diff --git a/examples/ip_pipeline/app.h b/examples/ip_pipeline/app.h
index e41290e740..94e7a6df80 100644
--- a/examples/ip_pipeline/app.h
+++ b/examples/ip_pipeline/app.h
@@ -428,10 +428,6 @@ struct app_eal_params {
 	/* Interrupt mode for VFIO (legacy|msi|msix) */
 	char *vfio_intr;
 
-	/* Support running on Xen dom0 without hugetlbfs */
-	uint32_t xen_dom0_present;
-	int xen_dom0;
-
 	uint32_t parsed;
 };
 
diff --git a/examples/ip_pipeline/config_parse.c b/examples/ip_pipeline/config_parse.c
index 0b761346a4..3211c6ab73 100644
--- a/examples/ip_pipeline/config_parse.c
+++ b/examples/ip_pipeline/config_parse.c
@@ -809,21 +809,6 @@ parse_eal(struct app_params *app,
 			continue;
 		}
 
-		/* xen_dom0 */
-		if (strcmp(entry->name, "xen_dom0") == 0) {
-			int val;
-
-			PARSE_ERROR_DUPLICATE((p->xen_dom0_present == 0),
-				section_name,
-				entry->name);
-			p->xen_dom0_present = 1;
-
-			val = parser_read_arg_bool(entry->value);
-			PARSE_ERROR((val >= 0), section_name, entry->name);
-			p->xen_dom0 = val;
-			continue;
-		}
-
 		/* unrecognized */
 		PARSE_ERROR_INVALID(0, section_name, entry->name);
 	}
@@ -2643,10 +2628,6 @@ save_eal_params(struct app_params *app, FILE *f)
 	if (p->vfio_intr)
 		fprintf(f, "%s = %s\n", "vfio_intr", p->vfio_intr);
 
-	if (p->xen_dom0_present)
-		fprintf(f, "%s = %s\n", "xen_dom0",
-			(p->xen_dom0) ? "yes" : "no");
-
 	fputc('\n', f);
 }
 
diff --git a/examples/ip_pipeline/init.c b/examples/ip_pipeline/init.c
index ca59baf408..271d9c13f6 100644
--- a/examples/ip_pipeline/init.c
+++ b/examples/ip_pipeline/init.c
@@ -296,11 +296,6 @@ app_init_eal(struct app_params *app)
 		app->eal_argv[n_args++] = strdup(buffer);
 	}
 
-	if ((p->xen_dom0_present) && (p->xen_dom0)) {
-		snprintf(buffer, sizeof(buffer), "--xen-dom0");
-		app->eal_argv[n_args++] = strdup(buffer);
-	}
-
 	snprintf(buffer, sizeof(buffer), "--");
 	app->eal_argv[n_args++] = strdup(buffer);
 
diff --git a/examples/kni/main.c b/examples/kni/main.c
index c2c9e04d3a..6d9e4a6793 100644
--- a/examples/kni/main.c
+++ b/examples/kni/main.c
@@ -921,9 +921,6 @@ main(int argc, char** argv)
 			continue;
 		kni_free_kni(port);
 	}
-#ifdef RTE_LIBRTE_XEN_DOM0
-	rte_kni_close();
-#endif
 	for (i = 0; i < RTE_MAX_ETHPORTS; i++)
 		if (kni_port_params_array[i]) {
 			rte_free(kni_port_params_array[i]);
diff --git a/test/test/process.h b/test/test/process.h
index 4f8d121162..51ced12237 100644
--- a/test/test/process.h
+++ b/test/test/process.h
@@ -52,11 +52,7 @@ static inline int
 process_dup(const char *const argv[], int numargs, const char *env_value)
 {
 	int num;
-#ifdef RTE_LIBRTE_XEN_DOM0
-	char *argv_cpy[numargs + 2];
-#else
 	char *argv_cpy[numargs + 1];
-#endif
 	int i, fd, status;
 	char path[32];
 
@@ -67,14 +63,8 @@ process_dup(const char *const argv[], int numargs, const char *env_value)
 		/* make a copy of the arguments to be passed to exec */
 		for (i = 0; i < numargs; i++)
 			argv_cpy[i] = strdup(argv[i]);
-#ifdef RTE_LIBRTE_XEN_DOM0
-		argv_cpy[i] = strdup("--xen-dom0");
-		argv_cpy[i + 1] = NULL;
-		num = numargs + 1;
-#else
 		argv_cpy[i] = NULL;
 		num = numargs;
-#endif
 
 		/* close all open file descriptors, check /proc/self/fd to only
 		 * call close on open fds. Exclude fds 0, 1 and 2*/
diff --git a/test/test/test.c b/test/test/test.c
index c561eb5612..9accbd134c 100644
--- a/test/test/test.c
+++ b/test/test/test.c
@@ -87,11 +87,7 @@ do_recursive_call(void)
 			{ "test_invalid_b_flag", no_action },
 			{ "test_invalid_vdev_flag", no_action },
 			{ "test_invalid_r_flag", no_action },
-#ifdef RTE_LIBRTE_XEN_DOM0
-			{ "test_dom0_misc_flags", no_action },
-#else
 			{ "test_misc_flags", no_action },
-#endif
 			{ "test_memory_flags", no_action },
 			{ "test_file_prefix", no_action },
 			{ "test_no_huge_flag", no_action },
diff --git a/test/test/test_eal_flags.c b/test/test/test_eal_flags.c
index 594d79d7e8..310109e6df 100644
--- a/test/test/test_eal_flags.c
+++ b/test/test/test_eal_flags.c
@@ -51,11 +51,7 @@
 
 #include "process.h"
 
-#ifdef RTE_LIBRTE_XEN_DOM0
-#define DEFAULT_MEM_SIZE "30"
-#else
 #define DEFAULT_MEM_SIZE "18"
-#endif
 #define mp_flag "--proc-type=secondary"
 #define no_hpet "--no-hpet"
 #define no_huge "--no-huge"
@@ -809,72 +805,6 @@ test_no_huge_flag(void)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-#ifdef RTE_LIBRTE_XEN_DOM0
-static int
-test_dom0_misc_flags(void)
-{
-	char prefix[PATH_MAX], tmp[PATH_MAX];
-
-	if (get_current_prefix(tmp, sizeof(tmp)) == NULL) {
-		printf("Error - unable to get current prefix!\n");
-		return -1;
-	}
-	snprintf(prefix, sizeof(prefix), "--file-prefix=%s", tmp);
-
-	/* check that some general flags don't prevent things from working.
-	 * All cases, apart from the first, app should run.
-	 * No further testing of output done.
-	 */
-	/* sanity check - failure with invalid option */
-	const char *argv0[] = {prgname, prefix, mp_flag, "-c", "1", "--invalid-opt"};
-
-	/* With --no-pci */
-	const char *argv1[] = {prgname, prefix, mp_flag, "-c", "1", "--no-pci"};
-	/* With -v */
-	const char *argv2[] = {prgname, prefix, mp_flag, "-c", "1", "-v"};
-	/* With valid --syslog */
-	const char *argv3[] = {prgname, prefix, mp_flag, "-c", "1",
-			"--syslog", "syslog"};
-	/* With empty --syslog (should fail) */
-	const char *argv4[] = {prgname, prefix, mp_flag, "-c", "1", "--syslog"};
-	/* With invalid --syslog */
-	const char *argv5[] = {prgname, prefix, mp_flag, "-c", "1", "--syslog", "error"};
-	/* With no-sh-conf */
-	const char *argv6[] = {prgname, "-c", "1", "-n", "2", "-m", "20",
-			"--no-shconf", "--file-prefix=noshconf" };
-
-	if (launch_proc(argv0) == 0) {
-		printf("Error - process ran ok with invalid flag\n");
-		return -1;
-	}
-	if (launch_proc(argv1) != 0) {
-		printf("Error - process did not run ok with --no-pci flag\n");
-		return -1;
-	}
-	if (launch_proc(argv2) != 0) {
-		printf("Error - process did not run ok with -v flag\n");
-		return -1;
-	}
-	if (launch_proc(argv3) != 0) {
-		printf("Error - process did not run ok with --syslog flag\n");
-		return -1;
-	}
-	if (launch_proc(argv4) == 0) {
-		printf("Error - process run ok with empty --syslog flag\n");
-		return -1;
-	}
-	if (launch_proc(argv5) == 0) {
-		printf("Error - process run ok with invalid --syslog flag\n");
-		return -1;
-	}
-	if (launch_proc(argv6) != 0) {
-		printf("Error - process did not run ok with --no-shconf flag\n");
-		return -1;
-	}
-
-	return 0;
-}
-#else
 static int
 test_misc_flags(void)
 {
@@ -1061,7 +991,6 @@ test_misc_flags(void)
 	}
 	return 0;
 }
-#endif
 
 static int
 test_file_prefix(void)
@@ -1098,9 +1027,6 @@ test_file_prefix(void)
 		printf("Error - unable to get current prefix!\n");
 		return -1;
 	}
-#ifdef RTE_LIBRTE_XEN_DOM0
-	return 0;
-#endif
 
 	/* check if files for current prefix are present */
 	if (process_hugefiles(prefix, HUGEPAGE_CHECK_EXISTS) != 1) {
@@ -1299,9 +1225,6 @@ test_memory_flags(void)
 		printf("Error - process failed with valid -m flag!\n");
 		return -1;
 	}
-#ifdef RTE_LIBRTE_XEN_DOM0
-	return 0;
-#endif
 	if (launch_proc(argv2) == 0) {
 		printf("Error - process run ok with invalid (zero) --socket-mem!\n");
 		return -1;
@@ -1427,11 +1350,7 @@ test_eal_flags(void)
 		return ret;
 	}
 
-#ifdef RTE_LIBRTE_XEN_DOM0
-	ret = test_dom0_misc_flags();
-#else
 	ret = test_misc_flags();
-#endif
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		printf("Error in test_misc_flags()");
 		return ret;