diff --git a/block/block-backend.c b/block/block-backend.c
index 0bd19abdfb..f34bad5840 100644
--- a/block/block-backend.c
+++ b/block/block-backend.c
@@ -1640,28 +1640,6 @@ int blk_commit_all(void)
     return 0;
 }
 
-int blk_flush_all(void)
-{
-    BlockBackend *blk = NULL;
-    int result = 0;
-
-    while ((blk = blk_all_next(blk)) != NULL) {
-        AioContext *aio_context = blk_get_aio_context(blk);
-        int ret;
-
-        aio_context_acquire(aio_context);
-        if (blk_is_inserted(blk)) {
-            ret = blk_flush(blk);
-            if (ret < 0 && !result) {
-                result = ret;
-            }
-        }
-        aio_context_release(aio_context);
-    }
-
-    return result;
-}
-
 
 /* throttling disk I/O limits */
 void blk_set_io_limits(BlockBackend *blk, ThrottleConfig *cfg)
diff --git a/hw/i386/xen/xen_platform.c b/hw/i386/xen/xen_platform.c
index aa7839324c..f85635cc9a 100644
--- a/hw/i386/xen/xen_platform.c
+++ b/hw/i386/xen/xen_platform.c
@@ -134,8 +134,6 @@ static void platform_fixed_ioport_writew(void *opaque, uint32_t addr, uint32_t v
            devices, and bit 2 the non-primary-master IDE devices. */
         if (val & UNPLUG_ALL_IDE_DISKS) {
             DPRINTF("unplug disks\n");
-            blk_drain_all();
-            blk_flush_all();
             pci_unplug_disks(pci_dev->bus);
         }
         if (val & UNPLUG_ALL_NICS) {
diff --git a/hw/ide/piix.c b/hw/ide/piix.c
index c190fcaa3c..d5777fd0b3 100644
--- a/hw/ide/piix.c
+++ b/hw/ide/piix.c
@@ -179,6 +179,10 @@ int pci_piix3_xen_ide_unplug(DeviceState *dev)
         if (di != NULL && !di->media_cd) {
             BlockBackend *blk = blk_by_legacy_dinfo(di);
             DeviceState *ds = blk_get_attached_dev(blk);
+
+            blk_drain(blk);
+            blk_flush(blk);
+
             if (ds) {
                 blk_detach_dev(blk, ds);
             }
diff --git a/include/sysemu/block-backend.h b/include/sysemu/block-backend.h
index 3b29317349..24d1d85399 100644
--- a/include/sysemu/block-backend.h
+++ b/include/sysemu/block-backend.h
@@ -152,7 +152,6 @@ BlockAIOCB *blk_aio_ioctl(BlockBackend *blk, unsigned long int req, void *buf,
 int blk_co_pdiscard(BlockBackend *blk, int64_t offset, int count);
 int blk_co_flush(BlockBackend *blk);
 int blk_flush(BlockBackend *blk);
-int blk_flush_all(void);
 int blk_commit_all(void);
 void blk_drain(BlockBackend *blk);
 void blk_drain_all(void);