diff --git a/drivers/net/af_packet/rte_eth_af_packet.c b/drivers/net/af_packet/rte_eth_af_packet.c
index 46b8250..c6b86a3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/af_packet/rte_eth_af_packet.c
+++ b/drivers/net/af_packet/rte_eth_af_packet.c
@@ -814,7 +814,6 @@ rte_pmd_init_internals(struct rte_vdev_device *dev,
 
 	(*eth_dev)->data = data;
 	(*eth_dev)->dev_ops = &ops;
-	(*eth_dev)->data->dev_flags = RTE_ETH_DEV_DETACHABLE;
 
 	return 0;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ark/ark_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/ark/ark_ethdev.c
index dae1f3d..1760628 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ark/ark_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ark/ark_ethdev.c
@@ -342,7 +342,6 @@ eth_ark_dev_init(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 	/* We are a single function multi-port device. */
 	ret = ark_config_device(dev);
 	dev->dev_ops = &ark_eth_dev_ops;
-	dev->data->dev_flags |= RTE_ETH_DEV_DETACHABLE;
 
 	dev->data->mac_addrs = rte_zmalloc("ark", ETHER_ADDR_LEN, 0);
 	if (!dev->data->mac_addrs) {
diff --git a/drivers/net/avp/avp_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/avp/avp_ethdev.c
index b97a90c..d729b26 100644
--- a/drivers/net/avp/avp_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/avp/avp_ethdev.c
@@ -1004,8 +1004,6 @@ eth_avp_dev_init(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev)
 
 	rte_eth_copy_pci_info(eth_dev, pci_dev);
 
-	eth_dev->data->dev_flags |= RTE_ETH_DEV_DETACHABLE;
-
 	/* Check current migration status */
 	if (avp_dev_migration_pending(eth_dev)) {
 		PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "VM live migration operation in progress\n");
diff --git a/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_ethdev.c
index d3da301..29252d8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bnxt/bnxt_ethdev.c
@@ -2780,7 +2780,6 @@ bnxt_dev_init(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev)
 		RTE_LOG(INFO, PMD, "%s\n", bnxt_version);
 
 	rte_eth_copy_pci_info(eth_dev, pci_dev);
-	eth_dev->data->dev_flags |= RTE_ETH_DEV_DETACHABLE;
 
 	bp = eth_dev->data->dev_private;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/bonding/rte_eth_bond_pmd.c b/drivers/net/bonding/rte_eth_bond_pmd.c
index 3fbc1b1..cbc7ddd 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bonding/rte_eth_bond_pmd.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bonding/rte_eth_bond_pmd.c
@@ -2761,8 +2761,7 @@ bond_alloc(struct rte_vdev_device *dev, uint8_t mode)
 	}
 
 	eth_dev->dev_ops = &default_dev_ops;
-	eth_dev->data->dev_flags = RTE_ETH_DEV_INTR_LSC |
-		RTE_ETH_DEV_DETACHABLE;
+	eth_dev->data->dev_flags = RTE_ETH_DEV_INTR_LSC;
 
 	rte_spinlock_init(&internals->lock);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/e1000/em_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/e1000/em_ethdev.c
index 6ebfa6d..a599260 100644
--- a/drivers/net/e1000/em_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/e1000/em_ethdev.c
@@ -341,7 +341,6 @@ eth_em_dev_init(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev)
 	}
 
 	rte_eth_copy_pci_info(eth_dev, pci_dev);
-	eth_dev->data->dev_flags |= RTE_ETH_DEV_DETACHABLE;
 
 	hw->hw_addr = (void *)pci_dev->mem_resource[0].addr;
 	hw->device_id = pci_dev->id.device_id;
diff --git a/drivers/net/e1000/igb_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/e1000/igb_ethdev.c
index 003bdf0..2fd679b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/e1000/igb_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/e1000/igb_ethdev.c
@@ -818,7 +818,6 @@ eth_igb_dev_init(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev)
 	}
 
 	rte_eth_copy_pci_info(eth_dev, pci_dev);
-	eth_dev->data->dev_flags |= RTE_ETH_DEV_DETACHABLE;
 
 	hw->hw_addr= (void *)pci_dev->mem_resource[0].addr;
 
@@ -1053,7 +1052,6 @@ eth_igbvf_dev_init(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev)
 
 	pci_dev = RTE_ETH_DEV_TO_PCI(eth_dev);
 	rte_eth_copy_pci_info(eth_dev, pci_dev);
-	eth_dev->data->dev_flags |= RTE_ETH_DEV_DETACHABLE;
 
 	hw->device_id = pci_dev->id.device_id;
 	hw->vendor_id = pci_dev->id.vendor_id;
diff --git a/drivers/net/fm10k/fm10k_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/fm10k/fm10k_ethdev.c
index 586f482..d760600 100644
--- a/drivers/net/fm10k/fm10k_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/fm10k/fm10k_ethdev.c
@@ -2909,7 +2909,6 @@ eth_fm10k_dev_init(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 	}
 
 	rte_eth_copy_pci_info(dev, pdev);
-	dev->data->dev_flags |= RTE_ETH_DEV_DETACHABLE;
 
 	macvlan = FM10K_DEV_PRIVATE_TO_MACVLAN(dev->data->dev_private);
 	memset(macvlan, 0, sizeof(*macvlan));
diff --git a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev.c
index f40c463..d360a32 100644
--- a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev.c
@@ -1100,7 +1100,6 @@ eth_i40e_dev_init(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 	intr_handle = &pci_dev->intr_handle;
 
 	rte_eth_copy_pci_info(dev, pci_dev);
-	dev->data->dev_flags |= RTE_ETH_DEV_DETACHABLE;
 
 	pf->adapter = I40E_DEV_PRIVATE_TO_ADAPTER(dev->data->dev_private);
 	pf->adapter->eth_dev = dev;
diff --git a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev_vf.c b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev_vf.c
index 9f14875..bc8bbca 100644
--- a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev_vf.c
+++ b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev_vf.c
@@ -1461,7 +1461,6 @@ i40evf_dev_init(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev)
 	i40e_set_default_ptype_table(eth_dev);
 	i40e_set_default_pctype_table(eth_dev);
 	rte_eth_copy_pci_info(eth_dev, pci_dev);
-	eth_dev->data->dev_flags |= RTE_ETH_DEV_DETACHABLE;
 
 	hw->vendor_id = pci_dev->id.vendor_id;
 	hw->device_id = pci_dev->id.device_id;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethdev.c
index 14b9c53..ad18b6f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethdev.c
@@ -1168,7 +1168,6 @@ eth_ixgbe_dev_init(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev)
 	}
 
 	rte_eth_copy_pci_info(eth_dev, pci_dev);
-	eth_dev->data->dev_flags |= RTE_ETH_DEV_DETACHABLE;
 
 	/* Vendor and Device ID need to be set before init of shared code */
 	hw->device_id = pci_dev->id.device_id;
@@ -1627,7 +1626,6 @@ eth_ixgbevf_dev_init(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev)
 	}
 
 	rte_eth_copy_pci_info(eth_dev, pci_dev);
-	eth_dev->data->dev_flags |= RTE_ETH_DEV_DETACHABLE;
 
 	hw->device_id = pci_dev->id.device_id;
 	hw->vendor_id = pci_dev->id.vendor_id;
diff --git a/drivers/net/kni/rte_eth_kni.c b/drivers/net/kni/rte_eth_kni.c
index d290c79..d68ff7a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/kni/rte_eth_kni.c
+++ b/drivers/net/kni/rte_eth_kni.c
@@ -397,8 +397,6 @@ eth_kni_create(struct rte_vdev_device *vdev,
 	eth_dev->data = data;
 	eth_dev->dev_ops = &eth_kni_ops;
 
-	data->dev_flags = RTE_ETH_DEV_DETACHABLE;
-
 	internals->no_request_thread = args->no_request_thread;
 
 	return eth_dev;
diff --git a/drivers/net/liquidio/lio_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/liquidio/lio_ethdev.c
index 239f6af..924eb26 100644
--- a/drivers/net/liquidio/lio_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/liquidio/lio_ethdev.c
@@ -2079,7 +2079,6 @@ lio_eth_dev_init(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev)
 		return 0;
 
 	rte_eth_copy_pci_info(eth_dev, pdev);
-	eth_dev->data->dev_flags |= RTE_ETH_DEV_DETACHABLE;
 
 	if (pdev->mem_resource[0].addr) {
 		lio_dev->hw_addr = pdev->mem_resource[0].addr;
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx4/mlx4.c b/drivers/net/mlx4/mlx4.c
index a297b9a..59286af 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx4/mlx4.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx4/mlx4.c
@@ -642,7 +642,6 @@ mlx4_pci_probe(struct rte_pci_driver *pci_drv, struct rte_pci_device *pci_dev)
 		eth_dev->intr_handle = &priv->intr_handle;
 		priv->dev = eth_dev;
 		eth_dev->dev_ops = &mlx4_dev_ops;
-		eth_dev->data->dev_flags |= RTE_ETH_DEV_DETACHABLE;
 		/* Bring Ethernet device up. */
 		DEBUG("forcing Ethernet interface up");
 		mlx4_dev_set_link_up(priv->dev);
diff --git a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.c b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.c
index 29221dc..9abe333 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mlx5/mlx5.c
@@ -917,7 +917,6 @@ mlx5_pci_probe(struct rte_pci_driver *pci_drv, struct rte_pci_device *pci_dev)
 		eth_dev->data->mac_addrs = priv->mac;
 		eth_dev->device = &pci_dev->device;
 		rte_eth_copy_pci_info(eth_dev, pci_dev);
-		eth_dev->data->dev_flags |= RTE_ETH_DEV_DETACHABLE;
 		eth_dev->device->driver = &mlx5_driver.driver;
 		priv->dev = eth_dev;
 		eth_dev->dev_ops = &mlx5_dev_ops;
diff --git a/drivers/net/nfp/nfp_net.c b/drivers/net/nfp/nfp_net.c
index 0917b9c..b2ad20e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/nfp/nfp_net.c
+++ b/drivers/net/nfp/nfp_net.c
@@ -2668,9 +2668,6 @@ nfp_net_init(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev)
 		return 0;
 
 	rte_eth_copy_pci_info(eth_dev, pci_dev);
-	/* hotplug is not possible with multiport PF */
-	if (!hw->pf_multiport_enabled)
-		eth_dev->data->dev_flags |= RTE_ETH_DEV_DETACHABLE;
 
 	hw->device_id = pci_dev->id.device_id;
 	hw->vendor_id = pci_dev->id.vendor_id;
@@ -3016,6 +3013,22 @@ static int eth_nfp_pci_probe(struct rte_pci_driver *pci_drv __rte_unused,
 
 static int eth_nfp_pci_remove(struct rte_pci_device *pci_dev)
 {
+	struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev;
+	struct nfp_net_hw *hw, *hwport0;
+	int port = 0;
+
+	eth_dev = rte_eth_dev_allocated(pci_dev->device.name);
+	if ((pci_dev->id.device_id == PCI_DEVICE_ID_NFP4000_PF_NIC) ||
+	    (pci_dev->id.device_id == PCI_DEVICE_ID_NFP6000_PF_NIC)) {
+		port = get_pf_port_number(eth_dev->data->name);
+		hwport0 = NFP_NET_DEV_PRIVATE_TO_HW(eth_dev->data->dev_private);
+		hw = &hwport0[port];
+	} else {
+		hw = NFP_NET_DEV_PRIVATE_TO_HW(eth_dev->data->dev_private);
+	}
+	/* hotplug is not possible with multiport PF */
+	if (!hw->pf_multiport_enabled)
+		return -ENOTSUP;
 	return rte_eth_dev_pci_generic_remove(pci_dev, NULL);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/null/rte_eth_null.c b/drivers/net/null/rte_eth_null.c
index 47c7b14..3433c9c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/null/rte_eth_null.c
+++ b/drivers/net/null/rte_eth_null.c
@@ -542,8 +542,6 @@ eth_dev_null_create(struct rte_vdev_device *dev,
 	eth_dev->data = data;
 	eth_dev->dev_ops = &ops;
 
-	data->dev_flags = RTE_ETH_DEV_DETACHABLE;
-
 	/* finally assign rx and tx ops */
 	if (packet_copy) {
 		eth_dev->rx_pkt_burst = eth_null_copy_rx;
diff --git a/drivers/net/pcap/rte_eth_pcap.c b/drivers/net/pcap/rte_eth_pcap.c
index 1b8a74e..3205df8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/pcap/rte_eth_pcap.c
+++ b/drivers/net/pcap/rte_eth_pcap.c
@@ -840,7 +840,6 @@ pmd_init_internals(struct rte_vdev_device *vdev,
 	 */
 	(*eth_dev)->data = data;
 	(*eth_dev)->dev_ops = &ops;
-	data->dev_flags = RTE_ETH_DEV_DETACHABLE;
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/ring/rte_eth_ring.c b/drivers/net/ring/rte_eth_ring.c
index 61473ca..d82d207 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ring/rte_eth_ring.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ring/rte_eth_ring.c
@@ -358,7 +358,6 @@ do_eth_dev_ring_create(const char *name,
 
 	eth_dev->data = data;
 	eth_dev->dev_ops = &ops;
-	data->dev_flags = RTE_ETH_DEV_DETACHABLE;
 	data->kdrv = RTE_KDRV_NONE;
 	data->numa_node = numa_node;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_ethdev.c
index bd09191..cd82b0d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/sfc/sfc_ethdev.c
@@ -1791,8 +1791,6 @@ sfc_eth_dev_init(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 	/* Copy PCI device info to the dev->data */
 	rte_eth_copy_pci_info(dev, pci_dev);
 
-	dev->data->dev_flags |= RTE_ETH_DEV_DETACHABLE;
-
 	rc = sfc_kvargs_parse(sa);
 	if (rc != 0)
 		goto fail_kvargs_parse;
diff --git a/drivers/net/softnic/rte_eth_softnic.c b/drivers/net/softnic/rte_eth_softnic.c
index 34dceae..abb617a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/softnic/rte_eth_softnic.c
+++ b/drivers/net/softnic/rte_eth_softnic.c
@@ -557,7 +557,6 @@ pmd_ethdev_register(struct rte_vdev_device *vdev,
 	soft_dev->data->promiscuous = 1;
 	soft_dev->data->kdrv = RTE_KDRV_NONE;
 	soft_dev->data->numa_node = numa_node;
-	soft_dev->data->dev_flags = RTE_ETH_DEV_DETACHABLE;
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/tap/rte_eth_tap.c b/drivers/net/tap/rte_eth_tap.c
index 61c6774..64dd3b0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/tap/rte_eth_tap.c
+++ b/drivers/net/tap/rte_eth_tap.c
@@ -1268,7 +1268,7 @@ eth_dev_tap_create(struct rte_vdev_device *vdev, char *tap_name,
 	/* Setup some default values */
 	rte_memcpy(data, dev->data, sizeof(*data));
 	data->dev_private = pmd;
-	data->dev_flags = RTE_ETH_DEV_DETACHABLE | RTE_ETH_DEV_INTR_LSC;
+	data->dev_flags = RTE_ETH_DEV_INTR_LSC;
 	data->numa_node = numa_node;
 
 	data->dev_link = pmd_link;
diff --git a/drivers/net/vhost/rte_eth_vhost.c b/drivers/net/vhost/rte_eth_vhost.c
index 3534649..f98c980 100644
--- a/drivers/net/vhost/rte_eth_vhost.c
+++ b/drivers/net/vhost/rte_eth_vhost.c
@@ -1086,8 +1086,7 @@ eth_dev_vhost_create(struct rte_vdev_device *dev, char *iface_name,
 	internal->max_queues = queues;
 	data->dev_link = pmd_link;
 	data->mac_addrs = eth_addr;
-	data->dev_flags =
-		RTE_ETH_DEV_DETACHABLE | RTE_ETH_DEV_INTR_LSC;
+	data->dev_flags = RTE_ETH_DEV_INTR_LSC;
 
 	eth_dev->dev_ops = &ops;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_ethdev.c
index 0ec54a9..f3d36a0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_ethdev.c
@@ -1384,7 +1384,6 @@ virtio_init_device(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev, uint64_t req_features)
 		rte_eth_copy_pci_info(eth_dev, pci_dev);
 	}
 
-	eth_dev->data->dev_flags = RTE_ETH_DEV_DETACHABLE;
 	/* If host does not support both status and MSI-X then disable LSC */
 	if (vtpci_with_feature(hw, VIRTIO_NET_F_STATUS) && hw->use_msix)
 		eth_dev->data->dev_flags |= RTE_ETH_DEV_INTR_LSC;
diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_user_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_user_ethdev.c
index 57c964d..595585a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_user_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_user_ethdev.c
@@ -372,7 +372,6 @@ virtio_user_eth_dev_alloc(struct rte_vdev_device *vdev)
 	hw->use_simple_rx = 0;
 	hw->use_simple_tx = 0;
 	hw->virtio_user_dev = dev;
-	data->dev_flags = RTE_ETH_DEV_DETACHABLE;
 	return eth_dev;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/vmxnet3/vmxnet3_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/vmxnet3/vmxnet3_ethdev.c
index 58bc4f2..6f5cadf 100644
--- a/drivers/net/vmxnet3/vmxnet3_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/vmxnet3/vmxnet3_ethdev.c
@@ -309,7 +309,6 @@ eth_vmxnet3_dev_init(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev)
 		return 0;
 
 	rte_eth_copy_pci_info(eth_dev, pci_dev);
-	eth_dev->data->dev_flags |= RTE_ETH_DEV_DETACHABLE;
 
 	/* Vendor and Device ID need to be set before init of shared code */
 	hw->device_id = pci_dev->id.device_id;
diff --git a/lib/librte_ether/rte_ethdev.c b/lib/librte_ether/rte_ethdev.c
index 0b1e928..60a130b 100644
--- a/lib/librte_ether/rte_ethdev.c
+++ b/lib/librte_ether/rte_ethdev.c
@@ -356,21 +356,6 @@ rte_eth_dev_get_port_by_name(const char *name, uint16_t *port_id)
 	return -ENODEV;
 }
 
-static int
-rte_eth_dev_is_detachable(uint16_t port_id)
-{
-	uint32_t dev_flags;
-
-	RTE_ETH_VALID_PORTID_OR_ERR_RET(port_id, -EINVAL);
-
-	dev_flags = rte_eth_devices[port_id].data->dev_flags;
-	if ((dev_flags & RTE_ETH_DEV_DETACHABLE) &&
-		(!(dev_flags & RTE_ETH_DEV_BONDED_SLAVE)))
-		return 0;
-	else
-		return 1;
-}
-
 /* attach the new device, then store port_id of the device */
 int
 rte_eth_dev_attach(const char *devargs, uint16_t *port_id)
@@ -428,10 +413,6 @@ rte_eth_dev_detach(uint16_t port_id, char *name)
 		goto err;
 	}
 
-	/* FIXME: move this to eal, once device flags are relocated there */
-	if (rte_eth_dev_is_detachable(port_id))
-		goto err;
-
 	snprintf(name, sizeof(rte_eth_devices[port_id].data->name),
 		 "%s", rte_eth_devices[port_id].data->name);
 
diff --git a/lib/librte_ether/rte_ethdev.h b/lib/librte_ether/rte_ethdev.h
index aaf02b3..34cdf56 100644
--- a/lib/librte_ether/rte_ethdev.h
+++ b/lib/librte_ether/rte_ethdev.h
@@ -1798,8 +1798,6 @@ struct rte_eth_dev_data {
 	/**< VLAN filter configuration. */
 };
 
-/** Device supports hotplug detach */
-#define RTE_ETH_DEV_DETACHABLE   0x0001
 /** Device supports link state interrupt */
 #define RTE_ETH_DEV_INTR_LSC     0x0002
 /** Device is a bonded slave */
