diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum.c
index afd06dc05c1c..4f67a8c23c78 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum.c
@@ -890,8 +890,8 @@ err_port_vp_mode_trans:
 	return err;
 }
 
-int mlxsw_sp_port_kill_vid(struct net_device *dev,
-			   __be16 __always_unused proto, u16 vid)
+static int mlxsw_sp_port_kill_vid(struct net_device *dev,
+				  __be16 __always_unused proto, u16 vid)
 {
 	struct mlxsw_sp_port *mlxsw_sp_port = netdev_priv(dev);
 	struct mlxsw_sp_port *mlxsw_sp_vport;
@@ -1845,23 +1845,6 @@ err_port_active_vlans_alloc:
 	return err;
 }
 
-static void mlxsw_sp_port_vports_fini(struct mlxsw_sp_port *mlxsw_sp_port)
-{
-	struct net_device *dev = mlxsw_sp_port->dev;
-	struct mlxsw_sp_port *mlxsw_sp_vport, *tmp;
-
-	list_for_each_entry_safe(mlxsw_sp_vport, tmp,
-				 &mlxsw_sp_port->vports_list, vport.list) {
-		u16 vid = mlxsw_sp_vport_vid_get(mlxsw_sp_vport);
-
-		/* vPorts created for VLAN devices should already be gone
-		 * by now, since we unregistered the port netdev.
-		 */
-		WARN_ON(is_vlan_dev(mlxsw_sp_vport->dev));
-		mlxsw_sp_port_kill_vid(dev, 0, vid);
-	}
-}
-
 static void mlxsw_sp_port_remove(struct mlxsw_sp *mlxsw_sp, u8 local_port)
 {
 	struct mlxsw_sp_port *mlxsw_sp_port = mlxsw_sp->ports[local_port];
@@ -1872,13 +1855,14 @@ static void mlxsw_sp_port_remove(struct mlxsw_sp *mlxsw_sp, u8 local_port)
 	mlxsw_core_port_fini(&mlxsw_sp_port->core_port);
 	unregister_netdev(mlxsw_sp_port->dev); /* This calls ndo_stop */
 	mlxsw_sp_port_dcb_fini(mlxsw_sp_port);
-	mlxsw_sp_port_vports_fini(mlxsw_sp_port);
+	mlxsw_sp_port_kill_vid(mlxsw_sp_port->dev, 0, 1);
 	mlxsw_sp_port_switchdev_fini(mlxsw_sp_port);
 	mlxsw_sp_port_swid_set(mlxsw_sp_port, MLXSW_PORT_SWID_DISABLED_PORT);
 	mlxsw_sp_port_module_unmap(mlxsw_sp, mlxsw_sp_port->local_port);
 	free_percpu(mlxsw_sp_port->pcpu_stats);
 	kfree(mlxsw_sp_port->untagged_vlans);
 	kfree(mlxsw_sp_port->active_vlans);
+	WARN_ON_ONCE(!list_empty(&mlxsw_sp_port->vports_list));
 	free_netdev(mlxsw_sp_port->dev);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum.h
index 36c9835ea20b..05d5fcc64b75 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum.h
@@ -377,8 +377,6 @@ int mlxsw_sp_port_vlan_set(struct mlxsw_sp_port *mlxsw_sp_port, u16 vid_begin,
 			   u16 vid_end, bool is_member, bool untagged);
 int mlxsw_sp_port_add_vid(struct net_device *dev, __be16 __always_unused proto,
 			  u16 vid);
-int mlxsw_sp_port_kill_vid(struct net_device *dev,
-			   __be16 __always_unused proto, u16 vid);
 int mlxsw_sp_vport_flood_set(struct mlxsw_sp_port *mlxsw_sp_vport, u16 fid,
 			     bool set);
 void mlxsw_sp_port_active_vlans_del(struct mlxsw_sp_port *mlxsw_sp_port);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_switchdev.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_switchdev.c
index a0c7376ee517..927117e2bcd8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_switchdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_switchdev.c
@@ -633,25 +633,6 @@ err_port_allow_untagged_set:
 	return err;
 }
 
-static int mlxsw_sp_port_add_vids(struct net_device *dev, u16 vid_begin,
-				  u16 vid_end)
-{
-	u16 vid;
-	int err;
-
-	for (vid = vid_begin; vid <= vid_end; vid++) {
-		err = mlxsw_sp_port_add_vid(dev, 0, vid);
-		if (err)
-			goto err_port_add_vid;
-	}
-	return 0;
-
-err_port_add_vid:
-	for (vid--; vid >= vid_begin; vid--)
-		mlxsw_sp_port_kill_vid(dev, 0, vid);
-	return err;
-}
-
 static int __mlxsw_sp_port_vlans_set(struct mlxsw_sp_port *mlxsw_sp_port,
 				     u16 vid_begin, u16 vid_end, bool is_member,
 				     bool untagged)
@@ -681,12 +662,8 @@ static int __mlxsw_sp_port_vlans_add(struct mlxsw_sp_port *mlxsw_sp_port,
 	u16 vid, old_pvid;
 	int err;
 
-	/* In case this is invoked with BRIDGE_FLAGS_SELF and port is
-	 * not bridged, then packets ingressing through the port with
-	 * the specified VIDs will be directed to CPU.
-	 */
 	if (!mlxsw_sp_port->bridged)
-		return mlxsw_sp_port_add_vids(dev, vid_begin, vid_end);
+		return -EINVAL;
 
 	err = mlxsw_sp_port_fid_join(mlxsw_sp_port, vid_begin, vid_end);
 	if (err) {
@@ -1019,21 +996,6 @@ static int mlxsw_sp_port_obj_add(struct net_device *dev,
 	return err;
 }
 
-static int mlxsw_sp_port_kill_vids(struct net_device *dev, u16 vid_begin,
-				   u16 vid_end)
-{
-	u16 vid;
-	int err;
-
-	for (vid = vid_begin; vid <= vid_end; vid++) {
-		err = mlxsw_sp_port_kill_vid(dev, 0, vid);
-		if (err)
-			return err;
-	}
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static int __mlxsw_sp_port_vlans_del(struct mlxsw_sp_port *mlxsw_sp_port,
 				     u16 vid_begin, u16 vid_end, bool init)
 {
@@ -1041,12 +1003,8 @@ static int __mlxsw_sp_port_vlans_del(struct mlxsw_sp_port *mlxsw_sp_port,
 	u16 vid, pvid;
 	int err;
 
-	/* In case this is invoked with BRIDGE_FLAGS_SELF and port is
-	 * not bridged, then prevent packets ingressing through the
-	 * port with the specified VIDs from being trapped to CPU.
-	 */
 	if (!init && !mlxsw_sp_port->bridged)
-		return mlxsw_sp_port_kill_vids(dev, vid_begin, vid_end);
+		return -EINVAL;
 
 	err = __mlxsw_sp_port_vlans_set(mlxsw_sp_port, vid_begin, vid_end,
 					false, false);