diff --git a/drivers/net/sfc/base/efx.h b/drivers/net/sfc/base/efx.h
index 53ddaa987c..c609c700fa 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sfc/base/efx.h
+++ b/drivers/net/sfc/base/efx.h
@@ -2950,16 +2950,12 @@ typedef uint8_t efx_filter_flags_t;
 typedef uint32_t efx_filter_match_flags_t;
 
 typedef enum efx_filter_priority_s {
-	EFX_FILTER_PRI_HINT = 0,	/* Performance hint */
-	EFX_FILTER_PRI_AUTO,		/* Automatic filter based on device
+	EFX_FILTER_PRI_AUTO = 0,	/* Automatic filter based on device
 					 * address list or hardware
 					 * requirements. This may only be used
 					 * by the filter implementation for
 					 * each NIC type. */
 	EFX_FILTER_PRI_MANUAL,		/* Manually configured filter */
-	EFX_FILTER_PRI_REQUIRED,	/* Required for correct behaviour of the
-					 * client (e.g. SR-IOV, HyperV VMQ etc.)
-					 */
 } efx_filter_priority_t;
 
 /*
diff --git a/drivers/net/sfc/base/efx_filter.c b/drivers/net/sfc/base/efx_filter.c
index 7efb380641..575f6228be 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sfc/base/efx_filter.c
+++ b/drivers/net/sfc/base/efx_filter.c
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ efx_filter_spec_init_tx(
 	EFSYS_ASSERT3P(etp, !=, NULL);
 
 	memset(spec, 0, sizeof (*spec));
-	spec->efs_priority = EFX_FILTER_PRI_REQUIRED;
+	spec->efs_priority = EFX_FILTER_PRI_MANUAL;
 	spec->efs_flags = EFX_FILTER_FLAG_TX;
 	spec->efs_dmaq_id = (uint16_t)etp->et_index;
 }