diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
index e27e1082ee33..04a623b3eee2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
@@ -5056,7 +5056,7 @@ void bnxt_del_one_usr_fltr(struct bnxt *bp, struct bnxt_filter_base *fltr)
 		list_del_init(&fltr->list);
 }
 
-void bnxt_clear_usr_fltrs(struct bnxt *bp, bool all)
+static void bnxt_clear_usr_fltrs(struct bnxt *bp, bool all)
 {
 	struct bnxt_filter_base *usr_fltr, *tmp;
 
@@ -10248,7 +10248,7 @@ static void bnxt_hwrm_realloc_rss_ctx_vnic(struct bnxt *bp)
 	}
 }
 
-void bnxt_clear_rss_ctxs(struct bnxt *bp)
+static void bnxt_clear_rss_ctxs(struct bnxt *bp)
 {
 	struct ethtool_rxfh_context *ctx;
 	unsigned long context;
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.h
index 6bbdc718c3a7..059a6f81c1a8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.h
@@ -2790,7 +2790,6 @@ void bnxt_set_ring_params(struct bnxt *);
 int bnxt_set_rx_skb_mode(struct bnxt *bp, bool page_mode);
 void bnxt_insert_usr_fltr(struct bnxt *bp, struct bnxt_filter_base *fltr);
 void bnxt_del_one_usr_fltr(struct bnxt *bp, struct bnxt_filter_base *fltr);
-void bnxt_clear_usr_fltrs(struct bnxt *bp, bool all);
 int bnxt_hwrm_func_drv_rgtr(struct bnxt *bp, unsigned long *bmap,
 			    int bmap_size, bool async_only);
 int bnxt_hwrm_func_drv_unrgtr(struct bnxt *bp);
@@ -2842,7 +2841,6 @@ int bnxt_hwrm_vnic_rss_cfg_p5(struct bnxt *bp, struct bnxt_vnic_info *vnic);
 int __bnxt_setup_vnic_p5(struct bnxt *bp, struct bnxt_vnic_info *vnic);
 void bnxt_del_one_rss_ctx(struct bnxt *bp, struct bnxt_rss_ctx *rss_ctx,
 			  bool all);
-void bnxt_clear_rss_ctxs(struct bnxt *bp);
 int bnxt_open_nic(struct bnxt *, bool, bool);
 int bnxt_half_open_nic(struct bnxt *bp);
 void bnxt_half_close_nic(struct bnxt *bp);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_ethtool.c
index 9dadc89378f0..4cf9bf8b01b0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_ethtool.c
@@ -968,9 +968,6 @@ static int bnxt_set_channels(struct net_device *dev,
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	bnxt_clear_usr_fltrs(bp, true);
-	if (BNXT_SUPPORTS_MULTI_RSS_CTX(bp))
-		bnxt_clear_rss_ctxs(bp);
 	if (netif_running(dev)) {
 		if (BNXT_PF(bp)) {
 			/* TODO CHIMP_FW: Send message to all VF's
@@ -2000,7 +1997,6 @@ static int bnxt_set_rxfh(struct net_device *dev,
 
 	bnxt_modify_rss(bp, NULL, NULL, rxfh);
 
-	bnxt_clear_usr_fltrs(bp, false);
 	if (netif_running(bp->dev)) {
 		bnxt_close_nic(bp, false, false);
 		rc = bnxt_open_nic(bp, false, false);