diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
index 62ba8aadd8e6..8c5b59e79439 100644
--- a/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
+++ b/drivers/net/virtio_net.c
@@ -407,18 +407,6 @@ static struct sk_buff *page_to_skb(struct virtnet_info *vi,
 	return skb;
 }
 
-static void virtnet_xdp_flush(struct net_device *dev)
-{
-	struct virtnet_info *vi = netdev_priv(dev);
-	struct send_queue *sq;
-	unsigned int qp;
-
-	qp = vi->curr_queue_pairs - vi->xdp_queue_pairs + smp_processor_id();
-	sq = &vi->sq[qp];
-
-	virtqueue_kick(sq->vq);
-}
-
 static int __virtnet_xdp_xmit_one(struct virtnet_info *vi,
 				   struct send_queue *sq,
 				   struct xdp_frame *xdpf)
@@ -2359,7 +2347,6 @@ static const struct net_device_ops virtnet_netdev = {
 #endif
 	.ndo_bpf		= virtnet_xdp,
 	.ndo_xdp_xmit		= virtnet_xdp_xmit,
-	.ndo_xdp_flush		= virtnet_xdp_flush,
 	.ndo_features_check	= passthru_features_check,
 };