diff --git a/hw/core/cpu-common.c b/hw/core/cpu-common.c
index 9d73c9a28c..5913ffe22b 100644
--- a/hw/core/cpu-common.c
+++ b/hw/core/cpu-common.c
@@ -116,65 +116,6 @@ void cpu_exit(CPUState *cpu)
     qatomic_set(&cpu->icount_decr_ptr->u16.high, -1);
 }
 
-int cpu_write_elf32_qemunote(WriteCoreDumpFunction f, CPUState *cpu,
-                             void *opaque)
-{
-    CPUClass *cc = CPU_GET_CLASS(cpu);
-
-    return (*cc->write_elf32_qemunote)(f, cpu, opaque);
-}
-
-static int cpu_common_write_elf32_qemunote(WriteCoreDumpFunction f,
-                                           CPUState *cpu, void *opaque)
-{
-    return 0;
-}
-
-int cpu_write_elf32_note(WriteCoreDumpFunction f, CPUState *cpu,
-                         int cpuid, void *opaque)
-{
-    CPUClass *cc = CPU_GET_CLASS(cpu);
-
-    return (*cc->write_elf32_note)(f, cpu, cpuid, opaque);
-}
-
-static int cpu_common_write_elf32_note(WriteCoreDumpFunction f,
-                                       CPUState *cpu, int cpuid,
-                                       void *opaque)
-{
-    return -1;
-}
-
-int cpu_write_elf64_qemunote(WriteCoreDumpFunction f, CPUState *cpu,
-                             void *opaque)
-{
-    CPUClass *cc = CPU_GET_CLASS(cpu);
-
-    return (*cc->write_elf64_qemunote)(f, cpu, opaque);
-}
-
-static int cpu_common_write_elf64_qemunote(WriteCoreDumpFunction f,
-                                           CPUState *cpu, void *opaque)
-{
-    return 0;
-}
-
-int cpu_write_elf64_note(WriteCoreDumpFunction f, CPUState *cpu,
-                         int cpuid, void *opaque)
-{
-    CPUClass *cc = CPU_GET_CLASS(cpu);
-
-    return (*cc->write_elf64_note)(f, cpu, cpuid, opaque);
-}
-
-static int cpu_common_write_elf64_note(WriteCoreDumpFunction f,
-                                       CPUState *cpu, int cpuid,
-                                       void *opaque)
-{
-    return -1;
-}
-
-
 static int cpu_common_gdb_read_register(CPUState *cpu, GByteArray *buf, int reg)
 {
     return 0;
@@ -377,10 +318,6 @@ static void cpu_class_init(ObjectClass *klass, void *data)
     k->has_work = cpu_common_has_work;
     k->get_paging_enabled = cpu_common_get_paging_enabled;
     k->get_memory_mapping = cpu_common_get_memory_mapping;
-    k->write_elf32_qemunote = cpu_common_write_elf32_qemunote;
-    k->write_elf32_note = cpu_common_write_elf32_note;
-    k->write_elf64_qemunote = cpu_common_write_elf64_qemunote;
-    k->write_elf64_note = cpu_common_write_elf64_note;
     k->gdb_read_register = cpu_common_gdb_read_register;
     k->gdb_write_register = cpu_common_gdb_write_register;
     set_bit(DEVICE_CATEGORY_CPU, dc->categories);
diff --git a/hw/core/cpu-sysemu.c b/hw/core/cpu-sysemu.c
index 078e1a84a5..7f3a357494 100644
--- a/hw/core/cpu-sysemu.c
+++ b/hw/core/cpu-sysemu.c
@@ -54,6 +54,50 @@ int cpu_asidx_from_attrs(CPUState *cpu, MemTxAttrs attrs)
     return ret;
 }
 
+int cpu_write_elf32_qemunote(WriteCoreDumpFunction f, CPUState *cpu,
+                             void *opaque)
+{
+    CPUClass *cc = CPU_GET_CLASS(cpu);
+
+    if (!cc->write_elf32_qemunote) {
+        return 0;
+    }
+    return (*cc->write_elf32_qemunote)(f, cpu, opaque);
+}
+
+int cpu_write_elf32_note(WriteCoreDumpFunction f, CPUState *cpu,
+                         int cpuid, void *opaque)
+{
+    CPUClass *cc = CPU_GET_CLASS(cpu);
+
+    if (!cc->write_elf32_note) {
+        return -1;
+    }
+    return (*cc->write_elf32_note)(f, cpu, cpuid, opaque);
+}
+
+int cpu_write_elf64_qemunote(WriteCoreDumpFunction f, CPUState *cpu,
+                             void *opaque)
+{
+    CPUClass *cc = CPU_GET_CLASS(cpu);
+
+    if (!cc->write_elf64_qemunote) {
+        return 0;
+    }
+    return (*cc->write_elf64_qemunote)(f, cpu, opaque);
+}
+
+int cpu_write_elf64_note(WriteCoreDumpFunction f, CPUState *cpu,
+                         int cpuid, void *opaque)
+{
+    CPUClass *cc = CPU_GET_CLASS(cpu);
+
+    if (!cc->write_elf64_note) {
+        return -1;
+    }
+    return (*cc->write_elf64_note)(f, cpu, cpuid, opaque);
+}
+
 bool cpu_virtio_is_big_endian(CPUState *cpu)
 {
     CPUClass *cc = CPU_GET_CLASS(cpu);