diff --git a/hw/i386/pc.c b/hw/i386/pc.c
index 196827531a..28194014f8 100644
--- a/hw/i386/pc.c
+++ b/hw/i386/pc.c
@@ -1756,11 +1756,6 @@ static void pc_machine_initfn(Object *obj)
     cxl_machine_init(obj, &pcms->cxl_devices_state);
 }
 
-int pc_machine_kvm_type(MachineState *machine, const char *kvm_type)
-{
-    return 0;
-}
-
 static void pc_machine_reset(MachineState *machine, ShutdownCause reason)
 {
     CPUState *cs;
diff --git a/include/hw/i386/pc.h b/include/hw/i386/pc.h
index ec0e5efcb2..02a0deedd3 100644
--- a/include/hw/i386/pc.h
+++ b/include/hw/i386/pc.h
@@ -310,15 +310,12 @@ extern const size_t pc_compat_1_5_len;
 extern GlobalProperty pc_compat_1_4[];
 extern const size_t pc_compat_1_4_len;
 
-int pc_machine_kvm_type(MachineState *machine, const char *vm_type);
-
 #define DEFINE_PC_MACHINE(suffix, namestr, initfn, optsfn) \
     static void pc_machine_##suffix##_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data) \
     { \
         MachineClass *mc = MACHINE_CLASS(oc); \
         optsfn(mc); \
         mc->init = initfn; \
-        mc->kvm_type = pc_machine_kvm_type; \
     } \
     static const TypeInfo pc_machine_type_##suffix = { \
         .name       = namestr TYPE_MACHINE_SUFFIX, \