diff --git a/hw/sparc/leon3.c b/hw/sparc/leon3.c
index d5ff188d9e..56512ecd00 100644
--- a/hw/sparc/leon3.c
+++ b/hw/sparc/leon3.c
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ static void leon3_generic_hw_init(MachineState *machine)
         cpu_model = "LEON3";
     }
 
-    cpu = cpu_sparc_init(cpu_model);
+    cpu = SPARC_CPU(cpu_generic_init(TYPE_SPARC_CPU, cpu_model));
     if (cpu == NULL) {
         fprintf(stderr, "qemu: Unable to find Sparc CPU definition\n");
         exit(1);
diff --git a/hw/sparc/sun4m.c b/hw/sparc/sun4m.c
index 89dd8a96c3..cf47dca83a 100644
--- a/hw/sparc/sun4m.c
+++ b/hw/sparc/sun4m.c
@@ -797,7 +797,7 @@ static void cpu_devinit(const char *cpu_model, unsigned int id,
     SPARCCPU *cpu;
     CPUSPARCState *env;
 
-    cpu = cpu_sparc_init(cpu_model);
+    cpu = SPARC_CPU(cpu_generic_init(TYPE_SPARC_CPU, cpu_model));
     if (cpu == NULL) {
         fprintf(stderr, "qemu: Unable to find Sparc CPU definition\n");
         exit(1);
diff --git a/hw/sparc64/sparc64.c b/hw/sparc64/sparc64.c
index 4e4fdab065..ecf38a45da 100644
--- a/hw/sparc64/sparc64.c
+++ b/hw/sparc64/sparc64.c
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ SPARCCPU *sparc64_cpu_devinit(const char *cpu_model,
     if (cpu_model == NULL) {
         cpu_model = default_cpu_model;
     }
-    cpu = cpu_sparc_init(cpu_model);
+    cpu = SPARC_CPU(cpu_generic_init(TYPE_SPARC_CPU, cpu_model));
     if (cpu == NULL) {
         fprintf(stderr, "Unable to find Sparc CPU definition\n");
         exit(1);
diff --git a/target/sparc/cpu.c b/target/sparc/cpu.c
index 29296b2411..0806d699e6 100644
--- a/target/sparc/cpu.c
+++ b/target/sparc/cpu.c
@@ -194,11 +194,6 @@ static void sparc_cpu_parse_features(const char *typename, char *features,
     g_list_free_full(minus_features, g_free);
 }
 
-SPARCCPU *cpu_sparc_init(const char *cpu_model)
-{
-    return SPARC_CPU(cpu_generic_init(TYPE_SPARC_CPU, cpu_model));
-}
-
 void cpu_sparc_set_id(CPUSPARCState *env, unsigned int cpu)
 {
 #if !defined(TARGET_SPARC64)
diff --git a/target/sparc/cpu.h b/target/sparc/cpu.h
index 0e41916a52..b45cfb4708 100644
--- a/target/sparc/cpu.h
+++ b/target/sparc/cpu.h
@@ -579,7 +579,6 @@ void cpu_raise_exception_ra(CPUSPARCState *, int, uintptr_t) QEMU_NORETURN;
 
 #ifndef NO_CPU_IO_DEFS
 /* cpu_init.c */
-SPARCCPU *cpu_sparc_init(const char *cpu_model);
 void cpu_sparc_set_id(CPUSPARCState *env, unsigned int cpu);
 void sparc_cpu_list(FILE *f, fprintf_function cpu_fprintf);
 /* mmu_helper.c */
@@ -656,7 +655,7 @@ hwaddr cpu_get_phys_page_nofault(CPUSPARCState *env, target_ulong addr,
 int cpu_sparc_signal_handler(int host_signum, void *pinfo, void *puc);
 
 #ifndef NO_CPU_IO_DEFS
-#define cpu_init(cpu_model) CPU(cpu_sparc_init(cpu_model))
+#define cpu_init(cpu_model) cpu_generic_init(TYPE_SPARC_CPU, cpu_model)
 #endif
 
 #define cpu_signal_handler cpu_sparc_signal_handler