diff --git a/hw/net/vmxnet3.c b/hw/net/vmxnet3.c
index 10d01d0058..8b17548b02 100644
--- a/hw/net/vmxnet3.c
+++ b/hw/net/vmxnet3.c
@@ -2141,21 +2141,6 @@ vmxnet3_cleanup_msi(VMXNET3State *s)
     msi_uninit(d);
 }
 
-static void
-vmxnet3_msix_save(QEMUFile *f, void *opaque)
-{
-    PCIDevice *d = PCI_DEVICE(opaque);
-    msix_save(d, f);
-}
-
-static int
-vmxnet3_msix_load(QEMUFile *f, void *opaque, int version_id)
-{
-    PCIDevice *d = PCI_DEVICE(opaque);
-    msix_load(d, f);
-    return 0;
-}
-
 static const MemoryRegionOps b0_ops = {
     .read = vmxnet3_io_bar0_read,
     .write = vmxnet3_io_bar0_write,
@@ -2176,11 +2161,6 @@ static const MemoryRegionOps b1_ops = {
     },
 };
 
-static SaveVMHandlers savevm_vmxnet3_msix = {
-    .save_state = vmxnet3_msix_save,
-    .load_state = vmxnet3_msix_load,
-};
-
 static uint64_t vmxnet3_device_serial_num(VMXNET3State *s)
 {
     uint64_t dsn_payload;
@@ -2203,7 +2183,6 @@ static uint64_t vmxnet3_device_serial_num(VMXNET3State *s)
 
 static void vmxnet3_pci_realize(PCIDevice *pci_dev, Error **errp)
 {
-    DeviceState *dev = DEVICE(pci_dev);
     VMXNET3State *s = VMXNET3(pci_dev);
     int ret;
 
@@ -2249,8 +2228,6 @@ static void vmxnet3_pci_realize(PCIDevice *pci_dev, Error **errp)
         pcie_dev_ser_num_init(pci_dev, VMXNET3_DSN_OFFSET,
                               vmxnet3_device_serial_num(s));
     }
-
-    register_savevm_live(dev, "vmxnet3-msix", -1, 1, &savevm_vmxnet3_msix, s);
 }
 
 static void vmxnet3_instance_init(Object *obj)
@@ -2440,29 +2417,6 @@ static const VMStateDescription vmstate_vmxnet3_int_state = {
     }
 };
 
-static bool vmxnet3_vmstate_need_pcie_device(void *opaque)
-{
-    VMXNET3State *s = VMXNET3(opaque);
-
-    return !(s->compat_flags & VMXNET3_COMPAT_FLAG_DISABLE_PCIE);
-}
-
-static bool vmxnet3_vmstate_test_pci_device(void *opaque, int version_id)
-{
-    return !vmxnet3_vmstate_need_pcie_device(opaque);
-}
-
-static const VMStateDescription vmstate_vmxnet3_pcie_device = {
-    .name = "vmxnet3/pcie",
-    .version_id = 1,
-    .minimum_version_id = 1,
-    .needed = vmxnet3_vmstate_need_pcie_device,
-    .fields = (VMStateField[]) {
-        VMSTATE_PCI_DEVICE(parent_obj, VMXNET3State),
-        VMSTATE_END_OF_LIST()
-    }
-};
-
 static const VMStateDescription vmstate_vmxnet3 = {
     .name = "vmxnet3",
     .version_id = 1,
@@ -2470,9 +2424,8 @@ static const VMStateDescription vmstate_vmxnet3 = {
     .pre_save = vmxnet3_pre_save,
     .post_load = vmxnet3_post_load,
     .fields = (VMStateField[]) {
-            VMSTATE_STRUCT_TEST(parent_obj, VMXNET3State,
-                                vmxnet3_vmstate_test_pci_device, 0,
-                                vmstate_pci_device, PCIDevice),
+            VMSTATE_PCI_DEVICE(parent_obj, VMXNET3State),
+            VMSTATE_MSIX(parent_obj, VMXNET3State),
             VMSTATE_BOOL(rx_packets_compound, VMXNET3State),
             VMSTATE_BOOL(rx_vlan_stripping, VMXNET3State),
             VMSTATE_BOOL(lro_supported, VMXNET3State),
@@ -2508,7 +2461,6 @@ static const VMStateDescription vmstate_vmxnet3 = {
     },
     .subsections = (const VMStateDescription*[]) {
         &vmxstate_vmxnet3_mcast_list,
-        &vmstate_vmxnet3_pcie_device,
         NULL
     }
 };