diff --git a/mesh/mesh-io-api.h b/mesh/mesh-io-api.h
index 21c505cd0..ae51cbc55 100644
--- a/mesh/mesh-io-api.h
+++ b/mesh/mesh-io-api.h
@@ -34,6 +34,13 @@ struct mesh_io_api {
 	mesh_io_tx_cancel_t	cancel;
 };
 
+struct mesh_io_reg {
+	mesh_io_recv_func_t cb;
+	void *user_data;
+	uint8_t len;
+	uint8_t filter[];
+};
+
 struct mesh_io {
 	int				index;
 	int				favored_index;
diff --git a/mesh/mesh-io-generic.c b/mesh/mesh-io-generic.c
index 827128ec8..93a56275b 100644
--- a/mesh/mesh-io-generic.c
+++ b/mesh/mesh-io-generic.c
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ struct mesh_io_private {
 	struct mesh_io *io;
 	struct bt_hci *hci;
 	struct l_timeout *tx_timeout;
-	struct l_queue *rx_regs;
 	struct l_queue *tx_pkts;
 	struct tx_pkt *tx;
 	uint16_t interval;
@@ -41,13 +40,6 @@ struct mesh_io_private {
 	bool active;
 };
 
-struct pvt_rx_reg {
-	mesh_io_recv_func_t cb;
-	void *user_data;
-	uint8_t len;
-	uint8_t filter[0];
-};
-
 struct process_data {
 	struct mesh_io_private		*pvt;
 	const uint8_t			*data;
@@ -87,7 +79,7 @@ static uint32_t instant_remaining_ms(uint32_t instant)
 
 static void process_rx_callbacks(void *v_reg, void *v_rx)
 {
-	struct pvt_rx_reg *rx_reg = v_reg;
+	struct mesh_io_reg *rx_reg = v_reg;
 	struct process_data *rx = v_rx;
 
 	if (!memcmp(rx->data, rx_reg->filter, rx_reg->len))
@@ -108,7 +100,7 @@ static void process_rx(struct mesh_io_private *pvt, int8_t rssi,
 		.info.rssi = rssi,
 	};
 
-	l_queue_foreach(pvt->rx_regs, process_rx_callbacks, &rx);
+	l_queue_foreach(pvt->io->rx_regs, process_rx_callbacks, &rx);
 }
 
 static void event_adv_report(struct mesh_io *io, const void *buf, uint8_t size)
@@ -354,7 +346,7 @@ static bool find_by_pattern(const void *a, const void *b)
 
 static bool find_active(const void *a, const void *b)
 {
-	const struct pvt_rx_reg *rx_reg = a;
+	const struct mesh_io_reg *rx_reg = a;
 
 	/* Mesh specific AD types do *not* require active scanning,
 	 * so do not turn on Active Scanning on their account.
@@ -370,10 +362,10 @@ static void restart_scan(struct mesh_io_private *pvt)
 {
 	struct bt_hci_cmd_le_set_scan_enable cmd;
 
-	if (l_queue_isempty(pvt->rx_regs))
+	if (l_queue_isempty(pvt->io->rx_regs))
 		return;
 
-	pvt->active = l_queue_find(pvt->rx_regs, find_active, NULL);
+	pvt->active = l_queue_find(pvt->io->rx_regs, find_active, NULL);
 	cmd.enable = 0x00;	/* Disable scanning */
 	cmd.filter_dup = 0x00;	/* Report duplicates */
 	bt_hci_send(pvt->hci, BT_HCI_CMD_LE_SET_SCAN_ENABLE,
@@ -417,7 +409,6 @@ static bool dev_init(struct mesh_io *io, void *opts, void *user_data)
 
 	io->pvt = l_new(struct mesh_io_private, 1);
 
-	io->pvt->rx_regs = l_queue_new();
 	io->pvt->tx_pkts = l_queue_new();
 
 	io->pvt->io = io;
@@ -436,7 +427,6 @@ static bool dev_destroy(struct mesh_io *io)
 
 	bt_hci_unref(pvt->hci);
 	l_timeout_remove(pvt->tx_timeout);
-	l_queue_destroy(pvt->rx_regs, l_free);
 	l_queue_remove_if(pvt->tx_pkts, simple_match, pvt->tx);
 	l_queue_destroy(pvt->tx_pkts, l_free);
 	l_free(pvt->tx);
@@ -726,7 +716,7 @@ static bool send_tx(struct mesh_io *io, struct mesh_io_send_info *info,
 		l_queue_push_tail(pvt->tx_pkts, tx);
 	}
 
-    /* If not already sending, schedule the tx worker */
+	/* If not already sending, schedule the tx worker */
 	if (!pvt->tx) {
 		l_timeout_remove(pvt->tx_timeout);
 		pvt->tx_timeout = NULL;
@@ -780,46 +770,18 @@ static bool tx_cancel(struct mesh_io *io, const uint8_t *data, uint8_t len)
 	return true;
 }
 
-static bool find_by_filter(const void *a, const void *b)
-{
-	const struct pvt_rx_reg *rx_reg_old = a;
-	const struct pvt_rx_reg *rx_reg = b;
-
-	if (rx_reg_old->len != rx_reg->len)
-		return false;
-
-	return !memcmp(rx_reg_old->filter, rx_reg->filter, rx_reg->len);
-}
-
 static bool recv_register(struct mesh_io *io, const uint8_t *filter,
 			uint8_t len, mesh_io_recv_func_t cb, void *user_data)
 {
 	struct bt_hci_cmd_le_set_scan_enable cmd;
 	struct mesh_io_private *pvt = io->pvt;
-	struct pvt_rx_reg *rx_reg, *rx_reg_old;
 	bool already_scanning;
 	bool active = false;
 
-	if (!cb || !filter || !len)
-		return false;
-
-	rx_reg = l_malloc(sizeof(*rx_reg) + len);
-
-	memcpy(rx_reg->filter, filter, len);
-	rx_reg->len = len;
-	rx_reg->cb = cb;
-	rx_reg->user_data = user_data;
-
-	rx_reg_old = l_queue_remove_if(pvt->rx_regs, find_by_filter, rx_reg);
-
-	l_free(rx_reg_old);
-
-	already_scanning = !l_queue_isempty(pvt->rx_regs);
-
-	l_queue_push_head(pvt->rx_regs, rx_reg);
+	already_scanning = !l_queue_isempty(io->rx_regs);
 
 	/* Look for any AD types requiring Active Scanning */
-	if (l_queue_find(pvt->rx_regs, find_active, NULL))
+	if (l_queue_find(io->rx_regs, find_active, NULL))
 		active = true;
 
 	if (!already_scanning || pvt->active != active) {
@@ -839,25 +801,13 @@ static bool recv_deregister(struct mesh_io *io, const uint8_t *filter,
 {
 	struct bt_hci_cmd_le_set_scan_enable cmd = {0, 0};
 	struct mesh_io_private *pvt = io->pvt;
-	struct pvt_rx_reg *rx_reg, *rx_reg_tmp;
 	bool active = false;
 
-	rx_reg_tmp = l_malloc(sizeof(*rx_reg_tmp) + len);
-	memcpy(&rx_reg_tmp->filter, filter, len);
-	rx_reg_tmp->len = len;
-
-	rx_reg = l_queue_remove_if(pvt->rx_regs, find_by_filter, rx_reg_tmp);
-
-	if (rx_reg)
-		l_free(rx_reg);
-
-	l_free(rx_reg_tmp);
-
 	/* Look for any AD types requiring Active Scanning */
-	if (l_queue_find(pvt->rx_regs, find_active, NULL))
+	if (l_queue_find(io->rx_regs, find_active, NULL))
 		active = true;
 
-	if (l_queue_isempty(pvt->rx_regs)) {
+	if (l_queue_isempty(io->rx_regs)) {
 		bt_hci_send(pvt->hci, BT_HCI_CMD_LE_SET_SCAN_ENABLE,
 					&cmd, sizeof(cmd), NULL, NULL, NULL);
 
diff --git a/mesh/mesh-io-mgmt.c b/mesh/mesh-io-mgmt.c
index f1385edcc..5efcac15b 100644
--- a/mesh/mesh-io-mgmt.c
+++ b/mesh/mesh-io-mgmt.c
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ struct mesh_io_private {
 	void *user_data;
 	struct l_timeout *tx_timeout;
 	struct l_queue *dup_filters;
-	struct l_queue *rx_regs;
 	struct l_queue *tx_pkts;
 	struct tx_pkt *tx;
 	unsigned int tx_id;
@@ -48,13 +47,6 @@ struct mesh_io_private {
 	bool active;
 };
 
-struct pvt_rx_reg {
-	mesh_io_recv_func_t cb;
-	void *user_data;
-	uint8_t len;
-	uint8_t filter[0];
-};
-
 struct process_data {
 	struct mesh_io_private		*pvt;
 	const uint8_t			*data;
@@ -195,7 +187,7 @@ static bool filter_dups(const uint8_t *addr, const uint8_t *adv,
 
 static void process_rx_callbacks(void *v_reg, void *v_rx)
 {
-	struct pvt_rx_reg *rx_reg = v_reg;
+	struct mesh_io_reg *rx_reg = v_reg;
 	struct process_data *rx = v_rx;
 
 	if (!memcmp(rx->data, rx_reg->filter, rx_reg->len))
@@ -221,7 +213,7 @@ static void process_rx(uint16_t index, struct mesh_io_private *pvt, int8_t rssi,
 		return;
 
 	print_packet("RX", data, len);
-	l_queue_foreach(pvt->rx_regs, process_rx_callbacks, &rx);
+	l_queue_foreach(pvt->io->rx_regs, process_rx_callbacks, &rx);
 }
 
 static void send_cmplt(uint16_t index, uint16_t length,
@@ -300,7 +292,7 @@ static bool find_by_pattern(const void *a, const void *b)
 
 static bool find_active(const void *a, const void *b)
 {
-	const struct pvt_rx_reg *rx_reg = a;
+	const struct mesh_io_reg *rx_reg = a;
 
 	/* Mesh specific AD types do *not* require active scanning,
 	 * so do not turn on Active Scanning on their account.
@@ -444,7 +436,6 @@ static bool dev_init(struct mesh_io *io, void *opts, void *user_data)
 				read_info_cb, L_UINT_TO_PTR(index), NULL);
 
 	pvt->dup_filters = l_queue_new();
-	pvt->rx_regs = l_queue_new();
 	pvt->tx_pkts = l_queue_new();
 
 	pvt->io = io;
@@ -453,14 +444,6 @@ static bool dev_init(struct mesh_io *io, void *opts, void *user_data)
 	return true;
 }
 
-static void free_rx_reg(void *user_data)
-{
-	struct pvt_rx_reg *rx_reg = user_data;
-
-	l_free(rx_reg);
-}
-
-
 static bool dev_destroy(struct mesh_io *io)
 {
 	unsigned char param[] = { 0x00 };
@@ -475,7 +458,6 @@ static bool dev_destroy(struct mesh_io *io)
 	mesh_mgmt_unregister(pvt->tx_id);
 	l_timeout_remove(pvt->tx_timeout);
 	l_queue_destroy(pvt->dup_filters, l_free);
-	l_queue_destroy(pvt->rx_regs, free_rx_reg);
 	l_queue_destroy(pvt->tx_pkts, l_free);
 	io->pvt = NULL;
 	l_free(pvt);
@@ -747,37 +729,16 @@ static bool tx_cancel(struct mesh_io *io, const uint8_t *data, uint8_t len)
 	return true;
 }
 
-static bool find_by_filter(const void *a, const void *b)
-{
-	const struct pvt_rx_reg *rx_reg = a;
-	const uint8_t *filter = b;
-
-	return !memcmp(rx_reg->filter, filter, rx_reg->len);
-}
-
 static bool recv_register(struct mesh_io *io, const uint8_t *filter,
 			uint8_t len, mesh_io_recv_func_t cb, void *user_data)
 {
-	struct pvt_rx_reg *rx_reg;
 	bool active = false;
 
-	if (!cb || !filter || !len || io->pvt != pvt)
+	if (io->pvt != pvt)
 		return false;
 
-	rx_reg = l_queue_remove_if(pvt->rx_regs, find_by_filter, filter);
-
-	free_rx_reg(rx_reg);
-	rx_reg = l_malloc(sizeof(*rx_reg) + len);
-
-	memcpy(rx_reg->filter, filter, len);
-	rx_reg->len = len;
-	rx_reg->cb = cb;
-	rx_reg->user_data = user_data;
-
-	l_queue_push_head(pvt->rx_regs, rx_reg);
-
 	/* Look for any AD types requiring Active Scanning */
-	if (l_queue_find(pvt->rx_regs, find_active, NULL))
+	if (l_queue_find(io->rx_regs, find_active, NULL))
 		active = true;
 
 	if (pvt->active != active) {
@@ -791,18 +752,13 @@ static bool recv_register(struct mesh_io *io, const uint8_t *filter,
 static bool recv_deregister(struct mesh_io *io, const uint8_t *filter,
 								uint8_t len)
 {
-	struct pvt_rx_reg *rx_reg;
 	bool active = false;
 
 	if (io->pvt != pvt)
 		return false;
 
-	rx_reg = l_queue_remove_if(pvt->rx_regs, find_by_filter, filter);
-
-	free_rx_reg(rx_reg);
-
 	/* Look for any AD types requiring Active Scanning */
-	if (l_queue_find(pvt->rx_regs, find_active, NULL))
+	if (l_queue_find(io->rx_regs, find_active, NULL))
 		active = true;
 
 	if (active != pvt->active) {
diff --git a/mesh/mesh-io-unit.c b/mesh/mesh-io-unit.c
index f4f619803..a9fa53308 100644
--- a/mesh/mesh-io-unit.c
+++ b/mesh/mesh-io-unit.c
@@ -485,39 +485,9 @@ static bool tx_cancel(struct mesh_io *io, const uint8_t *data, uint8_t len)
 	return true;
 }
 
-static bool find_by_filter(const void *a, const void *b)
-{
-	const struct pvt_rx_reg *rx_reg_old = a;
-	const struct pvt_rx_reg *rx_reg = b;
-
-	if (rx_reg_old->len != rx_reg->len)
-		return false;
-
-	return !memcmp(rx_reg_old->filter, rx_reg->filter, rx_reg->len);
-}
-
 static bool recv_register(struct mesh_io *io, const uint8_t *filter,
 			uint8_t len, mesh_io_recv_func_t cb, void *user_data)
 {
-	struct mesh_io_private *pvt = io->pvt;
-	struct pvt_rx_reg *rx_reg, *rx_reg_old;
-
-	if (!cb || !filter || !len)
-		return false;
-
-	rx_reg = l_malloc(sizeof(*rx_reg) + len);
-
-	memcpy(rx_reg->filter, filter, len);
-	rx_reg->len = len;
-	rx_reg->cb = cb;
-	rx_reg->user_data = user_data;
-
-	rx_reg_old = l_queue_remove_if(pvt->rx_regs, find_by_filter, rx_reg);
-
-	l_free(rx_reg_old);
-
-	l_queue_push_head(pvt->rx_regs, rx_reg);
-
 	return true;
 }
 
diff --git a/mesh/mesh-io.c b/mesh/mesh-io.c
index 3e68dc090..48e3f4226 100644
--- a/mesh/mesh-io.c
+++ b/mesh/mesh-io.c
@@ -28,13 +28,6 @@
 #include "mesh/mesh-io-generic.h"
 #include "mesh/mesh-io-unit.h"
 
-struct mesh_io_reg {
-	mesh_io_recv_func_t cb;
-	void *user_data;
-	uint8_t len;
-	uint8_t filter[];
-} packed;
-
 struct loop_data {
 	uint16_t len;
 	uint8_t data[];
@@ -104,7 +97,6 @@ static void ctl_alert(int index, bool up, bool pwr, bool mesh, void *user_data)
 
 	if (mesh && type != MESH_IO_TYPE_GENERIC)
 		api = io_api(MESH_IO_TYPE_MGMT);
-
 	else if (!pwr)
 		api = io_api(MESH_IO_TYPE_GENERIC);
 
@@ -130,6 +122,23 @@ static void free_io(struct mesh_io *io)
 	}
 }
 
+static struct mesh_io_reg *find_by_filter(struct l_queue *rx_regs,
+					const uint8_t *filter, uint8_t len)
+{
+	const struct l_queue_entry *entry;
+
+	entry = l_queue_get_entries(rx_regs);
+
+	for (; entry; entry = entry->next) {
+		struct mesh_io_reg *rx_reg = entry->data;
+
+		if (rx_reg->len == len && !memcmp(rx_reg->filter, filter, len))
+			return rx_reg;
+	}
+
+	return NULL;
+}
+
 struct mesh_io *mesh_io_new(enum mesh_io_type type, void *opts,
 				mesh_io_ready_func_t cb, void *user_data)
 {
@@ -194,14 +203,20 @@ bool mesh_io_register_recv_cb(struct mesh_io *io, const uint8_t *filter,
 	if (io == NULL)
 		io = default_io;
 
-	if (io != default_io)
+	if (io != default_io || !cb || !filter || !len)
 		return false;
 
+	rx_reg = find_by_filter(io->rx_regs, filter, len);
+
+	l_free(rx_reg);
+	l_queue_remove(io->rx_regs, rx_reg);
+
 	rx_reg = l_malloc(sizeof(struct mesh_io_reg) + len);
 	rx_reg->cb = cb;
 	rx_reg->len = len;
 	rx_reg->user_data = user_data;
 	memcpy(rx_reg->filter, filter, len);
+
 	l_queue_push_head(io->rx_regs, rx_reg);
 
 	if (io && io->api && io->api->reg)
@@ -210,14 +225,6 @@ bool mesh_io_register_recv_cb(struct mesh_io *io, const uint8_t *filter,
 	return false;
 }
 
-static bool by_filter(const void *a, const void *b)
-{
-	const struct mesh_io_reg *rx_reg = a;
-	const uint8_t *filter = b;
-
-	return rx_reg->filter[0] == filter[0];
-}
-
 bool mesh_io_deregister_recv_cb(struct mesh_io *io, const uint8_t *filter,
 								uint8_t len)
 {
@@ -226,7 +233,9 @@ bool mesh_io_deregister_recv_cb(struct mesh_io *io, const uint8_t *filter,
 	if (io != default_io)
 		return false;
 
-	rx_reg = l_queue_remove_if(io->rx_regs, by_filter, filter);
+	rx_reg = find_by_filter(io->rx_regs,  filter, len);
+
+	l_queue_remove(io->rx_regs, rx_reg);
 	l_free(rx_reg);
 
 	if (io && io->api && io->api->dereg)
diff --git a/mesh/mesh-io.h b/mesh/mesh-io.h
index 9dd946cdf..f7711e786 100644
--- a/mesh/mesh-io.h
+++ b/mesh/mesh-io.h
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@
  *
  */
 
-struct mesh_io;
-
 #define MESH_IO_TX_COUNT_UNLIMITED	0
 
 enum mesh_io_type {
