diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice.h
index 71e05d30f0fd..a6e6c9e1edc1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice.h
@@ -478,9 +478,6 @@ struct ice_q_vector {
 	struct ice_ring_container rx;
 	struct ice_ring_container tx;
 
-	cpumask_t affinity_mask;
-	struct irq_affinity_notify affinity_notify;
-
 	struct ice_channel *ch;
 
 	char name[ICE_INT_NAME_STR_LEN];
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_base.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_base.c
index b2af8e3586f7..86cf715de00f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_base.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_base.c
@@ -147,10 +147,6 @@ static int ice_vsi_alloc_q_vector(struct ice_vsi *vsi, u16 v_idx)
 	q_vector->reg_idx = q_vector->irq.index;
 	q_vector->vf_reg_idx = q_vector->irq.index;
 
-	/* only set affinity_mask if the CPU is online */
-	if (cpu_online(v_idx))
-		cpumask_set_cpu(v_idx, &q_vector->affinity_mask);
-
 	/* This will not be called in the driver load path because the netdev
 	 * will not be created yet. All other cases with register the NAPI
 	 * handler here (i.e. resume, reset/rebuild, etc.)
@@ -276,7 +272,8 @@ static void ice_cfg_xps_tx_ring(struct ice_tx_ring *ring)
 	if (test_and_set_bit(ICE_TX_XPS_INIT_DONE, ring->xps_state))
 		return;
 
-	netif_set_xps_queue(ring->netdev, &ring->q_vector->affinity_mask,
+	netif_set_xps_queue(ring->netdev,
+			    &ring->q_vector->napi.config->affinity_mask,
 			    ring->q_index);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_lib.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_lib.c
index a7d45a8ce7ac..b5b93a426933 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_lib.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_lib.c
@@ -2589,12 +2589,6 @@ void ice_vsi_free_irq(struct ice_vsi *vsi)
 		      vsi->q_vectors[i]->num_ring_rx))
 			continue;
 
-		/* clear the affinity notifier in the IRQ descriptor */
-		if (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_RFS_ACCEL))
-			irq_set_affinity_notifier(irq_num, NULL);
-
-		/* clear the affinity_hint in the IRQ descriptor */
-		irq_update_affinity_hint(irq_num, NULL);
 		synchronize_irq(irq_num);
 		devm_free_irq(ice_pf_to_dev(pf), irq_num, vsi->q_vectors[i]);
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_main.c
index 1701f7143f24..8df7332fcbbb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_main.c
@@ -2512,34 +2512,6 @@ int ice_schedule_reset(struct ice_pf *pf, enum ice_reset_req reset)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-/**
- * ice_irq_affinity_notify - Callback for affinity changes
- * @notify: context as to what irq was changed
- * @mask: the new affinity mask
- *
- * This is a callback function used by the irq_set_affinity_notifier function
- * so that we may register to receive changes to the irq affinity masks.
- */
-static void
-ice_irq_affinity_notify(struct irq_affinity_notify *notify,
-			const cpumask_t *mask)
-{
-	struct ice_q_vector *q_vector =
-		container_of(notify, struct ice_q_vector, affinity_notify);
-
-	cpumask_copy(&q_vector->affinity_mask, mask);
-}
-
-/**
- * ice_irq_affinity_release - Callback for affinity notifier release
- * @ref: internal core kernel usage
- *
- * This is a callback function used by the irq_set_affinity_notifier function
- * to inform the current notification subscriber that they will no longer
- * receive notifications.
- */
-static void ice_irq_affinity_release(struct kref __always_unused *ref) {}
-
 /**
  * ice_vsi_ena_irq - Enable IRQ for the given VSI
  * @vsi: the VSI being configured
@@ -2603,19 +2575,6 @@ static int ice_vsi_req_irq_msix(struct ice_vsi *vsi, char *basename)
 				   err);
 			goto free_q_irqs;
 		}
-
-		/* register for affinity change notifications */
-		if (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_RFS_ACCEL)) {
-			struct irq_affinity_notify *affinity_notify;
-
-			affinity_notify = &q_vector->affinity_notify;
-			affinity_notify->notify = ice_irq_affinity_notify;
-			affinity_notify->release = ice_irq_affinity_release;
-			irq_set_affinity_notifier(irq_num, affinity_notify);
-		}
-
-		/* assign the mask for this irq */
-		irq_update_affinity_hint(irq_num, &q_vector->affinity_mask);
 	}
 
 	err = ice_set_cpu_rx_rmap(vsi);
@@ -2631,9 +2590,6 @@ static int ice_vsi_req_irq_msix(struct ice_vsi *vsi, char *basename)
 free_q_irqs:
 	while (vector--) {
 		irq_num = vsi->q_vectors[vector]->irq.virq;
-		if (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_RFS_ACCEL))
-			irq_set_affinity_notifier(irq_num, NULL);
-		irq_update_affinity_hint(irq_num, NULL);
 		devm_free_irq(dev, irq_num, &vsi->q_vectors[vector]);
 	}
 	return err;
@@ -3674,6 +3630,9 @@ void ice_set_netdev_features(struct net_device *netdev)
 	 */
 	netdev->hw_features |= NETIF_F_RXFCS;
 
+	/* Allow core to manage IRQs affinity */
+	netif_enable_irq_affinity(netdev);
+
 	netif_set_tso_max_size(netdev, ICE_MAX_TSO_SIZE);
 }
 
