diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ec229c15f0..117c6ef6be 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -57,6 +57,10 @@ Default size is 4096.
 The `phys_addr` parameter in spdk_malloc() and spdk_zmalloc() has been deprecated.
 For retrieving physical addresses, spdk_vtophys() should be used instead.
 
+### DPDK
+
+Dropped support for DPDK 17.07 and earlier, which SPDK won't even compile with right now.
+
 ## v19.01:
 
 ### ocf bdev
diff --git a/lib/env_dpdk/env.c b/lib/env_dpdk/env.c
index ac9f702c14..ad4fef5eec 100644
--- a/lib/env_dpdk/env.c
+++ b/lib/env_dpdk/env.c
@@ -47,17 +47,10 @@ virt_to_phys(void *vaddr)
 {
 	uint64_t ret;
 
-#if RTE_VERSION >= RTE_VERSION_NUM(17, 11, 0, 3)
 	ret = rte_malloc_virt2iova(vaddr);
 	if (ret != RTE_BAD_IOVA) {
 		return ret;
 	}
-#else
-	ret = rte_malloc_virt2phy(vaddr);
-	if (ret != RTE_BAD_PHYS_ADDR) {
-		return ret;
-	}
-#endif
 
 	return spdk_vtophys(vaddr, NULL);
 }
@@ -402,26 +395,11 @@ spdk_ring_count(struct spdk_ring *ring)
 size_t
 spdk_ring_enqueue(struct spdk_ring *ring, void **objs, size_t count)
 {
-	int rc;
-#if RTE_VERSION < RTE_VERSION_NUM(17, 5, 0, 0)
-	rc = rte_ring_enqueue_bulk((struct rte_ring *)ring, objs, count);
-	if (rc == 0) {
-		return count;
-	}
-
-	return 0;
-#else
-	rc = rte_ring_enqueue_bulk((struct rte_ring *)ring, objs, count, NULL);
-	return rc;
-#endif
+	return rte_ring_enqueue_bulk((struct rte_ring *)ring, objs, count, NULL);
 }
 
 size_t
 spdk_ring_dequeue(struct spdk_ring *ring, void **objs, size_t count)
 {
-#if RTE_VERSION < RTE_VERSION_NUM(17, 5, 0, 0)
-	return rte_ring_dequeue_burst((struct rte_ring *)ring, objs, count);
-#else
 	return rte_ring_dequeue_burst((struct rte_ring *)ring, objs, count, NULL);
-#endif
 }
diff --git a/lib/env_dpdk/env_internal.h b/lib/env_dpdk/env_internal.h
index fdcd5019d5..5f8d96215b 100644
--- a/lib/env_dpdk/env_internal.h
+++ b/lib/env_dpdk/env_internal.h
@@ -41,17 +41,13 @@
 #include <rte_config.h>
 #include <rte_version.h>
 #include <rte_eal.h>
-#if RTE_VERSION >= RTE_VERSION_NUM(17, 05, 0, 0)
 #include <rte_bus.h>
-#endif
 #include <rte_pci.h>
-#if RTE_VERSION >= RTE_VERSION_NUM(17, 11, 0, 1)
 #include <rte_bus_pci.h>
-#endif
 #include <rte_dev.h>
 
-#if RTE_VERSION < RTE_VERSION_NUM(16, 11, 0, 0)
-#error RTE_VERSION is too old! Minimum 16.11 is required.
+#if RTE_VERSION < RTE_VERSION_NUM(17, 11, 0, 0)
+#error RTE_VERSION is too old! Minimum 17.11 is required.
 #endif
 
 /* x86-64 and ARM userspace virtual addresses use only the low 48 bits [0..47],
diff --git a/lib/env_dpdk/memory.c b/lib/env_dpdk/memory.c
index f0319dc18c..9fc6eec739 100644
--- a/lib/env_dpdk/memory.c
+++ b/lib/env_dpdk/memory.c
@@ -51,23 +51,10 @@
 #define SPDK_VFIO_ENABLED 0
 #else
 #include <linux/version.h>
-/*
- * DPDK versions before 17.11 don't provide a way to get VFIO information in the public API,
- * and we can't link to internal symbols when built against shared library DPDK,
- * so disable VFIO entirely in that case.
- */
-#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(3, 6, 0) && \
-    (RTE_VERSION >= RTE_VERSION_NUM(17, 11, 0, 3) || !defined(RTE_BUILD_SHARED_LIB))
-
+#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(3, 6, 0)
 #define SPDK_VFIO_ENABLED 1
 #include <linux/vfio.h>
-
-#if RTE_VERSION >= RTE_VERSION_NUM(17, 11, 0, 3)
 #include <rte_vfio.h>
-#else
-/* Internal DPDK function forward declaration */
-int pci_vfio_is_enabled(void);
-#endif
 
 struct spdk_vfio_dma_map {
 	struct vfio_iommu_type1_dma_map map;
@@ -929,11 +916,7 @@ vtophys_get_paddr_memseg(uint64_t vaddr)
 		if (vaddr >= (uintptr_t)seg->addr &&
 		    vaddr < ((uintptr_t)seg->addr + seg->len)) {
 			paddr = seg->phys_addr;
-#if RTE_VERSION >= RTE_VERSION_NUM(17, 11, 0, 3)
 			if (paddr == RTE_BAD_IOVA) {
-#else
-			if (paddr == RTE_BAD_PHYS_ADDR) {
-#endif
 				return SPDK_VTOPHYS_ERROR;
 			}
 			paddr += (vaddr - (uintptr_t)seg->addr);
@@ -951,38 +934,21 @@ vtophys_get_paddr_pagemap(uint64_t vaddr)
 {
 	uintptr_t paddr;
 
-#if RTE_VERSION >= RTE_VERSION_NUM(17, 11, 0, 3)
-#define BAD_ADDR RTE_BAD_IOVA
-#define VTOPHYS rte_mem_virt2iova
-#else
-#define BAD_ADDR RTE_BAD_PHYS_ADDR
-#define VTOPHYS rte_mem_virt2phy
-#endif
-
-	/*
-	 * Note: the virt2phy/virt2iova functions have changed over time, such
-	 * that older versions may return 0 while recent versions will never
-	 * return 0 but RTE_BAD_PHYS_ADDR/IOVA instead.  To support older and
-	 * newer versions, check for both return values.
-	 */
-	paddr = VTOPHYS((void *)vaddr);
-	if (paddr == 0 || paddr == BAD_ADDR) {
+	paddr = rte_mem_virt2iova((void *)vaddr);
+	if (paddr == RTE_BAD_IOVA) {
 		/*
 		 * The vaddr may be valid but doesn't have a backing page
 		 * assigned yet.  Touch the page to ensure a backing page
 		 * gets assigned, then try to translate again.
 		 */
 		rte_atomic64_read((rte_atomic64_t *)vaddr);
-		paddr = VTOPHYS((void *)vaddr);
+		paddr = rte_mem_virt2iova((void *)vaddr);
 	}
-	if (paddr == 0 || paddr == BAD_ADDR) {
+	if (paddr == RTE_BAD_IOVA) {
 		/* Unable to get to the physical address. */
 		return SPDK_VTOPHYS_ERROR;
 	}
 
-#undef BAD_ADDR
-#undef VTOPHYS
-
 	return paddr;
 }
 
@@ -1122,11 +1088,7 @@ spdk_vtophys_notify(void *cb_ctx, struct spdk_mem_map *map,
 static bool
 spdk_vfio_enabled(void)
 {
-#if RTE_VERSION >= RTE_VERSION_NUM(17, 11, 0, 3)
 	return rte_vfio_is_enabled("vfio_pci");
-#else
-	return pci_vfio_is_enabled();
-#endif
 }
 
 /* Check if IOMMU is enabled on the system */
diff --git a/lib/env_dpdk/pci.c b/lib/env_dpdk/pci.c
index e76d068984..cf76cbd363 100644
--- a/lib/env_dpdk/pci.c
+++ b/lib/env_dpdk/pci.c
@@ -73,11 +73,7 @@ spdk_cfg_read_rte(struct spdk_pci_device *dev, void *value, uint32_t len, uint32
 {
 	int rc;
 
-#if RTE_VERSION >= RTE_VERSION_NUM(17, 05, 0, 4)
 	rc = rte_pci_read_config(dev->dev_handle, value, len, offset);
-#else
-	rc = rte_eal_pci_read_config(dev->dev_handle, value, len, offset);
-#endif
 
 #if defined(__FreeBSD__) && RTE_VERSION < RTE_VERSION_NUM(18, 11, 0, 0)
 	/* Older DPDKs return 0 on success and -1 on failure */
@@ -91,11 +87,7 @@ spdk_cfg_write_rte(struct spdk_pci_device *dev, void *value, uint32_t len, uint3
 {
 	int rc;
 
-#if RTE_VERSION >= RTE_VERSION_NUM(17, 05, 0, 4)
 	rc = rte_pci_write_config(dev->dev_handle, value, len, offset);
-#else
-	rc = rte_eal_pci_write_config(dev->dev_handle, value, len, offset);
-#endif
 
 #ifdef __FreeBSD__
 	/* DPDK returns 0 on success and -1 on failure */
@@ -117,13 +109,8 @@ spdk_detach_rte(struct spdk_pci_device *dev)
 	do {
 		rc = rte_eal_hotplug_remove("pci", bdf);
 	} while (rc == -ENOMSG && ++i <= DPDK_HOTPLUG_RETRY_COUNT);
-#elif RTE_VERSION >= RTE_VERSION_NUM(17, 11, 0, 3)
-	rte_eal_dev_detach(&rte_dev->device);
-#elif RTE_VERSION >= RTE_VERSION_NUM(17, 05, 0, 4)
-	rte_pci_detach(&rte_dev->addr);
 #else
-	rte_eal_device_remove(&rte_dev->device);
-	rte_eal_pci_detach(&rte_dev->addr);
+	rte_eal_dev_detach(&rte_dev->device);
 #endif
 }
 
@@ -170,9 +157,6 @@ spdk_pci_device_init(struct rte_pci_driver *_drv,
 
 #if RTE_VERSION < RTE_VERSION_NUM(18, 11, 0, 0)
 	if (!driver->cb_fn) {
-#if RTE_VERSION < RTE_VERSION_NUM(17, 02, 0, 1)
-		rte_eal_pci_unmap_device(_dev);
-#endif
 		/* Return a positive value to indicate that this device does
 		 * not belong to this driver, but this isn't an error.
 		 */
@@ -257,18 +241,9 @@ spdk_pci_device_attach(struct spdk_pci_driver *driver,
 {
 	struct spdk_pci_device *dev;
 	int rc;
-#if RTE_VERSION >= RTE_VERSION_NUM(17, 11, 0, 3)
 	char bdf[32];
 
 	spdk_pci_addr_fmt(bdf, sizeof(bdf), pci_address);
-#else
-	struct rte_pci_addr addr;
-
-	addr.domain = pci_address->domain;
-	addr.bus = pci_address->bus;
-	addr.devid = pci_address->dev;
-	addr.function = pci_address->func;
-#endif
 
 	pthread_mutex_lock(&g_pci_mutex);
 
@@ -294,11 +269,7 @@ spdk_pci_device_attach(struct spdk_pci_driver *driver,
 
 	if (!driver->is_registered) {
 		driver->is_registered = true;
-#if RTE_VERSION >= RTE_VERSION_NUM(17, 05, 0, 4)
 		rte_pci_register(&driver->driver);
-#else
-		rte_eal_pci_register(&driver->driver);
-#endif
 	}
 
 	driver->cb_fn = enum_cb;
@@ -317,12 +288,8 @@ spdk_pci_device_attach(struct spdk_pci_driver *driver,
 		 */
 		rc = 0;
 	}
-#elif RTE_VERSION >= RTE_VERSION_NUM(17, 11, 0, 3)
-	rc = rte_eal_dev_attach(bdf, "");
-#elif RTE_VERSION >= RTE_VERSION_NUM(17, 05, 0, 4)
-	rc = rte_pci_probe_one(&addr);
 #else
-	rc = rte_eal_pci_probe_one(&addr);
+	rc = rte_eal_dev_attach(bdf, "");
 #endif
 
 	driver->cb_arg = NULL;
@@ -362,23 +329,13 @@ spdk_pci_enumerate(struct spdk_pci_driver *driver,
 
 	if (!driver->is_registered) {
 		driver->is_registered = true;
-#if RTE_VERSION >= RTE_VERSION_NUM(17, 05, 0, 4)
 		rte_pci_register(&driver->driver);
-#else
-		rte_eal_pci_register(&driver->driver);
-#endif
 	}
 
 	driver->cb_fn = enum_cb;
 	driver->cb_arg = enum_ctx;
 
-#if RTE_VERSION >= RTE_VERSION_NUM(17, 11, 0, 3)
 	if (rte_bus_scan() != 0 || rte_bus_probe() != 0) {
-#elif RTE_VERSION >= RTE_VERSION_NUM(17, 05, 0, 4)
-	if (rte_pci_scan() != 0 || rte_pci_probe() != 0) {
-#else
-	if (rte_eal_pci_scan() != 0 || rte_eal_pci_probe() != 0) {
-#endif
 		driver->cb_arg = NULL;
 		driver->cb_fn = NULL;
 		pthread_mutex_unlock(&g_pci_mutex);