diff --git a/virtcontainers/device/api/interface.go b/virtcontainers/device/api/interface.go
index eb9ce6b6ae..6d67d03606 100644
--- a/virtcontainers/device/api/interface.go
+++ b/virtcontainers/device/api/interface.go
@@ -48,8 +48,6 @@ type Device interface {
 	// DeviceType indicates which kind of device it is
 	// e.g. block, vfio or vhost user
 	DeviceType() config.DeviceType
-	// GetDeviceInfo returns device information that the device is created based on
-	GetDeviceInfo() *config.DeviceInfo
 	// GetDeviceDrive returns device specific data used for hotplugging by hypervisor
 	// Caller could cast the return value to device specific struct
 	// e.g. Block device returns *config.BlockDrive and
diff --git a/virtcontainers/device/drivers/block.go b/virtcontainers/device/drivers/block.go
index da41cf2ecb..518425f1ee 100644
--- a/virtcontainers/device/drivers/block.go
+++ b/virtcontainers/device/drivers/block.go
@@ -112,11 +112,6 @@ func (device *BlockDevice) DeviceID() string {
 	return device.ID
 }
 
-// GetDeviceInfo returns device information that the device is created based on
-func (device *BlockDevice) GetDeviceInfo() *config.DeviceInfo {
-	return device.DeviceInfo
-}
-
 // GetDeviceDrive returns device information used for creating
 func (device *BlockDevice) GetDeviceDrive() interface{} {
 	return device.BlockDrive
diff --git a/virtcontainers/device/drivers/generic.go b/virtcontainers/device/drivers/generic.go
index e339af2105..ccb43f34b8 100644
--- a/virtcontainers/device/drivers/generic.go
+++ b/virtcontainers/device/drivers/generic.go
@@ -50,11 +50,6 @@ func (device *GenericDevice) DeviceType() config.DeviceType {
 	return config.DeviceGeneric
 }
 
-// GetDeviceInfo returns device information that the device is created based on
-func (device *GenericDevice) GetDeviceInfo() *config.DeviceInfo {
-	return device.DeviceInfo
-}
-
 // GetDeviceDrive returns device information used for creating
 func (device *GenericDevice) GetDeviceDrive() interface{} {
 	return device.DeviceInfo
diff --git a/virtcontainers/device/drivers/vfio.go b/virtcontainers/device/drivers/vfio.go
index 313411ab1c..e47e940bb2 100644
--- a/virtcontainers/device/drivers/vfio.go
+++ b/virtcontainers/device/drivers/vfio.go
@@ -104,11 +104,6 @@ func (device *VFIODevice) DeviceID() string {
 	return device.ID
 }
 
-// GetDeviceInfo returns device information that the device is created based on
-func (device *VFIODevice) GetDeviceInfo() *config.DeviceInfo {
-	return device.DeviceInfo
-}
-
 // GetDeviceDrive returns device information used for creating
 func (device *VFIODevice) GetDeviceDrive() interface{} {
 	return device.vfioDrives
diff --git a/virtcontainers/device/drivers/vhost_user_blk.go b/virtcontainers/device/drivers/vhost_user_blk.go
index dc4b4db1b9..ea1a22530e 100644
--- a/virtcontainers/device/drivers/vhost_user_blk.go
+++ b/virtcontainers/device/drivers/vhost_user_blk.go
@@ -67,11 +67,6 @@ func (device *VhostUserBlkDevice) DeviceType() config.DeviceType {
 	return config.VhostUserBlk
 }
 
-// GetDeviceInfo returns device information that the device is created based on
-func (device *VhostUserBlkDevice) GetDeviceInfo() *config.DeviceInfo {
-	return device.DeviceInfo
-}
-
 // GetDeviceDrive returns device information used for creating
 func (device *VhostUserBlkDevice) GetDeviceDrive() interface{} {
 	device.Type = device.DeviceType()
diff --git a/virtcontainers/device/drivers/vhost_user_net.go b/virtcontainers/device/drivers/vhost_user_net.go
index dd3bd53d98..663e72a217 100644
--- a/virtcontainers/device/drivers/vhost_user_net.go
+++ b/virtcontainers/device/drivers/vhost_user_net.go
@@ -67,11 +67,6 @@ func (device *VhostUserNetDevice) DeviceType() config.DeviceType {
 	return config.VhostUserNet
 }
 
-// GetDeviceInfo returns device information that the device is created based on
-func (device *VhostUserNetDevice) GetDeviceInfo() *config.DeviceInfo {
-	return device.DeviceInfo
-}
-
 // GetDeviceDrive returns device information used for creating
 func (device *VhostUserNetDevice) GetDeviceDrive() interface{} {
 	device.Type = device.DeviceType()
diff --git a/virtcontainers/device/drivers/vhost_user_scsi.go b/virtcontainers/device/drivers/vhost_user_scsi.go
index ec273f39de..98bac82d52 100644
--- a/virtcontainers/device/drivers/vhost_user_scsi.go
+++ b/virtcontainers/device/drivers/vhost_user_scsi.go
@@ -67,11 +67,6 @@ func (device *VhostUserSCSIDevice) DeviceType() config.DeviceType {
 	return config.VhostUserSCSI
 }
 
-// GetDeviceInfo returns device information that the device is created based on
-func (device *VhostUserSCSIDevice) GetDeviceInfo() *config.DeviceInfo {
-	return device.DeviceInfo
-}
-
 // GetDeviceDrive returns device information used for creating
 func (device *VhostUserSCSIDevice) GetDeviceDrive() interface{} {
 	device.Type = device.DeviceType()