diff --git a/include/net/net.h b/include/net/net.h
index 685ec58318..011031ef77 100644
--- a/include/net/net.h
+++ b/include/net/net.h
@@ -56,8 +56,6 @@ typedef RxFilterInfo *(QueryRxFilter)(NetClientState *);
 typedef bool (HasUfo)(NetClientState *);
 typedef bool (HasVnetHdr)(NetClientState *);
 typedef bool (HasVnetHdrLen)(NetClientState *, int);
-typedef bool (GetUsingVnetHdr)(NetClientState *);
-typedef void (UsingVnetHdr)(NetClientState *, bool);
 typedef void (SetOffload)(NetClientState *, int, int, int, int, int);
 typedef int (GetVnetHdrLen)(NetClientState *);
 typedef void (SetVnetHdrLen)(NetClientState *, int);
@@ -86,8 +84,6 @@ typedef struct NetClientInfo {
     HasUfo *has_ufo;
     HasVnetHdr *has_vnet_hdr;
     HasVnetHdrLen *has_vnet_hdr_len;
-    GetUsingVnetHdr *get_using_vnet_hdr;
-    UsingVnetHdr *using_vnet_hdr;
     SetOffload *set_offload;
     GetVnetHdrLen *get_vnet_hdr_len;
     SetVnetHdrLen *set_vnet_hdr_len;
@@ -191,8 +187,6 @@ void qemu_format_nic_info_str(NetClientState *nc, uint8_t macaddr[6]);
 bool qemu_has_ufo(NetClientState *nc);
 bool qemu_has_vnet_hdr(NetClientState *nc);
 bool qemu_has_vnet_hdr_len(NetClientState *nc, int len);
-bool qemu_get_using_vnet_hdr(NetClientState *nc);
-void qemu_using_vnet_hdr(NetClientState *nc, bool enable);
 void qemu_set_offload(NetClientState *nc, int csum, int tso4, int tso6,
                       int ecn, int ufo);
 int qemu_get_vnet_hdr_len(NetClientState *nc);
diff --git a/hw/net/e1000e.c b/hw/net/e1000e.c
index e41a6c1038..4edb58858e 100644
--- a/hw/net/e1000e.c
+++ b/hw/net/e1000e.c
@@ -352,7 +352,6 @@ e1000e_init_net_peer(E1000EState *s, PCIDevice *pci_dev, uint8_t *macaddr)
     for (i = 0; i < s->conf.peers.queues; i++) {
         nc = qemu_get_subqueue(s->nic, i);
         qemu_set_vnet_hdr_len(nc->peer, sizeof(struct virtio_net_hdr));
-        qemu_using_vnet_hdr(nc->peer, true);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/hw/net/igb.c b/hw/net/igb.c
index 8b713843d9..cfdb148051 100644
--- a/hw/net/igb.c
+++ b/hw/net/igb.c
@@ -339,7 +339,6 @@ igb_init_net_peer(IGBState *s, PCIDevice *pci_dev, uint8_t *macaddr)
     for (i = 0; i < s->conf.peers.queues; i++) {
         nc = qemu_get_subqueue(s->nic, i);
         qemu_set_vnet_hdr_len(nc->peer, sizeof(struct virtio_net_hdr));
-        qemu_using_vnet_hdr(nc->peer, true);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/hw/net/net_tx_pkt.c b/hw/net/net_tx_pkt.c
index 2e5f58b3c9..668871f8d8 100644
--- a/hw/net/net_tx_pkt.c
+++ b/hw/net/net_tx_pkt.c
@@ -578,7 +578,7 @@ static void net_tx_pkt_sendv(
 {
     NetClientState *nc = opaque;
 
-    if (qemu_get_using_vnet_hdr(nc->peer)) {
+    if (qemu_get_vnet_hdr_len(nc->peer)) {
         qemu_sendv_packet(nc, virt_iov, virt_iov_cnt);
     } else {
         qemu_sendv_packet(nc, iov, iov_cnt);
@@ -808,7 +808,7 @@ static bool net_tx_pkt_do_sw_fragmentation(struct NetTxPkt *pkt,
 
 bool net_tx_pkt_send(struct NetTxPkt *pkt, NetClientState *nc)
 {
-    bool offload = qemu_get_using_vnet_hdr(nc->peer);
+    bool offload = !!qemu_get_vnet_hdr_len(nc->peer);
     return net_tx_pkt_send_custom(pkt, offload, net_tx_pkt_sendv, nc);
 }
 
diff --git a/hw/net/virtio-net.c b/hw/net/virtio-net.c
index 9a93a2df01..cab79f19cb 100644
--- a/hw/net/virtio-net.c
+++ b/hw/net/virtio-net.c
@@ -3709,9 +3709,6 @@ static void virtio_net_device_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
 
     peer_test_vnet_hdr(n);
     if (peer_has_vnet_hdr(n)) {
-        for (i = 0; i < n->max_queue_pairs; i++) {
-            qemu_using_vnet_hdr(qemu_get_subqueue(n->nic, i)->peer, true);
-        }
         n->host_hdr_len = sizeof(struct virtio_net_hdr);
     } else {
         n->host_hdr_len = 0;
diff --git a/hw/net/vmxnet3.c b/hw/net/vmxnet3.c
index 3df1d1b101..a9619108ca 100644
--- a/hw/net/vmxnet3.c
+++ b/hw/net/vmxnet3.c
@@ -2086,8 +2086,6 @@ static void vmxnet3_net_init(VMXNET3State *s)
     if (s->peer_has_vhdr) {
         qemu_set_vnet_hdr_len(qemu_get_queue(s->nic)->peer,
             sizeof(struct virtio_net_hdr));
-
-        qemu_using_vnet_hdr(qemu_get_queue(s->nic)->peer, 1);
     }
 
     qemu_format_nic_info_str(qemu_get_queue(s->nic), s->conf.macaddr.a);
diff --git a/net/dump.c b/net/dump.c
index 7d05f16ca7..d2defe4ed9 100644
--- a/net/dump.c
+++ b/net/dump.c
@@ -154,10 +154,8 @@ static ssize_t filter_dump_receive_iov(NetFilterState *nf, NetClientState *sndr,
                                        int iovcnt, NetPacketSent *sent_cb)
 {
     NetFilterDumpState *nfds = FILTER_DUMP(nf);
-    int offset = qemu_get_using_vnet_hdr(nf->netdev) ?
-                 qemu_get_vnet_hdr_len(nf->netdev) : 0;
 
-    dump_receive_iov(&nfds->ds, iov, iovcnt, offset);
+    dump_receive_iov(&nfds->ds, iov, iovcnt, qemu_get_vnet_hdr_len(nf->netdev));
     return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/net/net.c b/net/net.c
index 3523cceafc..1bb4f33a63 100644
--- a/net/net.c
+++ b/net/net.c
@@ -515,24 +515,6 @@ bool qemu_has_vnet_hdr_len(NetClientState *nc, int len)
     return nc->info->has_vnet_hdr_len(nc, len);
 }
 
-bool qemu_get_using_vnet_hdr(NetClientState *nc)
-{
-    if (!nc || !nc->info->get_using_vnet_hdr) {
-        return false;
-    }
-
-    return nc->info->get_using_vnet_hdr(nc);
-}
-
-void qemu_using_vnet_hdr(NetClientState *nc, bool enable)
-{
-    if (!nc || !nc->info->using_vnet_hdr) {
-        return;
-    }
-
-    nc->info->using_vnet_hdr(nc, enable);
-}
-
 void qemu_set_offload(NetClientState *nc, int csum, int tso4, int tso6,
                           int ecn, int ufo)
 {
diff --git a/net/netmap.c b/net/netmap.c
index 9e0cec58d3..b7a669f862 100644
--- a/net/netmap.c
+++ b/net/netmap.c
@@ -351,10 +351,6 @@ static bool netmap_has_vnet_hdr(NetClientState *nc)
     return netmap_has_vnet_hdr_len(nc, sizeof(struct virtio_net_hdr));
 }
 
-static void netmap_using_vnet_hdr(NetClientState *nc, bool enable)
-{
-}
-
 static void netmap_set_vnet_hdr_len(NetClientState *nc, int len)
 {
     NetmapState *s = DO_UPCAST(NetmapState, nc, nc);
@@ -393,7 +389,6 @@ static NetClientInfo net_netmap_info = {
     .has_ufo = netmap_has_vnet_hdr,
     .has_vnet_hdr = netmap_has_vnet_hdr,
     .has_vnet_hdr_len = netmap_has_vnet_hdr_len,
-    .using_vnet_hdr = netmap_using_vnet_hdr,
     .set_offload = netmap_set_offload,
     .set_vnet_hdr_len = netmap_set_vnet_hdr_len,
 };
diff --git a/net/tap.c b/net/tap.c
index 0403729739..4667933ffe 100644
--- a/net/tap.c
+++ b/net/tap.c
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ static int tap_get_vnet_hdr_len(NetClientState *nc)
 {
     TAPState *s = DO_UPCAST(TAPState, nc, nc);
 
-    return s->host_vnet_hdr_len;
+    return s->using_vnet_hdr ? s->host_vnet_hdr_len : 0;
 }
 
 static void tap_set_vnet_hdr_len(NetClientState *nc, int len)
@@ -269,23 +269,7 @@ static void tap_set_vnet_hdr_len(NetClientState *nc, int len)
 
     tap_fd_set_vnet_hdr_len(s->fd, len);
     s->host_vnet_hdr_len = len;
-}
-
-static bool tap_get_using_vnet_hdr(NetClientState *nc)
-{
-    TAPState *s = DO_UPCAST(TAPState, nc, nc);
-
-    return s->using_vnet_hdr;
-}
-
-static void tap_using_vnet_hdr(NetClientState *nc, bool using_vnet_hdr)
-{
-    TAPState *s = DO_UPCAST(TAPState, nc, nc);
-
-    assert(nc->info->type == NET_CLIENT_DRIVER_TAP);
-    assert(!!s->host_vnet_hdr_len == using_vnet_hdr);
-
-    s->using_vnet_hdr = using_vnet_hdr;
+    s->using_vnet_hdr = true;
 }
 
 static int tap_set_vnet_le(NetClientState *nc, bool is_le)
@@ -382,8 +366,6 @@ static NetClientInfo net_tap_info = {
     .has_ufo = tap_has_ufo,
     .has_vnet_hdr = tap_has_vnet_hdr,
     .has_vnet_hdr_len = tap_has_vnet_hdr_len,
-    .get_using_vnet_hdr = tap_get_using_vnet_hdr,
-    .using_vnet_hdr = tap_using_vnet_hdr,
     .set_offload = tap_set_offload,
     .get_vnet_hdr_len = tap_get_vnet_hdr_len,
     .set_vnet_hdr_len = tap_set_vnet_hdr_len,
