diff --git a/doc/guides/nics/virtio.rst b/doc/guides/nics/virtio.rst
index 2ae875cb49..da9cd6ba64 100644
--- a/doc/guides/nics/virtio.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/nics/virtio.rst
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ The packet transmission flow is:
 Virtio PMD Rx/Tx Callbacks
 --------------------------
 
-Virtio driver has 4 Rx callbacks and 3 Tx callbacks.
+Virtio driver has 4 Rx callbacks and 2 Tx callbacks.
 
 Rx callbacks:
 
@@ -223,9 +223,6 @@ Tx callbacks:
 #. ``virtio_xmit_pkts``:
    Regular version.
 
-#. ``virtio_xmit_pkts_simple``:
-   Vector version fixes the available ring indexes to optimize performance.
-
 #. ``virtio_xmit_pkts_inorder``:
    In-order version.
 
@@ -239,25 +236,17 @@ By default, the non-vector callbacks are used:
 
 Vector callbacks will be used when:
 
-*   ``txmode.offloads`` is set to ``0x0``, which implies:
-
-    *   Single segment is specified.
-
-    *   No offload support is needed.
-
 *   Mergeable Rx buffers is disabled.
 
 The corresponding callbacks are:
 
 *   For Rx: ``virtio_recv_pkts_vec``.
 
-*   For Tx: ``virtio_xmit_pkts_simple``.
-
 
 Example of using the vector version of the virtio poll mode driver in
 ``testpmd``::
 
-   testpmd -l 0-2 -n 4 -- -i --tx-offloads=0x0 --rxq=1 --txq=1 --nb-cores=1
+   testpmd -l 0-2 -n 4 -- -i --rxq=1 --txq=1 --nb-cores=1
 
 In-order callbacks only work on simulated virtio user vdev.
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_ethdev.h b/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_ethdev.h
index 8eb8660734..758f2309eb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_ethdev.h
+++ b/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_ethdev.h
@@ -94,9 +94,6 @@ uint16_t virtio_xmit_pkts_inorder(void *tx_queue, struct rte_mbuf **tx_pkts,
 uint16_t virtio_recv_pkts_vec(void *rx_queue, struct rte_mbuf **rx_pkts,
 		uint16_t nb_pkts);
 
-uint16_t virtio_xmit_pkts_simple(void *tx_queue, struct rte_mbuf **tx_pkts,
-		uint16_t nb_pkts);
-
 int eth_virtio_dev_init(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev);
 
 void virtio_interrupt_handler(void *param);