diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_virtchnl_pf.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_virtchnl_pf.c
index 408f78e3eb13827e104d0d8b4c220f936ae31472..1be3cd4b2bef73fa5fda7c12d202647f22092f8f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_virtchnl_pf.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_virtchnl_pf.c
@@ -2182,24 +2182,6 @@ ice_vc_send_msg_to_vf(struct ice_vf *vf, u32 v_opcode,
 
 	dev = ice_pf_to_dev(pf);
 
-	/* single place to detect unsuccessful return values */
-	if (v_retval) {
-		vf->num_inval_msgs++;
-		dev_info(dev, "VF %d failed opcode %d, retval: %d\n", vf->vf_id,
-			 v_opcode, v_retval);
-		if (vf->num_inval_msgs > ICE_DFLT_NUM_INVAL_MSGS_ALLOWED) {
-			dev_err(dev, "Number of invalid messages exceeded for VF %d\n",
-				vf->vf_id);
-			dev_err(dev, "Use PF Control I/F to enable the VF\n");
-			set_bit(ICE_VF_STATE_DIS, vf->vf_states);
-			return -EIO;
-		}
-	} else {
-		vf->num_valid_msgs++;
-		/* reset the invalid counter, if a valid message is received. */
-		vf->num_inval_msgs = 0;
-	}
-
 	aq_ret = ice_aq_send_msg_to_vf(&pf->hw, vf->vf_id, v_opcode, v_retval,
 				       msg, msglen, NULL);
 	if (aq_ret && pf->hw.mailboxq.sq_last_status != ICE_AQ_RC_ENOSYS) {
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_virtchnl_pf.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_virtchnl_pf.h
index 752487a1bdd60bbfdd308f3e171e95f21396d455..8f27255cc0cca9000777b22f145e64960ca1e9b8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_virtchnl_pf.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_virtchnl_pf.h
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
 #define ICE_MAX_MACADDR_PER_VF		18
 
 /* Malicious Driver Detection */
-#define ICE_DFLT_NUM_INVAL_MSGS_ALLOWED		10
 #define ICE_MDD_EVENTS_THRESHOLD		30
 
 /* Static VF transaction/status register def */
@@ -134,8 +133,6 @@ struct ice_vf {
 	unsigned int max_tx_rate;	/* Maximum Tx bandwidth limit in Mbps */
 	DECLARE_BITMAP(vf_states, ICE_VF_STATES_NBITS);	/* VF runtime states */
 
-	u64 num_inval_msgs;		/* number of continuous invalid msgs */
-	u64 num_valid_msgs;		/* number of valid msgs detected */
 	unsigned long vf_caps;		/* VF's adv. capabilities */
 	u8 num_req_qs;			/* num of queue pairs requested by VF */
 	u16 num_mac;