diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_lag.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_lag.c
index 36b7044717e8..84bfa49f1bf8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_lag.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_lag.c
@@ -432,10 +432,11 @@ static void
 ice_lag_move_vf_node_tc(struct ice_lag *lag, u8 oldport, u8 newport,
 			u16 vsi_num, u8 tc)
 {
-	u16 numq, valq, buf_size, num_moved, qbuf_size;
+	DEFINE_FLEX(struct ice_aqc_move_elem, buf, teid, 1);
 	struct device *dev = ice_pf_to_dev(lag->pf);
+	u16 numq, valq, num_moved, qbuf_size;
+	u16 buf_size = const_flex_size(buf);
 	struct ice_aqc_cfg_txqs_buf *qbuf;
-	struct ice_aqc_move_elem *buf;
 	struct ice_sched_node *n_prt;
 	struct ice_hw *new_hw = NULL;
 	__le32 teid, parent_teid;
@@ -507,26 +508,17 @@ ice_lag_move_vf_node_tc(struct ice_lag *lag, u8 oldport, u8 newport,
 		goto resume_traffic;
 
 	/* Move Vf's VSI node for this TC to newport's scheduler tree */
-	buf_size = struct_size(buf, teid, 1);
-	buf = kzalloc(buf_size, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!buf) {
-		dev_warn(dev, "Failure to alloc memory for VF node failover\n");
-		goto resume_traffic;
-	}
-
 	buf->hdr.src_parent_teid = parent_teid;
 	buf->hdr.dest_parent_teid = n_prt->info.node_teid;
 	buf->hdr.num_elems = cpu_to_le16(1);
 	buf->hdr.mode = ICE_AQC_MOVE_ELEM_MODE_KEEP_OWN;
 	buf->teid[0] = teid;
 
-	if (ice_aq_move_sched_elems(&lag->pf->hw, 1, buf, buf_size, &num_moved,
-				    NULL))
+	if (ice_aq_move_sched_elems(&lag->pf->hw, buf, buf_size, &num_moved))
 		dev_warn(dev, "Failure to move VF nodes for failover\n");
 	else
 		ice_sched_update_parent(n_prt, ctx->sched.vsi_node[tc]);
 
-	kfree(buf);
 	goto resume_traffic;
 
 qbuf_err:
@@ -757,10 +749,11 @@ static void
 ice_lag_reclaim_vf_tc(struct ice_lag *lag, struct ice_hw *src_hw, u16 vsi_num,
 		      u8 tc)
 {
-	u16 numq, valq, buf_size, num_moved, qbuf_size;
+	DEFINE_FLEX(struct ice_aqc_move_elem, buf, teid, 1);
 	struct device *dev = ice_pf_to_dev(lag->pf);
+	u16 numq, valq, num_moved, qbuf_size;
+	u16 buf_size = const_flex_size(buf);
 	struct ice_aqc_cfg_txqs_buf *qbuf;
-	struct ice_aqc_move_elem *buf;
 	struct ice_sched_node *n_prt;
 	__le32 teid, parent_teid;
 	struct ice_vsi_ctx *ctx;
@@ -822,26 +815,17 @@ ice_lag_reclaim_vf_tc(struct ice_lag *lag, struct ice_hw *src_hw, u16 vsi_num,
 		goto resume_reclaim;
 
 	/* Move node to new parent */
-	buf_size = struct_size(buf, teid, 1);
-	buf = kzalloc(buf_size, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!buf) {
-		dev_warn(dev, "Failure to alloc memory for VF node failover\n");
-		goto resume_reclaim;
-	}
-
 	buf->hdr.src_parent_teid = parent_teid;
 	buf->hdr.dest_parent_teid = n_prt->info.node_teid;
 	buf->hdr.num_elems = cpu_to_le16(1);
 	buf->hdr.mode = ICE_AQC_MOVE_ELEM_MODE_KEEP_OWN;
 	buf->teid[0] = teid;
 
-	if (ice_aq_move_sched_elems(&lag->pf->hw, 1, buf, buf_size, &num_moved,
-				    NULL))
+	if (ice_aq_move_sched_elems(&lag->pf->hw, buf, buf_size, &num_moved))
 		dev_warn(dev, "Failure to move VF nodes for LAG reclaim\n");
 	else
 		ice_sched_update_parent(n_prt, ctx->sched.vsi_node[tc]);
 
-	kfree(buf);
 	goto resume_reclaim;
 
 reclaim_qerr:
@@ -1797,10 +1781,11 @@ static void
 ice_lag_move_vf_nodes_tc_sync(struct ice_lag *lag, struct ice_hw *dest_hw,
 			      u16 vsi_num, u8 tc)
 {
-	u16 numq, valq, buf_size, num_moved, qbuf_size;
+	DEFINE_FLEX(struct ice_aqc_move_elem, buf, teid, 1);
 	struct device *dev = ice_pf_to_dev(lag->pf);
+	u16 numq, valq, num_moved, qbuf_size;
+	u16 buf_size = const_flex_size(buf);
 	struct ice_aqc_cfg_txqs_buf *qbuf;
-	struct ice_aqc_move_elem *buf;
 	struct ice_sched_node *n_prt;
 	__le32 teid, parent_teid;
 	struct ice_vsi_ctx *ctx;
@@ -1858,26 +1843,17 @@ ice_lag_move_vf_nodes_tc_sync(struct ice_lag *lag, struct ice_hw *dest_hw,
 		goto resume_sync;
 
 	/* Move node to new parent */
-	buf_size = struct_size(buf, teid, 1);
-	buf = kzalloc(buf_size, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!buf) {
-		dev_warn(dev, "Failure to alloc for VF node move in reset rebuild\n");
-		goto resume_sync;
-	}
-
 	buf->hdr.src_parent_teid = parent_teid;
 	buf->hdr.dest_parent_teid = n_prt->info.node_teid;
 	buf->hdr.num_elems = cpu_to_le16(1);
 	buf->hdr.mode = ICE_AQC_MOVE_ELEM_MODE_KEEP_OWN;
 	buf->teid[0] = teid;
 
-	if (ice_aq_move_sched_elems(&lag->pf->hw, 1, buf, buf_size, &num_moved,
-				    NULL))
+	if (ice_aq_move_sched_elems(&lag->pf->hw, buf, buf_size, &num_moved))
 		dev_warn(dev, "Failure to move VF nodes for LAG reset rebuild\n");
 	else
 		ice_sched_update_parent(n_prt, ctx->sched.vsi_node[tc]);
 
-	kfree(buf);
 	goto resume_sync;
 
 sync_qerr:
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_sched.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_sched.c
index 02b3a34b7698..e48db9da1c7e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_sched.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_sched.c
@@ -429,24 +429,20 @@ ice_aq_cfg_sched_elems(struct ice_hw *hw, u16 elems_req,
 }
 
 /**
- * ice_aq_move_sched_elems - move scheduler elements
+ * ice_aq_move_sched_elems - move scheduler element (just 1 group)
  * @hw: pointer to the HW struct
- * @grps_req: number of groups to move
  * @buf: pointer to buffer
  * @buf_size: buffer size in bytes
  * @grps_movd: returns total number of groups moved
- * @cd: pointer to command details structure or NULL
  *
  * Move scheduling elements (0x0408)
  */
 int
-ice_aq_move_sched_elems(struct ice_hw *hw, u16 grps_req,
-			struct ice_aqc_move_elem *buf, u16 buf_size,
-			u16 *grps_movd, struct ice_sq_cd *cd)
+ice_aq_move_sched_elems(struct ice_hw *hw, struct ice_aqc_move_elem *buf,
+			u16 buf_size, u16 *grps_movd)
 {
 	return ice_aqc_send_sched_elem_cmd(hw, ice_aqc_opc_move_sched_elems,
-					   grps_req, (void *)buf, buf_size,
-					   grps_movd, cd);
+					   1, buf, buf_size, grps_movd, NULL);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -2224,12 +2220,12 @@ int
 ice_sched_move_nodes(struct ice_port_info *pi, struct ice_sched_node *parent,
 		     u16 num_items, u32 *list)
 {
-	struct ice_aqc_move_elem *buf;
+	DEFINE_FLEX(struct ice_aqc_move_elem, buf, teid, 1);
+	u16 buf_len = const_flex_size(buf);
 	struct ice_sched_node *node;
 	u16 i, grps_movd = 0;
 	struct ice_hw *hw;
 	int status = 0;
-	u16 buf_len;
 
 	hw = pi->hw;
 
@@ -2241,35 +2237,27 @@ ice_sched_move_nodes(struct ice_port_info *pi, struct ice_sched_node *parent,
 	    hw->max_children[parent->tx_sched_layer])
 		return -ENOSPC;
 
-	buf_len = struct_size(buf, teid, 1);
-	buf = kzalloc(buf_len, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!buf)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-
 	for (i = 0; i < num_items; i++) {
 		node = ice_sched_find_node_by_teid(pi->root, list[i]);
 		if (!node) {
 			status = -EINVAL;
-			goto move_err_exit;
+			break;
 		}
 
 		buf->hdr.src_parent_teid = node->info.parent_teid;
 		buf->hdr.dest_parent_teid = parent->info.node_teid;
 		buf->teid[0] = node->info.node_teid;
 		buf->hdr.num_elems = cpu_to_le16(1);
-		status = ice_aq_move_sched_elems(hw, 1, buf, buf_len,
-						 &grps_movd, NULL);
+		status = ice_aq_move_sched_elems(hw, buf, buf_len, &grps_movd);
 		if (status && grps_movd != 1) {
 			status = -EIO;
-			goto move_err_exit;
+			break;
 		}
 
 		/* update the SW DB */
 		ice_sched_update_parent(parent, node);
 	}
 
-move_err_exit:
-	kfree(buf);
 	return status;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_sched.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_sched.h
index 8bd26353d76a..dc24bf55ff05 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_sched.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_sched.h
@@ -165,10 +165,8 @@ ice_sched_add_nodes_to_layer(struct ice_port_info *pi,
 			     u16 *num_nodes_added);
 void ice_sched_replay_agg_vsi_preinit(struct ice_hw *hw);
 void ice_sched_replay_agg(struct ice_hw *hw);
-int
-ice_aq_move_sched_elems(struct ice_hw *hw, u16 grps_req,
-			struct ice_aqc_move_elem *buf, u16 buf_size,
-			u16 *grps_movd, struct ice_sq_cd *cd);
+int ice_aq_move_sched_elems(struct ice_hw *hw, struct ice_aqc_move_elem *buf,
+			    u16 buf_size, u16 *grps_movd);
 int ice_replay_vsi_agg(struct ice_hw *hw, u16 vsi_handle);
 int ice_sched_replay_q_bw(struct ice_port_info *pi, struct ice_q_ctx *q_ctx);
 #endif /* _ICE_SCHED_H_ */
