diff --git a/docs/IE_DG/supported_plugins/AUTO.md b/docs/IE_DG/supported_plugins/AUTO.md
index 55a5e01f212..ce795fa06e3 100644
--- a/docs/IE_DG/supported_plugins/AUTO.md
+++ b/docs/IE_DG/supported_plugins/AUTO.md
@@ -23,9 +23,9 @@ Following the OpenVINO notions of “devices”, the Auto-device has “AUTO”
 
 | Parameter name     | Parameter values      | Default            |             Description                                                      |
 | :---               | :---                  | :---               |:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-| "AUTO_DEVICE_LIST" | comma-separated device names <span style="color:red">with no spaces</span>| N/A | Device candidate list to be selected    |
+| "MULTI_DEVICE_PRIORITIES" | comma-separated device names <span style="color:red">with no spaces</span>| N/A | Device candidate list to be selected    |
 
-You can use the configuration name directly as a string or use <code>IE::KEY_AUTO_DEVICE_LIST</code> from <code>ie_plugin_config.hpp</code>,
+You can use the configuration name directly as a string or use <code>InferenceEngine::MultiDeviceConfigParams::KEY_MULTI_DEVICE_PRIORITIES</code> from <code>multi-device/multi_device_config.hpp</code>,
 which defines the same string.
 
 There are two ways to use Auto-device:
diff --git a/docs/snippets/AUTO1.cpp b/docs/snippets/AUTO1.cpp
index 22487b5aeb0..c85e1396bc1 100644
--- a/docs/snippets/AUTO1.cpp
+++ b/docs/snippets/AUTO1.cpp
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@ int main() {
     InferenceEngine::Core ie;
     InferenceEngine::CNNNetwork network = ie.ReadNetwork("sample.xml");
     // "AUTO" plugin is (globally) pre-configured with the explicit option:
-    ie.SetConfig({{"AUTO_DEVICE_LIST", "CPU,GPU"}}, "AUTO");
+    ie.SetConfig({{"MULTI_DEVICE_PRIORITIES", "CPU,GPU"}}, "AUTO");
     // the below 3 lines are equivalent (the first line leverages the pre-configured AUTO, while second and third explicitly pass the same settings)
     InferenceEngine::ExecutableNetwork exec0 = ie.LoadNetwork(network, "AUTO", {});
-    InferenceEngine::ExecutableNetwork exec1 = ie.LoadNetwork(network, "AUTO", {{"AUTO_DEVICE_LIST", "CPU,GPU"}});
+    InferenceEngine::ExecutableNetwork exec1 = ie.LoadNetwork(network, "AUTO", {{"MULTI_DEVICE_PRIORITIES", "CPU,GPU"}});
     InferenceEngine::ExecutableNetwork exec2 = ie.LoadNetwork(network, "AUTO:CPU,GPU");
 //! [part1]
 return 0;
diff --git a/inference-engine/src/inference_engine/include/ie/ie_plugin_config.hpp b/inference-engine/src/inference_engine/include/ie/ie_plugin_config.hpp
index 76d63512f21..09f62301f7e 100644
--- a/inference-engine/src/inference_engine/include/ie/ie_plugin_config.hpp
+++ b/inference-engine/src/inference_engine/include/ie/ie_plugin_config.hpp
@@ -415,11 +415,6 @@ DECLARE_CONFIG_KEY(CACHE_DIR);
 
 #define DECLARE_AUTO_CONFIG_KEY(name) DECLARE_CONFIG_KEY(AUTO_##name)
 
-/**
- * @brief Limit device list config option, with comma-separated devices listed
- */
-DECLARE_AUTO_CONFIG_KEY(DEVICE_LIST);
-
 }  // namespace InferenceEngine
 
 #include "hetero/hetero_plugin_config.hpp"
diff --git a/inference-engine/tests/functional/plugin/conformance/test_runner/api_conformance_runner/src/behavior/infer_request/callback.cpp b/inference-engine/tests/functional/plugin/conformance/test_runner/api_conformance_runner/src/behavior/infer_request/callback.cpp
index 92c1cba64a2..871b5a59bd8 100644
--- a/inference-engine/tests/functional/plugin/conformance/test_runner/api_conformance_runner/src/behavior/infer_request/callback.cpp
+++ b/inference-engine/tests/functional/plugin/conformance/test_runner/api_conformance_runner/src/behavior/infer_request/callback.cpp
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ const std::vector<std::map<std::string, std::string>> multiConfigsCallback = {
 };
 
 const std::vector<std::map<std::string, std::string>> autoConfigsCallback = {
-        {{AUTO_CONFIG_KEY(DEVICE_LIST), targetDevice}}
+        {{MULTI_CONFIG_KEY(DEVICE_PRIORITIES), targetDevice}}
 };
 
 INSTANTIATE_TEST_SUITE_P(smoke_BehaviorTests, InferRequestCallbackTests,
diff --git a/inference-engine/tests/functional/plugin/conformance/test_runner/api_conformance_runner/src/behavior/infer_request/io_blob.cpp b/inference-engine/tests/functional/plugin/conformance/test_runner/api_conformance_runner/src/behavior/infer_request/io_blob.cpp
index 4e288e5baaa..37cc8246e7b 100644
--- a/inference-engine/tests/functional/plugin/conformance/test_runner/api_conformance_runner/src/behavior/infer_request/io_blob.cpp
+++ b/inference-engine/tests/functional/plugin/conformance/test_runner/api_conformance_runner/src/behavior/infer_request/io_blob.cpp
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ const std::vector<std::map<std::string, std::string>> MulticonfigsIOBlob = {
 };
 
 const std::vector<std::map<std::string, std::string>> AutoconfigsIOBlob = {
-        {{ AUTO_CONFIG_KEY(DEVICE_LIST), targetDevice}}
+        {{ MULTI_CONFIG_KEY(DEVICE_PRIORITIES), targetDevice}}
 };
 
 INSTANTIATE_TEST_SUITE_P(smoke_BehaviorTests, InferRequestIOBBlobTest,
diff --git a/inference-engine/tests/functional/plugin/conformance/test_runner/api_conformance_runner/src/behavior/infer_request/multitheading.cpp b/inference-engine/tests/functional/plugin/conformance/test_runner/api_conformance_runner/src/behavior/infer_request/multitheading.cpp
index 7e319ed74d0..f921b4311b9 100644
--- a/inference-engine/tests/functional/plugin/conformance/test_runner/api_conformance_runner/src/behavior/infer_request/multitheading.cpp
+++ b/inference-engine/tests/functional/plugin/conformance/test_runner/api_conformance_runner/src/behavior/infer_request/multitheading.cpp
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ const std::vector<std::map<std::string, std::string>> MulticonfigsMultithreading
 };
 
 const std::vector<std::map<std::string, std::string>> AutoconfigsMultithreading = {
-        {{ AUTO_CONFIG_KEY(DEVICE_LIST), targetDevice}}
+        {{ MULTI_CONFIG_KEY(DEVICE_PRIORITIES), targetDevice}}
 };
 
 INSTANTIATE_TEST_SUITE_P(smoke_BehaviorTests, InferRequestMultithreadingTests,
diff --git a/inference-engine/tests/functional/plugin/conformance/test_runner/api_conformance_runner/src/behavior/infer_request/wait.cpp b/inference-engine/tests/functional/plugin/conformance/test_runner/api_conformance_runner/src/behavior/infer_request/wait.cpp
index 2496bdf26f2..44ee45c5a1b 100644
--- a/inference-engine/tests/functional/plugin/conformance/test_runner/api_conformance_runner/src/behavior/infer_request/wait.cpp
+++ b/inference-engine/tests/functional/plugin/conformance/test_runner/api_conformance_runner/src/behavior/infer_request/wait.cpp
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ const std::vector<std::map<std::string, std::string>> MulticonfigsWait = {
 };
 
 const std::vector<std::map<std::string, std::string>> AutoconfigsWait = {
-        {{ AUTO_CONFIG_KEY(DEVICE_LIST) , targetDevice}}
+        {{ MULTI_CONFIG_KEY(DEVICE_PRIORITIES) , targetDevice}}
 };
 
 INSTANTIATE_TEST_SUITE_P(smoke_BehaviorTests, InferRequestWaitTests,
diff --git a/inference-engine/tests/functional/plugin/conformance/test_runner/api_conformance_runner/src/behavior/preprocessing/set_preprocess.cpp b/inference-engine/tests/functional/plugin/conformance/test_runner/api_conformance_runner/src/behavior/preprocessing/set_preprocess.cpp
index 1eef28fb789..e3fc083aec6 100644
--- a/inference-engine/tests/functional/plugin/conformance/test_runner/api_conformance_runner/src/behavior/preprocessing/set_preprocess.cpp
+++ b/inference-engine/tests/functional/plugin/conformance/test_runner/api_conformance_runner/src/behavior/preprocessing/set_preprocess.cpp
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ const std::vector<std::map<std::string, std::string>> multiConfigs = {
 };
 
 const std::vector<std::map<std::string, std::string>> autoConfigs = {
-        {{ InferenceEngine::KEY_AUTO_DEVICE_LIST , targetDevice}}
+        {{ InferenceEngine::MultiDeviceConfigParams::KEY_MULTI_DEVICE_PRIORITIES , targetDevice}}
 };
 
 INSTANTIATE_TEST_SUITE_P(smoke_BehaviorTests, InferRequestPreprocessTest,
diff --git a/inference-engine/tests/functional/plugin/cpu/shared_tests_instances/behavior/infer_request/io_blob.cpp b/inference-engine/tests/functional/plugin/cpu/shared_tests_instances/behavior/infer_request/io_blob.cpp
index 67acfc8cd2e..cd8a653e514 100644
--- a/inference-engine/tests/functional/plugin/cpu/shared_tests_instances/behavior/infer_request/io_blob.cpp
+++ b/inference-engine/tests/functional/plugin/cpu/shared_tests_instances/behavior/infer_request/io_blob.cpp
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ namespace {
     };
 
     const std::vector<std::map<std::string, std::string>> Autoconfigs = {
-            {{ AUTO_CONFIG_KEY(DEVICE_LIST) , CommonTestUtils::DEVICE_CPU}}
+            {{ MULTI_CONFIG_KEY(DEVICE_PRIORITIES) , CommonTestUtils::DEVICE_CPU}}
     };
 
     INSTANTIATE_TEST_SUITE_P(smoke_BehaviorTests, InferRequestIOBBlobTest,
diff --git a/inference-engine/tests/functional/plugin/cpu/shared_tests_instances/behavior/infer_request/wait.cpp b/inference-engine/tests/functional/plugin/cpu/shared_tests_instances/behavior/infer_request/wait.cpp
index 06368b81ae2..dd0c221e327 100644
--- a/inference-engine/tests/functional/plugin/cpu/shared_tests_instances/behavior/infer_request/wait.cpp
+++ b/inference-engine/tests/functional/plugin/cpu/shared_tests_instances/behavior/infer_request/wait.cpp
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ namespace {
     };
 
     const std::vector<std::map<std::string, std::string>> Autoconfigs = {
-            {{ AUTO_CONFIG_KEY(DEVICE_LIST) , CommonTestUtils::DEVICE_CPU}}
+            {{ MULTI_CONFIG_KEY(DEVICE_PRIORITIES) , CommonTestUtils::DEVICE_CPU}}
     };
 
     INSTANTIATE_TEST_SUITE_P(smoke_BehaviorTests, InferRequestWaitTests,
diff --git a/inference-engine/tests/functional/plugin/gpu/shared_tests_instances/behavior/infer_request/io_blob.cpp b/inference-engine/tests/functional/plugin/gpu/shared_tests_instances/behavior/infer_request/io_blob.cpp
index e987f8939d6..45be1bd152c 100644
--- a/inference-engine/tests/functional/plugin/gpu/shared_tests_instances/behavior/infer_request/io_blob.cpp
+++ b/inference-engine/tests/functional/plugin/gpu/shared_tests_instances/behavior/infer_request/io_blob.cpp
@@ -14,8 +14,9 @@ namespace {
     };
 
     const std::vector<std::map<std::string, std::string>> autoconfigs = {
-            {{InferenceEngine::KEY_AUTO_DEVICE_LIST, CommonTestUtils::DEVICE_GPU}},
-            {{InferenceEngine::KEY_AUTO_DEVICE_LIST , std::string(CommonTestUtils::DEVICE_CPU) + "," + CommonTestUtils::DEVICE_GPU}}
+            {{InferenceEngine::MultiDeviceConfigParams::KEY_MULTI_DEVICE_PRIORITIES, CommonTestUtils::DEVICE_GPU}},
+            {{InferenceEngine::MultiDeviceConfigParams::KEY_MULTI_DEVICE_PRIORITIES,
+                std::string(CommonTestUtils::DEVICE_CPU) + "," + CommonTestUtils::DEVICE_GPU}}
     };
 
     INSTANTIATE_TEST_SUITE_P(smoke_BehaviorTests, InferRequestIOBBlobTest,
@@ -117,4 +118,4 @@ INSTANTIATE_TEST_SUITE_P(smoke_Auto_BehaviorTests, InferRequestIOBBlobSetLayoutT
                                  ::testing::ValuesIn(autoconfigs)),
                          InferRequestIOBBlobSetLayoutTest::getTestCaseName);
 
-}  // namespace
\ No newline at end of file
+}  // namespace
diff --git a/inference-engine/tests/functional/plugin/gpu/shared_tests_instances/behavior/infer_request/multithreading.cpp b/inference-engine/tests/functional/plugin/gpu/shared_tests_instances/behavior/infer_request/multithreading.cpp
index afd7478a4cc..a23ea031001 100644
--- a/inference-engine/tests/functional/plugin/gpu/shared_tests_instances/behavior/infer_request/multithreading.cpp
+++ b/inference-engine/tests/functional/plugin/gpu/shared_tests_instances/behavior/infer_request/multithreading.cpp
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ const std::vector<std::map<std::string, std::string>> configs = {
 };
 
 const std::vector<std::map<std::string, std::string>> autoconfigs = {
-        {{InferenceEngine::KEY_AUTO_DEVICE_LIST, CommonTestUtils::DEVICE_GPU}},
-        {{InferenceEngine::KEY_AUTO_DEVICE_LIST , std::string(CommonTestUtils::DEVICE_CPU) + "," + CommonTestUtils::DEVICE_GPU}}
+        {{InferenceEngine::MultiDeviceConfigParams::KEY_MULTI_DEVICE_PRIORITIES, CommonTestUtils::DEVICE_GPU}},
+        {{InferenceEngine::MultiDeviceConfigParams::KEY_MULTI_DEVICE_PRIORITIES, std::string(CommonTestUtils::DEVICE_CPU) + "," + CommonTestUtils::DEVICE_GPU}}
 };
 
 INSTANTIATE_TEST_SUITE_P(smoke_BehaviorTests, InferRequestMultithreadingTests,
@@ -36,4 +36,4 @@ INSTANTIATE_TEST_SUITE_P(smoke_Auto_BehaviorTests, InferRequestMultithreadingTes
                                 ::testing::ValuesIn(autoconfigs)),
                         InferRequestMultithreadingTests::getTestCaseName);
 
-}  // namespace
\ No newline at end of file
+}  // namespace