diff --git a/drivers/misc/rpmsgblk.c b/drivers/misc/rpmsgblk.c
index 2fc3dee4c30..586f5bad8cc 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/rpmsgblk.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/rpmsgblk.c
@@ -143,7 +143,6 @@ static const rpmsg_ept_cb g_rpmsgblk_handler[] =
   [RPMSGBLK_WRITE]    = rpmsgblk_default_handler,
   [RPMSGBLK_GEOMETRY] = rpmsgblk_geometry_handler,
   [RPMSGBLK_IOCTL]    = rpmsgblk_ioctl_handler,
-  [RPMSGBLK_UNLINK]   = rpmsgblk_default_handler,
 };
 
 /****************************************************************************
@@ -663,7 +662,8 @@ static int rpmsgblk_ioctl(FAR struct inode *inode, int cmd,
  * Name: rpmsgblk_unlink
  *
  * Description:
- *   Rpmsg-blk ioctl operation
+ *   Rpmsg-blk unlink operation. Client can not delete the actual block
+ *   device in server's side, so return success directly.
  *
  * Parameters:
  *   inode - the blk device inode
@@ -676,18 +676,7 @@ static int rpmsgblk_ioctl(FAR struct inode *inode, int cmd,
 #ifndef CONFIG_DISABLE_PSEUDOFS_OPERATIONS
 static int rpmsgblk_unlink(FAR struct inode *inode)
 {
-  FAR struct rpmsgblk_s *priv = inode->i_private;
-  struct rpmsgblk_unlink_s msg;
-  int ret;
-
-  ret = rpmsgblk_send_recv(priv, RPMSGBLK_UNLINK, true, &msg.header,
-                           sizeof(msg), NULL);
-  if (ret < 0)
-    {
-      ferr("unlink failed, ret=%d\n", ret);
-    }
-
-  return ret;
+  return OK;
 }
 #endif
 
diff --git a/drivers/misc/rpmsgblk.h b/drivers/misc/rpmsgblk.h
index ab5be5c24dd..e486d657fad 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/rpmsgblk.h
+++ b/drivers/misc/rpmsgblk.h
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@
 #define RPMSGBLK_WRITE           4
 #define RPMSGBLK_GEOMETRY        5
 #define RPMSGBLK_IOCTL           6
-#define RPMSGBLK_UNLINK          7
 
 /****************************************************************************
  * Public Types
diff --git a/drivers/misc/rpmsgblk_server.c b/drivers/misc/rpmsgblk_server.c
index 908075f5fc2..483f7948658 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/rpmsgblk_server.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/rpmsgblk_server.c
@@ -73,9 +73,6 @@ static int rpmsgblk_geometry_handler(FAR struct rpmsg_endpoint *ept,
 static int rpmsgblk_ioctl_handler(FAR struct rpmsg_endpoint *ept,
                                   FAR void *data, size_t len,
                                   uint32_t src, FAR void *priv);
-static int rpmsgblk_unlink_handler(FAR struct rpmsg_endpoint *ept,
-                                   FAR void *data, size_t len,
-                                   uint32_t src, FAR void *priv);
 
 /* Functions for creating communication with client cpu */
 
@@ -102,7 +99,6 @@ static const rpmsg_ept_cb g_rpmsgblk_handler[] =
   [RPMSGBLK_WRITE]    = rpmsgblk_write_handler,
   [RPMSGBLK_GEOMETRY] = rpmsgblk_geometry_handler,
   [RPMSGBLK_IOCTL]    = rpmsgblk_ioctl_handler,
-  [RPMSGBLK_UNLINK]   = rpmsgblk_unlink_handler,
 };
 
 /****************************************************************************
@@ -325,26 +321,6 @@ static int rpmsgblk_ioctl_handler(FAR struct rpmsg_endpoint *ept,
   return rpmsg_send(ept, msg, len);
 }
 
-/****************************************************************************
- * Name: rpmsgblk_unlink_handler
- ****************************************************************************/
-
-static int rpmsgblk_unlink_handler(FAR struct rpmsg_endpoint *ept,
-                                   FAR void *data, size_t len,
-                                   uint32_t src, FAR void *priv)
-{
-  FAR struct rpmsgblk_unlink_s *msg = data;
-#ifndef CONFIG_DISABLE_PSEUDOFS_OPERATIONS
-  FAR struct rpmsgblk_server_s *server = ept->priv;
-
-  msg->header.result = server->bops->unlink(server->blknode);
-#else
-  msg->header.result = -ENXIO;
-#endif
-
-  return rpmsg_send(ept, msg, len);
-}
-
 /****************************************************************************
  * Name: rpmsgblk_ns_match
  ****************************************************************************/