diff --git a/hw/arm/stm32f205_soc.c b/hw/arm/stm32f205_soc.c
index a4f3344db2..9cd41bf56d 100644
--- a/hw/arm/stm32f205_soc.c
+++ b/hw/arm/stm32f205_soc.c
@@ -117,7 +117,6 @@ static void stm32f205_soc_realize(DeviceState *dev_soc, Error **errp)
     }
     busdev = SYS_BUS_DEVICE(dev);
     sysbus_mmio_map(busdev, 0, 0x40013800);
-    sysbus_connect_irq(busdev, 0, qdev_get_gpio_in(armv7m, 71));
 
     /* Attach UART (uses USART registers) and USART controllers */
     for (i = 0; i < STM_NUM_USARTS; i++) {
diff --git a/hw/misc/stm32f2xx_syscfg.c b/hw/misc/stm32f2xx_syscfg.c
index aa59b43549..04c22c2850 100644
--- a/hw/misc/stm32f2xx_syscfg.c
+++ b/hw/misc/stm32f2xx_syscfg.c
@@ -133,8 +133,6 @@ static void stm32f2xx_syscfg_init(Object *obj)
 {
     STM32F2XXSyscfgState *s = STM32F2XX_SYSCFG(obj);
 
-    sysbus_init_irq(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(obj), &s->irq);
-
     memory_region_init_io(&s->mmio, obj, &stm32f2xx_syscfg_ops, s,
                           TYPE_STM32F2XX_SYSCFG, 0x400);
     sysbus_init_mmio(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(obj), &s->mmio);
diff --git a/include/hw/misc/stm32f2xx_syscfg.h b/include/hw/misc/stm32f2xx_syscfg.h
index 57a98c533d..8595a3b31b 100644
--- a/include/hw/misc/stm32f2xx_syscfg.h
+++ b/include/hw/misc/stm32f2xx_syscfg.h
@@ -53,8 +53,6 @@ struct STM32F2XXSyscfgState {
     uint32_t syscfg_exticr3;
     uint32_t syscfg_exticr4;
     uint32_t syscfg_cmpcr;
-
-    qemu_irq irq;
 };
 
 #endif /* HW_STM32F2XX_SYSCFG_H */