diff --git a/pkg/helper/mock/mock_helper.go b/pkg/helper/mock/mock_helper.go
index e311edcd56..16bd64c742 100644
--- a/pkg/helper/mock/mock_helper.go
+++ b/pkg/helper/mock/mock_helper.go
@@ -154,20 +154,6 @@ func (mr *MockHostHelpersInterfaceMockRecorder) CompareServices(serviceA, servic
 	return mr.mock.ctrl.RecordCallWithMethodType(mr.mock, "CompareServices", reflect.TypeOf((*MockHostHelpersInterface)(nil).CompareServices), serviceA, serviceB)
 }
 
-// ConfigSriovDevice mocks base method.
-func (m *MockHostHelpersInterface) ConfigSriovDevice(iface *v1.Interface, ifaceStatus *v1.InterfaceExt, skipVFConfiguration bool) error {
-	m.ctrl.T.Helper()
-	ret := m.ctrl.Call(m, "ConfigSriovDevice", iface, ifaceStatus, skipVFConfiguration)
-	ret0, _ := ret[0].(error)
-	return ret0
-}
-
-// ConfigSriovDevice indicates an expected call of ConfigSriovDevice.
-func (mr *MockHostHelpersInterfaceMockRecorder) ConfigSriovDevice(iface, ifaceStatus, skipVFConfiguration interface{}) *gomock.Call {
-	mr.mock.ctrl.T.Helper()
-	return mr.mock.ctrl.RecordCallWithMethodType(mr.mock, "ConfigSriovDevice", reflect.TypeOf((*MockHostHelpersInterface)(nil).ConfigSriovDevice), iface, ifaceStatus, skipVFConfiguration)
-}
-
 // ConfigSriovDeviceVirtual mocks base method.
 func (m *MockHostHelpersInterface) ConfigSriovDeviceVirtual(iface *v1.Interface) error {
 	m.ctrl.T.Helper()
diff --git a/pkg/host/internal/sriov/sriov.go b/pkg/host/internal/sriov/sriov.go
index 3c07d7ad81..48d2488f19 100644
--- a/pkg/host/internal/sriov/sriov.go
+++ b/pkg/host/internal/sriov/sriov.go
@@ -452,8 +452,8 @@ func (s *sriov) configSriovVFDevices(iface *sriovnetworkv1.Interface, ifaceStatu
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (s *sriov) ConfigSriovDevice(iface *sriovnetworkv1.Interface, ifaceStatus *sriovnetworkv1.InterfaceExt, skipVFConfiguration bool) error {
-	log.Log.V(2).Info("ConfigSriovDevice(): configure sriov device",
+func (s *sriov) configSriovDevice(iface *sriovnetworkv1.Interface, ifaceStatus *sriovnetworkv1.InterfaceExt, skipVFConfiguration bool) error {
+	log.Log.V(2).Info("configSriovDevice(): configure sriov device",
 		"device", iface.PciAddress, "config", iface, "skipVFConfiguration", skipVFConfiguration)
 	if !iface.ExternallyManaged {
 		if err := s.configSriovPFDevice(iface, ifaceStatus); err != nil {
@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@ func (s *sriov) ConfigSriovDevice(iface *sriovnetworkv1.Interface, ifaceStatus *
 		}
 	}
 	if skipVFConfiguration {
-		log.Log.V(2).Info("ConfigSriovDevice(): skipVFConfiguration is true, unbind all VFs from drivers",
+		log.Log.V(2).Info("configSriovDevice(): skipVFConfiguration is true, unbind all VFs from drivers",
 			"device", iface.PciAddress)
 		return s.unbindAllVFsOnPF(iface.PciAddress)
 	}
@@ -520,7 +520,7 @@ func (s *sriov) ConfigSriovInterfaces(storeManager store.ManagerInterface,
 
 					break
 				}
-				if err := s.ConfigSriovDevice(&iface, &ifaceStatus, skipVFConfiguration); err != nil {
+				if err := s.configSriovDevice(&iface, &ifaceStatus, skipVFConfiguration); err != nil {
 					log.Log.Error(err, "SyncNodeState(): fail to configure sriov interface. resetting interface.", "address", iface.PciAddress)
 					if iface.ExternallyManaged {
 						log.Log.Info("SyncNodeState(): skipping device reset as the nic is marked as externally created")
diff --git a/pkg/host/mock/mock_host.go b/pkg/host/mock/mock_host.go
index bb719f4dca..6c6d704285 100644
--- a/pkg/host/mock/mock_host.go
+++ b/pkg/host/mock/mock_host.go
@@ -124,20 +124,6 @@ func (mr *MockHostManagerInterfaceMockRecorder) CompareServices(serviceA, servic
 	return mr.mock.ctrl.RecordCallWithMethodType(mr.mock, "CompareServices", reflect.TypeOf((*MockHostManagerInterface)(nil).CompareServices), serviceA, serviceB)
 }
 
-// ConfigSriovDevice mocks base method.
-func (m *MockHostManagerInterface) ConfigSriovDevice(iface *v1.Interface, ifaceStatus *v1.InterfaceExt, skipVFConfiguration bool) error {
-	m.ctrl.T.Helper()
-	ret := m.ctrl.Call(m, "ConfigSriovDevice", iface, ifaceStatus, skipVFConfiguration)
-	ret0, _ := ret[0].(error)
-	return ret0
-}
-
-// ConfigSriovDevice indicates an expected call of ConfigSriovDevice.
-func (mr *MockHostManagerInterfaceMockRecorder) ConfigSriovDevice(iface, ifaceStatus, skipVFConfiguration interface{}) *gomock.Call {
-	mr.mock.ctrl.T.Helper()
-	return mr.mock.ctrl.RecordCallWithMethodType(mr.mock, "ConfigSriovDevice", reflect.TypeOf((*MockHostManagerInterface)(nil).ConfigSriovDevice), iface, ifaceStatus, skipVFConfiguration)
-}
-
 // ConfigSriovDeviceVirtual mocks base method.
 func (m *MockHostManagerInterface) ConfigSriovDeviceVirtual(iface *v1.Interface) error {
 	m.ctrl.T.Helper()
diff --git a/pkg/host/types/interfaces.go b/pkg/host/types/interfaces.go
index 9bf14353f6..2f7e26f86e 100644
--- a/pkg/host/types/interfaces.go
+++ b/pkg/host/types/interfaces.go
@@ -142,9 +142,6 @@ type SriovInterface interface {
 	ResetSriovDevice(ifaceStatus sriovnetworkv1.InterfaceExt) error
 	// DiscoverSriovDevices returns a list of all the available SR-IOV capable network interfaces on the system
 	DiscoverSriovDevices(storeManager store.ManagerInterface) ([]sriovnetworkv1.InterfaceExt, error)
-	// ConfigSriovDevice configure the request SR-IOV device with the desired configuration,
-	// if skipVFConfiguration flag is set, the function will configure PF and create VFs on it, but will skip VFs configuration
-	ConfigSriovDevice(iface *sriovnetworkv1.Interface, ifaceStatus *sriovnetworkv1.InterfaceExt, skipVFConfiguration bool) error
 	// ConfigSriovInterfaces configure multiple SR-IOV devices with the desired configuration
 	// if skipVFConfiguration flag is set, the function will configure PF and create VFs on it, but will skip VFs configuration
 	ConfigSriovInterfaces(storeManager store.ManagerInterface, interfaces []sriovnetworkv1.Interface,