diff --git a/docs/configuration/reference.rst b/docs/configuration/reference.rst
index 84a951cb956..598e195af13 100644
--- a/docs/configuration/reference.rst
+++ b/docs/configuration/reference.rst
@@ -642,19 +642,6 @@ can impact performance. Default is 1024.
       num-rx-desc <n>
    }
 
-vlan-strip-offload on | off
-^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
-
-VLAN strip offload mode for interface. VLAN stripping is off by default
-for all NICs except VICs, using ENIC driver, which has VLAN stripping on
-by default.
-
-.. code-block:: console
-
-   dev 000:02:00.1 {
-      vlan-strip-offload on|off
-   }
-
 uio-driver driver-name
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
diff --git a/extras/vpp_config/data/startup.conf.template b/extras/vpp_config/data/startup.conf.template
index ccd2cf34a4e..baa58f1de53 100644
--- a/extras/vpp_config/data/startup.conf.template
+++ b/extras/vpp_config/data/startup.conf.template
@@ -98,10 +98,6 @@ dpdk {{
 		# num-rx-desc 512
 		# num-tx-desc 512
 
-		## VLAN strip offload mode for interface
-		## Default is off
-		# vlan-strip-offload on
-
 		## TCP Segment Offload
 		## Default is off
 		## To enable TSO, 'enable-tcp-udp-checksum' must be set