diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeon_ep/octep_ctrl_mbox.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeon_ep/octep_ctrl_mbox.c
index 8c196dadfad0..39322e4dd100 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeon_ep/octep_ctrl_mbox.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeon_ep/octep_ctrl_mbox.c
@@ -26,9 +26,7 @@
 
 #define OCTEP_CTRL_MBOX_INFO_MAGIC_NUM_OFFSET(m)	(m)
 #define OCTEP_CTRL_MBOX_INFO_BARMEM_SZ_OFFSET(m)	((m) + 8)
-#define OCTEP_CTRL_MBOX_INFO_HOST_VERSION_OFFSET(m)	((m) + 16)
 #define OCTEP_CTRL_MBOX_INFO_HOST_STATUS_OFFSET(m)	((m) + 24)
-#define OCTEP_CTRL_MBOX_INFO_FW_VERSION_OFFSET(m)	((m) + 136)
 #define OCTEP_CTRL_MBOX_INFO_FW_STATUS_OFFSET(m)	((m) + 144)
 
 #define OCTEP_CTRL_MBOX_H2FQ_INFO_OFFSET(m)		((m) + OCTEP_CTRL_MBOX_INFO_SZ)
@@ -65,7 +63,7 @@ static u32 octep_ctrl_mbox_circq_depth(u32 pi, u32 ci, u32 mask)
 
 int octep_ctrl_mbox_init(struct octep_ctrl_mbox *mbox)
 {
-	u64 version, magic_num, status;
+	u64 magic_num, status;
 
 	if (!mbox)
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -81,13 +79,6 @@ int octep_ctrl_mbox_init(struct octep_ctrl_mbox *mbox)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	version = readq(OCTEP_CTRL_MBOX_INFO_FW_VERSION_OFFSET(mbox->barmem));
-	if (version != OCTEP_DRV_VERSION) {
-		pr_info("octep_ctrl_mbox : Firmware version mismatch %llx != %x\n",
-			version, OCTEP_DRV_VERSION);
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
-
 	status = readq(OCTEP_CTRL_MBOX_INFO_FW_STATUS_OFFSET(mbox->barmem));
 	if (status != OCTEP_CTRL_MBOX_STATUS_READY) {
 		pr_info("octep_ctrl_mbox : Firmware is not ready.\n");
@@ -96,7 +87,6 @@ int octep_ctrl_mbox_init(struct octep_ctrl_mbox *mbox)
 
 	mbox->barmem_sz = readl(OCTEP_CTRL_MBOX_INFO_BARMEM_SZ_OFFSET(mbox->barmem));
 
-	writeq(mbox->version, OCTEP_CTRL_MBOX_INFO_HOST_VERSION_OFFSET(mbox->barmem));
 	writeq(OCTEP_CTRL_MBOX_STATUS_INIT, OCTEP_CTRL_MBOX_INFO_HOST_STATUS_OFFSET(mbox->barmem));
 
 	mbox->h2fq.elem_cnt = readl(OCTEP_CTRL_MBOX_H2FQ_ELEM_CNT_OFFSET(mbox->barmem));
@@ -248,7 +238,6 @@ int octep_ctrl_mbox_uninit(struct octep_ctrl_mbox *mbox)
 
 	writeq(OCTEP_CTRL_MBOX_STATUS_INVALID,
 	       OCTEP_CTRL_MBOX_INFO_HOST_STATUS_OFFSET(mbox->barmem));
-	writeq(0, OCTEP_CTRL_MBOX_INFO_HOST_VERSION_OFFSET(mbox->barmem));
 
 	pr_info("Octep ctrl mbox : Uninit successful.\n");
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeon_ep/octep_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeon_ep/octep_main.c
index f2af5ebffcf1..e020c81f3455 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeon_ep/octep_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeon_ep/octep_main.c
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(pci, octep_pci_id_tbl);
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Veerasenareddy Burru <vburru@marvell.com>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION(OCTEP_DRV_STRING);
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
-MODULE_VERSION(OCTEP_DRV_VERSION_STR);
 
 /**
  * octep_alloc_ioq_vectors() - Allocate Tx/Rx Queue interrupt info.
@@ -950,7 +949,6 @@ int octep_device_setup(struct octep_device *oct)
 
 	/* Initialize control mbox */
 	ctrl_mbox = &oct->ctrl_mbox;
-	ctrl_mbox->version = OCTEP_DRV_VERSION;
 	ctrl_mbox->barmem = CFG_GET_CTRL_MBOX_MEM_ADDR(oct->conf);
 	ret = octep_ctrl_mbox_init(ctrl_mbox);
 	if (ret) {
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeon_ep/octep_main.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeon_ep/octep_main.h
index 520f2c3664f9..025626a61383 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeon_ep/octep_main.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/octeon_ep/octep_main.h
@@ -12,15 +12,6 @@
 #include "octep_rx.h"
 #include "octep_ctrl_mbox.h"
 
-#define OCTEP_DRV_VERSION_MAJOR		1
-#define OCTEP_DRV_VERSION_MINOR		0
-#define OCTEP_DRV_VERSION_VARIANT	0
-
-#define OCTEP_DRV_VERSION	((OCTEP_DRV_VERSION_MAJOR << 16) + \
-				  (OCTEP_DRV_VERSION_MINOR << 8) + \
-				  OCTEP_DRV_VERSION_VARIANT)
-
-#define OCTEP_DRV_VERSION_STR	"1.0.0"
 #define OCTEP_DRV_NAME		"octeon_ep"
 #define OCTEP_DRV_STRING	"Marvell Octeon EndPoint NIC Driver"