diff --git a/lib/nvmf/ctrlr_bdev.c b/lib/nvmf/ctrlr_bdev.c
index 0b6ecbbb9..2d7c606d6 100644
--- a/lib/nvmf/ctrlr_bdev.c
+++ b/lib/nvmf/ctrlr_bdev.c
@@ -131,25 +131,10 @@ nvmf_bdev_ctrlr_identify_ns(struct spdk_nvmf_ns *ns, struct spdk_nvme_ns_data *n
 			nsdata->mc.extended = 1;
 			nsdata->mc.pointer = 0;
 			nsdata->dps.md_start = spdk_bdev_is_dif_head_of_md(bdev);
-
-			switch (spdk_bdev_get_dif_type(bdev)) {
-			case SPDK_DIF_TYPE1:
-				nsdata->dpc.pit1 = 1;
-				nsdata->dps.pit = SPDK_NVME_FMT_NVM_PROTECTION_TYPE1;
-				break;
-			case SPDK_DIF_TYPE2:
-				nsdata->dpc.pit2 = 1;
-				nsdata->dps.pit = SPDK_NVME_FMT_NVM_PROTECTION_TYPE2;
-				break;
-			case SPDK_DIF_TYPE3:
-				nsdata->dpc.pit3 = 1;
-				nsdata->dps.pit = SPDK_NVME_FMT_NVM_PROTECTION_TYPE3;
-				break;
-			default:
-				SPDK_DEBUGLOG(nvmf, "Protection Disabled\n");
-				nsdata->dps.pit = SPDK_NVME_FMT_NVM_PROTECTION_DISABLE;
-				break;
-			}
+			/* NVMf library doesn't process PRACT and PRCHK flags, we
+			 * leave the use of extended LBA buffer to users.
+			 */
+			nsdata->dps.pit = SPDK_NVME_FMT_NVM_PROTECTION_DISABLE;
 		}
 	} else {
 		nsdata->lbaf[0].ms = 0;
diff --git a/test/unit/lib/nvmf/ctrlr_bdev.c/ctrlr_bdev_ut.c b/test/unit/lib/nvmf/ctrlr_bdev.c/ctrlr_bdev_ut.c
index ff58e26c8..2a610d976 100644
--- a/test/unit/lib/nvmf/ctrlr_bdev.c/ctrlr_bdev_ut.c
+++ b/test/unit/lib/nvmf/ctrlr_bdev.c/ctrlr_bdev_ut.c
@@ -482,8 +482,7 @@ test_nvmf_bdev_ctrlr_identify_ns(void)
 	CU_ASSERT(nsdata.nacwu == 0);
 	CU_ASSERT(nsdata.lbaf[0].lbads == spdk_u32log2(4096));
 	CU_ASSERT(nsdata.lbaf[0].ms == 512);
-	CU_ASSERT(nsdata.dpc.pit1 == 1);
-	CU_ASSERT(nsdata.dps.pit == SPDK_NVME_FMT_NVM_PROTECTION_TYPE1);
+	CU_ASSERT(nsdata.dps.pit == SPDK_NVME_FMT_NVM_PROTECTION_DISABLE);
 	CU_ASSERT(nsdata.noiob == BDEV_IO_NUM_CHILD_IOV);
 	CU_ASSERT(nsdata.nmic.can_share == 1);
 	CU_ASSERT(nsdata.nsrescap.rescap.persist == 1);