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diff --git a/drivers/net/tap/version.map b/drivers/net/tap/version.map
deleted file mode 100644
index 78c3585d7c..0000000000
--- a/drivers/net/tap/version.map
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-DPDK_23 {
-	local: *;
-};
diff --git a/drivers/net/thunderx/version.map b/drivers/net/thunderx/version.map
deleted file mode 100644
index 78c3585d7c..0000000000
--- a/drivers/net/thunderx/version.map
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-DPDK_23 {
-	local: *;
-};
diff --git a/drivers/net/txgbe/version.map b/drivers/net/txgbe/version.map
deleted file mode 100644
index 78c3585d7c..0000000000
--- a/drivers/net/txgbe/version.map
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-DPDK_23 {
-	local: *;
-};
diff --git a/drivers/net/vdev_netvsc/version.map b/drivers/net/vdev_netvsc/version.map
deleted file mode 100644
index 78c3585d7c..0000000000
--- a/drivers/net/vdev_netvsc/version.map
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-DPDK_23 {
-	local: *;
-};
diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio/version.map b/drivers/net/virtio/version.map
deleted file mode 100644
index 78c3585d7c..0000000000
--- a/drivers/net/virtio/version.map
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-DPDK_23 {
-	local: *;
-};
diff --git a/drivers/net/vmxnet3/version.map b/drivers/net/vmxnet3/version.map
deleted file mode 100644
index 78c3585d7c..0000000000
--- a/drivers/net/vmxnet3/version.map
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-DPDK_23 {
-	local: *;
-};
diff --git a/drivers/raw/cnxk_bphy/version.map b/drivers/raw/cnxk_bphy/version.map
deleted file mode 100644
index 78c3585d7c..0000000000
--- a/drivers/raw/cnxk_bphy/version.map
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-DPDK_23 {
-	local: *;
-};
diff --git a/drivers/raw/cnxk_gpio/version.map b/drivers/raw/cnxk_gpio/version.map
deleted file mode 100644
index 78c3585d7c..0000000000
--- a/drivers/raw/cnxk_gpio/version.map
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-DPDK_23 {
-	local: *;
-};
diff --git a/drivers/raw/dpaa2_cmdif/version.map b/drivers/raw/dpaa2_cmdif/version.map
deleted file mode 100644
index 78c3585d7c..0000000000
--- a/drivers/raw/dpaa2_cmdif/version.map
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-DPDK_23 {
-	local: *;
-};
diff --git a/drivers/raw/ntb/version.map b/drivers/raw/ntb/version.map
deleted file mode 100644
index 78c3585d7c..0000000000
--- a/drivers/raw/ntb/version.map
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-DPDK_23 {
-	local: *;
-};
diff --git a/drivers/raw/skeleton/version.map b/drivers/raw/skeleton/version.map
deleted file mode 100644
index 78c3585d7c..0000000000
--- a/drivers/raw/skeleton/version.map
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-DPDK_23 {
-	local: *;
-};
diff --git a/drivers/regex/cn9k/version.map b/drivers/regex/cn9k/version.map
deleted file mode 100644
index 78c3585d7c..0000000000
--- a/drivers/regex/cn9k/version.map
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-DPDK_23 {
-	local: *;
-};
diff --git a/drivers/regex/mlx5/version.map b/drivers/regex/mlx5/version.map
deleted file mode 100644
index 78c3585d7c..0000000000
--- a/drivers/regex/mlx5/version.map
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-DPDK_23 {
-	local: *;
-};
diff --git a/drivers/vdpa/ifc/version.map b/drivers/vdpa/ifc/version.map
deleted file mode 100644
index 78c3585d7c..0000000000
--- a/drivers/vdpa/ifc/version.map
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-DPDK_23 {
-	local: *;
-};
diff --git a/drivers/vdpa/mlx5/version.map b/drivers/vdpa/mlx5/version.map
deleted file mode 100644
index 78c3585d7c..0000000000
--- a/drivers/vdpa/mlx5/version.map
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-DPDK_23 {
-	local: *;
-};
diff --git a/drivers/vdpa/sfc/version.map b/drivers/vdpa/sfc/version.map
deleted file mode 100644
index 78c3585d7c..0000000000
--- a/drivers/vdpa/sfc/version.map
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-DPDK_23 {
-	local: *;
-};
