diff --git a/chardev/char-mux.c b/chardev/char-mux.c
index 5baf419010..ada0c6866f 100644
--- a/chardev/char-mux.c
+++ b/chardev/char-mux.c
@@ -386,10 +386,9 @@ void suspend_mux_open(void)
 static int chardev_options_parsed_cb(Object *child, void *opaque)
 {
     Chardev *chr = (Chardev *)child;
-    ChardevClass *class = CHARDEV_GET_CLASS(chr);
 
-    if (!chr->be_open && class->chr_options_parsed) {
-        class->chr_options_parsed(chr);
+    if (!chr->be_open && CHARDEV_IS_MUX(chr)) {
+        open_muxes(chr);
     }
 
     return 0;
@@ -412,7 +411,6 @@ static void char_mux_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
     cc->chr_accept_input = mux_chr_accept_input;
     cc->chr_add_watch = mux_chr_add_watch;
     cc->chr_be_event = mux_chr_be_event;
-    cc->chr_options_parsed = open_muxes;
     cc->chr_update_read_handler = mux_chr_update_read_handlers;
 }
 
diff --git a/include/chardev/char.h b/include/chardev/char.h
index 7c0444f90d..589e7fe46d 100644
--- a/include/chardev/char.h
+++ b/include/chardev/char.h
@@ -273,7 +273,6 @@ struct ChardevClass {
     void (*chr_set_echo)(Chardev *chr, bool echo);
     void (*chr_set_fe_open)(Chardev *chr, int fe_open);
     void (*chr_be_event)(Chardev *s, QEMUChrEvent event);
-    void (*chr_options_parsed)(Chardev *chr);
 };
 
 Chardev *qemu_chardev_new(const char *id, const char *typename,