diff --git a/migration/savevm.c b/migration/savevm.c
index 75d05f1a84..3e9612121a 100644
--- a/migration/savevm.c
+++ b/migration/savevm.c
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 #include "migration/misc.h"
 #include "migration/register.h"
 #include "migration/global_state.h"
+#include "migration/channel-block.h"
 #include "ram.h"
 #include "qemu-file-channel.h"
 #include "qemu-file.h"
@@ -130,48 +131,15 @@ static struct mig_cmd_args {
 /***********************************************************/
 /* savevm/loadvm support */
 
-static ssize_t block_writev_buffer(void *opaque, struct iovec *iov, int iovcnt,
-                                   int64_t pos, Error **errp)
-{
-    int ret;
-    QEMUIOVector qiov;
-
-    qemu_iovec_init_external(&qiov, iov, iovcnt);
-    ret = bdrv_writev_vmstate(opaque, &qiov, pos);
-    if (ret < 0) {
-        return ret;
-    }
-
-    return qiov.size;
-}
-
-static ssize_t block_get_buffer(void *opaque, uint8_t *buf, int64_t pos,
-                                size_t size, Error **errp)
-{
-    return bdrv_load_vmstate(opaque, buf, pos, size);
-}
-
-static int bdrv_fclose(void *opaque, Error **errp)
-{
-    return bdrv_flush(opaque);
-}
-
-static const QEMUFileOps bdrv_read_ops = {
-    .get_buffer = block_get_buffer,
-    .close =      bdrv_fclose
-};
-
-static const QEMUFileOps bdrv_write_ops = {
-    .writev_buffer  = block_writev_buffer,
-    .close          = bdrv_fclose
-};
-
 static QEMUFile *qemu_fopen_bdrv(BlockDriverState *bs, int is_writable)
 {
     if (is_writable) {
-        return qemu_fopen_ops(bs, &bdrv_write_ops, false);
+        return qemu_fopen_channel_output(
+                   QIO_CHANNEL(qio_channel_block_new(bs)));
+    } else {
+        return qemu_fopen_channel_input(
+                   QIO_CHANNEL(qio_channel_block_new(bs)));
     }
-    return qemu_fopen_ops(bs, &bdrv_read_ops, false);
 }