diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4d2120cd11..ec8dec2c05 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -50,6 +50,10 @@ options. Options can be set independently for each implementation.
 
 Added `recv_buf_size` and 'send_buf_size' socket layer options. They are used only in posix implementation.
 
+### vhost
+
+The function `spdk_vhost_blk_get_dev` has been removed.
+
 ## v20.04:
 
 IDXD engine support for compare has been added.
diff --git a/include/spdk/vhost.h b/include/spdk/vhost.h
index 0bea83b015..211c2d3372 100644
--- a/include/spdk/vhost.h
+++ b/include/spdk/vhost.h
@@ -330,16 +330,6 @@ int spdk_vhost_blk_construct(const char *name, const char *cpumask, const char *
  */
 int spdk_vhost_dev_remove(struct spdk_vhost_dev *vdev);
 
-/**
- * Get underlying SPDK bdev from vhost blk device. The bdev might be NULL, as it
- * could have been hotremoved.
- *
- * \param ctrlr vhost blk device.
- *
- * \return SPDK bdev associated with given vdev.
- */
-struct spdk_bdev *spdk_vhost_blk_get_dev(struct spdk_vhost_dev *ctrlr);
-
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/lib/vhost/Makefile b/lib/vhost/Makefile
index d887c9aaf7..1fe9b6e400 100644
--- a/lib/vhost/Makefile
+++ b/lib/vhost/Makefile
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 SPDK_ROOT_DIR := $(abspath $(CURDIR)/../..)
 include $(SPDK_ROOT_DIR)/mk/spdk.common.mk
 
-SO_VER := 3
+SO_VER := 4
 SO_MINOR := 0
 
 CFLAGS += -I.
diff --git a/lib/vhost/spdk_vhost.map b/lib/vhost/spdk_vhost.map
index 83eb518e5b..de38e5a5e5 100644
--- a/lib/vhost/spdk_vhost.map
+++ b/lib/vhost/spdk_vhost.map
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 	spdk_vhost_scsi_dev_remove_tgt;
 	spdk_vhost_blk_construct;
 	spdk_vhost_dev_remove;
-	spdk_vhost_blk_get_dev;
 
 	local: *;
 };
diff --git a/lib/vhost/vhost_blk.c b/lib/vhost/vhost_blk.c
index 91201f7f41..e722823c21 100644
--- a/lib/vhost/vhost_blk.c
+++ b/lib/vhost/vhost_blk.c
@@ -801,15 +801,6 @@ to_blk_dev(struct spdk_vhost_dev *vdev)
 	return SPDK_CONTAINEROF(vdev, struct spdk_vhost_blk_dev, vdev);
 }
 
-struct spdk_bdev *
-spdk_vhost_blk_get_dev(struct spdk_vhost_dev *vdev)
-{
-	struct spdk_vhost_blk_dev *bvdev = to_blk_dev(vdev);
-
-	assert(bvdev != NULL);
-	return bvdev->bdev;
-}
-
 static void
 vhost_dev_bdev_remove_cpl_cb(struct spdk_vhost_dev *vdev, void *ctx)
 {
@@ -1031,18 +1022,18 @@ vhost_blk_stop(struct spdk_vhost_session *vsession)
 static void
 vhost_blk_dump_info_json(struct spdk_vhost_dev *vdev, struct spdk_json_write_ctx *w)
 {
-	struct spdk_bdev *bdev = spdk_vhost_blk_get_dev(vdev);
 	struct spdk_vhost_blk_dev *bvdev;
 
 	bvdev = to_blk_dev(vdev);
 	assert(bvdev != NULL);
+
 	spdk_json_write_named_object_begin(w, "block");
 
 	spdk_json_write_named_bool(w, "readonly", bvdev->readonly);
 
 	spdk_json_write_name(w, "bdev");
-	if (bdev) {
-		spdk_json_write_string(w, spdk_bdev_get_name(bdev));
+	if (bvdev->bdev) {
+		spdk_json_write_string(w, spdk_bdev_get_name(bvdev->bdev));
 	} else {
 		spdk_json_write_null(w);
 	}
@@ -1057,6 +1048,7 @@ vhost_blk_write_config_json(struct spdk_vhost_dev *vdev, struct spdk_json_write_
 
 	bvdev = to_blk_dev(vdev);
 	assert(bvdev != NULL);
+
 	if (!bvdev->bdev) {
 		return;
 	}