diff --git a/lib/librte_mempool/meson.build b/lib/librte_mempool/meson.build
index 7dbe6b9bea..a6e861cbfc 100644
--- a/lib/librte_mempool/meson.build
+++ b/lib/librte_mempool/meson.build
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@ foreach flag: extra_flags
 	endif
 endforeach
 
-use_function_versioning = true
-
 sources = files('rte_mempool.c', 'rte_mempool_ops.c',
 		'rte_mempool_ops_default.c', 'mempool_trace_points.c')
 headers = files('rte_mempool.h', 'rte_mempool_trace.h',
diff --git a/lib/librte_mempool/rte_mempool.c b/lib/librte_mempool/rte_mempool.c
index 2d49ecd2b8..afd12b37a8 100644
--- a/lib/librte_mempool/rte_mempool.c
+++ b/lib/librte_mempool/rte_mempool.c
@@ -30,10 +30,8 @@
 #include <rte_string_fns.h>
 #include <rte_spinlock.h>
 #include <rte_tailq.h>
-#include <rte_function_versioning.h>
 #include <rte_eal_paging.h>
 
-
 #include "rte_mempool.h"
 #include "rte_mempool_trace.h"
 
@@ -305,17 +303,12 @@ mempool_ops_alloc_once(struct rte_mempool *mp)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-__vsym int
-rte_mempool_populate_iova_v21(struct rte_mempool *mp, char *vaddr,
-	rte_iova_t iova, size_t len, rte_mempool_memchunk_free_cb_t *free_cb,
-	void *opaque);
-
 /* Add objects in the pool, using a physically contiguous memory
  * zone. Return the number of objects added, or a negative value
  * on error.
  */
-__vsym int
-rte_mempool_populate_iova_v21(struct rte_mempool *mp, char *vaddr,
+int
+rte_mempool_populate_iova(struct rte_mempool *mp, char *vaddr,
 	rte_iova_t iova, size_t len, rte_mempool_memchunk_free_cb_t *free_cb,
 	void *opaque)
 {
@@ -375,35 +368,6 @@ rte_mempool_populate_iova_v21(struct rte_mempool *mp, char *vaddr,
 	return ret;
 }
 
-BIND_DEFAULT_SYMBOL(rte_mempool_populate_iova, _v21, 21);
-MAP_STATIC_SYMBOL(
-	int rte_mempool_populate_iova(struct rte_mempool *mp, char *vaddr,
-				rte_iova_t iova, size_t len,
-				rte_mempool_memchunk_free_cb_t *free_cb,
-				void *opaque),
-	rte_mempool_populate_iova_v21);
-
-__vsym int
-rte_mempool_populate_iova_v20(struct rte_mempool *mp, char *vaddr,
-	rte_iova_t iova, size_t len, rte_mempool_memchunk_free_cb_t *free_cb,
-	void *opaque);
-
-__vsym int
-rte_mempool_populate_iova_v20(struct rte_mempool *mp, char *vaddr,
-	rte_iova_t iova, size_t len, rte_mempool_memchunk_free_cb_t *free_cb,
-	void *opaque)
-{
-	int ret;
-
-	ret = rte_mempool_populate_iova_v21(mp, vaddr, iova, len, free_cb,
-					opaque);
-	if (ret == 0)
-		ret = -EINVAL;
-
-	return ret;
-}
-VERSION_SYMBOL(rte_mempool_populate_iova, _v20, 20.0);
-
 static rte_iova_t
 get_iova(void *addr)
 {
@@ -417,16 +381,11 @@ get_iova(void *addr)
 	return ms->iova + RTE_PTR_DIFF(addr, ms->addr);
 }
 
-__vsym int
-rte_mempool_populate_virt_v21(struct rte_mempool *mp, char *addr,
-	size_t len, size_t pg_sz, rte_mempool_memchunk_free_cb_t *free_cb,
-	void *opaque);
-
 /* Populate the mempool with a virtual area. Return the number of
  * objects added, or a negative value on error.
  */
-__vsym int
-rte_mempool_populate_virt_v21(struct rte_mempool *mp, char *addr,
+int
+rte_mempool_populate_virt(struct rte_mempool *mp, char *addr,
 	size_t len, size_t pg_sz, rte_mempool_memchunk_free_cb_t *free_cb,
 	void *opaque)
 {
@@ -459,7 +418,7 @@ rte_mempool_populate_virt_v21(struct rte_mempool *mp, char *addr,
 				break;
 		}
 
-		ret = rte_mempool_populate_iova_v21(mp, addr + off, iova,
+		ret = rte_mempool_populate_iova(mp, addr + off, iova,
 			phys_len, free_cb, opaque);
 		if (ret == 0)
 			continue;
@@ -477,35 +436,6 @@ rte_mempool_populate_virt_v21(struct rte_mempool *mp, char *addr,
 	rte_mempool_free_memchunks(mp);
 	return ret;
 }
-BIND_DEFAULT_SYMBOL(rte_mempool_populate_virt, _v21, 21);
-MAP_STATIC_SYMBOL(
-	int rte_mempool_populate_virt(struct rte_mempool *mp,
-				char *addr, size_t len, size_t pg_sz,
-				rte_mempool_memchunk_free_cb_t *free_cb,
-				void *opaque),
-	rte_mempool_populate_virt_v21);
-
-__vsym int
-rte_mempool_populate_virt_v20(struct rte_mempool *mp, char *addr,
-	size_t len, size_t pg_sz, rte_mempool_memchunk_free_cb_t *free_cb,
-	void *opaque);
-
-__vsym int
-rte_mempool_populate_virt_v20(struct rte_mempool *mp, char *addr,
-	size_t len, size_t pg_sz, rte_mempool_memchunk_free_cb_t *free_cb,
-	void *opaque)
-{
-	int ret;
-
-	ret = rte_mempool_populate_virt_v21(mp, addr, len, pg_sz,
-						free_cb, opaque);
-
-	if (ret == 0)
-		ret = -EINVAL;
-
-	return ret;
-}
-VERSION_SYMBOL(rte_mempool_populate_virt, _v20, 20.0);
 
 /* Get the minimal page size used in a mempool before populating it. */
 int
diff --git a/lib/librte_mempool/rte_mempool_version.map b/lib/librte_mempool/rte_mempool_version.map
index 50e22ee020..83760ecfc9 100644
--- a/lib/librte_mempool/rte_mempool_version.map
+++ b/lib/librte_mempool/rte_mempool_version.map
@@ -31,13 +31,6 @@ DPDK_21 {
 	local: *;
 };
 
-DPDK_20.0 {
-	global:
-
-	rte_mempool_populate_iova;
-	rte_mempool_populate_virt;
-};
-
 EXPERIMENTAL {
 	global: