diff --git a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev.c
index ca515dd8ad..bb81b156e1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/i40e/i40e_ethdev.c
@@ -1223,11 +1223,6 @@ eth_i40e_dev_uninit(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 	dev->rx_pkt_burst = NULL;
 	dev->tx_pkt_burst = NULL;
 
-	/* Disable LLDP */
-	ret = i40e_aq_stop_lldp(hw, true, NULL);
-	if (ret != I40E_SUCCESS) /* Its failure can be ignored */
-		PMD_INIT_LOG(INFO, "Failed to stop lldp");
-
 	/* Clear PXE mode */
 	i40e_clear_pxe_mode(hw);
 
@@ -9432,10 +9427,6 @@ i40e_dcb_init_configure(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, bool sw_dcb)
 	 * LLDP MIB change event.
 	 */
 	if (sw_dcb == TRUE) {
-		ret = i40e_aq_stop_lldp(hw, TRUE, NULL);
-		if (ret != I40E_SUCCESS)
-			PMD_INIT_LOG(DEBUG, "Failed to stop lldp");
-
 		ret = i40e_init_dcb(hw);
 		/* if sw_dcb, lldp agent is stopped, the return from
 		 * i40e_init_dcb we expect is failure with I40E_AQ_RC_EPERM