diff --git a/hw/riscv/virt.c b/hw/riscv/virt.c
index a061151a6f..b81081c70b 100644
--- a/hw/riscv/virt.c
+++ b/hw/riscv/virt.c
@@ -1583,16 +1583,14 @@ static void virt_set_aia(Object *obj, const char *val, Error **errp)
 
 static bool virt_get_aclint(Object *obj, Error **errp)
 {
-    MachineState *ms = MACHINE(obj);
-    RISCVVirtState *s = RISCV_VIRT_MACHINE(ms);
+    RISCVVirtState *s = RISCV_VIRT_MACHINE(obj);
 
     return s->have_aclint;
 }
 
 static void virt_set_aclint(Object *obj, bool value, Error **errp)
 {
-    MachineState *ms = MACHINE(obj);
-    RISCVVirtState *s = RISCV_VIRT_MACHINE(ms);
+    RISCVVirtState *s = RISCV_VIRT_MACHINE(obj);
 
     s->have_aclint = value;
 }