diff --git a/zebra/zebra_dplane.c b/zebra/zebra_dplane.c
index d34e1433ce..eaaeaccc25 100644
--- a/zebra/zebra_dplane.c
+++ b/zebra/zebra_dplane.c
@@ -3138,25 +3138,6 @@ enum zebra_dplane_result dplane_local_neigh_add(const struct interface *ifp,
 	return result;
 }
 
-/*
- * Enqueue evpn neighbor update for the dataplane.
- */
-enum zebra_dplane_result dplane_rem_neigh_update(const struct interface *ifp,
-					     const struct ipaddr *ip,
-					     const struct ethaddr *mac)
-{
-	enum zebra_dplane_result result;
-	uint32_t update_flags = 0;
-
-	update_flags |= DPLANE_NEIGH_REMOTE;
-
-	result = neigh_update_internal(DPLANE_OP_NEIGH_UPDATE,
-				       ifp, mac, ip, 0, DPLANE_NUD_PROBE,
-				       update_flags);
-
-	return result;
-}
-
 /*
  * Enqueue evpn neighbor delete for the dataplane.
  */
diff --git a/zebra/zebra_dplane.h b/zebra/zebra_dplane.h
index 3b5eda2486..31eb65922e 100644
--- a/zebra/zebra_dplane.h
+++ b/zebra/zebra_dplane.h
@@ -556,9 +556,6 @@ enum zebra_dplane_result dplane_local_neigh_add(const struct interface *ifp,
 					  const struct ethaddr *mac,
 					  bool set_router, bool set_static,
 					  bool set_inactive);
-enum zebra_dplane_result dplane_rem_neigh_update(const struct interface *ifp,
-					     const struct ipaddr *ip,
-					     const struct ethaddr *mac);
 enum zebra_dplane_result dplane_rem_neigh_delete(const struct interface *ifp,
 					     const struct ipaddr *ip);
 
diff --git a/zebra/zebra_evpn_neigh.c b/zebra/zebra_evpn_neigh.c
index 12e9831d2d..58430b8ece 100644
--- a/zebra/zebra_evpn_neigh.c
+++ b/zebra/zebra_evpn_neigh.c
@@ -1067,35 +1067,6 @@ void zebra_evpn_process_neigh_on_remote_mac_del(zebra_evpn_t *zevpn,
 	/* NOTE: Currently a NO-OP. */
 }
 
-/*
- * Probe neighbor from the kernel.
- */
-static int zebra_evpn_neigh_probe(zebra_evpn_t *zevpn, zebra_neigh_t *n)
-{
-	struct interface *vlan_if;
-
-	vlan_if = zevpn_map_to_svi(zevpn);
-	if (!vlan_if)
-		return -1;
-
-	dplane_rem_neigh_update(vlan_if, &n->ip, &n->emac);
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static void zebra_evpn_probe_neigh_on_mac_add(zebra_evpn_t *zevpn,
-					      zebra_mac_t *zmac)
-{
-	zebra_neigh_t *nbr = NULL;
-	struct listnode *node = NULL;
-
-	for (ALL_LIST_ELEMENTS_RO(zmac->neigh_list, node, nbr)) {
-		if (CHECK_FLAG(nbr->flags, ZEBRA_NEIGH_LOCAL)
-		    && IS_ZEBRA_NEIGH_INACTIVE(nbr))
-			zebra_evpn_neigh_probe(zevpn, nbr);
-	}
-}
-
 static inline void zebra_evpn_local_neigh_update_log(
 	const char *pfx, zebra_neigh_t *n, bool is_router, bool local_inactive,
 	bool old_bgp_ready, bool new_bgp_ready, bool inform_dataplane,
@@ -2282,8 +2253,6 @@ void process_neigh_remote_macip_add(zebra_evpn_t *zevpn, struct zebra_vrf *zvrf,
 			zebra_evpn_rem_neigh_install(zevpn, n, old_static);
 	}
 
-	zebra_evpn_probe_neigh_on_mac_add(zevpn, mac);
-
 	/* Update seq number. */
 	n->rem_seq = seq;
 }