diff --git a/block/src/raw_async_aio.rs b/block/src/raw_async_aio.rs
index 74e161152..f320be211 100644
--- a/block/src/raw_async_aio.rs
+++ b/block/src/raw_async_aio.rs
@@ -14,9 +14,7 @@ use log::warn;
 use vmm_sys_util::aio;
 use vmm_sys_util::eventfd::EventFd;
 
-use crate::async_io::{
-    AsyncIo, AsyncIoError, AsyncIoResult, BorrowedDiskFd, DiskFile, DiskFileError, DiskFileResult,
-};
+use crate::async_io::{AsyncIo, AsyncIoError, AsyncIoResult, BorrowedDiskFd, DiskFileError};
 use crate::error::{BlockError, BlockErrorKind, BlockResult};
 use crate::{DiskTopology, SECTOR_SIZE, disk_file, probe_sparse_support, query_device_size};
 
@@ -31,45 +29,6 @@ impl RawFileDiskAio {
     }
 }
 
-impl DiskFile for RawFileDiskAio {
-    fn logical_size(&mut self) -> DiskFileResult<u64> {
-        Ok(query_device_size(&self.file)
-            .map_err(DiskFileError::Size)?
-            .0)
-    }
-
-    fn physical_size(&mut self) -> DiskFileResult<u64> {
-        Ok(query_device_size(&self.file)
-            .map_err(DiskFileError::Size)?
-            .1)
-    }
-
-    fn new_async_io(&self, ring_depth: u32) -> DiskFileResult<Box<dyn AsyncIo>> {
-        let mut raw = RawFileAsyncAio::new(self.file.as_raw_fd(), ring_depth)
-            .map_err(DiskFileError::NewAsyncIo)?;
-        raw.alignment =
-            DiskTopology::probe(&self.file).map_or(SECTOR_SIZE, |t| t.logical_block_size);
-        Ok(Box::new(raw) as Box<dyn AsyncIo>)
-    }
-
-    fn topology(&mut self) -> DiskTopology {
-        if let Ok(topology) = DiskTopology::probe(&self.file) {
-            topology
-        } else {
-            warn!("Unable to get device topology. Using default topology");
-            DiskTopology::default()
-        }
-    }
-
-    fn supports_sparse_operations(&self) -> bool {
-        probe_sparse_support(&self.file)
-    }
-
-    fn fd(&mut self) -> BorrowedDiskFd<'_> {
-        BorrowedDiskFd::new(self.file.as_raw_fd())
-    }
-}
-
 impl disk_file::DiskSize for RawFileDiskAio {
     fn logical_size(&self) -> BlockResult<u64> {
         query_device_size(&self.file)
diff --git a/vmm/src/device_manager.rs b/vmm/src/device_manager.rs
index 72ce17b26..747e6311c 100644
--- a/vmm/src/device_manager.rs
+++ b/vmm/src/device_manager.rs
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ use arch::layout::{APIC_START, IOAPIC_SIZE, IOAPIC_START};
 #[cfg(any(target_arch = "aarch64", target_arch = "riscv64"))]
 use arch::{DeviceType, MmioDeviceInfo};
 use arch::{NumaNodes, layout};
-use block::async_io::DiskFile;
 use block::disk_file::DiskBackend;
 use block::error::BlockError;
 use block::fixed_vhd_sync::FixedVhdDiskSync;
@@ -2760,7 +2759,7 @@ impl DeviceManager {
                         }
                     } else if !disk_cfg.disable_aio && self.aio_is_supported() {
                         info!("Using asynchronous RAW disk file (aio)");
-                        DiskBackend::Legacy(Box::new(RawFileDiskAio::new(file)) as Box<dyn DiskFile>)
+                        DiskBackend::Next(Box::new(RawFileDiskAio::new(file)))
                     } else {
                         info!("Using synchronous RAW disk file");
                         DiskBackend::Next(Box::new(RawFileDiskSync::new(file)))