diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/ipsec.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/ipsec.c
index 9984ebc62d78..74c121d7abc9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/ipsec.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/ipsec.c
@@ -623,7 +623,6 @@ void ixgbevf_init_ipsec_offload(struct ixgbevf_adapter *adapter)
 
 	switch (adapter->hw.api_version) {
 	case ixgbe_mbox_api_14:
-	case ixgbe_mbox_api_15:
 		break;
 	default:
 		return;