diff --git a/apps/examples/load_fw/zynqmp_apu_lcm_rproc_example.c b/apps/examples/load_fw/zynqmp_apu_lcm_rproc_example.c
index 2d72abc97..268365074 100644
--- a/apps/examples/load_fw/zynqmp_apu_lcm_rproc_example.c
+++ b/apps/examples/load_fw/zynqmp_apu_lcm_rproc_example.c
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ static struct remoteproc *apu_rproc_init(struct remoteproc *rproc,
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
+	(void)ops;
 	LPRINTF("%s: node id: %d\n\r", __func__, cpu_id);
 	priv = metal_allocate_memory(sizeof(*priv));
 	if (!priv)
@@ -26,7 +27,6 @@ static struct remoteproc *apu_rproc_init(struct remoteproc *rproc,
 	memset(priv, 0, sizeof(*priv));
 	priv->rproc = rproc;
 	priv->cpu_id = cpu_id;
-	priv->rproc->ops = ops;
 	priv->rproc->priv = priv;
 	rproc->state = RPROC_READY;
 	return priv->rproc;
diff --git a/apps/examples/load_fw/zynqmp_r5_lcm_rproc_example.c b/apps/examples/load_fw/zynqmp_r5_lcm_rproc_example.c
index 63b29bd5c..561a8d9dc 100644
--- a/apps/examples/load_fw/zynqmp_r5_lcm_rproc_example.c
+++ b/apps/examples/load_fw/zynqmp_r5_lcm_rproc_example.c
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ struct remoteproc *r5_rproc_init(struct remoteproc *rproc,
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
+	(void)ops;
 	xil_printf("rproc init: node id: %d\r\n", cpu_id);
 	priv = metal_allocate_memory(sizeof(*priv));
 	if (!priv)
@@ -114,7 +115,6 @@ struct remoteproc *r5_rproc_init(struct remoteproc *rproc,
 	memset(priv, 0, sizeof(*priv));
 	priv->rproc = rproc;
 	priv->cpu_id = cpu_id;
-	priv->rproc->ops = ops;
 	priv->rproc->priv = priv;
 	priv->rpu_base = RPU_BASE_ADDR;
 	metal_io_init(&priv->rpu_io, (void *)RPU_BASE_ADDR, &priv->rpu_base,
diff --git a/apps/examples/load_fw/zynqmp_rpu_lcm_rproc_example.c b/apps/examples/load_fw/zynqmp_rpu_lcm_rproc_example.c
index b590a210b..89dadef5f 100644
--- a/apps/examples/load_fw/zynqmp_rpu_lcm_rproc_example.c
+++ b/apps/examples/load_fw/zynqmp_rpu_lcm_rproc_example.c
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ static struct remoteproc *rpu_rproc_init(struct remoteproc *rproc,
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
+	(void)ops;
 	LPRINTF("%s: node id: %d\n\r", __func__, cpu_id);
 	priv = metal_allocate_memory(sizeof(*priv));
 	if (!priv)
@@ -24,7 +25,6 @@ static struct remoteproc *rpu_rproc_init(struct remoteproc *rproc,
 	memset(priv, 0, sizeof(*priv));
 	priv->rproc = rproc;
 	priv->cpu_id = cpu_id;
-	priv->rproc->ops = ops;
 	priv->rproc->priv = priv;
 	rproc->state = RPROC_READY;
 	return priv->rproc;
diff --git a/apps/machine/microblaze_generic/zynqmp_mb_a53_rproc.c b/apps/machine/microblaze_generic/zynqmp_mb_a53_rproc.c
index 123a8fdb1..c6c6591ad 100644
--- a/apps/machine/microblaze_generic/zynqmp_mb_a53_rproc.c
+++ b/apps/machine/microblaze_generic/zynqmp_mb_a53_rproc.c
@@ -28,19 +28,6 @@
 #include <openamp/rpmsg_virtio.h>
 #include "platform_info.h"
 
-static struct remoteproc *
-zynqmp_mb_a53_proc_init(struct remoteproc *rproc,
-			const struct remoteproc_ops *ops, void *arg)
-{
-	struct remoteproc_priv *prproc = arg;
-
-	if (!rproc || !prproc || !ops)
-		return NULL;
-	rproc->priv = prproc;
-	rproc->ops = ops;
-	return rproc;
-}
-
 static inline void zynqmp_mb_a53_proc_remove(struct remoteproc *rproc)
 {
 	(void)rproc;
@@ -108,7 +95,7 @@ static int zynqmp_mb_a53_proc_notify(struct remoteproc *rproc, uint32_t id)
  * notification operation and remote processor management operations.
  */
 const struct remoteproc_ops zynqmp_mb_a53_proc_ops = {
-	.init = zynqmp_mb_a53_proc_init,
+	.init = NULL,
 	.remove = zynqmp_mb_a53_proc_remove,
 	.mmap = zynqmp_mb_a53_proc_mmap,
 	.notify = zynqmp_mb_a53_proc_notify,
diff --git a/apps/machine/zynq7/zynq_a9_rproc.c b/apps/machine/zynq7/zynq_a9_rproc.c
index 4ba60961a..92a89f2ed 100644
--- a/apps/machine/zynq7/zynq_a9_rproc.c
+++ b/apps/machine/zynq7/zynq_a9_rproc.c
@@ -52,7 +52,8 @@ zynq_a9_proc_init(struct remoteproc *rproc,
 	unsigned int irq_vect;
 	int ret;
 
-	if (!rproc || !prproc || !ops)
+	(void)ops;
+	if (!rproc || !prproc)
 		return NULL;
 	ret = metal_device_open(prproc->gic_bus_name, prproc->gic_name,
 				&dev);
@@ -60,12 +61,10 @@ zynq_a9_proc_init(struct remoteproc *rproc,
 		xil_printf("failed to open GIC device: %d.\r\n", ret);
 		return NULL;
 	}
-	rproc->priv = prproc;
 	prproc->gic_dev = dev;
 	prproc->gic_io = metal_device_io_region(dev, 0);
 	if (!prproc->gic_io)
 		goto err1;
-	rproc->ops = ops;
 	atomic_flag_test_and_set(&prproc->nokick);
 
 	/* Register interrupt handler and enable interrupt */
diff --git a/apps/machine/zynqmp/zynqmp_linux_r5_proc.c b/apps/machine/zynqmp/zynqmp_linux_r5_proc.c
index 6ed2fdaa4..df54e8703 100644
--- a/apps/machine/zynqmp/zynqmp_linux_r5_proc.c
+++ b/apps/machine/zynqmp/zynqmp_linux_r5_proc.c
@@ -74,10 +74,9 @@ zynqmp_linux_r5_proc_init(struct remoteproc *rproc,
 	metal_phys_addr_t mem_pa;
 	int ret;
 
-	if (!rproc || !prproc || !ops)
+	(void)ops;
+	if (!rproc || !prproc)
 		return NULL;
-	rproc->priv = prproc;
-	rproc->ops = ops;
 	prproc->ipi_dev = NULL;
 	prproc->shm_dev = NULL;
 	/* Get shared memory device */
diff --git a/apps/machine/zynqmp_r5/zynqmp_r5_a53_rproc.c b/apps/machine/zynqmp_r5/zynqmp_r5_a53_rproc.c
index 27e7cd6cb..c6bc6df23 100644
--- a/apps/machine/zynqmp_r5/zynqmp_r5_a53_rproc.c
+++ b/apps/machine/zynqmp_r5/zynqmp_r5_a53_rproc.c
@@ -65,7 +65,8 @@ zynqmp_r5_a53_proc_init(struct remoteproc *rproc,
 	unsigned int irq_vect;
 	int ret;
 
-	if (!rproc || !prproc || !ops)
+	(void)ops;
+	if (!rproc || !prproc)
 		return NULL;
 	ret = metal_device_open(prproc->kick_dev_bus_name,
 				prproc->kick_dev_name,
@@ -74,7 +75,6 @@ zynqmp_r5_a53_proc_init(struct remoteproc *rproc,
 		xil_printf("failed to open polling device: %d.\r\n", ret);
 		return NULL;
 	}
-	rproc->priv = prproc;
 	prproc->kick_dev = kick_dev;
 	prproc->kick_io = metal_device_io_region(kick_dev, 0);
 	if (!prproc->kick_io)
@@ -91,7 +91,6 @@ zynqmp_r5_a53_proc_init(struct remoteproc *rproc,
 	(void)irq_vect;
 	metal_io_write32(prproc->kick_io, 0, !POLL_STOP);
 #endif /* !RPMSG_NO_IPI */
-	rproc->ops = ops;
 
 	return rproc;
 err1:
diff --git a/apps/system/linux/machine/generic/platform_info.c b/apps/system/linux/machine/generic/platform_info.c
index c35bc5b40..5f7c8d1de 100644
--- a/apps/system/linux/machine/generic/platform_info.c
+++ b/apps/system/linux/machine/generic/platform_info.c
@@ -247,9 +247,10 @@ linux_proc_init(struct remoteproc *rproc,
 	struct vring_ipi_info *ipi;
 	int ret;
 
+	(void)ops;
 	if (!rproc || !prproc)
 		return NULL;
-	rproc->priv = prproc;
+
 	/* Create shared memory io */
 	ret = metal_shmem_open(prproc->shm_file, prproc->shm_size, &io);
 	if (ret) {
@@ -281,7 +282,6 @@ linux_proc_init(struct remoteproc *rproc,
 	}
 	metal_irq_register(ipi->fd, linux_proc_irq_handler, ipi);
 	metal_irq_enable(ipi->fd);
-	rproc->ops = ops;
 	return rproc;
 
 err: