diff --git a/doc/jsonrpc.md b/doc/jsonrpc.md
index 7b0f1baf7..522eaf780 100644
--- a/doc/jsonrpc.md
+++ b/doc/jsonrpc.md
@@ -231,7 +231,6 @@ Example response:
     "set_bdev_options",
     "set_bdev_qos_limit_iops",
     "delete_bdev",
-    "get_bdevs_config",
     "get_bdevs",
     "get_bdevs_iostat",
     "get_subsystem_config",
diff --git a/include/spdk/bdev.h b/include/spdk/bdev.h
index 9d5dfe134..c2852ea47 100644
--- a/include/spdk/bdev.h
+++ b/include/spdk/bdev.h
@@ -279,21 +279,6 @@ bool spdk_bdev_io_type_supported(struct spdk_bdev *bdev, enum spdk_bdev_io_type
  */
 int spdk_bdev_dump_info_json(struct spdk_bdev *bdev, struct spdk_json_write_ctx *w);
 
-/**
- * Output bdev-specific configuration to a JSON stream.
- *
- * If supported, the object with following keys will be written:
- * method - name of the constructor method
- * params - parameters necessary to recreate this \c bdev
- *
- * If \c bdev does not support writing JSON configuration then object will be written
- * with only one key - the name of this bdev.
- *
- * \param bdev block device to query configuration.
- * \param w pointer to a JSON write context where \c bdev the configuration will be written.
- */
-void spdk_bdev_config_json(struct spdk_bdev *bdev, struct spdk_json_write_ctx *w);
-
 /**
  * Get block device name.
  *
diff --git a/lib/bdev/bdev.c b/lib/bdev/bdev.c
index 732fac2bb..ac28472fe 100644
--- a/lib/bdev/bdev.c
+++ b/lib/bdev/bdev.c
@@ -547,7 +547,9 @@ spdk_bdev_subsystem_config_json(struct spdk_json_write_ctx *w)
 	}
 
 	TAILQ_FOREACH(bdev, &g_bdev_mgr.bdevs, internal.link) {
-		spdk_bdev_config_json(bdev, w);
+		if (bdev->fn_table->write_config_json) {
+			bdev->fn_table->write_config_json(bdev, w);
+		}
 	}
 
 	spdk_json_write_array_end(w);
@@ -1365,17 +1367,6 @@ spdk_bdev_dump_info_json(struct spdk_bdev *bdev, struct spdk_json_write_ctx *w)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-void
-spdk_bdev_config_json(struct spdk_bdev *bdev, struct spdk_json_write_ctx *w)
-{
-	assert(bdev != NULL);
-	assert(w != NULL);
-
-	if (bdev->fn_table->write_config_json) {
-		bdev->fn_table->write_config_json(bdev, w);
-	}
-}
-
 static void
 spdk_bdev_qos_update_max_quota_per_timeslice(struct spdk_bdev_qos *qos)
 {
diff --git a/lib/bdev/rpc/bdev_rpc.c b/lib/bdev/rpc/bdev_rpc.c
index e15ac9c67..8d31348a3 100644
--- a/lib/bdev/rpc/bdev_rpc.c
+++ b/lib/bdev/rpc/bdev_rpc.c
@@ -350,68 +350,6 @@ invalid:
 }
 SPDK_RPC_REGISTER("get_bdevs", spdk_rpc_get_bdevs, SPDK_RPC_RUNTIME)
 
-struct rpc_get_bdevs_config {
-	char *name;
-};
-
-static void
-free_rpc_get_bdevs_config(struct rpc_get_bdevs_config *r)
-{
-	free(r->name);
-}
-
-static const struct spdk_json_object_decoder rpc_dump_bdevs_config_decoders[] = {
-	{"name", offsetof(struct rpc_get_bdevs_config, name), spdk_json_decode_string, true},
-};
-
-static void
-spdk_rpc_get_bdevs_config(struct spdk_jsonrpc_request *request,
-			  const struct spdk_json_val *params)
-{
-	struct rpc_get_bdevs_config req = {};
-	struct spdk_json_write_ctx *w;
-	struct spdk_bdev *bdev = NULL;
-
-	if (params && spdk_json_decode_object(params, rpc_dump_bdevs_config_decoders,
-					      SPDK_COUNTOF(rpc_dump_bdevs_config_decoders),
-					      &req)) {
-		SPDK_ERRLOG("spdk_json_decode_object failed\n");
-		spdk_jsonrpc_send_error_response(request, SPDK_JSONRPC_ERROR_INVALID_PARAMS, "Invalid parameters");
-		return;
-	}
-
-	if (req.name) {
-		bdev = spdk_bdev_get_by_name(req.name);
-		if (bdev == NULL) {
-			SPDK_ERRLOG("bdev '%s' does not exist\n", req.name);
-			spdk_jsonrpc_send_error_response_fmt(request, SPDK_JSONRPC_ERROR_INVALID_PARAMS,
-							     "Bdev '%s' not exist", req.name);
-			free_rpc_get_bdevs_config(&req);
-			return;
-		}
-	}
-
-	free_rpc_get_bdevs_config(&req);
-	w = spdk_jsonrpc_begin_result(request);
-	if (w == NULL) {
-		return;
-	}
-
-	spdk_json_write_array_begin(w);
-	if (bdev != NULL) {
-		spdk_bdev_config_json(bdev, w);
-	} else {
-		for (bdev = spdk_bdev_first(); bdev != NULL; bdev = spdk_bdev_next(bdev)) {
-			spdk_bdev_config_json(bdev, w);
-		}
-	}
-
-	spdk_json_write_array_end(w);
-
-	spdk_jsonrpc_end_result(request, w);
-}
-SPDK_RPC_REGISTER("get_bdevs_config", spdk_rpc_get_bdevs_config, SPDK_RPC_RUNTIME)
-
 struct rpc_delete_bdev {
 	char *name;
 };
diff --git a/scripts/rpc.py b/scripts/rpc.py
index 344a71cd8..d5ce28ac8 100755
--- a/scripts/rpc.py
+++ b/scripts/rpc.py
@@ -402,16 +402,6 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     p.add_argument('-b', '--name', help="Name of the Blockdev. Example: Nvme0n1", required=False)
     p.set_defaults(func=get_bdevs)
 
-    @call_cmd
-    def get_bdevs_config(args):
-        print_dict(rpc.bdev.get_bdevs_config(args.client,
-                                             name=args.name))
-
-    p = subparsers.add_parser(
-        'get_bdevs_config', help='Display current (live) blockdev configuration list or required blockdev')
-    p.add_argument('-b', '--name', help="Name of the Blockdev. Example: Nvme0n1", required=False)
-    p.set_defaults(func=get_bdevs_config)
-
     @call_cmd
     def get_bdevs_iostat(args):
         print_dict(rpc.bdev.get_bdevs_iostat(args.client,
diff --git a/scripts/rpc/bdev.py b/scripts/rpc/bdev.py
index ada9448ea..7d4b71096 100755
--- a/scripts/rpc/bdev.py
+++ b/scripts/rpc/bdev.py
@@ -415,21 +415,6 @@ def get_bdevs(client, name=None):
     return client.call('get_bdevs', params)
 
 
-def get_bdevs_config(client, name=None):
-    """Get configuration for block devices.
-
-    Args:
-        name: bdev name to query (optional; if omitted, query all bdevs)
-
-    Returns:
-        List of RPC methods to reproduce the current bdev configuration.
-    """
-    params = {}
-    if name:
-        params['name'] = name
-    return client.call('get_bdevs_config', params)
-
-
 def get_bdevs_iostat(client, name=None):
     """Get I/O statistics for block devices.