diff --git a/drivers/interconnect/core.c b/drivers/interconnect/core.c
index 402db0c53a59..3ec92e81053a 100644
--- a/drivers/interconnect/core.c
+++ b/drivers/interconnect/core.c
@@ -1087,6 +1087,7 @@ static int of_count_icc_providers(struct device_node *np)
 		{ .compatible = "qcom,sc7180-ipa-virt" },
 		{ .compatible = "qcom,sdx55-ipa-virt" },
 		{ .compatible = "qcom,sm8150-ipa-virt" },
+		{ .compatible = "qcom,sm8250-ipa-virt" },
 		{}
 	};
 
diff --git a/drivers/interconnect/qcom/sm8250.c b/drivers/interconnect/qcom/sm8250.c
index 5cdb058fa095..e3bb008cb219 100644
--- a/drivers/interconnect/qcom/sm8250.c
+++ b/drivers/interconnect/qcom/sm8250.c
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ DEFINE_QNODE(qnm_mnoc_sf, SM8250_MASTER_MNOC_SF_MEM_NOC, 2, 32, SM8250_SLAVE_LLC
 DEFINE_QNODE(qnm_pcie, SM8250_MASTER_ANOC_PCIE_GEM_NOC, 1, 16, SM8250_SLAVE_LLCC, SM8250_SLAVE_GEM_NOC_SNOC);
 DEFINE_QNODE(qnm_snoc_gc, SM8250_MASTER_SNOC_GC_MEM_NOC, 1, 8, SM8250_SLAVE_LLCC);
 DEFINE_QNODE(qnm_snoc_sf, SM8250_MASTER_SNOC_SF_MEM_NOC, 1, 16, SM8250_SLAVE_LLCC, SM8250_SLAVE_GEM_NOC_SNOC, SM8250_SLAVE_MEM_NOC_PCIE_SNOC);
-DEFINE_QNODE(ipa_core_master, SM8250_MASTER_IPA_CORE, 1, 8, SM8250_SLAVE_IPA_CORE);
 DEFINE_QNODE(llcc_mc, SM8250_MASTER_LLCC, 4, 4, SM8250_SLAVE_EBI_CH0);
 DEFINE_QNODE(qhm_mnoc_cfg, SM8250_MASTER_CNOC_MNOC_CFG, 1, 4, SM8250_SLAVE_SERVICE_MNOC);
 DEFINE_QNODE(qnm_camnoc_hf, SM8250_MASTER_CAMNOC_HF, 2, 32, SM8250_SLAVE_MNOC_HF_MEM_NOC);
@@ -138,7 +137,6 @@ DEFINE_QNODE(qns_sys_pcie, SM8250_SLAVE_MEM_NOC_PCIE_SNOC, 1, 8, SM8250_MASTER_G
 DEFINE_QNODE(srvc_even_gemnoc, SM8250_SLAVE_SERVICE_GEM_NOC_1, 1, 4);
 DEFINE_QNODE(srvc_odd_gemnoc, SM8250_SLAVE_SERVICE_GEM_NOC_2, 1, 4);
 DEFINE_QNODE(srvc_sys_gemnoc, SM8250_SLAVE_SERVICE_GEM_NOC, 1, 4);
-DEFINE_QNODE(ipa_core_slave, SM8250_SLAVE_IPA_CORE, 1, 8);
 DEFINE_QNODE(ebi, SM8250_SLAVE_EBI_CH0, 4, 4);
 DEFINE_QNODE(qns_mem_noc_hf, SM8250_SLAVE_MNOC_HF_MEM_NOC, 2, 32, SM8250_MASTER_MNOC_HF_MEM_NOC);
 DEFINE_QNODE(qns_mem_noc_sf, SM8250_SLAVE_MNOC_SF_MEM_NOC, 2, 32, SM8250_MASTER_MNOC_SF_MEM_NOC);
@@ -171,7 +169,6 @@ DEFINE_QBCM(bcm_mc0, "MC0", true, &ebi);
 DEFINE_QBCM(bcm_sh0, "SH0", true, &qns_llcc);
 DEFINE_QBCM(bcm_mm0, "MM0", true, &qns_mem_noc_hf);
 DEFINE_QBCM(bcm_ce0, "CE0", false, &qxm_crypto);
-DEFINE_QBCM(bcm_ip0, "IP0", false, &ipa_core_slave);
 DEFINE_QBCM(bcm_mm1, "MM1", false, &qnm_camnoc_hf, &qxm_mdp0, &qxm_mdp1);
 DEFINE_QBCM(bcm_sh2, "SH2", false, &alm_gpu_tcu, &alm_sys_tcu);
 DEFINE_QBCM(bcm_mm2, "MM2", false, &qns_mem_noc_sf);
@@ -386,22 +383,6 @@ static const struct qcom_icc_desc sm8250_gem_noc = {
 	.num_bcms = ARRAY_SIZE(gem_noc_bcms),
 };
 
-static struct qcom_icc_bcm * const ipa_virt_bcms[] = {
-	&bcm_ip0,
-};
-
-static struct qcom_icc_node * const ipa_virt_nodes[] = {
-	[MASTER_IPA_CORE] = &ipa_core_master,
-	[SLAVE_IPA_CORE] = &ipa_core_slave,
-};
-
-static const struct qcom_icc_desc sm8250_ipa_virt = {
-	.nodes = ipa_virt_nodes,
-	.num_nodes = ARRAY_SIZE(ipa_virt_nodes),
-	.bcms = ipa_virt_bcms,
-	.num_bcms = ARRAY_SIZE(ipa_virt_bcms),
-};
-
 static struct qcom_icc_bcm * const mc_virt_bcms[] = {
 	&bcm_acv,
 	&bcm_mc0,
@@ -531,8 +512,6 @@ static const struct of_device_id qnoc_of_match[] = {
 	  .data = &sm8250_dc_noc},
 	{ .compatible = "qcom,sm8250-gem-noc",
 	  .data = &sm8250_gem_noc},
-	{ .compatible = "qcom,sm8250-ipa-virt",
-	  .data = &sm8250_ipa_virt},
 	{ .compatible = "qcom,sm8250-mc-virt",
 	  .data = &sm8250_mc_virt},
 	{ .compatible = "qcom,sm8250-mmss-noc",
diff --git a/drivers/interconnect/qcom/sm8250.h b/drivers/interconnect/qcom/sm8250.h
index b31fb431a20f..e3fc56bc7ca0 100644
--- a/drivers/interconnect/qcom/sm8250.h
+++ b/drivers/interconnect/qcom/sm8250.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 #define SM8250_MASTER_GPU_TCU			20
 #define SM8250_MASTER_GRAPHICS_3D		21
 #define SM8250_MASTER_IPA			22
-#define SM8250_MASTER_IPA_CORE			23
+/* 23 was used by MASTER_IPA_CORE, now represented as RPMh clock */
 #define SM8250_MASTER_LLCC			24
 #define SM8250_MASTER_MDP_PORT0			25
 #define SM8250_MASTER_MDP_PORT1			26
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
 #define SM8250_SLAVE_GRAPHICS_3D_CFG		81
 #define SM8250_SLAVE_IMEM_CFG			82
 #define SM8250_SLAVE_IPA_CFG			83
-#define SM8250_SLAVE_IPA_CORE			84
+/* 84 was used by SLAVE_IPA_CORE, now represented as RPMh clock */
 #define SM8250_SLAVE_IPC_ROUTER_CFG		85
 #define SM8250_SLAVE_ISENSE_CFG			86
 #define SM8250_SLAVE_LLCC			87
