diff --git a/drivers/misc/mic/vop/vop_debugfs.c b/drivers/misc/mic/vop/vop_debugfs.c
index 9d4f175f4dd1..27373b6dcea2 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/mic/vop/vop_debugfs.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/mic/vop/vop_debugfs.c
@@ -62,8 +62,6 @@ static int vop_dp_show(struct seq_file *s, void *pos)
 			seq_printf(s, "address 0x%llx ",
 				   vqconfig->address);
 			seq_printf(s, "num %d ", vqconfig->num);
-			seq_printf(s, "used address 0x%llx\n",
-				   vqconfig->used_address);
 		}
 
 		features = (__u32 *)mic_vq_features(d);
@@ -79,8 +77,6 @@ static int vop_dp_show(struct seq_file *s, void *pos)
 		seq_printf(s, "Vdev reset %d\n", dc->vdev_reset);
 		seq_printf(s, "Guest Ack %d ", dc->guest_ack);
 		seq_printf(s, "Host ack %d\n", dc->host_ack);
-		seq_printf(s, "Used address updated %d ",
-			   dc->used_address_updated);
 		seq_printf(s, "Vdev 0x%llx\n", dc->vdev);
 		seq_printf(s, "c2h doorbell %d ", dc->c2h_vdev_db);
 		seq_printf(s, "h2c doorbell %d\n", dc->h2c_vdev_db);
diff --git a/drivers/misc/mic/vop/vop_main.c b/drivers/misc/mic/vop/vop_main.c
index 714b94f42d38..226f462ab6a9 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/mic/vop/vop_main.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/mic/vop/vop_main.c
@@ -32,9 +32,6 @@
  * @dc: Virtio device control
  * @vpdev: VOP device which is the parent for this virtio device
  * @vr: Buffer for accessing the VRING
- * @used_virt: Virtual address of used ring
- * @used: DMA address of used ring
- * @used_size: Size of the used buffer
  * @reset_done: Track whether VOP reset is complete
  * @virtio_cookie: Cookie returned upon requesting a interrupt
  * @c2h_vdev_db: The doorbell used by the guest to interrupt the host
@@ -47,9 +44,6 @@ struct _vop_vdev {
 	struct mic_device_ctrl __iomem *dc;
 	struct vop_device *vpdev;
 	void __iomem *vr[VOP_MAX_VRINGS];
-	void *used_virt[VOP_MAX_VRINGS];
-	dma_addr_t used[VOP_MAX_VRINGS];
-	int used_size[VOP_MAX_VRINGS];
 	struct completion reset_done;
 	struct mic_irq *virtio_cookie;
 	int c2h_vdev_db;
@@ -250,10 +244,6 @@ static void vop_del_vq(struct virtqueue *vq, int n)
 	struct _vop_vdev *vdev = to_vopvdev(vq->vdev);
 	struct vop_device *vpdev = vdev->vpdev;
 
-	dma_unmap_single(&vpdev->dev, vdev->used[n],
-			 vdev->used_size[n], DMA_BIDIRECTIONAL);
-	free_pages((unsigned long)vdev->used_virt[n],
-		   get_order(vdev->used_size[n]));
 	vring_del_virtqueue(vq);
 	vpdev->hw_ops->unmap(vpdev, vdev->vr[n]);
 	vdev->vr[n] = NULL;
@@ -278,14 +268,12 @@ static struct virtqueue *vop_new_virtqueue(unsigned int index,
 				      void *pages,
 				      bool (*notify)(struct virtqueue *vq),
 				      void (*callback)(struct virtqueue *vq),
-				      const char *name,
-				      void *used)
+				      const char *name)
 {
 	bool weak_barriers = false;
 	struct vring vring;
 
 	vring_init(&vring, num, pages, MIC_VIRTIO_RING_ALIGN);
-	vring.used = used;
 
 	return __vring_new_virtqueue(index, vring, vdev, weak_barriers, context,
 				     notify, callback, name);
@@ -308,7 +296,6 @@ static struct virtqueue *vop_find_vq(struct virtio_device *dev,
 	struct virtqueue *vq;
 	void __iomem *va;
 	struct _mic_vring_info __iomem *info;
-	void *used;
 	int vr_size, _vr_size, err, magic;
 	u8 type = ioread8(&vdev->desc->type);
 
@@ -337,45 +324,16 @@ static struct virtqueue *vop_find_vq(struct virtio_device *dev,
 		goto unmap;
 	}
 
-	vdev->used_size[index] = PAGE_ALIGN(sizeof(__u16) * 3 +
-					     sizeof(struct vring_used_elem) *
-					     le16_to_cpu(config.num));
-	used = (void *)__get_free_pages(GFP_KERNEL | __GFP_ZERO,
-					get_order(vdev->used_size[index]));
-	vdev->used_virt[index] = used;
-	if (!used) {
-		err = -ENOMEM;
-		dev_err(_vop_dev(vdev), "%s %d err %d\n",
-			__func__, __LINE__, err);
-		goto unmap;
-	}
-
 	vq = vop_new_virtqueue(index, le16_to_cpu(config.num), dev, ctx,
 			       (void __force *)va, vop_notify, callback,
-			       name, used);
+			       name);
 	if (!vq) {
 		err = -ENOMEM;
-		goto free_used;
-	}
-
-	vdev->used[index] = dma_map_single(&vpdev->dev, used,
-					    vdev->used_size[index],
-					    DMA_BIDIRECTIONAL);
-	if (dma_mapping_error(&vpdev->dev, vdev->used[index])) {
-		err = -ENOMEM;
-		dev_err(_vop_dev(vdev), "%s %d err %d\n",
-			__func__, __LINE__, err);
-		goto del_vq;
+		goto unmap;
 	}
-	writeq(vdev->used[index], &vqconfig->used_address);
 
 	vq->priv = vdev;
 	return vq;
-del_vq:
-	vring_del_virtqueue(vq);
-free_used:
-	free_pages((unsigned long)used,
-		   get_order(vdev->used_size[index]));
 unmap:
 	vpdev->hw_ops->unmap(vpdev, vdev->vr[index]);
 	return ERR_PTR(err);
@@ -388,9 +346,7 @@ static int vop_find_vqs(struct virtio_device *dev, unsigned nvqs,
 			struct irq_affinity *desc)
 {
 	struct _vop_vdev *vdev = to_vopvdev(dev);
-	struct vop_device *vpdev = vdev->vpdev;
-	struct mic_device_ctrl __iomem *dc = vdev->dc;
-	int i, err, retry, queue_idx = 0;
+	int i, err, queue_idx = 0;
 
 	/* We must have this many virtqueues. */
 	if (nvqs > ioread8(&vdev->desc->num_vq))
@@ -412,24 +368,6 @@ static int vop_find_vqs(struct virtio_device *dev, unsigned nvqs,
 		}
 	}
 
-	iowrite8(1, &dc->used_address_updated);
-	/*
-	 * Send an interrupt to the host to inform it that used
-	 * rings have been re-assigned.
-	 */
-	vpdev->hw_ops->send_intr(vpdev, vdev->c2h_vdev_db);
-	for (retry = 100; --retry;) {
-		if (!ioread8(&dc->used_address_updated))
-			break;
-		msleep(100);
-	}
-
-	dev_dbg(_vop_dev(vdev), "%s: retry: %d\n", __func__, retry);
-	if (!retry) {
-		err = -ENODEV;
-		goto error;
-	}
-
 	return 0;
 error:
 	vop_del_vqs(dev);
diff --git a/drivers/misc/mic/vop/vop_vringh.c b/drivers/misc/mic/vop/vop_vringh.c
index 39d34b164ede..fac46f3ca5fe 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/mic/vop/vop_vringh.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/mic/vop/vop_vringh.c
@@ -53,33 +53,6 @@ static void _vop_notify(struct vringh *vrh)
 		vpdev->hw_ops->send_intr(vpdev, db);
 }
 
-static void vop_virtio_init_post(struct vop_vdev *vdev)
-{
-	struct mic_vqconfig *vqconfig = mic_vq_config(vdev->dd);
-	struct vop_device *vpdev = vdev->vpdev;
-	int i, used_size;
-
-	for (i = 0; i < vdev->dd->num_vq; i++) {
-		used_size = PAGE_ALIGN(sizeof(u16) * 3 +
-				sizeof(struct vring_used_elem) *
-				le16_to_cpu(vqconfig->num));
-		if (!le64_to_cpu(vqconfig[i].used_address)) {
-			dev_warn(vop_dev(vdev), "used_address zero??\n");
-			continue;
-		}
-		vdev->vvr[i].vrh.vring.used =
-			(void __force *)vpdev->hw_ops->remap(
-			vpdev,
-			le64_to_cpu(vqconfig[i].used_address),
-			used_size);
-	}
-
-	vdev->dc->used_address_updated = 0;
-
-	dev_info(vop_dev(vdev), "%s: device type %d LINKUP\n",
-		 __func__, vdev->virtio_id);
-}
-
 static inline void vop_virtio_device_reset(struct vop_vdev *vdev)
 {
 	int i;
@@ -130,9 +103,6 @@ static void vop_bh_handler(struct work_struct *work)
 	struct vop_vdev *vdev = container_of(work, struct vop_vdev,
 			virtio_bh_work);
 
-	if (vdev->dc->used_address_updated)
-		vop_virtio_init_post(vdev);
-
 	if (vdev->dc->vdev_reset)
 		vop_virtio_device_reset(vdev);
 
@@ -250,7 +220,6 @@ static void vop_init_device_ctrl(struct vop_vdev *vdev,
 	dc->guest_ack = 0;
 	dc->vdev_reset = 0;
 	dc->host_ack = 0;
-	dc->used_address_updated = 0;
 	dc->c2h_vdev_db = -1;
 	dc->h2c_vdev_db = -1;
 	vdev->dc = dc;
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/mic_common.h b/include/uapi/linux/mic_common.h
index 504e523f702c..9560fb033a7f 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/mic_common.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/mic_common.h
@@ -56,8 +56,7 @@ struct mic_device_desc {
  * @vdev_reset: Set to 1 by guest to indicate virtio device has been reset.
  * @guest_ack: Set to 1 by guest to ack a command.
  * @host_ack: Set to 1 by host to ack a command.
- * @used_address_updated: Set to 1 by guest when the used address should be
- * updated.
+ * @must_be_zero: Reserved because this bit is no longer needed.
  * @c2h_vdev_db: The doorbell number to be used by guest. Set by host.
  * @h2c_vdev_db: The doorbell number to be used by host. Set by guest.
  */
@@ -67,7 +66,7 @@ struct mic_device_ctrl {
 	__u8 vdev_reset;
 	__u8 guest_ack;
 	__u8 host_ack;
-	__u8 used_address_updated;
+	__u8 must_be_zero;
 	__s8 c2h_vdev_db;
 	__s8 h2c_vdev_db;
 } __attribute__ ((aligned(8)));
@@ -110,12 +109,12 @@ struct mic_device_page {
  *
  * @address: Guest/MIC physical address of the virtio ring
  * (avail and desc rings)
- * @used_address: Guest/MIC physical address of the used ring
+ * @must_be_zero: Reserved because this bit is no longer needed.
  * @num: The number of entries in the virtio_ring
  */
 struct mic_vqconfig {
 	__le64 address;
-	__le64 used_address;
+	__le64 must_be_zero;
 	__le16 num;
 } __attribute__ ((aligned(8)));
 
