diff --git a/monitor.c b/monitor.c
index 3a0ea0c602..8e1aea7826 100644
--- a/monitor.c
+++ b/monitor.c
@@ -1191,9 +1191,6 @@ static void qmp_query_qmp_schema(QDict *qdict, QObject **ret_data,
  */
 static void qmp_unregister_commands_hack(void)
 {
-#ifndef CONFIG_SPICE
-    qmp_unregister_command(&qmp_commands, "query-spice");
-#endif
 #ifndef CONFIG_REPLICATION
     qmp_unregister_command(&qmp_commands, "xen-set-replication");
     qmp_unregister_command(&qmp_commands, "query-xen-replication-status");
diff --git a/qapi/char.json b/qapi/char.json
index 60f31d83fc..b7b2a05766 100644
--- a/qapi/char.json
+++ b/qapi/char.json
@@ -320,6 +320,7 @@
 ##
 { 'struct': 'ChardevSpiceChannel', 'data': { 'type'  : 'str' },
   'base': 'ChardevCommon' }
+# TODO: 'if': 'defined(CONFIG_SPICE)'
 
 ##
 # @ChardevSpicePort:
@@ -332,6 +333,7 @@
 ##
 { 'struct': 'ChardevSpicePort', 'data': { 'fqdn'  : 'str' },
   'base': 'ChardevCommon' }
+# TODO: 'if': 'defined(CONFIG_SPICE)'
 
 ##
 # @ChardevVC:
@@ -385,8 +387,10 @@
                                        'testdev': 'ChardevCommon',
                                        'stdio'  : 'ChardevStdio',
                                        'console': 'ChardevCommon',
-                                       'spicevmc' : 'ChardevSpiceChannel',
-                                       'spiceport' : 'ChardevSpicePort',
+                                       'spicevmc': 'ChardevSpiceChannel',
+# TODO: { 'type': 'ChardevSpiceChannel', 'if': 'defined(CONFIG_SPICE)' },
+                                       'spiceport': 'ChardevSpicePort',
+# TODO: { 'type': 'ChardevSpicePort', 'if': 'defined(CONFIG_SPICE)' },
                                        'vc'     : 'ChardevVC',
                                        'ringbuf': 'ChardevRingbuf',
                                        # next one is just for compatibility
diff --git a/qapi/ui.json b/qapi/ui.json
index ee90c1880b..4ca91bb45a 100644
--- a/qapi/ui.json
+++ b/qapi/ui.json
@@ -118,7 +118,8 @@
 { 'struct': 'SpiceBasicInfo',
   'data': { 'host': 'str',
             'port': 'str',
-            'family': 'NetworkAddressFamily' } }
+            'family': 'NetworkAddressFamily' },
+  'if': 'defined(CONFIG_SPICE)' }
 
 ##
 # @SpiceServerInfo:
@@ -131,7 +132,8 @@
 ##
 { 'struct': 'SpiceServerInfo',
   'base': 'SpiceBasicInfo',
-  'data': { '*auth': 'str' } }
+  'data': { '*auth': 'str' },
+  'if': 'defined(CONFIG_SPICE)' }
 
 ##
 # @SpiceChannel:
@@ -156,7 +158,8 @@
 { 'struct': 'SpiceChannel',
   'base': 'SpiceBasicInfo',
   'data': {'connection-id': 'int', 'channel-type': 'int', 'channel-id': 'int',
-           'tls': 'bool'} }
+           'tls': 'bool'},
+  'if': 'defined(CONFIG_SPICE)' }
 
 ##
 # @SpiceQueryMouseMode:
@@ -175,7 +178,8 @@
 # Since: 1.1
 ##
 { 'enum': 'SpiceQueryMouseMode',
-  'data': [ 'client', 'server', 'unknown' ] }
+  'data': [ 'client', 'server', 'unknown' ],
+  'if': 'defined(CONFIG_SPICE)' }
 
 ##
 # @SpiceInfo:
@@ -212,7 +216,8 @@
 { 'struct': 'SpiceInfo',
   'data': {'enabled': 'bool', 'migrated': 'bool', '*host': 'str', '*port': 'int',
            '*tls-port': 'int', '*auth': 'str', '*compiled-version': 'str',
-           'mouse-mode': 'SpiceQueryMouseMode', '*channels': ['SpiceChannel']} }
+           'mouse-mode': 'SpiceQueryMouseMode', '*channels': ['SpiceChannel']},
+  'if': 'defined(CONFIG_SPICE)' }
 
 ##
 # @query-spice:
@@ -257,7 +262,8 @@
 #    }
 #
 ##
-{ 'command': 'query-spice', 'returns': 'SpiceInfo' }
+{ 'command': 'query-spice', 'returns': 'SpiceInfo',
+  'if': 'defined(CONFIG_SPICE)' }
 
 ##
 # @SPICE_CONNECTED:
@@ -282,7 +288,8 @@
 ##
 { 'event': 'SPICE_CONNECTED',
   'data': { 'server': 'SpiceBasicInfo',
-            'client': 'SpiceBasicInfo' } }
+            'client': 'SpiceBasicInfo' },
+  'if': 'defined(CONFIG_SPICE)' }
 
 ##
 # @SPICE_INITIALIZED:
@@ -310,7 +317,8 @@
 ##
 { 'event': 'SPICE_INITIALIZED',
   'data': { 'server': 'SpiceServerInfo',
-            'client': 'SpiceChannel' } }
+            'client': 'SpiceChannel' },
+  'if': 'defined(CONFIG_SPICE)' }
 
 ##
 # @SPICE_DISCONNECTED:
@@ -335,7 +343,8 @@
 ##
 { 'event': 'SPICE_DISCONNECTED',
   'data': { 'server': 'SpiceBasicInfo',
-            'client': 'SpiceBasicInfo' } }
+            'client': 'SpiceBasicInfo' },
+  'if': 'defined(CONFIG_SPICE)' }
 
 ##
 # @SPICE_MIGRATE_COMPLETED:
@@ -350,7 +359,8 @@
 #      "event": "SPICE_MIGRATE_COMPLETED" }
 #
 ##
-{ 'event': 'SPICE_MIGRATE_COMPLETED' }
+{ 'event': 'SPICE_MIGRATE_COMPLETED',
+  'if': 'defined(CONFIG_SPICE)' }
 
 ##
 # == VNC
diff --git a/qmp.c b/qmp.c
index bc5537b221..162bc2e30d 100644
--- a/qmp.c
+++ b/qmp.c
@@ -129,22 +129,6 @@ void qmp_cpu_add(int64_t id, Error **errp)
     }
 }
 
-#ifndef CONFIG_SPICE
-/*
- * qmp_unregister_commands_hack() ensures that QMP command query-spice
- * exists only #ifdef CONFIG_SPICE.  Necessary for an accurate
- * query-commands result.  However, the QAPI schema is blissfully
- * unaware of that, and the QAPI code generator happily generates a
- * dead qmp_marshal_query_spice() that calls qmp_query_spice().
- * Provide it one, or else linking fails.  FIXME Educate the QAPI
- * schema on CONFIG_SPICE.
- */
-SpiceInfo *qmp_query_spice(Error **errp)
-{
-    abort();
-};
-#endif
-
 void qmp_exit_preconfig(Error **errp)
 {
     if (!runstate_check(RUN_STATE_PRECONFIG)) {