diff --git a/drivers/net/af_packet/rte_eth_af_packet.c b/drivers/net/af_packet/rte_eth_af_packet.c
index 1396f32c3dcc..46baf108aa9b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/af_packet/rte_eth_af_packet.c
+++ b/drivers/net/af_packet/rte_eth_af_packet.c
@@ -1128,7 +1128,6 @@ static struct rte_vdev_driver pmd_af_packet_drv = {
 };
 
 RTE_PMD_REGISTER_VDEV(net_af_packet, pmd_af_packet_drv);
-RTE_PMD_REGISTER_ALIAS(net_af_packet, eth_af_packet);
 RTE_PMD_REGISTER_PARAM_STRING(net_af_packet,
 	"iface=<string> "
 	"qpairs=<int> "
diff --git a/drivers/net/bonding/rte_eth_bond_pmd.c b/drivers/net/bonding/rte_eth_bond_pmd.c
index 3191158ca785..ad54e11f80f4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bonding/rte_eth_bond_pmd.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bonding/rte_eth_bond_pmd.c
@@ -3912,7 +3912,6 @@ struct rte_vdev_driver pmd_bond_drv = {
 };
 
 RTE_PMD_REGISTER_VDEV(net_bonding, pmd_bond_drv);
-RTE_PMD_REGISTER_ALIAS(net_bonding, eth_bond);
 
 RTE_PMD_REGISTER_PARAM_STRING(net_bonding,
 	"slave=<ifc> "
diff --git a/drivers/net/mvpp2/mrvl_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/mvpp2/mrvl_ethdev.c
index 735efb6cfc06..590e5e89220a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mvpp2/mrvl_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mvpp2/mrvl_ethdev.c
@@ -3314,5 +3314,4 @@ static struct rte_vdev_driver pmd_mrvl_drv = {
 };
 
 RTE_PMD_REGISTER_VDEV(net_mvpp2, pmd_mrvl_drv);
-RTE_PMD_REGISTER_ALIAS(net_mvpp2, eth_mvpp2);
 RTE_LOG_REGISTER_DEFAULT(mrvl_logtype, NOTICE);
diff --git a/drivers/net/null/rte_eth_null.c b/drivers/net/null/rte_eth_null.c
index bb89c1abc4a2..2536d4b8f278 100644
--- a/drivers/net/null/rte_eth_null.c
+++ b/drivers/net/null/rte_eth_null.c
@@ -746,7 +746,6 @@ static struct rte_vdev_driver pmd_null_drv = {
 };
 
 RTE_PMD_REGISTER_VDEV(net_null, pmd_null_drv);
-RTE_PMD_REGISTER_ALIAS(net_null, eth_null);
 RTE_PMD_REGISTER_PARAM_STRING(net_null,
 	"size=<int> "
 	"copy=<int> "
diff --git a/drivers/net/octeontx/octeontx_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/octeontx/octeontx_ethdev.c
index 290e562126a4..743ac408cba7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/octeontx/octeontx_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/octeontx/octeontx_ethdev.c
@@ -1885,5 +1885,4 @@ static struct rte_vdev_driver octeontx_pmd_drv = {
 };
 
 RTE_PMD_REGISTER_VDEV(OCTEONTX_PMD, octeontx_pmd_drv);
-RTE_PMD_REGISTER_ALIAS(OCTEONTX_PMD, eth_octeontx);
 RTE_PMD_REGISTER_PARAM_STRING(OCTEONTX_PMD, "nr_port=<int> ");
diff --git a/drivers/net/pcap/pcap_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/pcap/pcap_ethdev.c
index ec29fd6bc53c..8cc49e14ca8d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/pcap/pcap_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/pcap/pcap_ethdev.c
@@ -1643,7 +1643,6 @@ static struct rte_vdev_driver pmd_pcap_drv = {
 };
 
 RTE_PMD_REGISTER_VDEV(net_pcap, pmd_pcap_drv);
-RTE_PMD_REGISTER_ALIAS(net_pcap, eth_pcap);
 RTE_PMD_REGISTER_PARAM_STRING(net_pcap,
 	ETH_PCAP_RX_PCAP_ARG "=<string> "
 	ETH_PCAP_TX_PCAP_ARG "=<string> "
diff --git a/drivers/net/ring/rte_eth_ring.c b/drivers/net/ring/rte_eth_ring.c
index cfb81da5fe16..8ccca9db1935 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ring/rte_eth_ring.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ring/rte_eth_ring.c
@@ -772,6 +772,5 @@ static struct rte_vdev_driver pmd_ring_drv = {
 };
 
 RTE_PMD_REGISTER_VDEV(net_ring, pmd_ring_drv);
-RTE_PMD_REGISTER_ALIAS(net_ring, eth_ring);
 RTE_PMD_REGISTER_PARAM_STRING(net_ring,
 	ETH_RING_NUMA_NODE_ACTION_ARG "=name:node:action(ATTACH|CREATE)");
diff --git a/drivers/net/tap/rte_eth_tap.c b/drivers/net/tap/rte_eth_tap.c
index 9e1032fe7269..b05ff227d381 100644
--- a/drivers/net/tap/rte_eth_tap.c
+++ b/drivers/net/tap/rte_eth_tap.c
@@ -2638,7 +2638,6 @@ static struct rte_vdev_driver pmd_tap_drv = {
 
 RTE_PMD_REGISTER_VDEV(net_tap, pmd_tap_drv);
 RTE_PMD_REGISTER_VDEV(net_tun, pmd_tun_drv);
-RTE_PMD_REGISTER_ALIAS(net_tap, eth_tap);
 RTE_PMD_REGISTER_PARAM_STRING(net_tun,
 			      ETH_TAP_IFACE_ARG "=<string> ");
 RTE_PMD_REGISTER_PARAM_STRING(net_tap,
diff --git a/drivers/net/vdev_netvsc/vdev_netvsc.c b/drivers/net/vdev_netvsc/vdev_netvsc.c
index 25871951685c..89ac58e153c0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/vdev_netvsc/vdev_netvsc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/vdev_netvsc/vdev_netvsc.c
@@ -764,7 +764,6 @@ static struct rte_vdev_driver vdev_netvsc_vdev = {
 };
 
 RTE_PMD_REGISTER_VDEV(VDEV_NETVSC_DRIVER, vdev_netvsc_vdev);
-RTE_PMD_REGISTER_ALIAS(VDEV_NETVSC_DRIVER, eth_vdev_netvsc);
 RTE_PMD_REGISTER_PARAM_STRING(net_vdev_netvsc,
 			      VDEV_NETVSC_ARG_IFACE "=<string> "
 			      VDEV_NETVSC_ARG_MAC "=<string> "
diff --git a/drivers/net/vhost/rte_eth_vhost.c b/drivers/net/vhost/rte_eth_vhost.c
index 7e512d94bf99..8eb937f91785 100644
--- a/drivers/net/vhost/rte_eth_vhost.c
+++ b/drivers/net/vhost/rte_eth_vhost.c
@@ -1777,7 +1777,6 @@ static struct rte_vdev_driver pmd_vhost_drv = {
 };
 
 RTE_PMD_REGISTER_VDEV(net_vhost, pmd_vhost_drv);
-RTE_PMD_REGISTER_ALIAS(net_vhost, eth_vhost);
 RTE_PMD_REGISTER_PARAM_STRING(net_vhost,
 	"iface=<ifc> "
 	"queues=<int> "
diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_user_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_user_ethdev.c
index a7d7063c2a88..8f93ed01e45a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_user_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_user_ethdev.c
@@ -775,7 +775,6 @@ static struct rte_vdev_driver virtio_user_driver = {
 };
 
 RTE_PMD_REGISTER_VDEV(net_virtio_user, virtio_user_driver);
-RTE_PMD_REGISTER_ALIAS(net_virtio_user, virtio_user);
 RTE_PMD_REGISTER_PARAM_STRING(net_virtio_user,
 	"path=<path> "
 	"mac=<mac addr> "
