diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_18_11.rst b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_18_11.rst
index 2133a5b9b..4f4420ad3 100644
--- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_18_11.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_18_11.rst
@@ -118,6 +118,11 @@ API Changes
    Also, make sure to start the actual text at the margin.
    =========================================================
 
+* eal: The following devargs functions, which were deprecated in 18.05,
+  were removed in 18.11:
+  ``rte_eal_parse_devargs_str()``, ``rte_eal_devargs_add()``,
+  ``rte_eal_devargs_type_count()``, and ``rte_eal_devargs_dump()``.
+
 * mbuf: The ``__rte_mbuf_raw_free()`` and ``__rte_pktmbuf_prefree_seg()``
   functions were deprecated since 17.05 and are replaced by
   ``rte_mbuf_raw_free()`` and ``rte_pktmbuf_prefree_seg()``.
diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_devargs.c b/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_devargs.c
index 88afece10..5cb5c624d 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_devargs.c
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_devargs.c
@@ -28,36 +28,6 @@ TAILQ_HEAD(rte_devargs_list, rte_devargs);
 struct rte_devargs_list devargs_list =
 	TAILQ_HEAD_INITIALIZER(devargs_list);
 
-int
-rte_eal_parse_devargs_str(const char *devargs_str,
-			char **drvname, char **drvargs)
-{
-	char *sep;
-
-	if ((devargs_str) == NULL || (drvname) == NULL || (drvargs == NULL))
-		return -1;
-
-	*drvname = strdup(devargs_str);
-	if (*drvname == NULL)
-		return -1;
-
-	/* set the first ',' to '\0' to split name and arguments */
-	sep = strchr(*drvname, ',');
-	if (sep != NULL) {
-		sep[0] = '\0';
-		*drvargs = strdup(sep + 1);
-	} else {
-		*drvargs = strdup("");
-	}
-
-	if (*drvargs == NULL) {
-		free(*drvname);
-		*drvname = NULL;
-		return -1;
-	}
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static size_t
 devargs_layer_count(const char *s)
 {
diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/common/include/rte_devargs.h b/lib/librte_eal/common/include/rte_devargs.h
index 097a4ce7b..0eef6e9c4 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/common/include/rte_devargs.h
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/common/include/rte_devargs.h
@@ -66,36 +66,6 @@ struct rte_devargs {
 	const char *data; /**< Device string storage. */
 };
 
-/**
- * @deprecated
- * Parse a devargs string.
- *
- * For PCI devices, the format of arguments string is "PCI_ADDR" or
- * "PCI_ADDR,key=val,key2=val2,...". Examples: "08:00.1", "0000:5:00.0",
- * "04:00.0,arg=val".
- *
- * For virtual devices, the format of arguments string is "DRIVER_NAME*"
- * or "DRIVER_NAME*,key=val,key2=val2,...". Examples: "net_ring",
- * "net_ring0", "net_pmdAnything,arg=0:arg2=1".
- *
- * The function parses the arguments string to get driver name and driver
- * arguments.
- *
- * @param devargs_str
- *   The arguments as given by the user.
- * @param drvname
- *   The pointer to the string to store parsed driver name.
- * @param drvargs
- *   The pointer to the string to store parsed driver arguments.
- *
- * @return
- *   - 0 on success
- *   - A negative value on error
- */
-__rte_deprecated
-int rte_eal_parse_devargs_str(const char *devargs_str,
-				char **drvname, char **drvargs);
-
 /**
  * Parse a device string.
  *
@@ -201,23 +171,6 @@ rte_devargs_insert(struct rte_devargs *da);
 __rte_experimental
 int rte_devargs_add(enum rte_devtype devtype, const char *devargs_str);
 
-/**
- * @deprecated
- * Add a device to the user device list
- * See rte_devargs_parse() for details.
- *
- * @param devtype
- *   The type of the device.
- * @param devargs_str
- *   The arguments as given by the user.
- *
- * @return
- *   - 0 on success
- *   - A negative value on error
- */
-__rte_deprecated
-int rte_eal_devargs_add(enum rte_devtype devtype, const char *devargs_str);
-
 /**
  * Remove a device from the user device list.
  * Its resources are freed.
@@ -251,20 +204,6 @@ __rte_experimental
 unsigned int
 rte_devargs_type_count(enum rte_devtype devtype);
 
-/**
- * @deprecated
- * Count the number of user devices of a specified type
- *
- * @param devtype
- *   The type of the devices to counted.
- *
- * @return
- *   The number of devices.
- */
-__rte_deprecated
-unsigned int
-rte_eal_devargs_type_count(enum rte_devtype devtype);
-
 /**
  * This function dumps the list of user device and their arguments.
  *
@@ -274,16 +213,6 @@ rte_eal_devargs_type_count(enum rte_devtype devtype);
 __rte_experimental
 void rte_devargs_dump(FILE *f);
 
-/**
- * @deprecated
- * This function dumps the list of user device and their arguments.
- *
- * @param f
- *   A pointer to a file for output
- */
-__rte_deprecated
-void rte_eal_devargs_dump(FILE *f);
-
 /**
  * Find next rte_devargs matching the provided bus name.
  *
diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/rte_eal_version.map b/lib/librte_eal/rte_eal_version.map
index 73282bbb0..3df7f9831 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/rte_eal_version.map
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/rte_eal_version.map
@@ -19,9 +19,6 @@ DPDK_2.0 {
 	rte_dump_tailq;
 	rte_eal_alarm_cancel;
 	rte_eal_alarm_set;
-	rte_eal_devargs_add;
-	rte_eal_devargs_dump;
-	rte_eal_devargs_type_count;
 	rte_eal_get_configuration;
 	rte_eal_get_lcore_state;
 	rte_eal_get_physmem_size;
@@ -32,7 +29,6 @@ DPDK_2.0 {
 	rte_eal_lcore_role;
 	rte_eal_mp_remote_launch;
 	rte_eal_mp_wait_lcore;
-	rte_eal_parse_devargs_str;
 	rte_eal_process_type;
 	rte_eal_remote_launch;
 	rte_eal_tailq_lookup;
