diff --git a/hw/i386/pc_q35.c b/hw/i386/pc_q35.c
index 208a224226..297491287d 100644
--- a/hw/i386/pc_q35.c
+++ b/hw/i386/pc_q35.c
@@ -259,62 +259,6 @@ static void pc_q35_init(MachineState *machine)
     }
 }
 
-/* Looking for a pc_compat_2_4() function? It doesn't exist.
- * pc_compat_*() functions that run on machine-init time and
- * change global QEMU state are deprecated. Please don't create
- * one, and implement any pc-*-2.4 (and newer) compat code in
- * HW_COMPAT_*, PC_COMPAT_*, or * pc_*_machine_options().
- */
-
-static void pc_compat_2_3(MachineState *machine)
-{
-    PCMachineState *pcms = PC_MACHINE(machine);
-    savevm_skip_section_footers();
-    if (kvm_enabled()) {
-        pcms->smm = ON_OFF_AUTO_OFF;
-    }
-    global_state_set_optional();
-    savevm_skip_configuration();
-}
-
-static void pc_compat_2_2(MachineState *machine)
-{
-    pc_compat_2_3(machine);
-    machine->suppress_vmdesc = true;
-}
-
-static void pc_compat_2_1(MachineState *machine)
-{
-    pc_compat_2_2(machine);
-    x86_cpu_change_kvm_default("svm", NULL);
-}
-
-static void pc_compat_2_0(MachineState *machine)
-{
-    pc_compat_2_1(machine);
-}
-
-static void pc_compat_1_7(MachineState *machine)
-{
-    pc_compat_2_0(machine);
-    x86_cpu_change_kvm_default("x2apic", NULL);
-}
-
-static void pc_compat_1_6(MachineState *machine)
-{
-    pc_compat_1_7(machine);
-}
-
-static void pc_compat_1_5(MachineState *machine)
-{
-    pc_compat_1_6(machine);
-}
-
-static void pc_compat_1_4(MachineState *machine)
-{
-    pc_compat_1_5(machine);
-}
-
 #define DEFINE_Q35_MACHINE(suffix, name, compatfn, optionfn) \
     static void pc_init_##suffix(MachineState *machine) \
     { \
@@ -371,112 +315,3 @@ static void pc_q35_2_4_machine_options(MachineClass *m)
 
 DEFINE_Q35_MACHINE(v2_4, "pc-q35-2.4", NULL,
                    pc_q35_2_4_machine_options);
-
-
-static void pc_q35_2_3_machine_options(MachineClass *m)
-{
-    pc_q35_2_4_machine_options(m);
-    m->hw_version = "2.3.0";
-    m->no_floppy = 0;
-    m->no_tco = 1;
-    SET_MACHINE_COMPAT(m, PC_COMPAT_2_3);
-}
-
-DEFINE_Q35_MACHINE(v2_3, "pc-q35-2.3", pc_compat_2_3,
-                   pc_q35_2_3_machine_options);
-
-
-static void pc_q35_2_2_machine_options(MachineClass *m)
-{
-    PCMachineClass *pcmc = PC_MACHINE_CLASS(m);
-    pc_q35_2_3_machine_options(m);
-    m->hw_version = "2.2.0";
-    SET_MACHINE_COMPAT(m, PC_COMPAT_2_2);
-    pcmc->rsdp_in_ram = false;
-}
-
-DEFINE_Q35_MACHINE(v2_2, "pc-q35-2.2", pc_compat_2_2,
-                   pc_q35_2_2_machine_options);
-
-
-static void pc_q35_2_1_machine_options(MachineClass *m)
-{
-    PCMachineClass *pcmc = PC_MACHINE_CLASS(m);
-    pc_q35_2_2_machine_options(m);
-    m->hw_version = "2.1.0";
-    m->default_display = NULL;
-    SET_MACHINE_COMPAT(m, PC_COMPAT_2_1);
-    pcmc->smbios_uuid_encoded = false;
-    pcmc->enforce_aligned_dimm = false;
-}
-
-DEFINE_Q35_MACHINE(v2_1, "pc-q35-2.1", pc_compat_2_1,
-                   pc_q35_2_1_machine_options);
-
-
-static void pc_q35_2_0_machine_options(MachineClass *m)
-{
-    PCMachineClass *pcmc = PC_MACHINE_CLASS(m);
-    pc_q35_2_1_machine_options(m);
-    m->hw_version = "2.0.0";
-    SET_MACHINE_COMPAT(m, PC_COMPAT_2_0);
-    pcmc->has_reserved_memory = false;
-    pcmc->smbios_legacy_mode = true;
-    pcmc->acpi_data_size = 0x10000;
-}
-
-DEFINE_Q35_MACHINE(v2_0, "pc-q35-2.0", pc_compat_2_0,
-                   pc_q35_2_0_machine_options);
-
-
-static void pc_q35_1_7_machine_options(MachineClass *m)
-{
-    PCMachineClass *pcmc = PC_MACHINE_CLASS(m);
-    pc_q35_2_0_machine_options(m);
-    m->hw_version = "1.7.0";
-    m->default_machine_opts = NULL;
-    m->option_rom_has_mr = true;
-    SET_MACHINE_COMPAT(m, PC_COMPAT_1_7);
-    pcmc->smbios_defaults = false;
-    pcmc->gigabyte_align = false;
-}
-
-DEFINE_Q35_MACHINE(v1_7, "pc-q35-1.7", pc_compat_1_7,
-                   pc_q35_1_7_machine_options);
-
-
-static void pc_q35_1_6_machine_options(MachineClass *m)
-{
-    PCMachineClass *pcmc = PC_MACHINE_CLASS(m);
-    pc_q35_machine_options(m);
-    m->hw_version = "1.6.0";
-    m->rom_file_has_mr = false;
-    SET_MACHINE_COMPAT(m, PC_COMPAT_1_6);
-    pcmc->has_acpi_build = false;
-}
-
-DEFINE_Q35_MACHINE(v1_6, "pc-q35-1.6", pc_compat_1_6,
-                   pc_q35_1_6_machine_options);
-
-
-static void pc_q35_1_5_machine_options(MachineClass *m)
-{
-    pc_q35_1_6_machine_options(m);
-    m->hw_version = "1.5.0";
-    SET_MACHINE_COMPAT(m, PC_COMPAT_1_5);
-}
-
-DEFINE_Q35_MACHINE(v1_5, "pc-q35-1.5", pc_compat_1_5,
-                   pc_q35_1_5_machine_options);
-
-
-static void pc_q35_1_4_machine_options(MachineClass *m)
-{
-    pc_q35_1_5_machine_options(m);
-    m->hw_version = "1.4.0";
-    m->hot_add_cpu = NULL;
-    SET_MACHINE_COMPAT(m, PC_COMPAT_1_4);
-}
-
-DEFINE_Q35_MACHINE(v1_4, "pc-q35-1.4", pc_compat_1_4,
-                   pc_q35_1_4_machine_options);