diff --git a/include/net/sch_generic.h b/include/net/sch_generic.h
index 939fda8f97215..0cb0a4bcb5447 100644
--- a/include/net/sch_generic.h
+++ b/include/net/sch_generic.h
@@ -299,8 +299,6 @@ struct Qdisc_ops {
 					  struct netlink_ext_ack *extack);
 	void			(*attach)(struct Qdisc *sch);
 	int			(*change_tx_queue_len)(struct Qdisc *, unsigned int);
-	void			(*change_real_num_tx)(struct Qdisc *sch,
-						      unsigned int new_real_tx);
 
 	int			(*dump)(struct Qdisc *, struct sk_buff *);
 	int			(*dump_stats)(struct Qdisc *, struct gnet_dump *);
@@ -677,8 +675,6 @@ void qdisc_class_hash_grow(struct Qdisc *, struct Qdisc_class_hash *);
 void qdisc_class_hash_destroy(struct Qdisc_class_hash *);
 
 int dev_qdisc_change_tx_queue_len(struct net_device *dev);
-void dev_qdisc_change_real_num_tx(struct net_device *dev,
-				  unsigned int new_real_tx);
 void dev_init_scheduler(struct net_device *dev);
 void dev_shutdown(struct net_device *dev);
 void dev_activate(struct net_device *dev);
diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index 3da08f5234585..bac5352e303b9 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -2596,8 +2596,6 @@ int netif_set_real_num_tx_queues(struct net_device *dev, unsigned int txq)
 		if (dev->num_tc)
 			netif_setup_tc(dev, txq);
 
-		dev_qdisc_change_real_num_tx(dev, txq);
-
 		dev->real_num_tx_queues = txq;
 
 		if (disabling) {
diff --git a/net/sched/sch_generic.c b/net/sched/sch_generic.c
index d973f8a15e117..9bc5cbe9809b8 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_generic.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_generic.c
@@ -1313,15 +1313,6 @@ static int qdisc_change_tx_queue_len(struct net_device *dev,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-void dev_qdisc_change_real_num_tx(struct net_device *dev,
-				  unsigned int new_real_tx)
-{
-	struct Qdisc *qdisc = dev->qdisc;
-
-	if (qdisc->ops->change_real_num_tx)
-		qdisc->ops->change_real_num_tx(qdisc, new_real_tx);
-}
-
 int dev_qdisc_change_tx_queue_len(struct net_device *dev)
 {
 	bool up = dev->flags & IFF_UP;
diff --git a/net/sched/sch_mq.c b/net/sched/sch_mq.c
index db18d8a860f9c..e79f1afe0cfd6 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_mq.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_mq.c
@@ -125,29 +125,6 @@ static void mq_attach(struct Qdisc *sch)
 	priv->qdiscs = NULL;
 }
 
-static void mq_change_real_num_tx(struct Qdisc *sch, unsigned int new_real_tx)
-{
-#ifdef CONFIG_NET_SCHED
-	struct net_device *dev = qdisc_dev(sch);
-	struct Qdisc *qdisc;
-	unsigned int i;
-
-	for (i = new_real_tx; i < dev->real_num_tx_queues; i++) {
-		qdisc = netdev_get_tx_queue(dev, i)->qdisc_sleeping;
-		/* Only update the default qdiscs we created,
-		 * qdiscs with handles are always hashed.
-		 */
-		if (qdisc != &noop_qdisc && !qdisc->handle)
-			qdisc_hash_del(qdisc);
-	}
-	for (i = dev->real_num_tx_queues; i < new_real_tx; i++) {
-		qdisc = netdev_get_tx_queue(dev, i)->qdisc_sleeping;
-		if (qdisc != &noop_qdisc && !qdisc->handle)
-			qdisc_hash_add(qdisc, false);
-	}
-#endif
-}
-
 static int mq_dump(struct Qdisc *sch, struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
 	struct net_device *dev = qdisc_dev(sch);
@@ -311,7 +288,6 @@ struct Qdisc_ops mq_qdisc_ops __read_mostly = {
 	.init		= mq_init,
 	.destroy	= mq_destroy,
 	.attach		= mq_attach,
-	.change_real_num_tx = mq_change_real_num_tx,
 	.dump		= mq_dump,
 	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
 };
diff --git a/net/sched/sch_mqprio.c b/net/sched/sch_mqprio.c
index 50e15add6068f..5eb3b1b7ae5e7 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_mqprio.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_mqprio.c
@@ -306,28 +306,6 @@ static void mqprio_attach(struct Qdisc *sch)
 	priv->qdiscs = NULL;
 }
 
-static void mqprio_change_real_num_tx(struct Qdisc *sch,
-				      unsigned int new_real_tx)
-{
-	struct net_device *dev = qdisc_dev(sch);
-	struct Qdisc *qdisc;
-	unsigned int i;
-
-	for (i = new_real_tx; i < dev->real_num_tx_queues; i++) {
-		qdisc = netdev_get_tx_queue(dev, i)->qdisc_sleeping;
-		/* Only update the default qdiscs we created,
-		 * qdiscs with handles are always hashed.
-		 */
-		if (qdisc != &noop_qdisc && !qdisc->handle)
-			qdisc_hash_del(qdisc);
-	}
-	for (i = dev->real_num_tx_queues; i < new_real_tx; i++) {
-		qdisc = netdev_get_tx_queue(dev, i)->qdisc_sleeping;
-		if (qdisc != &noop_qdisc && !qdisc->handle)
-			qdisc_hash_add(qdisc, false);
-	}
-}
-
 static struct netdev_queue *mqprio_queue_get(struct Qdisc *sch,
 					     unsigned long cl)
 {
@@ -651,7 +629,6 @@ static struct Qdisc_ops mqprio_qdisc_ops __read_mostly = {
 	.init		= mqprio_init,
 	.destroy	= mqprio_destroy,
 	.attach		= mqprio_attach,
-	.change_real_num_tx = mqprio_change_real_num_tx,
 	.dump		= mqprio_dump,
 	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
 };