diff --git a/app/test-eventdev/test_perf_common.c b/app/test-eventdev/test_perf_common.c
index 5e0255cfeb..0c6c252f7d 100644
--- a/app/test-eventdev/test_perf_common.c
+++ b/app/test-eventdev/test_perf_common.c
@@ -1002,7 +1002,7 @@ perf_event_rx_adapter_setup(struct evt_options *opt, uint8_t stride,
 		}
 		queue_conf.ev.queue_id = prod * stride;
 		ret = rte_event_eth_rx_adapter_create(prod, opt->dev_id,
-				&prod_conf);
+				&prod_conf, NULL);
 		if (ret) {
 			evt_err("failed to create rx adapter[%d]", prod);
 			return ret;
diff --git a/app/test-eventdev/test_pipeline_common.c b/app/test-eventdev/test_pipeline_common.c
index b111690b7c..5ae175f2c7 100644
--- a/app/test-eventdev/test_pipeline_common.c
+++ b/app/test-eventdev/test_pipeline_common.c
@@ -571,7 +571,7 @@ pipeline_event_rx_adapter_setup(struct evt_options *opt, uint8_t stride,
 		}
 		queue_conf.ev.queue_id = prod * stride;
 		ret = rte_event_eth_rx_adapter_create(prod, opt->dev_id,
-				&prod_conf);
+				&prod_conf, NULL);
 		if (ret) {
 			evt_err("failed to create rx adapter[%d]", prod);
 			return ret;
diff --git a/app/test/test_event_eth_rx_adapter.c b/app/test/test_event_eth_rx_adapter.c
index 52d146f97c..42edcb625a 100644
--- a/app/test/test_event_eth_rx_adapter.c
+++ b/app/test/test_event_eth_rx_adapter.c
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ adapter_create(void)
 	rx_p_conf.dequeue_depth = dev_info.max_event_port_dequeue_depth;
 	rx_p_conf.enqueue_depth = dev_info.max_event_port_enqueue_depth;
 	err = rte_event_eth_rx_adapter_create(TEST_INST_ID, TEST_DEV_ID,
-					&rx_p_conf);
+					&rx_p_conf, NULL);
 	TEST_ASSERT(err == 0, "Expected 0 got %d", err);
 
 	return err;
@@ -427,17 +427,17 @@ adapter_create_with_params(void)
 	rxa_params.use_queue_event_buf = false;
 	rxa_params.event_buf_size = 0;
 
-	err = rte_event_eth_rx_adapter_create_with_params(TEST_INST_ID,
+	err = rte_event_eth_rx_adapter_create(TEST_INST_ID,
 				TEST_DEV_ID, &rx_p_conf, &rxa_params);
 	TEST_ASSERT(err == -EINVAL, "Expected -EINVAL got %d", err);
 
 	rxa_params.use_queue_event_buf = true;
 
-	err = rte_event_eth_rx_adapter_create_with_params(TEST_INST_ID,
+	err = rte_event_eth_rx_adapter_create(TEST_INST_ID,
 				TEST_DEV_ID, &rx_p_conf, &rxa_params);
 	TEST_ASSERT(err == 0, "Expected 0 got %d", err);
 
-	err = rte_event_eth_rx_adapter_create_with_params(TEST_INST_ID,
+	err = rte_event_eth_rx_adapter_create(TEST_INST_ID,
 				TEST_DEV_ID, &rx_p_conf, &rxa_params);
 	TEST_ASSERT(err == -EEXIST, "Expected -EEXIST got %d", err);
 
@@ -567,15 +567,15 @@ adapter_create_free(void)
 	};
 
 	err = rte_event_eth_rx_adapter_create(TEST_INST_ID, TEST_DEV_ID,
-					NULL);
+					NULL, NULL);
 	TEST_ASSERT(err == -EINVAL, "Expected -EINVAL got %d", err);
 
 	err = rte_event_eth_rx_adapter_create(TEST_INST_ID, TEST_DEV_ID,
-					&rx_p_conf);
+					&rx_p_conf, NULL);
 	TEST_ASSERT(err == 0, "Expected 0 got %d", err);
 
 	err = rte_event_eth_rx_adapter_create(TEST_INST_ID,
-					TEST_DEV_ID, &rx_p_conf);
+					TEST_DEV_ID, &rx_p_conf, NULL);
 	TEST_ASSERT(err == -EEXIST, "Expected -EEXIST %d got %d", -EEXIST, err);
 
 	err = rte_event_eth_rx_adapter_free(TEST_INST_ID);
@@ -605,20 +605,20 @@ adapter_create_free_with_params(void)
 			.event_buf_size = 1024
 	};
 
-	err = rte_event_eth_rx_adapter_create_with_params(TEST_INST_ID,
+	err = rte_event_eth_rx_adapter_create(TEST_INST_ID,
 				TEST_DEV_ID, NULL, NULL);
 	TEST_ASSERT(err == -EINVAL, "Expected -EINVAL got %d", err);
 
-	err = rte_event_eth_rx_adapter_create_with_params(TEST_INST_ID,
+	err = rte_event_eth_rx_adapter_create(TEST_INST_ID,
 				TEST_DEV_ID, &rx_p_conf, &rxa_params);
 	TEST_ASSERT(err == 0, "Expected 0 got %d", err);
 
-	err = rte_event_eth_rx_adapter_create_with_params(TEST_INST_ID,
+	err = rte_event_eth_rx_adapter_create(TEST_INST_ID,
 				TEST_DEV_ID, &rx_p_conf, &rxa_params);
 	TEST_ASSERT(err == -EEXIST, "Expected -EEXIST %d got %d", -EEXIST, err);
 
 	rxa_params.event_buf_size = 0;
-	err = rte_event_eth_rx_adapter_create_with_params(TEST_INST_ID,
+	err = rte_event_eth_rx_adapter_create(TEST_INST_ID,
 				TEST_DEV_ID, &rx_p_conf, &rxa_params);
 	TEST_ASSERT(err == -EINVAL, "Expected -EINVAL got %d", err);
 
diff --git a/app/test/test_security_inline_proto.c b/app/test/test_security_inline_proto.c
index 45aa742c6b..fc240201a3 100644
--- a/app/test/test_security_inline_proto.c
+++ b/app/test/test_security_inline_proto.c
@@ -1872,7 +1872,7 @@ event_inline_ipsec_testsuite_setup(void)
 
 	/* Create Rx adapter */
 	ret = rte_event_eth_rx_adapter_create(rx_adapter_id, eventdev_id,
-			&ev_port_conf);
+			&ev_port_conf, NULL);
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		printf("Failed to create rx adapter %d\n", ret);
 		return ret;
diff --git a/examples/eventdev_pipeline/pipeline_worker_generic.c b/examples/eventdev_pipeline/pipeline_worker_generic.c
index 783f68c91e..74510338ba 100644
--- a/examples/eventdev_pipeline/pipeline_worker_generic.c
+++ b/examples/eventdev_pipeline/pipeline_worker_generic.c
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@ init_adapters(uint16_t nb_ports)
 	init_ports(nb_ports);
 	/* Create one adapter for all the ethernet ports. */
 	ret = rte_event_eth_rx_adapter_create(cdata.rx_adapter_id, evdev_id,
-			&adptr_p_conf);
+			&adptr_p_conf, NULL);
 	if (ret)
 		rte_exit(EXIT_FAILURE, "failed to create rx adapter[%d]",
 				cdata.rx_adapter_id);
diff --git a/examples/eventdev_pipeline/pipeline_worker_tx.c b/examples/eventdev_pipeline/pipeline_worker_tx.c
index 98a52f3892..88619d6c2e 100644
--- a/examples/eventdev_pipeline/pipeline_worker_tx.c
+++ b/examples/eventdev_pipeline/pipeline_worker_tx.c
@@ -793,7 +793,7 @@ init_adapters(uint16_t nb_ports)
 		uint32_t service_id;
 
 		ret = rte_event_eth_rx_adapter_create(i, evdev_id,
-				&adptr_p_conf);
+				&adptr_p_conf, NULL);
 		if (ret)
 			rte_exit(EXIT_FAILURE,
 					"failed to create rx adapter[%d]", i);
diff --git a/examples/ipsec-secgw/event_helper.c b/examples/ipsec-secgw/event_helper.c
index 89fb7e62a5..28d6778134 100644
--- a/examples/ipsec-secgw/event_helper.c
+++ b/examples/ipsec-secgw/event_helper.c
@@ -1035,7 +1035,7 @@ eh_rx_adapter_configure(struct eventmode_conf *em_conf,
 
 	/* Create Rx adapter */
 	ret = rte_event_eth_rx_adapter_create(adapter->adapter_id,
-			adapter->eventdev_id, &port_conf);
+			adapter->eventdev_id, &port_conf, NULL);
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		EH_LOG_ERR("Failed to create rx adapter %d", ret);
 		return ret;
diff --git a/examples/l2fwd-event/l2fwd_event_generic.c b/examples/l2fwd-event/l2fwd_event_generic.c
index 1977e23261..4360b20aa0 100644
--- a/examples/l2fwd-event/l2fwd_event_generic.c
+++ b/examples/l2fwd-event/l2fwd_event_generic.c
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ l2fwd_rx_tx_adapter_setup_generic(struct l2fwd_resources *rsrc)
 	}
 
 	ret = rte_event_eth_rx_adapter_create(rx_adptr_id, event_d_id,
-					      &evt_rsrc->def_p_conf);
+					      &evt_rsrc->def_p_conf, NULL);
 	if (ret)
 		rte_panic("Failed to create rx adapter\n");
 
diff --git a/examples/l2fwd-event/l2fwd_event_internal_port.c b/examples/l2fwd-event/l2fwd_event_internal_port.c
index 717a7bceb8..542890f354 100644
--- a/examples/l2fwd-event/l2fwd_event_internal_port.c
+++ b/examples/l2fwd-event/l2fwd_event_internal_port.c
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ l2fwd_rx_tx_adapter_setup_internal_port(struct l2fwd_resources *rsrc)
 		}
 
 		ret = rte_event_eth_rx_adapter_create(adapter_id, event_d_id,
-						&evt_rsrc->def_p_conf);
+						&evt_rsrc->def_p_conf, NULL);
 		if (ret)
 			rte_panic("Failed to create rx adapter[%d]\n",
 				  adapter_id);
diff --git a/examples/l3fwd/l3fwd_event_generic.c b/examples/l3fwd/l3fwd_event_generic.c
index c80573fc58..88e7af538e 100644
--- a/examples/l3fwd/l3fwd_event_generic.c
+++ b/examples/l3fwd/l3fwd_event_generic.c
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ l3fwd_rx_tx_adapter_setup_generic(void)
 	}
 
 	ret = rte_event_eth_rx_adapter_create(rx_adptr_id, event_d_id,
-					      &evt_rsrc->def_p_conf);
+					      &evt_rsrc->def_p_conf, NULL);
 	if (ret)
 		rte_panic("Failed to create rx adapter\n");
 
diff --git a/examples/l3fwd/l3fwd_event_internal_port.c b/examples/l3fwd/l3fwd_event_internal_port.c
index 32cf657148..dc8b5013cb 100644
--- a/examples/l3fwd/l3fwd_event_internal_port.c
+++ b/examples/l3fwd/l3fwd_event_internal_port.c
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ l3fwd_rx_tx_adapter_setup_internal_port(void)
 		}
 
 		ret = rte_event_eth_rx_adapter_create(adapter_id, event_d_id,
-						      &evt_rsrc->def_p_conf);
+						      &evt_rsrc->def_p_conf, NULL);
 		if (ret)
 			rte_panic("Failed to create rx adapter[%d]\n",
 				  adapter_id);
diff --git a/lib/eventdev/rte_event_eth_rx_adapter.c b/lib/eventdev/rte_event_eth_rx_adapter.c
index f7f93ccdfd..263d6f54b7 100644
--- a/lib/eventdev/rte_event_eth_rx_adapter.c
+++ b/lib/eventdev/rte_event_eth_rx_adapter.c
@@ -2485,90 +2485,78 @@ rxa_create(uint8_t id, uint8_t dev_id,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int
-rte_event_eth_rx_adapter_create_ext(uint8_t id, uint8_t dev_id,
-				rte_event_eth_rx_adapter_conf_cb conf_cb,
-				void *conf_arg)
+static int __rte_cold
+rxa_config_params_validate(struct rte_event_eth_rx_adapter_params *rxa_params,
+			   struct rte_event_eth_rx_adapter_params *temp_params)
 {
-	struct rte_event_eth_rx_adapter_params rxa_params = {0};
-
-	/* use default values for adapter params */
-	rxa_params.event_buf_size = ETH_EVENT_BUFFER_SIZE;
-	rxa_params.use_queue_event_buf = false;
-
-	return rxa_create(id, dev_id, &rxa_params, conf_cb, conf_arg);
-}
-
-int
-rte_event_eth_rx_adapter_create_with_params(uint8_t id, uint8_t dev_id,
-			struct rte_event_port_conf *port_config,
-			struct rte_event_eth_rx_adapter_params *rxa_params)
-{
-	struct rte_event_port_conf *pc;
-	int ret;
-	struct rte_event_eth_rx_adapter_params temp_params = {0};
-
-	if (port_config == NULL)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
 	if (rxa_params == NULL) {
 		/* use default values if rxa_params is NULL */
-		rxa_params = &temp_params;
-		rxa_params->event_buf_size = ETH_EVENT_BUFFER_SIZE;
-		rxa_params->use_queue_event_buf = false;
-	} else if ((!rxa_params->use_queue_event_buf &&
-		    rxa_params->event_buf_size == 0) ||
-		   (rxa_params->use_queue_event_buf &&
-		    rxa_params->event_buf_size != 0)) {
-		RTE_EDEV_LOG_ERR("Invalid adapter params\n");
+		temp_params->event_buf_size = ETH_EVENT_BUFFER_SIZE;
+		temp_params->use_queue_event_buf = false;
+	} else if (!rxa_params->use_queue_event_buf &&
+		    rxa_params->event_buf_size == 0) {
+		RTE_EDEV_LOG_ERR("event buffer size can't be zero\n");
 		return -EINVAL;
-	} else if (!rxa_params->use_queue_event_buf) {
+	} else if (rxa_params->use_queue_event_buf &&
+		   rxa_params->event_buf_size != 0) {
+		RTE_EDEV_LOG_ERR("event buffer size needs to be configured "
+				 "as part of queue add\n");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	} else  {
+		*temp_params = *rxa_params;
 		/* adjust event buff size with BATCH_SIZE used for fetching
 		 * packets from NIC rx queues to get full buffer utilization
 		 * and prevent unnecessary rollovers.
 		 */
-
-		rxa_params->event_buf_size =
-			RTE_ALIGN(rxa_params->event_buf_size, BATCH_SIZE);
-		rxa_params->event_buf_size += (BATCH_SIZE + BATCH_SIZE);
+		if (!temp_params->use_queue_event_buf) {
+			temp_params->event_buf_size =
+				RTE_ALIGN(temp_params->event_buf_size, BATCH_SIZE);
+			temp_params->event_buf_size += (BATCH_SIZE + BATCH_SIZE);
+		}
 	}
 
-	pc = rte_malloc(NULL, sizeof(*pc), 0);
-	if (pc == NULL)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-
-	*pc = *port_config;
+	return 0;
+}
 
-	ret = rxa_create(id, dev_id, rxa_params, rxa_default_conf_cb, pc);
-	if (ret)
-		rte_free(pc);
+int
+rte_event_eth_rx_adapter_create_ext(uint8_t id, uint8_t dev_id,
+			rte_event_eth_rx_adapter_conf_cb conf_cb,
+			void *conf_arg,
+			struct rte_event_eth_rx_adapter_params *rxa_params)
+{
+	struct rte_event_eth_rx_adapter_params temp_params = {0};
+	int ret;
 
-	rte_eventdev_trace_eth_rx_adapter_create_with_params(id, dev_id,
-		port_config, rxa_params, ret);
+	ret = rxa_config_params_validate(rxa_params, &temp_params);
+	if (ret != 0)
+		return ret;
 
-	return ret;
+	return rxa_create(id, dev_id, &temp_params, conf_cb, conf_arg);
 }
 
 int
 rte_event_eth_rx_adapter_create(uint8_t id, uint8_t dev_id,
-		struct rte_event_port_conf *port_config)
+			struct rte_event_port_conf *port_config,
+			struct rte_event_eth_rx_adapter_params *rxa_params)
 {
 	struct rte_event_port_conf *pc;
 	int ret;
+	struct rte_event_eth_rx_adapter_params temp_params = {0};
 
 	if (port_config == NULL)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	RTE_EVENT_ETH_RX_ADAPTER_ID_VALID_OR_ERR_RET(id, -EINVAL);
+	ret = rxa_config_params_validate(rxa_params, &temp_params);
+	if (ret != 0)
+		return ret;
 
 	pc = rte_malloc(NULL, sizeof(*pc), 0);
 	if (pc == NULL)
 		return -ENOMEM;
+
 	*pc = *port_config;
 
-	ret = rte_event_eth_rx_adapter_create_ext(id, dev_id,
-					rxa_default_conf_cb,
-					pc);
+	ret = rxa_create(id, dev_id, &temp_params, rxa_default_conf_cb, pc);
 	if (ret)
 		rte_free(pc);
 	return ret;
diff --git a/lib/eventdev/rte_event_eth_rx_adapter.h b/lib/eventdev/rte_event_eth_rx_adapter.h
index fe2a6bdd2c..35bf303079 100644
--- a/lib/eventdev/rte_event_eth_rx_adapter.h
+++ b/lib/eventdev/rte_event_eth_rx_adapter.h
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
  * The ethernet Rx event adapter's functions are:
  *  - rte_event_eth_rx_adapter_create_ext()
  *  - rte_event_eth_rx_adapter_create()
- *  - rte_event_eth_rx_adapter_create_with_params()
  *  - rte_event_eth_rx_adapter_free()
  *  - rte_event_eth_rx_adapter_queue_add()
  *  - rte_event_eth_rx_adapter_queue_del()
@@ -45,7 +44,7 @@
  *
  * The application creates an ethernet to event adapter using
  * rte_event_eth_rx_adapter_create_ext() or rte_event_eth_rx_adapter_create()
- * or rte_event_eth_rx_adapter_create_with_params() functions.
+ * functions.
  *
  * The adapter needs to know which ethernet rx queues to poll for mbufs as well
  * as event device parameters such as the event queue identifier, event
@@ -399,8 +398,9 @@ typedef uint16_t (*rte_event_eth_rx_adapter_cb_fn)(uint16_t eth_dev_id,
  *   - <0: Error code on failure
  */
 int rte_event_eth_rx_adapter_create_ext(uint8_t id, uint8_t dev_id,
-				rte_event_eth_rx_adapter_conf_cb conf_cb,
-				void *conf_arg);
+			rte_event_eth_rx_adapter_conf_cb conf_cb,
+			void *conf_arg,
+			struct rte_event_eth_rx_adapter_params *rxa_params);
 
 /**
  * Create a new ethernet Rx event adapter with the specified identifier.
@@ -440,32 +440,6 @@ int rte_event_eth_rx_adapter_create_ext(uint8_t id, uint8_t dev_id,
  *   - <0: Error code on failure
  */
 int rte_event_eth_rx_adapter_create(uint8_t id, uint8_t dev_id,
-				struct rte_event_port_conf *port_config);
-
-/**
- * This is a variant of rte_event_eth_rx_adapter_create() with additional
- * adapter params specified in ``struct rte_event_eth_rx_adapter_params``.
- *
- * @param id
- *  The identifier of the ethernet Rx event adapter.
- *
- * @param dev_id
- *  The identifier of the event device to configure.
- *
- * @param port_config
- *  Argument of type *rte_event_port_conf* that is passed to the conf_cb
- *  function.
- *
- * @param rxa_params
- *  Pointer to struct rte_event_eth_rx_adapter_params.
- *  In case of NULL, default values are used.
- *
- * @return
- *   - 0: Success
- *   - <0: Error code on failure
- */
-__rte_experimental
-int rte_event_eth_rx_adapter_create_with_params(uint8_t id, uint8_t dev_id,
 			struct rte_event_port_conf *port_config,
 			struct rte_event_eth_rx_adapter_params *rxa_params);
 
diff --git a/lib/eventdev/version.map b/lib/eventdev/version.map
index b03c10d99f..1cf58f0d6c 100644
--- a/lib/eventdev/version.map
+++ b/lib/eventdev/version.map
@@ -101,7 +101,6 @@ EXPERIMENTAL {
 	global:
 
 	# added in 21.11
-	rte_event_eth_rx_adapter_create_with_params;
 	rte_event_eth_rx_adapter_queue_conf_get;
 	rte_event_eth_rx_adapter_queue_stats_get;
 	rte_event_eth_rx_adapter_queue_stats_reset;
