diff --git a/drivers/net/dpaa2/dpaa2_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/dpaa2/dpaa2_ethdev.c
index 4576442092..f4c73def15 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dpaa2/dpaa2_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/dpaa2/dpaa2_ethdev.c
@@ -761,7 +761,6 @@ dpaa2_dev_init(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev)
 	struct dpaa2_dev_priv *priv = eth_dev->data->dev_private;
 	struct dpni_buffer_layout layout;
 	int i, ret, hw_id;
-	int tot_size;
 
 	PMD_INIT_FUNC_TRACE();
 
@@ -854,30 +853,6 @@ dpaa2_dev_init(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev)
 		return -ret;
 	}
 
-	/* ... rx buffer layout ... */
-	tot_size = DPAA2_HW_BUF_RESERVE + RTE_PKTMBUF_HEADROOM;
-	tot_size = RTE_ALIGN_CEIL(tot_size,
-				  DPAA2_PACKET_LAYOUT_ALIGN);
-
-	memset(&layout, 0, sizeof(struct dpni_buffer_layout));
-	layout.options = DPNI_BUF_LAYOUT_OPT_FRAME_STATUS |
-				DPNI_BUF_LAYOUT_OPT_PARSER_RESULT |
-				DPNI_BUF_LAYOUT_OPT_DATA_HEAD_ROOM |
-				DPNI_BUF_LAYOUT_OPT_PRIVATE_DATA_SIZE;
-
-	layout.pass_frame_status = 1;
-	layout.data_head_room = tot_size
-		- DPAA2_FD_PTA_SIZE - DPAA2_MBUF_HW_ANNOTATION;
-	layout.private_data_size = DPAA2_FD_PTA_SIZE;
-	layout.pass_parser_result = 1;
-	PMD_INIT_LOG(DEBUG, "Tot_size = %d, head room = %d, private = %d",
-		     tot_size, layout.data_head_room, layout.private_data_size);
-	ret = dpni_set_buffer_layout(dpni_dev, CMD_PRI_LOW, priv->token,
-				     DPNI_QUEUE_RX, &layout);
-	if (ret) {
-		PMD_INIT_LOG(ERR, "Err(%d) in setting rx buffer layout", ret);
-		return -1;
-	}
 
 	/* ... tx buffer layout ... */
 	memset(&layout, 0, sizeof(struct dpni_buffer_layout));