diff --git a/app/test-eventdev/test_pipeline_common.c b/app/test-eventdev/test_pipeline_common.c
index 5fcea74b4d43..2775e72c580d 100644
--- a/app/test-eventdev/test_pipeline_common.c
+++ b/app/test-eventdev/test_pipeline_common.c
@@ -199,8 +199,6 @@ pipeline_ethdev_setup(struct evt_test *test, struct evt_options *opt)
 
 	port_conf.rxmode.mtu = opt->max_pkt_sz - RTE_ETHER_HDR_LEN -
 		RTE_ETHER_CRC_LEN;
-	if (port_conf.rxmode.mtu > RTE_ETHER_MTU)
-		port_conf.rxmode.offloads |= DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_JUMBO_FRAME;
 
 	t->internal_port = 1;
 	RTE_ETH_FOREACH_DEV(i) {
diff --git a/app/test-pmd/cmdline.c b/app/test-pmd/cmdline.c
index f777cc453836..88354ccab9d4 100644
--- a/app/test-pmd/cmdline.c
+++ b/app/test-pmd/cmdline.c
@@ -1911,7 +1911,7 @@ cmd_config_max_pkt_len_parsed(void *parsed_result,
 			return;
 		}
 
-		update_jumbo_frame_offload(port_id, res->value);
+		update_mtu_from_frame_size(port_id, res->value);
 	}
 
 	init_port_config();
diff --git a/app/test-pmd/config.c b/app/test-pmd/config.c
index 333d3dd62259..bdcd826490d1 100644
--- a/app/test-pmd/config.c
+++ b/app/test-pmd/config.c
@@ -1206,40 +1206,19 @@ port_reg_set(portid_t port_id, uint32_t reg_off, uint32_t reg_v)
 void
 port_mtu_set(portid_t port_id, uint16_t mtu)
 {
+	struct rte_port *port = &ports[port_id];
 	int diag;
-	struct rte_port *rte_port = &ports[port_id];
-	struct rte_eth_dev_info dev_info;
-	int ret;
 
 	if (port_id_is_invalid(port_id, ENABLED_WARN))
 		return;
 
-	ret = eth_dev_info_get_print_err(port_id, &dev_info);
-	if (ret != 0)
-		return;
-
-	if (mtu > dev_info.max_mtu || mtu < dev_info.min_mtu) {
-		fprintf(stderr,
-			"Set MTU failed. MTU:%u is not in valid range, min:%u - max:%u\n",
-			mtu, dev_info.min_mtu, dev_info.max_mtu);
-		return;
-	}
 	diag = rte_eth_dev_set_mtu(port_id, mtu);
 	if (diag != 0) {
 		fprintf(stderr, "Set MTU failed. diag=%d\n", diag);
 		return;
 	}
 
-	rte_port->dev_conf.rxmode.mtu = mtu;
-
-	if (dev_info.rx_offload_capa & DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_JUMBO_FRAME) {
-		if (mtu > RTE_ETHER_MTU)
-			rte_port->dev_conf.rxmode.offloads |=
-						DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_JUMBO_FRAME;
-		else
-			rte_port->dev_conf.rxmode.offloads &=
-						~DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_JUMBO_FRAME;
-	}
+	port->dev_conf.rxmode.mtu = mtu;
 }
 
 /* Generic flow management functions. */
diff --git a/app/test-pmd/testpmd.c b/app/test-pmd/testpmd.c
index 50d0ec4fe3db..de7a8c295527 100644
--- a/app/test-pmd/testpmd.c
+++ b/app/test-pmd/testpmd.c
@@ -1572,12 +1572,6 @@ init_config_port_offloads(portid_t pid, uint32_t socket_id)
 	if (ret != 0)
 		rte_exit(EXIT_FAILURE, "rte_eth_dev_info_get() failed\n");
 
-	ret = update_jumbo_frame_offload(pid, 0);
-	if (ret != 0)
-		fprintf(stderr,
-			"Updating jumbo frame offload failed for port %u\n",
-			pid);
-
 	if (!(port->dev_info.tx_offload_capa & DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_MBUF_FAST_FREE))
 		port->dev_conf.txmode.offloads &=
 			~DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_MBUF_FAST_FREE;
@@ -3691,24 +3685,18 @@ rxtx_port_config(struct rte_port *port)
 }
 
 /*
- * Helper function to arrange max_rx_pktlen value and JUMBO_FRAME offload,
- * MTU is also aligned.
+ * Helper function to set MTU from frame size
  *
  * port->dev_info should be set before calling this function.
  *
- * if 'max_rx_pktlen' is zero, it is set to current device value, "MTU +
- * ETH_OVERHEAD". This is useful to update flags but not MTU value.
- *
  * return 0 on success, negative on error
  */
 int
-update_jumbo_frame_offload(portid_t portid, uint32_t max_rx_pktlen)
+update_mtu_from_frame_size(portid_t portid, uint32_t max_rx_pktlen)
 {
 	struct rte_port *port = &ports[portid];
 	uint32_t eth_overhead;
-	uint64_t rx_offloads;
 	uint16_t mtu, new_mtu;
-	bool on;
 
 	eth_overhead = get_eth_overhead(&port->dev_info);
 
@@ -3717,40 +3705,8 @@ update_jumbo_frame_offload(portid_t portid, uint32_t max_rx_pktlen)
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-	if (max_rx_pktlen == 0)
-		max_rx_pktlen = mtu + eth_overhead;
-
-	rx_offloads = port->dev_conf.rxmode.offloads;
 	new_mtu = max_rx_pktlen - eth_overhead;
 
-	if (new_mtu <= RTE_ETHER_MTU) {
-		rx_offloads &= ~DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_JUMBO_FRAME;
-		on = false;
-	} else {
-		if ((port->dev_info.rx_offload_capa & DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_JUMBO_FRAME) == 0) {
-			fprintf(stderr,
-				"Frame size (%u) is not supported by port %u\n",
-				max_rx_pktlen, portid);
-			return -1;
-		}
-		rx_offloads |= DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_JUMBO_FRAME;
-		on = true;
-	}
-
-	if (rx_offloads != port->dev_conf.rxmode.offloads) {
-		uint16_t qid;
-
-		port->dev_conf.rxmode.offloads = rx_offloads;
-
-		/* Apply JUMBO_FRAME offload configuration to Rx queue(s) */
-		for (qid = 0; qid < port->dev_info.nb_rx_queues; qid++) {
-			if (on)
-				port->rx_conf[qid].offloads |= DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_JUMBO_FRAME;
-			else
-				port->rx_conf[qid].offloads &= ~DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_JUMBO_FRAME;
-		}
-	}
-
 	if (mtu == new_mtu)
 		return 0;
 
diff --git a/app/test-pmd/testpmd.h b/app/test-pmd/testpmd.h
index 42a597596fdd..dd8f27a296b6 100644
--- a/app/test-pmd/testpmd.h
+++ b/app/test-pmd/testpmd.h
@@ -1045,7 +1045,7 @@ uint16_t tx_pkt_set_dynf(uint16_t port_id, __rte_unused uint16_t queue,
 			 __rte_unused void *user_param);
 void add_tx_dynf_callback(portid_t portid);
 void remove_tx_dynf_callback(portid_t portid);
-int update_jumbo_frame_offload(portid_t portid, uint32_t max_rx_pktlen);
+int update_mtu_from_frame_size(portid_t portid, uint32_t max_rx_pktlen);
 
 /*
  * Work-around of a compilation error with ICC on invocations of the
diff --git a/doc/guides/howto/debug_troubleshoot.rst b/doc/guides/howto/debug_troubleshoot.rst
index 457ac441429a..df69fa8bcc24 100644
--- a/doc/guides/howto/debug_troubleshoot.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/howto/debug_troubleshoot.rst
@@ -71,8 +71,6 @@ RX Port and associated core :numref:`dtg_rx_rate`.
    * Identify if port Speed and Duplex is matching to desired values with
      ``rte_eth_link_get``.
 
-   * Check ``DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_JUMBO_FRAME`` is set with ``rte_eth_dev_info_get``.
-
    * Check promiscuous mode if the drops do not occur for unique MAC address
      with ``rte_eth_promiscuous_get``.
 
diff --git a/doc/guides/nics/bnxt.rst b/doc/guides/nics/bnxt.rst
index f2f5eff48dd4..aa6032889a55 100644
--- a/doc/guides/nics/bnxt.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/nics/bnxt.rst
@@ -885,7 +885,6 @@ processing. This improved performance is derived from a number of optimizations:
 
        DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_VLAN_STRIP
        DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_KEEP_CRC
-       DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_JUMBO_FRAME
        DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_IPV4_CKSUM
        DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_UDP_CKSUM
        DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_TCP_CKSUM
diff --git a/doc/guides/nics/features.rst b/doc/guides/nics/features.rst
index 79bce2784195..8dd421ca013b 100644
--- a/doc/guides/nics/features.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/nics/features.rst
@@ -165,8 +165,7 @@ Jumbo frame
 
 Supports Rx jumbo frames.
 
-* **[uses]    rte_eth_rxconf,rte_eth_rxmode**: ``offloads:DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_JUMBO_FRAME``.
-  ``dev_conf.rxmode.mtu``.
+* **[uses]    rte_eth_rxconf,rte_eth_rxmode**: ``dev_conf.rxmode.mtu``.
 * **[related] rte_eth_dev_info**: ``max_rx_pktlen``.
 * **[related] API**: ``rte_eth_dev_set_mtu()``.
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/atlantic/atl_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/atlantic/atl_ethdev.c
index 3f654c071566..5a198f53fce7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/atlantic/atl_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/atlantic/atl_ethdev.c
@@ -158,7 +158,6 @@ static struct rte_pci_driver rte_atl_pmd = {
 			| DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_IPV4_CKSUM \
 			| DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_UDP_CKSUM \
 			| DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_TCP_CKSUM \
-			| DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_JUMBO_FRAME \
 			| DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_MACSEC_STRIP \
 			| DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_VLAN_FILTER)
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/axgbe/axgbe_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/axgbe/axgbe_ethdev.c
index d302329525d0..0250256830ac 100644
--- a/drivers/net/axgbe/axgbe_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/axgbe/axgbe_ethdev.c
@@ -1217,7 +1217,6 @@ axgbe_dev_info_get(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct rte_eth_dev_info *dev_info)
 		DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_IPV4_CKSUM |
 		DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_UDP_CKSUM  |
 		DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_TCP_CKSUM  |
-		DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_JUMBO_FRAME	|
 		DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_SCATTER	  |
 		DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_KEEP_CRC;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/bnx2x/bnx2x_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/bnx2x/bnx2x_ethdev.c
index aff53fedb980..567ea2382864 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bnx2x/bnx2x_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bnx2x/bnx2x_ethdev.c
@@ -535,7 +535,6 @@ bnx2x_dev_infos_get(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct rte_eth_dev_info *dev_info)
 	dev_info->max_rx_pktlen  = BNX2X_MAX_RX_PKT_LEN;
 	dev_info->max_mac_addrs  = BNX2X_MAX_MAC_ADDRS;
 	dev_info->speed_capa = ETH_LINK_SPEED_10G | ETH_LINK_SPEED_20G;
-	dev_info->rx_offload_capa = DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_JUMBO_FRAME;
 
 	dev_info->rx_desc_lim.nb_max = MAX_RX_AVAIL;
 	dev_info->rx_desc_lim.nb_min = MIN_RX_SIZE_NONTPA;
diff --git a/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt.h b/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt.h
index 5121d05da65f..6743cf92b0e6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt.h
+++ b/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt.h
@@ -595,7 +595,6 @@ struct bnxt_rep_info {
 				     DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_TCP_CKSUM | \
 				     DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_OUTER_IPV4_CKSUM | \
 				     DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_OUTER_UDP_CKSUM | \
-				     DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_JUMBO_FRAME | \
 				     DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_KEEP_CRC | \
 				     DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_VLAN_EXTEND | \
 				     DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_TCP_LRO | \
diff --git a/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_ethdev.c
index f3cd756447cf..f385723a9f65 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_ethdev.c
@@ -736,15 +736,10 @@ static int bnxt_start_nic(struct bnxt *bp)
 	unsigned int i, j;
 	int rc;
 
-	if (bp->eth_dev->data->mtu > RTE_ETHER_MTU) {
-		bp->eth_dev->data->dev_conf.rxmode.offloads |=
-			DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_JUMBO_FRAME;
+	if (bp->eth_dev->data->mtu > RTE_ETHER_MTU)
 		bp->flags |= BNXT_FLAG_JUMBO;
-	} else {
-		bp->eth_dev->data->dev_conf.rxmode.offloads &=
-			~DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_JUMBO_FRAME;
+	else
 		bp->flags &= ~BNXT_FLAG_JUMBO;
-	}
 
 	/* THOR does not support ring groups.
 	 * But we will use the array to save RSS context IDs.
@@ -1254,7 +1249,6 @@ bnxt_receive_function(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev)
 	if (eth_dev->data->dev_conf.rxmode.offloads &
 		~(DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_VLAN_STRIP |
 		  DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_KEEP_CRC |
-		  DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_JUMBO_FRAME |
 		  DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_IPV4_CKSUM |
 		  DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_UDP_CKSUM |
 		  DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_TCP_CKSUM |
diff --git a/drivers/net/bonding/rte_eth_bond_pmd.c b/drivers/net/bonding/rte_eth_bond_pmd.c
index 6d8b3c245a84..8d038ba6b6c4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bonding/rte_eth_bond_pmd.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bonding/rte_eth_bond_pmd.c
@@ -1724,14 +1724,6 @@ slave_configure(struct rte_eth_dev *bonded_eth_dev,
 	slave_eth_dev->data->dev_conf.rxmode.mtu =
 			bonded_eth_dev->data->dev_conf.rxmode.mtu;
 
-	if (bonded_eth_dev->data->dev_conf.rxmode.offloads &
-			DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_JUMBO_FRAME)
-		slave_eth_dev->data->dev_conf.rxmode.offloads |=
-				DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_JUMBO_FRAME;
-	else
-		slave_eth_dev->data->dev_conf.rxmode.offloads &=
-				~DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_JUMBO_FRAME;
-
 	nb_rx_queues = bonded_eth_dev->data->nb_rx_queues;
 	nb_tx_queues = bonded_eth_dev->data->nb_tx_queues;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/cnxk/cnxk_ethdev.h b/drivers/net/cnxk/cnxk_ethdev.h
index ff21b977b70d..2304af6ffa8b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/cnxk/cnxk_ethdev.h
+++ b/drivers/net/cnxk/cnxk_ethdev.h
@@ -78,9 +78,9 @@
 #define CNXK_NIX_RX_OFFLOAD_CAPA                                               \
 	(DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_CHECKSUM | DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_SCTP_CKSUM |                 \
 	 DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_OUTER_IPV4_CKSUM | DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_SCATTER |            \
-	 DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_JUMBO_FRAME | DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_OUTER_UDP_CKSUM |         \
-	 DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_RSS_HASH | DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_TIMESTAMP |                  \
-	 DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_VLAN_STRIP | DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_SECURITY)
+	 DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_OUTER_UDP_CKSUM | DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_RSS_HASH |            \
+	 DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_TIMESTAMP | DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_VLAN_STRIP |                \
+	 DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_SECURITY)
 
 #define RSS_IPV4_ENABLE                                                        \
 	(ETH_RSS_IPV4 | ETH_RSS_FRAG_IPV4 | ETH_RSS_NONFRAG_IPV4_UDP |         \
diff --git a/drivers/net/cnxk/cnxk_ethdev_ops.c b/drivers/net/cnxk/cnxk_ethdev_ops.c
index 349896f6a1bf..d0924df76152 100644
--- a/drivers/net/cnxk/cnxk_ethdev_ops.c
+++ b/drivers/net/cnxk/cnxk_ethdev_ops.c
@@ -92,7 +92,6 @@ cnxk_nix_rx_burst_mode_get(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev, uint16_t queue_id,
 		{DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_HEADER_SPLIT, " Header Split,"},
 		{DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_VLAN_FILTER, " VLAN Filter,"},
 		{DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_VLAN_EXTEND, " VLAN Extend,"},
-		{DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_JUMBO_FRAME, " Jumbo Frame,"},
 		{DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_SCATTER, " Scattered,"},
 		{DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_TIMESTAMP, " Timestamp,"},
 		{DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_SECURITY, " Security,"},
diff --git a/drivers/net/cxgbe/cxgbe.h b/drivers/net/cxgbe/cxgbe.h
index 7c89a028bf16..37625c5bfb69 100644
--- a/drivers/net/cxgbe/cxgbe.h
+++ b/drivers/net/cxgbe/cxgbe.h
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@
 			   DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_IPV4_CKSUM | \
 			   DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_UDP_CKSUM | \
 			   DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_TCP_CKSUM | \
-			   DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_JUMBO_FRAME | \
 			   DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_SCATTER | \
 			   DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_RSS_HASH)
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/cxgbe/cxgbe_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/cxgbe/cxgbe_ethdev.c
index 32a01009107d..f77b2976002c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/cxgbe/cxgbe_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/cxgbe/cxgbe_ethdev.c
@@ -660,14 +660,6 @@ int cxgbe_dev_rx_queue_setup(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev,
 	rxq->rspq.size = temp_nb_desc;
 	rxq->fl.size = temp_nb_desc;
 
-	/* Set to jumbo mode if necessary */
-	if (eth_dev->data->mtu > RTE_ETHER_MTU)
-		eth_dev->data->dev_conf.rxmode.offloads |=
-			DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_JUMBO_FRAME;
-	else
-		eth_dev->data->dev_conf.rxmode.offloads &=
-			~DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_JUMBO_FRAME;
-
 	err = t4_sge_alloc_rxq(adapter, &rxq->rspq, false, eth_dev, msi_idx,
 			       &rxq->fl, NULL,
 			       is_pf4(adapter) ?
diff --git a/drivers/net/cxgbe/sge.c b/drivers/net/cxgbe/sge.c
index 830f5192474d..21b8fe61c9a7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/cxgbe/sge.c
+++ b/drivers/net/cxgbe/sge.c
@@ -365,13 +365,10 @@ static unsigned int refill_fl_usembufs(struct adapter *adap, struct sge_fl *q,
 	struct rte_mbuf *buf_bulk[n];
 	int ret, i;
 	struct rte_pktmbuf_pool_private *mbp_priv;
-	u8 jumbo_en = rxq->rspq.eth_dev->data->dev_conf.rxmode.offloads &
-		DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_JUMBO_FRAME;
 
 	/* Use jumbo mtu buffers if mbuf data room size can fit jumbo data. */
 	mbp_priv = rte_mempool_get_priv(rxq->rspq.mb_pool);
-	if (jumbo_en &&
-	    ((mbp_priv->mbuf_data_room_size - RTE_PKTMBUF_HEADROOM) >= 9000))
+	if ((mbp_priv->mbuf_data_room_size - RTE_PKTMBUF_HEADROOM) >= 9000)
 		buf_size_idx = RX_LARGE_MTU_BUF;
 
 	ret = rte_mempool_get_bulk(rxq->rspq.mb_pool, (void *)buf_bulk, n);
diff --git a/drivers/net/dpaa/dpaa_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/dpaa/dpaa_ethdev.c
index c117115066b0..c79cdb8d8ad7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dpaa/dpaa_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/dpaa/dpaa_ethdev.c
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@
 
 /* Supported Rx offloads */
 static uint64_t dev_rx_offloads_sup =
-		DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_JUMBO_FRAME |
 		DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_SCATTER;
 
 /* Rx offloads which cannot be disabled */
@@ -592,7 +591,6 @@ dpaa_dev_rx_burst_mode_get(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 		uint64_t flags;
 		const char *output;
 	} rx_offload_map[] = {
-			{DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_JUMBO_FRAME, " Jumbo frame,"},
 			{DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_SCATTER, " Scattered,"},
 			{DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_IPV4_CKSUM, " IPV4 csum,"},
 			{DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_UDP_CKSUM, " UDP csum,"},
diff --git a/drivers/net/dpaa2/dpaa2_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/dpaa2/dpaa2_ethdev.c
index 3d1df34aa852..a0270e78520e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dpaa2/dpaa2_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/dpaa2/dpaa2_ethdev.c
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ static uint64_t dev_rx_offloads_sup =
 		DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_OUTER_UDP_CKSUM |
 		DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_VLAN_STRIP |
 		DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_VLAN_FILTER |
-		DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_JUMBO_FRAME |
 		DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_TIMESTAMP;
 
 /* Rx offloads which cannot be disabled */
@@ -298,7 +297,6 @@ dpaa2_dev_rx_burst_mode_get(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 			{DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_OUTER_UDP_CKSUM, " Outer UDP csum,"},
 			{DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_VLAN_STRIP, " VLAN strip,"},
 			{DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_VLAN_FILTER, " VLAN filter,"},
-			{DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_JUMBO_FRAME, " Jumbo frame,"},
 			{DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_TIMESTAMP, " Timestamp,"},
 			{DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_RSS_HASH, " RSS,"},
 			{DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_SCATTER, " Scattered,"}
diff --git a/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_ethdev.h b/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_ethdev.h
index 050852be79ce..93bee734ae5d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_ethdev.h
+++ b/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_ethdev.h
@@ -465,8 +465,8 @@ void eth_em_rx_queue_release(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint16_t qid);
 void em_dev_clear_queues(struct rte_eth_dev *dev);
 void em_dev_free_queues(struct rte_eth_dev *dev);
 
-uint64_t em_get_rx_port_offloads_capa(struct rte_eth_dev *dev);
-uint64_t em_get_rx_queue_offloads_capa(struct rte_eth_dev *dev);
+uint64_t em_get_rx_port_offloads_capa(void);
+uint64_t em_get_rx_queue_offloads_capa(void);
 
 int eth_em_rx_queue_setup(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint16_t rx_queue_id,
 		uint16_t nb_rx_desc, unsigned int socket_id,
diff --git a/drivers/net/e1000/em_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/e1000/em_ethdev.c
index e8d55ddf3349..73152dec6ed1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/e1000/em_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/e1000/em_ethdev.c
@@ -1081,8 +1081,8 @@ eth_em_infos_get(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct rte_eth_dev_info *dev_info)
 	dev_info->max_rx_queues = 1;
 	dev_info->max_tx_queues = 1;
 
-	dev_info->rx_queue_offload_capa = em_get_rx_queue_offloads_capa(dev);
-	dev_info->rx_offload_capa = em_get_rx_port_offloads_capa(dev) |
+	dev_info->rx_queue_offload_capa = em_get_rx_queue_offloads_capa();
+	dev_info->rx_offload_capa = em_get_rx_port_offloads_capa() |
 				    dev_info->rx_queue_offload_capa;
 	dev_info->tx_queue_offload_capa = em_get_tx_queue_offloads_capa(dev);
 	dev_info->tx_offload_capa = em_get_tx_port_offloads_capa(dev) |
diff --git a/drivers/net/e1000/em_rxtx.c b/drivers/net/e1000/em_rxtx.c
index 506b4159a2ec..344149c19147 100644
--- a/drivers/net/e1000/em_rxtx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/e1000/em_rxtx.c
@@ -1364,12 +1364,9 @@ em_reset_rx_queue(struct em_rx_queue *rxq)
 }
 
 uint64_t
-em_get_rx_port_offloads_capa(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
+em_get_rx_port_offloads_capa(void)
 {
 	uint64_t rx_offload_capa;
-	uint32_t max_rx_pktlen;
-
-	max_rx_pktlen = em_get_max_pktlen(dev);
 
 	rx_offload_capa =
 		DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_VLAN_STRIP  |
@@ -1379,14 +1376,12 @@ em_get_rx_port_offloads_capa(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 		DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_TCP_CKSUM   |
 		DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_KEEP_CRC    |
 		DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_SCATTER;
-	if (max_rx_pktlen > RTE_ETHER_MAX_LEN)
-		rx_offload_capa |= DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_JUMBO_FRAME;
 
 	return rx_offload_capa;
 }
 
 uint64_t
-em_get_rx_queue_offloads_capa(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
+em_get_rx_queue_offloads_capa(void)
 {
 	uint64_t rx_queue_offload_capa;
 
@@ -1395,7 +1390,7 @@ em_get_rx_queue_offloads_capa(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 	 * capability be same to per port queue offloading capability
 	 * for better convenience.
 	 */
-	rx_queue_offload_capa = em_get_rx_port_offloads_capa(dev);
+	rx_queue_offload_capa = em_get_rx_port_offloads_capa();
 
 	return rx_queue_offload_capa;
 }
@@ -1826,7 +1821,7 @@ eth_em_rx_init(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 		 * to avoid splitting packets that don't fit into
 		 * one buffer.
 		 */
-		if (rxmode->offloads & DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_JUMBO_FRAME ||
+		if (dev->data->mtu > RTE_ETHER_MTU ||
 				rctl_bsize < RTE_ETHER_MAX_LEN) {
 			if (!dev->data->scattered_rx)
 				PMD_INIT_LOG(DEBUG, "forcing scatter mode");
@@ -1861,14 +1856,14 @@ eth_em_rx_init(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 	if ((hw->mac.type == e1000_ich9lan ||
 			hw->mac.type == e1000_pch2lan ||
 			hw->mac.type == e1000_ich10lan) &&
-			rxmode->offloads & DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_JUMBO_FRAME) {
+			dev->data->mtu > RTE_ETHER_MTU) {
 		u32 rxdctl = E1000_READ_REG(hw, E1000_RXDCTL(0));
 		E1000_WRITE_REG(hw, E1000_RXDCTL(0), rxdctl | 3);
 		E1000_WRITE_REG(hw, E1000_ERT, 0x100 | (1 << 13));
 	}
 
 	if (hw->mac.type == e1000_pch2lan) {
-		if (rxmode->offloads & DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_JUMBO_FRAME)
+		if (dev->data->mtu > RTE_ETHER_MTU)
 			e1000_lv_jumbo_workaround_ich8lan(hw, TRUE);
 		else
 			e1000_lv_jumbo_workaround_ich8lan(hw, FALSE);
@@ -1895,7 +1890,7 @@ eth_em_rx_init(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 	/*
 	 * Configure support of jumbo frames, if any.
 	 */
-	if (rxmode->offloads & DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_JUMBO_FRAME)
+	if (dev->data->mtu > RTE_ETHER_MTU)
 		rctl |= E1000_RCTL_LPE;
 	else
 		rctl &= ~E1000_RCTL_LPE;
diff --git a/drivers/net/e1000/igb_rxtx.c b/drivers/net/e1000/igb_rxtx.c
index 2fc27bbbc682..a1d5eecc14a1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/e1000/igb_rxtx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/e1000/igb_rxtx.c
@@ -1645,7 +1645,6 @@ igb_get_rx_port_offloads_capa(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 			  DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_IPV4_CKSUM  |
 			  DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_UDP_CKSUM   |
 			  DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_TCP_CKSUM   |
-			  DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_JUMBO_FRAME |
 			  DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_KEEP_CRC    |
 			  DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_SCATTER     |
 			  DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_RSS_HASH;
@@ -2332,7 +2331,7 @@ eth_igb_rx_init(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 	 * Configure support of jumbo frames, if any.
 	 */
 	max_len = dev->data->mtu + E1000_ETH_OVERHEAD;
-	if (dev->data->dev_conf.rxmode.offloads & DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_JUMBO_FRAME) {
+	if ((dev->data->mtu & RTE_ETHER_MTU) != 0) {
 		rctl |= E1000_RCTL_LPE;
 
 		/*
diff --git a/drivers/net/ena/ena_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/ena/ena_ethdev.c
index e2f7213acb84..3fde099ab42c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ena/ena_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ena/ena_ethdev.c
@@ -1916,7 +1916,6 @@ static int ena_infos_get(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 			DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_UDP_CKSUM  |
 			DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_TCP_CKSUM;
 
-	rx_feat |= DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_JUMBO_FRAME;
 	tx_feat |= DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_MULTI_SEGS;
 
 	/* Inform framework about available features */
diff --git a/drivers/net/enetc/enetc_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/enetc/enetc_ethdev.c
index ca83fbd0a3d8..1b567f01eae0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/enetc/enetc_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/enetc/enetc_ethdev.c
@@ -210,8 +210,7 @@ enetc_dev_infos_get(struct rte_eth_dev *dev __rte_unused,
 		(DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_IPV4_CKSUM |
 		 DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_UDP_CKSUM |
 		 DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_TCP_CKSUM |
-		 DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_KEEP_CRC |
-		 DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_JUMBO_FRAME);
+		 DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_KEEP_CRC);
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/enic/enic_res.c b/drivers/net/enic/enic_res.c
index 0493e096d031..c5777772a09e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/enic/enic_res.c
+++ b/drivers/net/enic/enic_res.c
@@ -209,7 +209,6 @@ int enic_get_vnic_config(struct enic *enic)
 		DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_TCP_TSO;
 	enic->rx_offload_capa =
 		DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_SCATTER |
-		DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_JUMBO_FRAME |
 		DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_VLAN_STRIP |
 		DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_IPV4_CKSUM |
 		DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_UDP_CKSUM |
diff --git a/drivers/net/failsafe/failsafe_ops.c b/drivers/net/failsafe/failsafe_ops.c
index d0030af0610b..29de39910c6e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/failsafe/failsafe_ops.c
+++ b/drivers/net/failsafe/failsafe_ops.c
@@ -1183,7 +1183,6 @@ fs_dev_infos_get(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 		DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_HEADER_SPLIT |
 		DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_VLAN_FILTER |
 		DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_VLAN_EXTEND |
-		DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_JUMBO_FRAME |
 		DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_SCATTER |
 		DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_TIMESTAMP |
 		DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_SECURITY |
@@ -1201,7 +1200,6 @@ fs_dev_infos_get(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 		DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_HEADER_SPLIT |
 		DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_VLAN_FILTER |
 		DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_VLAN_EXTEND |
-		DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_JUMBO_FRAME |
 		DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_SCATTER |
 		DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_TIMESTAMP |
 		DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_SECURITY |
diff --git a/drivers/net/fm10k/fm10k_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/fm10k/fm10k_ethdev.c
index 400e77ec6200..66f4a5c6df2c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/fm10k/fm10k_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/fm10k/fm10k_ethdev.c
@@ -1779,7 +1779,6 @@ static uint64_t fm10k_get_rx_port_offloads_capa(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 			   DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_IPV4_CKSUM  |
 			   DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_UDP_CKSUM   |
 			   DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_TCP_CKSUM   |
-			   DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_JUMBO_FRAME |
 			   DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_HEADER_SPLIT |
 			   DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_RSS_HASH);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/hinic/hinic_pmd_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/hinic/hinic_pmd_ethdev.c
index 9a974dff580e..c2374ebb6759 100644
--- a/drivers/net/hinic/hinic_pmd_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/hinic/hinic_pmd_ethdev.c
@@ -738,7 +738,6 @@ hinic_dev_infos_get(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct rte_eth_dev_info *info)
 				DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_TCP_CKSUM |
 				DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_VLAN_FILTER |
 				DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_SCATTER |
-				DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_JUMBO_FRAME |
 				DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_TCP_LRO |
 				DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_RSS_HASH;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/hns3/hns3_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/hns3/hns3_ethdev.c
index 8cf6a98c5690..693048f58704 100644
--- a/drivers/net/hns3/hns3_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/hns3/hns3_ethdev.c
@@ -2686,7 +2686,6 @@ hns3_dev_infos_get(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev, struct rte_eth_dev_info *info)
 				 DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_SCATTER |
 				 DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_VLAN_STRIP |
 				 DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_VLAN_FILTER |
-				 DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_JUMBO_FRAME |
 				 DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_RSS_HASH |
 				 DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_TCP_LRO);
 	info->tx_offload_capa = (DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_OUTER_IPV4_CKSUM |
diff --git a/drivers/net/hns3/hns3_ethdev_vf.c b/drivers/net/hns3/hns3_ethdev_vf.c
index 7e016917769b..54dbd4b798f2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/hns3/hns3_ethdev_vf.c
+++ b/drivers/net/hns3/hns3_ethdev_vf.c
@@ -944,7 +944,6 @@ hns3vf_dev_infos_get(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev, struct rte_eth_dev_info *info)
 				 DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_SCATTER |
 				 DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_VLAN_STRIP |
 				 DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_VLAN_FILTER |
-				 DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_JUMBO_FRAME |
 				 DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_RSS_HASH |
 				 DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_TCP_LRO);
 	info->tx_offload_capa = (DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_OUTER_IPV4_CKSUM |
diff --git a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev.c
index cf3f20e79f1a..0a4db0891d4a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev.c
@@ -3730,7 +3730,6 @@ i40e_dev_info_get(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct rte_eth_dev_info *dev_info)
 		DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_SCATTER |
 		DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_VLAN_EXTEND |
 		DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_VLAN_FILTER |
-		DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_JUMBO_FRAME |
 		DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_RSS_HASH;
 
 	dev_info->tx_queue_offload_capa = DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_MBUF_FAST_FREE;
diff --git a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_rxtx.c b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_rxtx.c
index 9b030198e537..554b1142c136 100644
--- a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_rxtx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_rxtx.c
@@ -2901,7 +2901,7 @@ i40e_rx_queue_config(struct i40e_rx_queue *rxq)
 	rxq->max_pkt_len =
 		RTE_MIN(hw->func_caps.rx_buf_chain_len * rxq->rx_buf_len,
 				data->mtu + I40E_ETH_OVERHEAD);
-	if (data->dev_conf.rxmode.offloads & DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_JUMBO_FRAME) {
+	if (data->mtu > RTE_ETHER_MTU) {
 		if (rxq->max_pkt_len <= I40E_ETH_MAX_LEN ||
 			rxq->max_pkt_len > I40E_FRAME_SIZE_MAX) {
 			PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "maximum packet length must "
diff --git a/drivers/net/iavf/iavf_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/iavf/iavf_ethdev.c
index 654337187842..611f1f7722b0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/iavf/iavf_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/iavf/iavf_ethdev.c
@@ -588,7 +588,7 @@ iavf_init_rxq(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct iavf_rx_queue *rxq)
 	/* Check if the jumbo frame and maximum packet length are set
 	 * correctly.
 	 */
-	if (dev->data->dev_conf.rxmode.offloads & DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_JUMBO_FRAME) {
+	if (dev->data->mtu & RTE_ETHER_MTU) {
 		if (max_pkt_len <= IAVF_ETH_MAX_LEN ||
 		    max_pkt_len > IAVF_FRAME_SIZE_MAX) {
 			PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "maximum packet length must be "
@@ -968,7 +968,6 @@ iavf_dev_info_get(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct rte_eth_dev_info *dev_info)
 		DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_TCP_CKSUM |
 		DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_OUTER_IPV4_CKSUM |
 		DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_SCATTER |
-		DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_JUMBO_FRAME |
 		DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_VLAN_FILTER |
 		DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_RSS_HASH;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ice/ice_dcf_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/ice/ice_dcf_ethdev.c
index 00d9e873e64f..b8a537cb8556 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ice/ice_dcf_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ice/ice_dcf_ethdev.c
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ ice_dcf_init_rxq(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct ice_rx_queue *rxq)
 	/* Check if the jumbo frame and maximum packet length are set
 	 * correctly.
 	 */
-	if (dev->data->dev_conf.rxmode.offloads & DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_JUMBO_FRAME) {
+	if (dev_data->mtu > RTE_ETHER_MTU) {
 		if (max_pkt_len <= ICE_ETH_MAX_LEN ||
 		    max_pkt_len > ICE_FRAME_SIZE_MAX) {
 			PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "maximum packet length must be "
@@ -681,7 +681,6 @@ ice_dcf_dev_info_get(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 		DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_TCP_CKSUM |
 		DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_OUTER_IPV4_CKSUM |
 		DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_SCATTER |
-		DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_JUMBO_FRAME |
 		DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_VLAN_FILTER |
 		DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_RSS_HASH;
 	dev_info->tx_offload_capa =
diff --git a/drivers/net/ice/ice_dcf_vf_representor.c b/drivers/net/ice/ice_dcf_vf_representor.c
index c5335ac3cc8f..44fb38dbe7b1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ice/ice_dcf_vf_representor.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ice/ice_dcf_vf_representor.c
@@ -149,7 +149,6 @@ ice_dcf_vf_repr_dev_info_get(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 		DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_TCP_CKSUM |
 		DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_OUTER_IPV4_CKSUM |
 		DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_SCATTER |
-		DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_JUMBO_FRAME |
 		DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_VLAN_FILTER |
 		DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_VLAN_EXTEND |
 		DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_RSS_HASH;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ice/ice_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/ice/ice_ethdev.c
index 3a1bcc4e3eb7..2e7273cd1e93 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ice/ice_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ice/ice_ethdev.c
@@ -3676,7 +3676,6 @@ ice_dev_info_get(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct rte_eth_dev_info *dev_info)
 
 	dev_info->rx_offload_capa =
 		DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_VLAN_STRIP |
-		DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_JUMBO_FRAME |
 		DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_KEEP_CRC |
 		DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_SCATTER |
 		DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_VLAN_FILTER;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ice/ice_rxtx.c b/drivers/net/ice/ice_rxtx.c
index 220537741d6c..ff362c21d9f5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ice/ice_rxtx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ice/ice_rxtx.c
@@ -267,7 +267,6 @@ ice_program_hw_rx_queue(struct ice_rx_queue *rxq)
 	struct ice_rlan_ctx rx_ctx;
 	enum ice_status err;
 	uint16_t buf_size;
-	struct rte_eth_rxmode *rxmode = &dev_data->dev_conf.rxmode;
 	uint32_t rxdid = ICE_RXDID_COMMS_OVS;
 	uint32_t regval;
 	struct ice_adapter *ad = rxq->vsi->adapter;
@@ -282,7 +281,7 @@ ice_program_hw_rx_queue(struct ice_rx_queue *rxq)
 		RTE_MIN((uint32_t)ICE_SUPPORT_CHAIN_NUM * rxq->rx_buf_len,
 			frame_size);
 
-	if (rxmode->offloads & DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_JUMBO_FRAME) {
+	if (dev_data->mtu > RTE_ETHER_MTU) {
 		if (rxq->max_pkt_len <= ICE_ETH_MAX_LEN ||
 		    rxq->max_pkt_len > ICE_FRAME_SIZE_MAX) {
 			PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "maximum packet length must "
diff --git a/drivers/net/igc/igc_ethdev.h b/drivers/net/igc/igc_ethdev.h
index b3473b5b1646..5e6c2ff30157 100644
--- a/drivers/net/igc/igc_ethdev.h
+++ b/drivers/net/igc/igc_ethdev.h
@@ -73,7 +73,6 @@ extern "C" {
 	DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_UDP_CKSUM   | \
 	DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_TCP_CKSUM   | \
 	DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_SCTP_CKSUM  | \
-	DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_JUMBO_FRAME | \
 	DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_KEEP_CRC    | \
 	DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_SCATTER     | \
 	DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_RSS_HASH)
diff --git a/drivers/net/igc/igc_txrx.c b/drivers/net/igc/igc_txrx.c
index 9b7a9d953bff..56132e8c6cd6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/igc/igc_txrx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/igc/igc_txrx.c
@@ -1080,7 +1080,7 @@ igc_rx_init(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 	IGC_WRITE_REG(hw, IGC_RCTL, rctl & ~IGC_RCTL_EN);
 
 	/* Configure support of jumbo frames, if any. */
-	if ((offloads & DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_JUMBO_FRAME) != 0)
+	if (dev->data->mtu & RTE_ETHER_MTU)
 		rctl |= IGC_RCTL_LPE;
 	else
 		rctl &= ~IGC_RCTL_LPE;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ionic/ionic_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/ionic/ionic_ethdev.c
index d5d610c80bcd..f94a1fed0a38 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ionic/ionic_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ionic/ionic_ethdev.c
@@ -414,7 +414,6 @@ ionic_dev_info_get(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev,
 		DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_IPV4_CKSUM |
 		DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_UDP_CKSUM |
 		DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_TCP_CKSUM |
-		DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_JUMBO_FRAME |
 		DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_VLAN_FILTER |
 		DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_VLAN_STRIP |
 		DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_SCATTER |
diff --git a/drivers/net/ipn3ke/ipn3ke_representor.c b/drivers/net/ipn3ke/ipn3ke_representor.c
index 0438c3f08c24..063a9c6a6f7f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ipn3ke/ipn3ke_representor.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ipn3ke/ipn3ke_representor.c
@@ -74,8 +74,7 @@ ipn3ke_rpst_dev_infos_get(struct rte_eth_dev *ethdev,
 		DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_TCP_CKSUM |
 		DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_OUTER_IPV4_CKSUM |
 		DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_VLAN_EXTEND |
-		DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_VLAN_FILTER |
-		DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_JUMBO_FRAME;
+		DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_VLAN_FILTER;
 
 	dev_info->tx_queue_offload_capa = DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_MBUF_FAST_FREE;
 	dev_info->tx_offload_capa =
diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethdev.c
index 4fbc70b4ca74..46c95425adfb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethdev.c
@@ -6040,7 +6040,6 @@ ixgbe_set_queue_rate_limit(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 			   uint16_t queue_idx, uint16_t tx_rate)
 {
 	struct ixgbe_hw *hw = IXGBE_DEV_PRIVATE_TO_HW(dev->data->dev_private);
-	struct rte_eth_rxmode *rxmode;
 	uint32_t rf_dec, rf_int;
 	uint32_t bcnrc_val;
 	uint16_t link_speed = dev->data->dev_link.link_speed;
@@ -6062,14 +6061,12 @@ ixgbe_set_queue_rate_limit(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 		bcnrc_val = 0;
 	}
 
-	rxmode = &dev->data->dev_conf.rxmode;
 	/*
 	 * Set global transmit compensation time to the MMW_SIZE in RTTBCNRM
 	 * register. MMW_SIZE=0x014 if 9728-byte jumbo is supported, otherwise
 	 * set as 0x4.
 	 */
-	if ((rxmode->offloads & DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_JUMBO_FRAME) &&
-	    (dev->data->mtu + IXGBE_ETH_OVERHEAD >= IXGBE_MAX_JUMBO_FRAME_SIZE))
+	if (dev->data->mtu + IXGBE_ETH_OVERHEAD >= IXGBE_MAX_JUMBO_FRAME_SIZE)
 		IXGBE_WRITE_REG(hw, IXGBE_RTTBCNRM, IXGBE_MMW_SIZE_JUMBO_FRAME);
 	else
 		IXGBE_WRITE_REG(hw, IXGBE_RTTBCNRM, IXGBE_MMW_SIZE_DEFAULT);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_pf.c b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_pf.c
index 4ceb5bf322d8..295e5a39b245 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_pf.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_pf.c
@@ -597,15 +597,10 @@ ixgbe_set_vf_lpe(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, uint32_t vf, uint32_t *msgbuf)
 		   IXGBE_MHADD_MFS_MASK) >> IXGBE_MHADD_MFS_SHIFT;
 	if (max_frs < max_frame) {
 		hlreg0 = IXGBE_READ_REG(hw, IXGBE_HLREG0);
-		if (max_frame > IXGBE_ETH_MAX_LEN) {
-			dev->data->dev_conf.rxmode.offloads |=
-				DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_JUMBO_FRAME;
+		if (max_frame > IXGBE_ETH_MAX_LEN)
 			hlreg0 |= IXGBE_HLREG0_JUMBOEN;
-		} else {
-			dev->data->dev_conf.rxmode.offloads &=
-				~DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_JUMBO_FRAME;
+		else
 			hlreg0 &= ~IXGBE_HLREG0_JUMBOEN;
-		}
 		IXGBE_WRITE_REG(hw, IXGBE_HLREG0, hlreg0);
 
 		max_frs = max_frame << IXGBE_MHADD_MFS_SHIFT;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_rxtx.c b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_rxtx.c
index 575cc8c4ffe5..b263dfe1d574 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_rxtx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_rxtx.c
@@ -3036,7 +3036,6 @@ ixgbe_get_rx_port_offloads(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 		   DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_UDP_CKSUM   |
 		   DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_TCP_CKSUM   |
 		   DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_KEEP_CRC    |
-		   DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_JUMBO_FRAME |
 		   DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_VLAN_FILTER |
 		   DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_SCATTER |
 		   DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_RSS_HASH;
@@ -5079,7 +5078,7 @@ ixgbe_dev_rx_init(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 	/*
 	 * Configure jumbo frame support, if any.
 	 */
-	if (rx_conf->offloads & DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_JUMBO_FRAME) {
+	if ((dev->data->mtu & RTE_ETHER_MTU) != 0) {
 		hlreg0 |= IXGBE_HLREG0_JUMBOEN;
 		maxfrs = IXGBE_READ_REG(hw, IXGBE_MAXFRS);
 		maxfrs &= 0x0000FFFF;
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx4/mlx4_rxq.c b/drivers/net/mlx4/mlx4_rxq.c
index 1801d87334a1..ee2d2b75e59a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx4/mlx4_rxq.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx4/mlx4_rxq.c
@@ -684,7 +684,6 @@ mlx4_get_rx_queue_offloads(struct mlx4_priv *priv)
 {
 	uint64_t offloads = DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_SCATTER |
 			    DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_KEEP_CRC |
-			    DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_JUMBO_FRAME |
 			    DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_RSS_HASH;
 
 	if (priv->hw_csum)
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rxq.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rxq.c
index 0655965c0fb9..d8d7e481dea0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rxq.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5_rxq.c
@@ -335,7 +335,6 @@ mlx5_get_rx_queue_offloads(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 	struct mlx5_dev_config *config = &priv->config;
 	uint64_t offloads = (DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_SCATTER |
 			     DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_TIMESTAMP |
-			     DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_JUMBO_FRAME |
 			     DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_RSS_HASH);
 
 	if (!config->mprq.enabled)
diff --git a/drivers/net/mvneta/mvneta_ethdev.h b/drivers/net/mvneta/mvneta_ethdev.h
index ef8067790f82..6428f9ff7931 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mvneta/mvneta_ethdev.h
+++ b/drivers/net/mvneta/mvneta_ethdev.h
@@ -54,8 +54,7 @@
 #define MRVL_NETA_MRU_TO_MTU(mru)	((mru) - MRVL_NETA_HDRS_LEN)
 
 /** Rx offloads capabilities */
-#define MVNETA_RX_OFFLOADS (DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_JUMBO_FRAME | \
-			    DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_CHECKSUM)
+#define MVNETA_RX_OFFLOADS (DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_CHECKSUM)
 
 /** Tx offloads capabilities */
 #define MVNETA_TX_OFFLOAD_CHECKSUM (DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_IPV4_CKSUM | \
diff --git a/drivers/net/mvpp2/mrvl_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/mvpp2/mrvl_ethdev.c
index 44761b695a8d..a6458d2ce9b5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mvpp2/mrvl_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mvpp2/mrvl_ethdev.c
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@
 
 /** Port Rx offload capabilities */
 #define MRVL_RX_OFFLOADS (DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_VLAN_FILTER | \
-			  DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_JUMBO_FRAME | \
 			  DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_CHECKSUM)
 
 /** Port Tx offloads capabilities */
diff --git a/drivers/net/nfp/nfp_common.c b/drivers/net/nfp/nfp_common.c
index dc906872192f..0003fd54dde5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/nfp/nfp_common.c
+++ b/drivers/net/nfp/nfp_common.c
@@ -369,8 +369,7 @@ nfp_check_offloads(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 			ctrl |= NFP_NET_CFG_CTRL_RXVLAN;
 	}
 
-	if (rxmode->offloads & DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_JUMBO_FRAME)
-		hw->mtu = dev->data->mtu;
+	hw->mtu = dev->data->mtu;
 
 	if (txmode->offloads & DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_VLAN_INSERT)
 		ctrl |= NFP_NET_CFG_CTRL_TXVLAN;
@@ -757,9 +756,6 @@ nfp_net_infos_get(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct rte_eth_dev_info *dev_info)
 		.nb_mtu_seg_max = NFP_TX_MAX_MTU_SEG,
 	};
 
-	/* All NFP devices support jumbo frames */
-	dev_info->rx_offload_capa |= DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_JUMBO_FRAME;
-
 	if (hw->cap & NFP_NET_CFG_CTRL_RSS) {
 		dev_info->rx_offload_capa |= DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_RSS_HASH;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/octeontx/octeontx_ethdev.h b/drivers/net/octeontx/octeontx_ethdev.h
index b73515de37ca..3a02824e3948 100644
--- a/drivers/net/octeontx/octeontx_ethdev.h
+++ b/drivers/net/octeontx/octeontx_ethdev.h
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@
 					 DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_OUTER_IPV4_CKSUM | \
 					 DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_SCATTER	         | \
 					 DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_SCATTER		 | \
-					 DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_JUMBO_FRAME	 | \
 					 DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_VLAN_FILTER)
 
 #define OCTEONTX_TX_OFFLOADS		(				   \
diff --git a/drivers/net/octeontx2/otx2_ethdev.h b/drivers/net/octeontx2/otx2_ethdev.h
index 7a8d19d5411a..4557a0ee1945 100644
--- a/drivers/net/octeontx2/otx2_ethdev.h
+++ b/drivers/net/octeontx2/otx2_ethdev.h
@@ -148,7 +148,6 @@
 	DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_SCTP_CKSUM	| \
 	DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_OUTER_IPV4_CKSUM | \
 	DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_SCATTER		| \
-	DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_JUMBO_FRAME	| \
 	DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_OUTER_UDP_CKSUM	| \
 	DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_VLAN_STRIP	| \
 	DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_VLAN_FILTER	| \
diff --git a/drivers/net/octeontx_ep/otx_ep_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/octeontx_ep/otx_ep_ethdev.c
index eed0e05a8fc1..698d22e22685 100644
--- a/drivers/net/octeontx_ep/otx_ep_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/octeontx_ep/otx_ep_ethdev.c
@@ -39,8 +39,7 @@ otx_ep_dev_info_get(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev,
 
 	devinfo->min_rx_bufsize = OTX_EP_MIN_RX_BUF_SIZE;
 	devinfo->max_rx_pktlen = OTX_EP_MAX_PKT_SZ;
-	devinfo->rx_offload_capa = DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_JUMBO_FRAME;
-	devinfo->rx_offload_capa |= DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_SCATTER;
+	devinfo->rx_offload_capa = DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_SCATTER;
 	devinfo->tx_offload_capa = DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_MULTI_SEGS;
 
 	devinfo->max_mac_addrs = OTX_EP_MAX_MAC_ADDRS;
diff --git a/drivers/net/octeontx_ep/otx_ep_rxtx.c b/drivers/net/octeontx_ep/otx_ep_rxtx.c
index a7d433547e36..aa4dcd33cc79 100644
--- a/drivers/net/octeontx_ep/otx_ep_rxtx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/octeontx_ep/otx_ep_rxtx.c
@@ -953,12 +953,6 @@ otx_ep_droq_read_packet(struct otx_ep_device *otx_ep,
 	droq_pkt->l3_len = hdr_lens.l3_len;
 	droq_pkt->l4_len = hdr_lens.l4_len;
 
-	if ((droq_pkt->pkt_len > (RTE_ETHER_MAX_LEN + OTX_CUST_DATA_LEN)) &&
-	    !(otx_ep->rx_offloads & DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_JUMBO_FRAME)) {
-		rte_pktmbuf_free(droq_pkt);
-		goto oq_read_fail;
-	}
-
 	if (droq_pkt->nb_segs > 1 &&
 	    !(otx_ep->rx_offloads & DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_SCATTER)) {
 		rte_pktmbuf_free(droq_pkt);
diff --git a/drivers/net/qede/qede_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/qede/qede_ethdev.c
index 663cb1460f4f..27f6932dc74e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/qede/qede_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/qede/qede_ethdev.c
@@ -1392,7 +1392,6 @@ qede_dev_info_get(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev,
 				     DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_TCP_LRO	|
 				     DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_KEEP_CRC    |
 				     DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_SCATTER	|
-				     DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_JUMBO_FRAME |
 				     DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_VLAN_FILTER |
 				     DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_VLAN_STRIP  |
 				     DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_RSS_HASH);
diff --git a/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_rx.c b/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_rx.c
index 2c779c4fbc2e..c60ef17a922a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_rx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_rx.c
@@ -941,8 +941,6 @@ sfc_rx_get_dev_offload_caps(struct sfc_adapter *sa)
 {
 	uint64_t caps = sa->priv.dp_rx->dev_offload_capa;
 
-	caps |= DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_JUMBO_FRAME;
-
 	return caps & sfc_rx_get_offload_mask(sa);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/thunderx/nicvf_ethdev.h b/drivers/net/thunderx/nicvf_ethdev.h
index b8dd905d0bd6..5d38750d6313 100644
--- a/drivers/net/thunderx/nicvf_ethdev.h
+++ b/drivers/net/thunderx/nicvf_ethdev.h
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@
 #define NICVF_RX_OFFLOAD_CAPA ( \
 	DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_CHECKSUM    | \
 	DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_VLAN_STRIP  | \
-	DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_JUMBO_FRAME | \
 	DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_SCATTER     | \
 	DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_RSS_HASH)
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/txgbe/txgbe_rxtx.c b/drivers/net/txgbe/txgbe_rxtx.c
index 5cd6ecc2a399..7e18dcce0a86 100644
--- a/drivers/net/txgbe/txgbe_rxtx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/txgbe/txgbe_rxtx.c
@@ -1974,7 +1974,6 @@ txgbe_get_rx_port_offloads(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 		   DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_UDP_CKSUM   |
 		   DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_TCP_CKSUM   |
 		   DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_KEEP_CRC    |
-		   DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_JUMBO_FRAME |
 		   DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_VLAN_FILTER |
 		   DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_RSS_HASH |
 		   DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_SCATTER;
diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_ethdev.c
index a28f9607277e..047d3f43a3cf 100644
--- a/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_ethdev.c
@@ -2547,7 +2547,6 @@ virtio_dev_info_get(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct rte_eth_dev_info *dev_info)
 
 	host_features = VIRTIO_OPS(hw)->get_features(hw);
 	dev_info->rx_offload_capa = DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_VLAN_STRIP;
-	dev_info->rx_offload_capa |= DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_JUMBO_FRAME;
 	if (host_features & (1ULL << VIRTIO_NET_F_MRG_RXBUF))
 		dev_info->rx_offload_capa |= DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_SCATTER;
 	if (host_features & (1ULL << VIRTIO_NET_F_GUEST_CSUM)) {
diff --git a/drivers/net/vmxnet3/vmxnet3_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/vmxnet3/vmxnet3_ethdev.c
index cfffc94c4895..a19895af1f17 100644
--- a/drivers/net/vmxnet3/vmxnet3_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/vmxnet3/vmxnet3_ethdev.c
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@
 	 DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_UDP_CKSUM |	\
 	 DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_TCP_CKSUM |	\
 	 DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_TCP_LRO |	\
-	 DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_JUMBO_FRAME |   \
 	 DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_RSS_HASH)
 
 int vmxnet3_segs_dynfield_offset = -1;
diff --git a/examples/ip_fragmentation/main.c b/examples/ip_fragmentation/main.c
index 754fee5a5780..8644454a9aef 100644
--- a/examples/ip_fragmentation/main.c
+++ b/examples/ip_fragmentation/main.c
@@ -150,8 +150,7 @@ static struct rte_eth_conf port_conf = {
 			RTE_ETHER_CRC_LEN,
 		.split_hdr_size = 0,
 		.offloads = (DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_CHECKSUM |
-			     DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_SCATTER |
-			     DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_JUMBO_FRAME),
+			     DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_SCATTER),
 	},
 	.txmode = {
 		.mq_mode = ETH_MQ_TX_NONE,
diff --git a/examples/ip_reassembly/main.c b/examples/ip_reassembly/main.c
index 39e12fea47f4..4caa9ac3cafa 100644
--- a/examples/ip_reassembly/main.c
+++ b/examples/ip_reassembly/main.c
@@ -165,8 +165,7 @@ static struct rte_eth_conf port_conf = {
 		.mtu = JUMBO_FRAME_MAX_SIZE - RTE_ETHER_HDR_LEN -
 			RTE_ETHER_CRC_LEN,
 		.split_hdr_size = 0,
-		.offloads = (DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_CHECKSUM |
-			     DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_JUMBO_FRAME),
+		.offloads = DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_CHECKSUM,
 	},
 	.rx_adv_conf = {
 			.rss_conf = {
diff --git a/examples/ipsec-secgw/ipsec-secgw.c b/examples/ipsec-secgw/ipsec-secgw.c
index a5dfca5a9a4b..5f5ec260f315 100644
--- a/examples/ipsec-secgw/ipsec-secgw.c
+++ b/examples/ipsec-secgw/ipsec-secgw.c
@@ -2209,8 +2209,6 @@ port_init(uint16_t portid, uint64_t req_rx_offloads, uint64_t req_tx_offloads)
 	printf("Creating queues: nb_rx_queue=%d nb_tx_queue=%u...\n",
 			nb_rx_queue, nb_tx_queue);
 
-	if (mtu_size > RTE_ETHER_MTU)
-		local_port_conf.rxmode.offloads |= DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_JUMBO_FRAME;
 	local_port_conf.rxmode.mtu = mtu_size;
 
 	if (multi_seg_required()) {
diff --git a/examples/ipv4_multicast/main.c b/examples/ipv4_multicast/main.c
index e28035998e6c..87538dccc879 100644
--- a/examples/ipv4_multicast/main.c
+++ b/examples/ipv4_multicast/main.c
@@ -113,7 +113,6 @@ static struct rte_eth_conf port_conf = {
 		.mtu = JUMBO_FRAME_MAX_SIZE - RTE_ETHER_HDR_LEN -
 			RTE_ETHER_CRC_LEN,
 		.split_hdr_size = 0,
-		.offloads = DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_JUMBO_FRAME,
 	},
 	.txmode = {
 		.mq_mode = ETH_MQ_TX_NONE,
diff --git a/examples/kni/main.c b/examples/kni/main.c
index 62f6e42a9437..1790ec024072 100644
--- a/examples/kni/main.c
+++ b/examples/kni/main.c
@@ -790,11 +790,6 @@ kni_change_mtu_(uint16_t port_id, unsigned int new_mtu)
 	}
 
 	memcpy(&conf, &port_conf, sizeof(conf));
-	/* Set new MTU */
-	if (new_mtu > RTE_ETHER_MTU)
-		conf.rxmode.offloads |= DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_JUMBO_FRAME;
-	else
-		conf.rxmode.offloads &= ~DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_JUMBO_FRAME;
 
 	conf.rxmode.mtu = new_mtu;
 	ret = rte_eth_dev_configure(port_id, 1, 1, &conf);
diff --git a/examples/l3fwd-acl/main.c b/examples/l3fwd-acl/main.c
index 67e6356acff6..1890c88a5b01 100644
--- a/examples/l3fwd-acl/main.c
+++ b/examples/l3fwd-acl/main.c
@@ -2003,10 +2003,8 @@ config_port_max_pkt_len(struct rte_eth_conf *conf,
 			dev_info->max_mtu);
 	conf->rxmode.mtu = max_pkt_len - overhead_len;
 
-	if (conf->rxmode.mtu > RTE_ETHER_MTU) {
+	if (conf->rxmode.mtu > RTE_ETHER_MTU)
 		conf->txmode.offloads |= DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_MULTI_SEGS;
-		conf->rxmode.offloads |= DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_JUMBO_FRAME;
-	}
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/examples/l3fwd-graph/main.c b/examples/l3fwd-graph/main.c
index 46568eba9c01..05385807e83e 100644
--- a/examples/l3fwd-graph/main.c
+++ b/examples/l3fwd-graph/main.c
@@ -730,10 +730,8 @@ config_port_max_pkt_len(struct rte_eth_conf *conf,
 			dev_info->max_mtu);
 	conf->rxmode.mtu = max_pkt_len - overhead_len;
 
-	if (conf->rxmode.mtu > RTE_ETHER_MTU) {
+	if (conf->rxmode.mtu > RTE_ETHER_MTU)
 		conf->txmode.offloads |= DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_MULTI_SEGS;
-		conf->rxmode.offloads |= DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_JUMBO_FRAME;
-	}
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/examples/l3fwd-power/main.c b/examples/l3fwd-power/main.c
index 03c0b8bb15b8..6aa1b66ecfcc 100644
--- a/examples/l3fwd-power/main.c
+++ b/examples/l3fwd-power/main.c
@@ -2509,10 +2509,8 @@ config_port_max_pkt_len(struct rte_eth_conf *conf,
 			dev_info->max_mtu);
 	conf->rxmode.mtu = max_pkt_len - overhead_len;
 
-	if (conf->rxmode.mtu > RTE_ETHER_MTU) {
+	if (conf->rxmode.mtu > RTE_ETHER_MTU)
 		conf->txmode.offloads |= DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_MULTI_SEGS;
-		conf->rxmode.offloads |= DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_JUMBO_FRAME;
-	}
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/examples/l3fwd/main.c b/examples/l3fwd/main.c
index 66d76e87cb25..f27c76bb7a73 100644
--- a/examples/l3fwd/main.c
+++ b/examples/l3fwd/main.c
@@ -987,10 +987,8 @@ config_port_max_pkt_len(struct rte_eth_conf *conf,
 			dev_info->max_mtu);
 	conf->rxmode.mtu = max_pkt_len - overhead_len;
 
-	if (conf->rxmode.mtu > RTE_ETHER_MTU) {
+	if (conf->rxmode.mtu > RTE_ETHER_MTU)
 		conf->txmode.offloads |= DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_MULTI_SEGS;
-		conf->rxmode.offloads |= DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_JUMBO_FRAME;
-	}
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/examples/performance-thread/l3fwd-thread/main.c b/examples/performance-thread/l3fwd-thread/main.c
index 2db1b5fc154f..5de5df997ee9 100644
--- a/examples/performance-thread/l3fwd-thread/main.c
+++ b/examples/performance-thread/l3fwd-thread/main.c
@@ -3493,10 +3493,8 @@ config_port_max_pkt_len(struct rte_eth_conf *conf,
 			dev_info->max_mtu);
 	conf->rxmode.mtu = max_pkt_len - overhead_len;
 
-	if (conf->rxmode.mtu > RTE_ETHER_MTU) {
+	if (conf->rxmode.mtu > RTE_ETHER_MTU)
 		conf->txmode.offloads |= DEV_TX_OFFLOAD_MULTI_SEGS;
-		conf->rxmode.offloads |= DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_JUMBO_FRAME;
-	}
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/examples/vhost/main.c b/examples/vhost/main.c
index 427b882831bf..999809e6ed41 100644
--- a/examples/vhost/main.c
+++ b/examples/vhost/main.c
@@ -631,11 +631,8 @@ us_vhost_parse_args(int argc, char **argv)
 				return -1;
 			}
 			mergeable = !!ret;
-			if (ret) {
-				vmdq_conf_default.rxmode.offloads |=
-					DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_JUMBO_FRAME;
+			if (ret)
 				vmdq_conf_default.rxmode.mtu = MAX_MTU;
-			}
 			break;
 
 		case OPT_STATS_NUM:
diff --git a/lib/ethdev/rte_ethdev.c b/lib/ethdev/rte_ethdev.c
index 4e32b6d964f6..982c1bbc8679 100644
--- a/lib/ethdev/rte_ethdev.c
+++ b/lib/ethdev/rte_ethdev.c
@@ -121,7 +121,6 @@ static const struct {
 	RTE_RX_OFFLOAD_BIT2STR(HEADER_SPLIT),
 	RTE_RX_OFFLOAD_BIT2STR(VLAN_FILTER),
 	RTE_RX_OFFLOAD_BIT2STR(VLAN_EXTEND),
-	RTE_RX_OFFLOAD_BIT2STR(JUMBO_FRAME),
 	RTE_RX_OFFLOAD_BIT2STR(SCATTER),
 	RTE_RX_OFFLOAD_BIT2STR(TIMESTAMP),
 	RTE_RX_OFFLOAD_BIT2STR(SECURITY),
@@ -1476,13 +1475,6 @@ rte_eth_dev_configure(uint16_t port_id, uint16_t nb_rx_q, uint16_t nb_tx_q,
 		goto rollback;
 	}
 
-	if ((dev_conf->rxmode.offloads & DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_JUMBO_FRAME) == 0) {
-		if (dev->data->dev_conf.rxmode.mtu < RTE_ETHER_MIN_MTU ||
-				dev->data->dev_conf.rxmode.mtu > RTE_ETHER_MTU)
-			/* Use default value */
-			dev->data->dev_conf.rxmode.mtu = RTE_ETHER_MTU;
-	}
-
 	dev->data->mtu = dev->data->dev_conf.rxmode.mtu;
 
 	/*
@@ -3647,7 +3639,6 @@ rte_eth_dev_set_mtu(uint16_t port_id, uint16_t mtu)
 	int ret;
 	struct rte_eth_dev_info dev_info;
 	struct rte_eth_dev *dev;
-	int is_jumbo_frame_capable = 0;
 
 	RTE_ETH_VALID_PORTID_OR_ERR_RET(port_id, -ENODEV);
 	dev = &rte_eth_devices[port_id];
@@ -3675,27 +3666,12 @@ rte_eth_dev_set_mtu(uint16_t port_id, uint16_t mtu)
 		frame_size = mtu + overhead_len;
 		if (mtu < RTE_ETHER_MIN_MTU || frame_size > dev_info.max_rx_pktlen)
 			return -EINVAL;
-
-		if ((dev_info.rx_offload_capa & DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_JUMBO_FRAME) != 0)
-			is_jumbo_frame_capable = 1;
 	}
 
-	if (mtu > RTE_ETHER_MTU && is_jumbo_frame_capable == 0)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
 	ret = (*dev->dev_ops->mtu_set)(dev, mtu);
-	if (ret == 0) {
+	if (ret == 0)
 		dev->data->mtu = mtu;
 
-		/* switch to jumbo mode if needed */
-		if (mtu > RTE_ETHER_MTU)
-			dev->data->dev_conf.rxmode.offloads |=
-				DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_JUMBO_FRAME;
-		else
-			dev->data->dev_conf.rxmode.offloads &=
-				~DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_JUMBO_FRAME;
-	}
-
 	return eth_err(port_id, ret);
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/ethdev/rte_ethdev.h b/lib/ethdev/rte_ethdev.h
index e82019218a91..16c2c16831cb 100644
--- a/lib/ethdev/rte_ethdev.h
+++ b/lib/ethdev/rte_ethdev.h
@@ -1356,7 +1356,6 @@ struct rte_eth_conf {
 #define DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_HEADER_SPLIT	0x00000100
 #define DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_VLAN_FILTER	0x00000200
 #define DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_VLAN_EXTEND	0x00000400
-#define DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_JUMBO_FRAME	0x00000800
 #define DEV_RX_OFFLOAD_SCATTER		0x00002000
 /**
  * Timestamp is set by the driver in RTE_MBUF_DYNFIELD_TIMESTAMP_NAME
