diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/bpf/main.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/bpf/main.h
index a33aa7df1979..5813c3e13ebe 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/bpf/main.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/bpf/main.h
@@ -247,9 +247,12 @@ struct nfp_bpf_reg_state {
 #define FLAG_INSN_SKIP_NOOP			BIT(3)
 /* Instruction is optimized out based on preceding instructions */
 #define FLAG_INSN_SKIP_PREC_DEPENDENT		BIT(4)
+/* Instruction is optimized by the verifier */
+#define FLAG_INSN_SKIP_VERIFIER_OPT		BIT(5)
 
 #define FLAG_INSN_SKIP_MASK		(FLAG_INSN_SKIP_NOOP | \
-					 FLAG_INSN_SKIP_PREC_DEPENDENT)
+					 FLAG_INSN_SKIP_PREC_DEPENDENT | \
+					 FLAG_INSN_SKIP_VERIFIER_OPT)
 
 /**
  * struct nfp_insn_meta - BPF instruction wrapper
@@ -533,6 +536,7 @@ int nfp_bpf_finalize(struct bpf_verifier_env *env);
 
 int nfp_bpf_opt_replace_insn(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, u32 off,
 			     struct bpf_insn *insn);
+int nfp_bpf_opt_remove_insns(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, u32 off, u32 cnt);
 
 extern const struct bpf_prog_offload_ops nfp_bpf_dev_ops;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/bpf/offload.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/bpf/offload.c
index 877c1b8f95e2..55c7dbf8b421 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/bpf/offload.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/bpf/offload.c
@@ -220,6 +220,10 @@ static int nfp_bpf_translate(struct bpf_prog *prog)
 	unsigned int max_instr;
 	int err;
 
+	/* We depend on dead code elimination succeeding */
+	if (prog->aux->offload->opt_failed)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	max_instr = nn_readw(nn, NFP_NET_CFG_BPF_MAX_LEN);
 	nfp_prog->__prog_alloc_len = max_instr * sizeof(u64);
 
@@ -593,6 +597,7 @@ const struct bpf_prog_offload_ops nfp_bpf_dev_ops = {
 	.insn_hook	= nfp_verify_insn,
 	.finalize	= nfp_bpf_finalize,
 	.replace_insn	= nfp_bpf_opt_replace_insn,
+	.remove_insns	= nfp_bpf_opt_remove_insns,
 	.prepare	= nfp_bpf_verifier_prep,
 	.translate	= nfp_bpf_translate,
 	.destroy	= nfp_bpf_destroy,
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/bpf/verifier.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/bpf/verifier.c
index 32468e1b1b73..36f56eb4cbe2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/bpf/verifier.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/bpf/verifier.c
@@ -820,3 +820,27 @@ int nfp_bpf_opt_replace_insn(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, u32 off,
 		meta->insn.code, insn->code);
 	return -EINVAL;
 }
+
+int nfp_bpf_opt_remove_insns(struct bpf_verifier_env *env, u32 off, u32 cnt)
+{
+	struct nfp_prog *nfp_prog = env->prog->aux->offload->dev_priv;
+	struct bpf_insn_aux_data *aux_data = env->insn_aux_data;
+	struct nfp_insn_meta *meta = nfp_prog->verifier_meta;
+	unsigned int i;
+
+	meta = nfp_bpf_goto_meta(nfp_prog, meta, aux_data[off].orig_idx);
+
+	for (i = 0; i < cnt; i++) {
+		if (WARN_ON_ONCE(&meta->l == &nfp_prog->insns))
+			return -EINVAL;
+
+		/* doesn't count if it already has the flag */
+		if (meta->flags & FLAG_INSN_SKIP_VERIFIER_OPT)
+			i--;
+
+		meta->flags |= FLAG_INSN_SKIP_VERIFIER_OPT;
+		meta = list_next_entry(meta, l);
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}