diff --git a/neutron_lib/api/definitions/portbindings.py b/neutron_lib/api/definitions/portbindings.py
index fab287241..77db22b55 100644
--- a/neutron_lib/api/definitions/portbindings.py
+++ b/neutron_lib/api/definitions/portbindings.py
@@ -87,10 +87,6 @@ VIF_TYPE_BINDING_FAILED = 'binding_failed'
 VIF_TYPE_DISTRIBUTED = 'distributed'
 VIF_TYPE_OVS = 'ovs'
 VIF_TYPE_BRIDGE = 'bridge'
-# - ovs-acceleration: The ovs acceleration interface type is a SR-IOV hostdev
-#                     interface which support switchdev mode provided by
-#                     kernel 4.8.
-VIF_TYPE_OVS_ACCELERATION = 'ovs_acceleration'
 VIF_TYPE_OTHER = 'other'
 VIF_TYPE_TAP = 'tap'
 # vif_type_macvtap: Tells Nova that the macvtap vif_driver should be used to
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/add_vif_type_ovs_acceleration-0f983fa70c6d7519.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/add_vif_type_ovs_acceleration-0f983fa70c6d7519.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index 7af751434..000000000
--- a/releasenotes/notes/add_vif_type_ovs_acceleration-0f983fa70c6d7519.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
----
-features:
-  - Add new vif type ``VIF_TYPE_OVS_ACCELERATION`` to portbindings.
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