diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/main.c
index a56f6012258d..08ff5dd9298f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/main.c
@@ -132,8 +132,7 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(log_num_vlan, "Log2 max number of VLANs per ETH port (0-7)");
 
 static bool use_prio;
 module_param_named(use_prio, use_prio, bool, 0444);
-MODULE_PARM_DESC(use_prio, "Enable steering by VLAN priority on ETH ports "
-		  "(0/1, default 0)");
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(use_prio, "Enable steering by VLAN priority on ETH ports (deprecated)");
 
 int log_mtts_per_seg = ilog2(MLX4_MTT_ENTRY_PER_SEG);
 module_param_named(log_mtts_per_seg, log_mtts_per_seg, int, 0444);
@@ -290,7 +289,6 @@ static int mlx4_dev_cap(struct mlx4_dev *dev, struct mlx4_dev_cap *dev_cap)
 
 	dev->caps.log_num_macs  = log_num_mac;
 	dev->caps.log_num_vlans = MLX4_LOG_NUM_VLANS;
-	dev->caps.log_num_prios = use_prio ? 3 : 0;
 
 	for (i = 1; i <= dev->caps.num_ports; ++i) {
 		dev->caps.port_type[i] = MLX4_PORT_TYPE_NONE;
@@ -358,7 +356,6 @@ static int mlx4_dev_cap(struct mlx4_dev *dev, struct mlx4_dev_cap *dev_cap)
 		dev->caps.reserved_qps_cnt[MLX4_QP_REGION_FC_ADDR] =
 		(1 << dev->caps.log_num_macs) *
 		(1 << dev->caps.log_num_vlans) *
-		(1 << dev->caps.log_num_prios) *
 		dev->caps.num_ports;
 	dev->caps.reserved_qps_cnt[MLX4_QP_REGION_FC_EXCH] = MLX4_NUM_FEXCH;
 
@@ -2775,6 +2772,9 @@ static int __init mlx4_verify_params(void)
 		pr_warning("mlx4_core: log_num_vlan - obsolete module param, using %d\n",
 			   MLX4_LOG_NUM_VLANS);
 
+	if (use_prio != 0)
+		pr_warn("mlx4_core: use_prio - obsolete module param, ignored\n");
+
 	if ((log_mtts_per_seg < 1) || (log_mtts_per_seg > 7)) {
 		pr_warning("mlx4_core: bad log_mtts_per_seg: %d\n", log_mtts_per_seg);
 		return -1;
diff --git a/include/linux/mlx4/device.h b/include/linux/mlx4/device.h
index c0468e6f0442..ca38871a585c 100644
--- a/include/linux/mlx4/device.h
+++ b/include/linux/mlx4/device.h
@@ -449,7 +449,6 @@ struct mlx4_caps {
 	int                     reserved_qps_base[MLX4_NUM_QP_REGION];
 	int                     log_num_macs;
 	int                     log_num_vlans;
-	int                     log_num_prios;
 	enum mlx4_port_type	port_type[MLX4_MAX_PORTS + 1];
 	u8			supported_type[MLX4_MAX_PORTS + 1];
 	u8                      suggested_type[MLX4_MAX_PORTS + 1];