diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f3c9d59a5..0e9b681c0 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ A new `spdk_bdev_part_base_construct_ext` function has been added and the
 of bdev structure to avoid a race condition that can happen when the bdev is being
 removed between a call to get its structure based on a name and actually openning it.
 
+Removed `spdk_bdev_config_text` function for bdev modules to report legacy config.
+
 ### blobstore
 
 A new `spdk_bdev_create_bs_dev_ext` function has been added and `spdk_bdev_create_bs_dev_from_desc`
diff --git a/include/spdk/bdev.h b/include/spdk/bdev.h
index 5fcbe71cc..749404d22 100644
--- a/include/spdk/bdev.h
+++ b/include/spdk/bdev.h
@@ -242,13 +242,6 @@ void spdk_bdev_initialize(spdk_bdev_init_cb cb_fn, void *cb_arg);
  */
 void spdk_bdev_finish(spdk_bdev_fini_cb cb_fn, void *cb_arg);
 
-/**
- * Get the configuration options for the registered block device modules.
- *
- * \param fp The pointer to a file that will be written to the configuration options.
- */
-void spdk_bdev_config_text(FILE *fp);
-
 /**
  * Get the full configuration options for the registered block device modules and created bdevs.
  *
diff --git a/include/spdk/bdev_module.h b/include/spdk/bdev_module.h
index 899470283..0e567d655 100644
--- a/include/spdk/bdev_module.h
+++ b/include/spdk/bdev_module.h
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ struct spdk_bdev_module {
 	/**
 	 * Function called to return a text string representing the
 	 * module's configuration options for inclusion in a configuration file.
+	 * (Deprecated and shall not be called by bdev layer)
 	 */
 	void (*config_text)(FILE *fp);
 
diff --git a/lib/bdev/Makefile b/lib/bdev/Makefile
index 497e4bb27..d3f7ef487 100644
--- a/lib/bdev/Makefile
+++ b/lib/bdev/Makefile
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@
 SPDK_ROOT_DIR := $(abspath $(CURDIR)/../..)
 include $(SPDK_ROOT_DIR)/mk/spdk.common.mk
 
-SO_VER := 3
-SO_MINOR := 1
+SO_VER := 4
+SO_MINOR := 0
 
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_VTUNE),y)
 CFLAGS += -I$(CONFIG_VTUNE_DIR)/include -I$(CONFIG_VTUNE_DIR)/sdk/src/ittnotify
diff --git a/lib/bdev/bdev.c b/lib/bdev/bdev.c
index af50e5d7b..cdcb44a4a 100644
--- a/lib/bdev/bdev.c
+++ b/lib/bdev/bdev.c
@@ -981,18 +981,6 @@ bdev_module_get_max_ctx_size(void)
 	return max_bdev_module_size;
 }
 
-void
-spdk_bdev_config_text(FILE *fp)
-{
-	struct spdk_bdev_module *bdev_module;
-
-	TAILQ_FOREACH(bdev_module, &g_bdev_mgr.bdev_modules, internal.tailq) {
-		if (bdev_module->config_text) {
-			bdev_module->config_text(fp);
-		}
-	}
-}
-
 static void
 bdev_qos_config_json(struct spdk_bdev *bdev, struct spdk_json_write_ctx *w)
 {
diff --git a/lib/bdev/spdk_bdev.map b/lib/bdev/spdk_bdev.map
index 36a592a36..438c92b5f 100644
--- a/lib/bdev/spdk_bdev.map
+++ b/lib/bdev/spdk_bdev.map
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 	spdk_bdev_examine;
 	spdk_bdev_initialize;
 	spdk_bdev_finish;
-	spdk_bdev_config_text;
 	spdk_bdev_subsystem_config_json;
 	spdk_bdev_get_by_name;
 	spdk_bdev_first;
diff --git a/module/bdev/compress/vbdev_compress.c b/module/bdev/compress/vbdev_compress.c
index 59e7f5c52..6c121522e 100644
--- a/module/bdev/compress/vbdev_compress.c
+++ b/module/bdev/compress/vbdev_compress.c
@@ -1561,7 +1561,6 @@ static const struct spdk_bdev_fn_table vbdev_compress_fn_table = {
 static struct spdk_bdev_module compress_if = {
 	.name = "compress",
 	.module_init = vbdev_compress_init,
-	.config_text = NULL,
 	.get_ctx_size = vbdev_compress_get_ctx_size,
 	.examine_disk = vbdev_compress_examine,
 	.module_fini = vbdev_compress_finish,
diff --git a/module/bdev/delay/vbdev_delay.c b/module/bdev/delay/vbdev_delay.c
index fafa0702c..bbab2a403 100644
--- a/module/bdev/delay/vbdev_delay.c
+++ b/module/bdev/delay/vbdev_delay.c
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ static int vbdev_delay_config_json(struct spdk_json_write_ctx *w);
 static struct spdk_bdev_module delay_if = {
 	.name = "delay",
 	.module_init = vbdev_delay_init,
-	.config_text = NULL,
 	.get_ctx_size = vbdev_delay_get_ctx_size,
 	.examine_config = vbdev_delay_examine,
 	.module_fini = vbdev_delay_finish,
diff --git a/module/bdev/zone_block/vbdev_zone_block.c b/module/bdev/zone_block/vbdev_zone_block.c
index 90060c4e2..2838f38ed 100644
--- a/module/bdev/zone_block/vbdev_zone_block.c
+++ b/module/bdev/zone_block/vbdev_zone_block.c
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ static struct spdk_bdev_module bdev_zoned_if = {
 	.name = "bdev_zoned_block",
 	.module_init = zone_block_init,
 	.module_fini = zone_block_finish,
-	.config_text = NULL,
 	.config_json = zone_block_config_json,
 	.examine_config = zone_block_examine,
 	.get_ctx_size = zone_block_get_ctx_size,
diff --git a/module/event/subsystems/bdev/bdev.c b/module/event/subsystems/bdev/bdev.c
index 5776cf273..9b4917c7e 100644
--- a/module/event/subsystems/bdev/bdev.c
+++ b/module/event/subsystems/bdev/bdev.c
@@ -74,7 +74,6 @@ static struct spdk_subsystem g_spdk_subsystem_bdev = {
 	.name = "bdev",
 	.init = bdev_subsystem_initialize,
 	.fini = bdev_subsystem_finish,
-	.config = spdk_bdev_config_text,
 	.write_config_json = bdev_subsystem_config_json,
 };