diff --git a/src/plugins/af_packet/node.c b/src/plugins/af_packet/node.c
index 8612863..d652a2d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/af_packet/node.c
+++ b/src/plugins/af_packet/node.c
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@
 	next_index = apif->per_interface_next_index;
 
       /* redirect if feature path enabled */
-      vnet_feature_start_device_input_x1 (apif->sw_if_index, &next_index, &bt);
+      vnet_feature_start_device_input (apif->sw_if_index, &next_index, &bt);
     }
 
   if ((((block_desc_t *) (block_start = rx_queue->rx_ring[block]))
@@ -594,7 +594,7 @@
 	next_index = apif->per_interface_next_index;
 
       /* redirect if feature path enabled */
-      vnet_feature_start_device_input_x1 (apif->sw_if_index, &next_index, &bt);
+      vnet_feature_start_device_input (apif->sw_if_index, &next_index, &bt);
     }
 
   n_free_bufs = vec_len (apm->rx_buffers[thread_index]);
diff --git a/src/plugins/af_xdp/input.c b/src/plugins/af_xdp/input.c
index a90cbf5..0d89041 100644
--- a/src/plugins/af_xdp/input.c
+++ b/src/plugins/af_xdp/input.c
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@
   vlib_buffer_copy_template (&bt, ad->buffer_template);
   next_index = ad->per_interface_next_index;
   if (PREDICT_FALSE (vnet_device_input_have_features (ad->sw_if_index)))
-    vnet_feature_start_device_input_x1 (ad->sw_if_index, &next_index, &bt);
+    vnet_feature_start_device_input (ad->sw_if_index, &next_index, &bt);
 
   vlib_get_new_next_frame (vm, node, next_index, to_next, n_left_to_next);
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/avf/input.c b/src/plugins/avf/input.c
index 1406d78..3c3d6c0 100644
--- a/src/plugins/avf/input.c
+++ b/src/plugins/avf/input.c
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@
     next_index = ad->per_interface_next_index;
 
   if (PREDICT_FALSE (vnet_device_input_have_features (ad->sw_if_index)))
-    vnet_feature_start_device_input_x1 (ad->sw_if_index, &next_index, bt);
+    vnet_feature_start_device_input (ad->sw_if_index, &next_index, bt);
 
   vlib_get_new_next_frame (vm, node, next_index, to_next, n_left_to_next);
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/dpdk/device/node.c b/src/plugins/dpdk/device/node.c
index b460032..045b3ff 100644
--- a/src/plugins/dpdk/device/node.c
+++ b/src/plugins/dpdk/device/node.c
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@
   /* as all packets belong to the same interface feature arc lookup
      can be don once and result stored in the buffer template */
   if (PREDICT_FALSE (vnet_device_input_have_features (xd->sw_if_index)))
-    vnet_feature_start_device_input_x1 (xd->sw_if_index, &next_index, bt);
+    vnet_feature_start_device_input (xd->sw_if_index, &next_index, bt);
 
   if (xd->flags & DPDK_DEVICE_FLAG_MAYBE_MULTISEG)
     n_rx_bytes = dpdk_process_rx_burst (vm, ptd, n_rx_packets, 1, &or_flags);
diff --git a/src/plugins/marvell/pp2/input.c b/src/plugins/marvell/pp2/input.c
index 44f0135..106148d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/marvell/pp2/input.c
+++ b/src/plugins/marvell/pp2/input.c
@@ -218,8 +218,8 @@
 	    {
 	      n_rx_bytes += mrvl_pp2_next_from_desc (node, d, b0, &next0);
 	      n_rx_bytes += mrvl_pp2_next_from_desc (node, d + 1, b1, &next1);
-	      vnet_feature_start_device_input_x2 (ppif->sw_if_index, &next0,
-						  &next1, b0, b1);
+	      vnet_feature_start_device_input (ppif->sw_if_index, &next0, b0);
+	      vnet_feature_start_device_input (ppif->sw_if_index, &next1, b1);
 	    }
 	  else
 	    {
@@ -262,8 +262,7 @@
 	  if (PREDICT_TRUE (ppif->per_interface_next_index == ~0))
 	    {
 	      n_rx_bytes += mrvl_pp2_next_from_desc (node, d, b0, &next0);
-	      vnet_feature_start_device_input_x1 (ppif->sw_if_index, &next0,
-						  b0);
+	      vnet_feature_start_device_input (ppif->sw_if_index, &next0, b0);
 	    }
 	  else
 	    {
diff --git a/src/plugins/memif/node.c b/src/plugins/memif/node.c
index 4d97ed2..1c67839 100644
--- a/src/plugins/memif/node.c
+++ b/src/plugins/memif/node.c
@@ -640,8 +640,8 @@
       if (mif->per_interface_next_index != ~0)
 	next_index = mif->per_interface_next_index;
       else
-	vnet_feature_start_device_input_x1 (mif->sw_if_index, &next_index,
-					    &ptd->buffer_template);
+	vnet_feature_start_device_input (mif->sw_if_index, &next_index,
+					 &ptd->buffer_template);
 
       vlib_get_new_next_frame (vm, node, next_index, to_next_bufs,
 			       n_left_to_next);
@@ -903,14 +903,14 @@
 		{
 		  next0 = next1 = next2 = next3 = next_index;
 		  /* redirect if feature path enabled */
-		  vnet_feature_start_device_input_x1 (mif->sw_if_index,
-						      &next0, b0);
-		  vnet_feature_start_device_input_x1 (mif->sw_if_index,
-						      &next1, b1);
-		  vnet_feature_start_device_input_x1 (mif->sw_if_index,
-						      &next2, b2);
-		  vnet_feature_start_device_input_x1 (mif->sw_if_index,
-						      &next3, b3);
+		  vnet_feature_start_device_input (mif->sw_if_index, &next0,
+						   b0);
+		  vnet_feature_start_device_input (mif->sw_if_index, &next1,
+						   b1);
+		  vnet_feature_start_device_input (mif->sw_if_index, &next2,
+						   b2);
+		  vnet_feature_start_device_input (mif->sw_if_index, &next3,
+						   b3);
 		}
 	    }
 
@@ -958,8 +958,8 @@
 		{
 		  next0 = next_index;
 		  /* redirect if feature path enabled */
-		  vnet_feature_start_device_input_x1 (mif->sw_if_index,
-						      &next0, b0);
+		  vnet_feature_start_device_input (mif->sw_if_index, &next0,
+						   b0);
 		}
 	    }
 
@@ -1091,8 +1091,8 @@
       if (mif->per_interface_next_index != ~0)
 	next_index = mif->per_interface_next_index;
       else
-	vnet_feature_start_device_input_x1 (mif->sw_if_index, &next_index,
-					    &ptd->buffer_template);
+	vnet_feature_start_device_input (mif->sw_if_index, &next_index,
+					 &ptd->buffer_template);
 
       vlib_get_new_next_frame (vm, dma_info->node, next_index, to_next_bufs,
 			       n_left_to_next);
diff --git a/src/plugins/rdma/input.c b/src/plugins/rdma/input.c
index 827fc57..8d2f447 100644
--- a/src/plugins/rdma/input.c
+++ b/src/plugins/rdma/input.c
@@ -977,7 +977,7 @@
   /* update buffer template for input feature arcs if any */
   next_index = rd->per_interface_next_index;
   if (PREDICT_FALSE (vnet_device_input_have_features (rd->sw_if_index)))
-    vnet_feature_start_device_input_x1 (rd->sw_if_index, &next_index, &bt);
+    vnet_feature_start_device_input (rd->sw_if_index, &next_index, &bt);
 
   vlib_get_new_next_frame (vm, node, next_index, to_next, n_left_to_next);
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/vmxnet3/input.c b/src/plugins/vmxnet3/input.c
index a58e2c1..ebf52d6 100644
--- a/src/plugins/vmxnet3/input.c
+++ b/src/plugins/vmxnet3/input.c
@@ -377,8 +377,8 @@
 	  if (PREDICT_FALSE
 	      (vnet_device_input_have_features (vd->sw_if_index)))
 	    {
-	      vnet_feature_start_device_input_x1 (vd->sw_if_index,
-						  &next_index, hb);
+	      vnet_feature_start_device_input (vd->sw_if_index, &next_index,
+					       hb);
 	      known_next = 1;
 	    }
 
diff --git a/src/vnet/devices/devices.c b/src/vnet/devices/devices.c
index 1a4f02d..bd3def9 100644
--- a/src/vnet/devices/devices.c
+++ b/src/vnet/devices/devices.c
@@ -40,29 +40,6 @@
   .next_nodes = VNET_DEVICE_INPUT_NEXT_NODES,
 };
 
-/* Table defines how much we need to advance current data pointer
-   in the buffer if we shortcut to l3 nodes */
-
-const u32 __attribute__((aligned (CLIB_CACHE_LINE_BYTES)))
-device_input_next_node_advance[((VNET_DEVICE_INPUT_N_NEXT_NODES /
-				CLIB_CACHE_LINE_BYTES) +1) * CLIB_CACHE_LINE_BYTES] =
-{
-      [VNET_DEVICE_INPUT_NEXT_IP4_INPUT] = sizeof (ethernet_header_t),
-      [VNET_DEVICE_INPUT_NEXT_IP4_NCS_INPUT] = sizeof (ethernet_header_t),
-      [VNET_DEVICE_INPUT_NEXT_IP6_INPUT] = sizeof (ethernet_header_t),
-      [VNET_DEVICE_INPUT_NEXT_MPLS_INPUT] = sizeof (ethernet_header_t),
-};
-
-const u32 __attribute__((aligned (CLIB_CACHE_LINE_BYTES)))
-device_input_next_node_flags[((VNET_DEVICE_INPUT_N_NEXT_NODES /
-				CLIB_CACHE_LINE_BYTES) +1) * CLIB_CACHE_LINE_BYTES] =
-{
-      [VNET_DEVICE_INPUT_NEXT_IP4_INPUT] = VNET_BUFFER_F_L3_HDR_OFFSET_VALID,
-      [VNET_DEVICE_INPUT_NEXT_IP4_NCS_INPUT] = VNET_BUFFER_F_L3_HDR_OFFSET_VALID,
-      [VNET_DEVICE_INPUT_NEXT_IP6_INPUT] = VNET_BUFFER_F_L3_HDR_OFFSET_VALID,
-      [VNET_DEVICE_INPUT_NEXT_MPLS_INPUT] = VNET_BUFFER_F_L3_HDR_OFFSET_VALID,
-};
-
 VNET_FEATURE_ARC_INIT (device_input, static) =
 {
   .arc_name  = "device-input",
diff --git a/src/vnet/devices/devices.h b/src/vnet/devices/devices.h
index e54c7a2..cadf1f8 100644
--- a/src/vnet/devices/devices.h
+++ b/src/vnet/devices/devices.h
@@ -67,8 +67,6 @@
 
 extern vnet_device_main_t vnet_device_main;
 extern vlib_node_registration_t device_input_node;
-extern const u32 device_input_next_node_advance[];
-extern const u32 device_input_next_node_flags[];
 
 static inline u64
 vnet_get_aggregate_rx_packets (void)
diff --git a/src/vnet/devices/virtio/node.c b/src/vnet/devices/virtio/node.c
index ec8b310..b58c753 100644
--- a/src/vnet/devices/virtio/node.c
+++ b/src/vnet/devices/virtio/node.c
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@
 	next_index = vif->per_interface_next_index;
 
       /* only for l2, redirect if feature path enabled */
-      vnet_feature_start_device_input_x1 (vif->sw_if_index, &next_index, &bt);
+      vnet_feature_start_device_input (vif->sw_if_index, &next_index, &bt);
     }
 
   while (n_left)
diff --git a/src/vnet/feature/feature.h b/src/vnet/feature/feature.h
index a8235d3..b1917e8 100644
--- a/src/vnet/feature/feature.h
+++ b/src/vnet/feature/feature.h
@@ -344,8 +344,8 @@
 }
 
 static_always_inline void
-vnet_feature_start_device_input_x1 (u32 sw_if_index, u32 * next0,
-				    vlib_buffer_t * b0)
+vnet_feature_start_device_input (u32 sw_if_index, u32 *next0,
+				 vlib_buffer_t *b0)
 {
   vnet_feature_main_t *fm = &feature_main;
   vnet_feature_config_main_t *cm;
@@ -356,15 +356,6 @@
       (clib_bitmap_get
        (fm->sw_if_index_has_features[feature_arc_index], sw_if_index)))
     {
-      /*
-       * Save next0 so that the last feature in the chain
-       * can skip ethernet-input if indicated...
-       */
-      u16 adv;
-
-      adv = device_input_next_node_advance[*next0];
-      vlib_buffer_advance (b0, -adv);
-
       vnet_buffer (b0)->feature_arc_index = feature_arc_index;
       b0->current_config_index =
 	vec_elt (cm->config_index_by_sw_if_index, sw_if_index);
@@ -373,104 +364,6 @@
     }
 }
 
-static_always_inline void
-vnet_feature_start_device_input_x2 (u32 sw_if_index,
-				    u32 * next0,
-				    u32 * next1,
-				    vlib_buffer_t * b0, vlib_buffer_t * b1)
-{
-  vnet_feature_main_t *fm = &feature_main;
-  vnet_feature_config_main_t *cm;
-  u8 feature_arc_index = fm->device_input_feature_arc_index;
-  cm = &fm->feature_config_mains[feature_arc_index];
-
-  if (PREDICT_FALSE
-      (clib_bitmap_get
-       (fm->sw_if_index_has_features[feature_arc_index], sw_if_index)))
-    {
-      /*
-       * Save next0 so that the last feature in the chain
-       * can skip ethernet-input if indicated...
-       */
-      u16 adv;
-
-      adv = device_input_next_node_advance[*next0];
-      vlib_buffer_advance (b0, -adv);
-
-      adv = device_input_next_node_advance[*next1];
-      vlib_buffer_advance (b1, -adv);
-
-      vnet_buffer (b0)->feature_arc_index = feature_arc_index;
-      vnet_buffer (b1)->feature_arc_index = feature_arc_index;
-      b0->current_config_index =
-	vec_elt (cm->config_index_by_sw_if_index, sw_if_index);
-      b1->current_config_index = b0->current_config_index;
-      vnet_get_config_data (&cm->config_main, &b0->current_config_index,
-			    next0, /* # bytes of config data */ 0);
-      vnet_get_config_data (&cm->config_main, &b1->current_config_index,
-			    next1, /* # bytes of config data */ 0);
-    }
-}
-
-static_always_inline void
-vnet_feature_start_device_input_x4 (u32 sw_if_index,
-				    u32 * next0,
-				    u32 * next1,
-				    u32 * next2,
-				    u32 * next3,
-				    vlib_buffer_t * b0,
-				    vlib_buffer_t * b1,
-				    vlib_buffer_t * b2, vlib_buffer_t * b3)
-{
-  vnet_feature_main_t *fm = &feature_main;
-  vnet_feature_config_main_t *cm;
-  u8 feature_arc_index = fm->device_input_feature_arc_index;
-  cm = &fm->feature_config_mains[feature_arc_index];
-
-  if (PREDICT_FALSE
-      (clib_bitmap_get
-       (fm->sw_if_index_has_features[feature_arc_index], sw_if_index)))
-    {
-      /*
-       * Save next0 so that the last feature in the chain
-       * can skip ethernet-input if indicated...
-       */
-      u16 adv;
-
-      adv = device_input_next_node_advance[*next0];
-      vlib_buffer_advance (b0, -adv);
-
-      adv = device_input_next_node_advance[*next1];
-      vlib_buffer_advance (b1, -adv);
-
-      adv = device_input_next_node_advance[*next2];
-      vlib_buffer_advance (b2, -adv);
-
-      adv = device_input_next_node_advance[*next3];
-      vlib_buffer_advance (b3, -adv);
-
-      vnet_buffer (b0)->feature_arc_index = feature_arc_index;
-      vnet_buffer (b1)->feature_arc_index = feature_arc_index;
-      vnet_buffer (b2)->feature_arc_index = feature_arc_index;
-      vnet_buffer (b3)->feature_arc_index = feature_arc_index;
-
-      b0->current_config_index =
-	vec_elt (cm->config_index_by_sw_if_index, sw_if_index);
-      b1->current_config_index = b0->current_config_index;
-      b2->current_config_index = b0->current_config_index;
-      b3->current_config_index = b0->current_config_index;
-
-      vnet_get_config_data (&cm->config_main, &b0->current_config_index,
-			    next0, /* # bytes of config data */ 0);
-      vnet_get_config_data (&cm->config_main, &b1->current_config_index,
-			    next1, /* # bytes of config data */ 0);
-      vnet_get_config_data (&cm->config_main, &b2->current_config_index,
-			    next2, /* # bytes of config data */ 0);
-      vnet_get_config_data (&cm->config_main, &b3->current_config_index,
-			    next3, /* # bytes of config data */ 0);
-    }
-}
-
 #define VNET_FEATURES(...)  (char*[]) { __VA_ARGS__, 0}
 
 clib_error_t *vnet_feature_arc_init
diff --git a/src/vnet/unix/tuntap.c b/src/vnet/unix/tuntap.c
index b75b1f6..6bb1d80 100644
--- a/src/vnet/unix/tuntap.c
+++ b/src/vnet/unix/tuntap.c
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@
 	  next_index = VNET_DEVICE_INPUT_NEXT_DROP;
       }
 
-    vnet_feature_start_device_input_x1 (tm->sw_if_index, &next_index, b);
+    vnet_feature_start_device_input (tm->sw_if_index, &next_index, b);
 
     vlib_set_next_frame_buffer (vm, node, next_index, bi);