTOFILL_QUEUE_XSTATS;
-
 	/* For link status, open the PFE CDEV; Error from this function
 	 * is silently ignored; In case of error, the link status will not
 	 * be available.
diff --git a/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_ethdev.c
index 2db0d000c3..07b2bd4ce5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_ethdev.c
@@ -2252,7 +2252,6 @@ sfc_eth_dev_init(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 
 	/* Copy PCI device info to the dev->data */
 	rte_eth_copy_pci_info(dev, pci_dev);
-	dev->data->dev_flags |= RTE_ETH_DEV_AUTOFILL_QUEUE_XSTATS;
 	dev->data->dev_flags |= RTE_ETH_DEV_FLOW_OPS_THREAD_SAFE;
 
 	rc = sfc_kvargs_parse(sa);
