diff --git a/vhost_user_net/src/lib.rs b/vhost_user_net/src/lib.rs
index ec860c37b..82261e1ce 100644
--- a/vhost_user_net/src/lib.rs
+++ b/vhost_user_net/src/lib.rs
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ use vhost::vhost_user::message::*;
 use vhost::vhost_user::Listener;
 use vhost_user_backend::{GuestMemoryMmap, VhostUserBackend, VhostUserDaemon, Vring, VringWorker};
 use virtio_bindings::bindings::virtio_net::*;
-use virtio_bindings::bindings::virtio_ring::VIRTIO_RING_F_EVENT_IDX;
 use vm_memory::GuestMemoryAtomic;
 use vmm_sys_util::eventfd::EventFd;
 
@@ -174,7 +173,6 @@ impl VhostUserBackend for VhostUserNetBackend {
             | 1 << VIRTIO_NET_F_MAC
             | 1 << VIRTIO_F_NOTIFY_ON_EMPTY
             | 1 << VIRTIO_F_VERSION_1
-            | 1 << VIRTIO_RING_F_EVENT_IDX
             | VhostUserVirtioFeatures::PROTOCOL_FEATURES.bits()
     }