diff --git a/hw/arm/collie.c b/hw/arm/collie.c
index b1288ccea8..970a4405cc 100644
--- a/hw/arm/collie.c
+++ b/hw/arm/collie.c
@@ -27,9 +27,13 @@ static void collie_init(MachineState *machine)
 {
     StrongARMState *s;
     DriveInfo *dinfo;
-    MemoryRegion *sysmem = get_system_memory();
+    MemoryRegion *sdram = g_new(MemoryRegion, 1);
 
-    s = sa1110_init(sysmem, collie_binfo.ram_size, machine->cpu_type);
+    s = sa1110_init(machine->cpu_type);
+
+    memory_region_allocate_system_memory(sdram, NULL, "strongarm.sdram",
+                                         collie_binfo.ram_size);
+    memory_region_add_subregion(get_system_memory(), SA_SDCS0, sdram);
 
     dinfo = drive_get(IF_PFLASH, 0, 0);
     pflash_cfi01_register(SA_CS0, "collie.fl1", 0x02000000,
diff --git a/hw/arm/strongarm.c b/hw/arm/strongarm.c
index dc65d88a65..6bee034914 100644
--- a/hw/arm/strongarm.c
+++ b/hw/arm/strongarm.c
@@ -1586,8 +1586,7 @@ static const TypeInfo strongarm_ssp_info = {
 };
 
 /* Main CPU functions */
-StrongARMState *sa1110_init(MemoryRegion *sysmem,
-                            unsigned int sdram_size, const char *cpu_type)
+StrongARMState *sa1110_init(const char *cpu_type)
 {
     StrongARMState *s;
     int i;
@@ -1601,10 +1600,6 @@ StrongARMState *sa1110_init(MemoryRegion *sysmem,
 
     s->cpu = ARM_CPU(cpu_create(cpu_type));
 
-    memory_region_allocate_system_memory(&s->sdram, NULL, "strongarm.sdram",
-                                         sdram_size);
-    memory_region_add_subregion(sysmem, SA_SDCS0, &s->sdram);
-
     s->pic = sysbus_create_varargs("strongarm_pic", 0x90050000,
                     qdev_get_gpio_in(DEVICE(s->cpu), ARM_CPU_IRQ),
                     qdev_get_gpio_in(DEVICE(s->cpu), ARM_CPU_FIQ),
diff --git a/hw/arm/strongarm.h b/hw/arm/strongarm.h
index e98840b461..192821f6aa 100644
--- a/hw/arm/strongarm.h
+++ b/hw/arm/strongarm.h
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ enum {
 
 typedef struct {
     ARMCPU *cpu;
-    MemoryRegion sdram;
     DeviceState *pic;
     DeviceState *gpio;
     DeviceState *ppc;
@@ -63,7 +62,6 @@ typedef struct {
     SSIBus *ssp_bus;
 } StrongARMState;
 
-StrongARMState *sa1110_init(MemoryRegion *sysmem,
-                            unsigned int sdram_size, const char *rev);
+StrongARMState *sa1110_init(const char *cpu_type);
 
 #endif