diff --git a/drivers/vdpa/ifcvf/ifcvf_base.c b/drivers/vdpa/ifcvf/ifcvf_base.c
index 546e923bcd16..79e313c5e10e 100644
--- a/drivers/vdpa/ifcvf/ifcvf_base.c
+++ b/drivers/vdpa/ifcvf/ifcvf_base.c
@@ -178,15 +178,6 @@ void ifcvf_reset(struct ifcvf_hw *hw)
 	ifcvf_get_status(hw);
 }
 
-static void ifcvf_add_status(struct ifcvf_hw *hw, u8 status)
-{
-	if (status != 0)
-		status |= ifcvf_get_status(hw);
-
-	ifcvf_set_status(hw, status);
-	ifcvf_get_status(hw);
-}
-
 u64 ifcvf_get_hw_features(struct ifcvf_hw *hw)
 {
 	struct virtio_pci_common_cfg __iomem *cfg = hw->common_cfg;
@@ -387,16 +378,6 @@ static void ifcvf_hw_disable(struct ifcvf_hw *hw)
 	}
 }
 
-int ifcvf_start_hw(struct ifcvf_hw *hw)
-{
-	ifcvf_add_status(hw, VIRTIO_CONFIG_S_ACKNOWLEDGE);
-	ifcvf_add_status(hw, VIRTIO_CONFIG_S_DRIVER);
-
-	ifcvf_add_status(hw, VIRTIO_CONFIG_S_DRIVER_OK);
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
 void ifcvf_stop_hw(struct ifcvf_hw *hw)
 {
 	ifcvf_hw_disable(hw);
diff --git a/drivers/vdpa/ifcvf/ifcvf_base.h b/drivers/vdpa/ifcvf/ifcvf_base.h
index cb19196c3ece..d34d3bc0dbf4 100644
--- a/drivers/vdpa/ifcvf/ifcvf_base.h
+++ b/drivers/vdpa/ifcvf/ifcvf_base.h
@@ -110,7 +110,6 @@ struct ifcvf_vdpa_mgmt_dev {
 };
 
 int ifcvf_init_hw(struct ifcvf_hw *hw, struct pci_dev *dev);
-int ifcvf_start_hw(struct ifcvf_hw *hw);
 void ifcvf_stop_hw(struct ifcvf_hw *hw);
 void ifcvf_notify_queue(struct ifcvf_hw *hw, u16 qid);
 void ifcvf_read_dev_config(struct ifcvf_hw *hw, u64 offset,
diff --git a/drivers/vdpa/ifcvf/ifcvf_main.c b/drivers/vdpa/ifcvf/ifcvf_main.c
index 4588484bd53d..968687159e44 100644
--- a/drivers/vdpa/ifcvf/ifcvf_main.c
+++ b/drivers/vdpa/ifcvf/ifcvf_main.c
@@ -346,22 +346,6 @@ static int ifcvf_request_irq(struct ifcvf_hw *vf)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int ifcvf_start_datapath(struct ifcvf_adapter *adapter)
-{
-	struct ifcvf_hw *vf = adapter->vf;
-	u8 status;
-	int ret;
-
-	ret = ifcvf_start_hw(vf);
-	if (ret < 0) {
-		status = ifcvf_get_status(vf);
-		status |= VIRTIO_CONFIG_S_FAILED;
-		ifcvf_set_status(vf, status);
-	}
-
-	return ret;
-}
-
 static int ifcvf_stop_datapath(struct ifcvf_adapter *adapter)
 {
 	struct ifcvf_hw *vf = adapter->vf;
@@ -452,13 +436,11 @@ static u8 ifcvf_vdpa_get_status(struct vdpa_device *vdpa_dev)
 
 static void ifcvf_vdpa_set_status(struct vdpa_device *vdpa_dev, u8 status)
 {
-	struct ifcvf_adapter *adapter;
 	struct ifcvf_hw *vf;
 	u8 status_old;
 	int ret;
 
 	vf  = vdpa_to_vf(vdpa_dev);
-	adapter = vdpa_to_adapter(vdpa_dev);
 	status_old = ifcvf_get_status(vf);
 
 	if (status_old == status)
@@ -473,11 +455,6 @@ static void ifcvf_vdpa_set_status(struct vdpa_device *vdpa_dev, u8 status)
 			ifcvf_set_status(vf, status);
 			return;
 		}
-
-		if (ifcvf_start_datapath(adapter) < 0)
-			IFCVF_ERR(adapter->pdev,
-				  "Failed to set ifcvf vdpa  status %u\n",
-				  status);
 	}
 
 	ifcvf_set_status(vf, status);