diff --git a/lib/eal/include/rte_memzone.h b/lib/eal/include/rte_memzone.h
index 5db1210831..bb4223a056 100644
--- a/lib/eal/include/rte_memzone.h
+++ b/lib/eal/include/rte_memzone.h
@@ -118,7 +118,6 @@ struct rte_memzone {
  *   on error.
  *   On error case, rte_errno will be set appropriately:
  *    - E_RTE_NO_CONFIG - function could not get pointer to rte_config structure
- *    - E_RTE_SECONDARY - function was called from a secondary process instance
  *    - ENOSPC - the maximum number of memzones has already been allocated
  *    - EEXIST - a memzone with the same name already exists
  *    - ENOMEM - no appropriate memory area found in which to create memzone
@@ -184,7 +183,6 @@ const struct rte_memzone *rte_memzone_reserve(const char *name,
  *   on error.
  *   On error case, rte_errno will be set appropriately:
  *    - E_RTE_NO_CONFIG - function could not get pointer to rte_config structure
- *    - E_RTE_SECONDARY - function was called from a secondary process instance
  *    - ENOSPC - the maximum number of memzones has already been allocated
  *    - EEXIST - a memzone with the same name already exists
  *    - ENOMEM - no appropriate memory area found in which to create memzone
@@ -256,7 +254,6 @@ const struct rte_memzone *rte_memzone_reserve_aligned(const char *name,
  *   on error.
  *   On error case, rte_errno will be set appropriately:
  *    - E_RTE_NO_CONFIG - function could not get pointer to rte_config structure
- *    - E_RTE_SECONDARY - function was called from a secondary process instance
  *    - ENOSPC - the maximum number of memzones has already been allocated
  *    - EEXIST - a memzone with the same name already exists
  *    - ENOMEM - no appropriate memory area found in which to create memzone
diff --git a/lib/mbuf/rte_mbuf.h b/lib/mbuf/rte_mbuf.h
index 9811e8c760..b6e23d98ce 100644
--- a/lib/mbuf/rte_mbuf.h
+++ b/lib/mbuf/rte_mbuf.h
@@ -664,7 +664,6 @@ void rte_pktmbuf_pool_init(struct rte_mempool *mp, void *opaque_arg);
  *   The pointer to the new allocated mempool, on success. NULL on error
  *   with rte_errno set appropriately. Possible rte_errno values include:
  *    - E_RTE_NO_CONFIG - function could not get pointer to rte_config structure
- *    - E_RTE_SECONDARY - function was called from a secondary process instance
  *    - EINVAL - cache size provided is too large, or priv_size is not aligned.
  *    - ENOSPC - the maximum number of memzones has already been allocated
  *    - EEXIST - a memzone with the same name already exists
@@ -706,7 +705,6 @@ rte_pktmbuf_pool_create(const char *name, unsigned n,
  *   The pointer to the new allocated mempool, on success. NULL on error
  *   with rte_errno set appropriately. Possible rte_errno values include:
  *    - E_RTE_NO_CONFIG - function could not get pointer to rte_config structure
- *    - E_RTE_SECONDARY - function was called from a secondary process instance
  *    - EINVAL - cache size provided is too large, or priv_size is not aligned.
  *    - ENOSPC - the maximum number of memzones has already been allocated
  *    - EEXIST - a memzone with the same name already exists
@@ -760,7 +758,6 @@ struct rte_pktmbuf_extmem {
  *   The pointer to the new allocated mempool, on success. NULL on error
  *   with rte_errno set appropriately. Possible rte_errno values include:
  *    - E_RTE_NO_CONFIG - function could not get pointer to rte_config structure
- *    - E_RTE_SECONDARY - function was called from a secondary process instance
  *    - EINVAL - cache size provided is too large, or priv_size is not aligned.
  *    - ENOSPC - the maximum number of memzones has already been allocated
  *    - EEXIST - a memzone with the same name already exists
diff --git a/lib/mempool/rte_mempool.h b/lib/mempool/rte_mempool.h
index a3c4ee351d..4c4af2a8ed 100644
--- a/lib/mempool/rte_mempool.h
+++ b/lib/mempool/rte_mempool.h
@@ -1023,7 +1023,6 @@ typedef void (rte_mempool_ctor_t)(struct rte_mempool *, void *);
  *   The pointer to the new allocated mempool, on success. NULL on error
  *   with rte_errno set appropriately. Possible rte_errno values include:
  *    - E_RTE_NO_CONFIG - function could not get pointer to rte_config structure
- *    - E_RTE_SECONDARY - function was called from a secondary process instance
  *    - EINVAL - cache size provided is too large or an unknown flag was passed
  *    - ENOSPC - the maximum number of memzones has already been allocated
  *    - EEXIST - a memzone with the same name already exists
diff --git a/lib/ring/rte_ring.h b/lib/ring/rte_ring.h
index 980e92e594..7c48e35d27 100644
--- a/lib/ring/rte_ring.h
+++ b/lib/ring/rte_ring.h
@@ -180,7 +180,6 @@ int rte_ring_init(struct rte_ring *r, const char *name, unsigned int count,
  *   On success, the pointer to the new allocated ring. NULL on error with
  *    rte_errno set appropriately. Possible errno values include:
  *    - E_RTE_NO_CONFIG - function could not get pointer to rte_config structure
- *    - E_RTE_SECONDARY - function was called from a secondary process instance
  *    - EINVAL - count provided is not a power of 2
  *    - ENOSPC - the maximum number of memzones has already been allocated
  *    - EEXIST - a memzone with the same name already exists
diff --git a/lib/ring/rte_ring_elem.h b/lib/ring/rte_ring_elem.h
index fb1edc9aad..7f7d4951d3 100644
--- a/lib/ring/rte_ring_elem.h
+++ b/lib/ring/rte_ring_elem.h
@@ -96,7 +96,6 @@ ssize_t rte_ring_get_memsize_elem(unsigned int esize, unsigned int count);
  *   On success, the pointer to the new allocated ring. NULL on error with
  *    rte_errno set appropriately. Possible errno values include:
  *    - E_RTE_NO_CONFIG - function could not get pointer to rte_config structure
- *    - E_RTE_SECONDARY - function was called from a secondary process instance
  *    - EINVAL - esize is not a multiple of 4 or count provided is not a
  *		 power of 2.
  *    - ENOSPC - the maximum number of memzones has already been allocated