diff --git a/hw/core/cpu-common.c b/hw/core/cpu-common.c
index 951477a7fd..f4e51c8a1b 100644
--- a/hw/core/cpu-common.c
+++ b/hw/core/cpu-common.c
@@ -211,7 +211,6 @@ static void cpu_common_realizefn(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
     }
 
     /* NOTE: latest generic point where the cpu is fully realized */
-    trace_init_vcpu(cpu);
 }
 
 static void cpu_common_unrealizefn(DeviceState *dev)
@@ -219,7 +218,6 @@ static void cpu_common_unrealizefn(DeviceState *dev)
     CPUState *cpu = CPU(dev);
 
     /* NOTE: latest generic point before the cpu is fully unrealized */
-    trace_fini_vcpu(cpu);
     cpu_exec_unrealizefn(cpu);
 }
 
diff --git a/stubs/trace-control.c b/stubs/trace-control.c
index 7f856e5c24..b428f34c87 100644
--- a/stubs/trace-control.c
+++ b/stubs/trace-control.c
@@ -36,16 +36,3 @@ void trace_event_set_state_dynamic(TraceEvent *ev, bool state)
         }
     }
 }
-
-void trace_event_set_vcpu_state_dynamic(CPUState *vcpu,
-                                        TraceEvent *ev, bool state)
-{
-    /* should never be called on non-target binaries */
-    abort();
-}
-
-void trace_init_vcpu(CPUState *vcpu)
-{
-    /* should never be called on non-target binaries */
-    abort();
-}
diff --git a/trace/control-internal.h b/trace/control-internal.h
index 0178121720..8d818d359b 100644
--- a/trace/control-internal.h
+++ b/trace/control-internal.h
@@ -25,16 +25,6 @@ static inline uint32_t trace_event_get_id(TraceEvent *ev)
     return ev->id;
 }
 
-static inline uint32_t trace_event_get_vcpu_id(TraceEvent *ev)
-{
-    return 0;
-}
-
-static inline bool trace_event_is_vcpu(TraceEvent *ev)
-{
-    return false;
-}
-
 static inline const char * trace_event_get_name(TraceEvent *ev)
 {
     assert(ev != NULL);
diff --git a/trace/control-target.c b/trace/control-target.c
index a10752924b..97f21e476d 100644
--- a/trace/control-target.c
+++ b/trace/control-target.c
@@ -36,112 +36,22 @@ void trace_event_set_state_dynamic_init(TraceEvent *ev, bool state)
 
 void trace_event_set_state_dynamic(TraceEvent *ev, bool state)
 {
-    CPUState *vcpu;
     assert(trace_event_get_state_static(ev));
-    if (trace_event_is_vcpu(ev) && likely(first_cpu != NULL)) {
-        CPU_FOREACH(vcpu) {
-            trace_event_set_vcpu_state_dynamic(vcpu, ev, state);
-        }
-    } else {
-        /*
-         * Without the "vcpu" property, dstate can only be 1 or 0. With it, we
-         * haven't instantiated any vCPU yet, so we will set a global state
-         * instead, and trace_init_vcpu will reconcile it afterwards.
-         */
-        bool state_pre = *ev->dstate;
-        if (state_pre != state) {
-            if (state) {
-                trace_events_enabled_count++;
-                *ev->dstate = 1;
-            } else {
-                trace_events_enabled_count--;
-                *ev->dstate = 0;
-            }
-        }
-    }
-}
 
-static void trace_event_synchronize_vcpu_state_dynamic(
-    CPUState *vcpu, run_on_cpu_data ignored)
-{
-    bitmap_copy(vcpu->trace_dstate, vcpu->trace_dstate_delayed,
-                CPU_TRACE_DSTATE_MAX_EVENTS);
-    tcg_flush_jmp_cache(vcpu);
-}
-
-void trace_event_set_vcpu_state_dynamic(CPUState *vcpu,
-                                        TraceEvent *ev, bool state)
-{
-    uint32_t vcpu_id;
-    bool state_pre;
-    assert(trace_event_get_state_static(ev));
-    assert(trace_event_is_vcpu(ev));
-    vcpu_id = trace_event_get_vcpu_id(ev);
-    state_pre = test_bit(vcpu_id, vcpu->trace_dstate);
+    /*
+     * There is no longer a "vcpu" property, dstate can only be 1 or
+     * 0. With it, we haven't instantiated any vCPU yet, so we will
+     * set a global state instead, and trace_init_vcpu will reconcile
+     * it afterwards.
+     */
+    bool state_pre = *ev->dstate;
     if (state_pre != state) {
         if (state) {
             trace_events_enabled_count++;
-            set_bit(vcpu_id, vcpu->trace_dstate_delayed);
-            (*ev->dstate)++;
+            *ev->dstate = 1;
         } else {
             trace_events_enabled_count--;
-            clear_bit(vcpu_id, vcpu->trace_dstate_delayed);
-            (*ev->dstate)--;
-        }
-        if (vcpu->created) {
-            /*
-             * Delay changes until next TB; we want all TBs to be built from a
-             * single set of dstate values to ensure consistency of generated
-             * tracing code.
-             */
-            async_run_on_cpu(vcpu, trace_event_synchronize_vcpu_state_dynamic,
-                             RUN_ON_CPU_NULL);
-        } else {
-            trace_event_synchronize_vcpu_state_dynamic(vcpu, RUN_ON_CPU_NULL);
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-static bool adding_first_cpu1(void)
-{
-    CPUState *cpu;
-    size_t count = 0;
-    CPU_FOREACH(cpu) {
-        count++;
-        if (count > 1) {
-            return false;
-        }
-    }
-    return true;
-}
-
-static bool adding_first_cpu(void)
-{
-    QEMU_LOCK_GUARD(&qemu_cpu_list_lock);
-
-    return adding_first_cpu1();
-}
-
-void trace_init_vcpu(CPUState *vcpu)
-{
-    TraceEventIter iter;
-    TraceEvent *ev;
-    trace_event_iter_init_all(&iter);
-    while ((ev = trace_event_iter_next(&iter)) != NULL) {
-        if (trace_event_is_vcpu(ev) &&
-            trace_event_get_state_static(ev) &&
-            trace_event_get_state_dynamic(ev)) {
-            if (adding_first_cpu()) {
-                /* check preconditions */
-                assert(*ev->dstate == 1);
-                /* disable early-init state ... */
-                *ev->dstate = 0;
-                trace_events_enabled_count--;
-                /* ... and properly re-enable */
-                trace_event_set_vcpu_state_dynamic(vcpu, ev, true);
-            } else {
-                trace_event_set_vcpu_state_dynamic(vcpu, ev, true);
-            }
+            *ev->dstate = 0;
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/trace/control-vcpu.h b/trace/control-vcpu.h
index 0f98ebe7b5..800fc5a219 100644
--- a/trace/control-vcpu.h
+++ b/trace/control-vcpu.h
@@ -30,13 +30,6 @@
      trace_event_get_vcpu_state_dynamic_by_vcpu_id(                     \
          vcpu, _ ## id ## _EVENT.vcpu_id))
 
-/**
- * trace_event_get_vcpu_state_dynamic:
- *
- * Get the dynamic tracing state of an event for the given vCPU.
- */
-static bool trace_event_get_vcpu_state_dynamic(CPUState *vcpu, TraceEvent *ev);
-
 #include "control-internal.h"
 
 static inline bool
@@ -51,13 +44,4 @@ trace_event_get_vcpu_state_dynamic_by_vcpu_id(CPUState *vcpu,
     }
 }
 
-static inline bool trace_event_get_vcpu_state_dynamic(CPUState *vcpu,
-                                                      TraceEvent *ev)
-{
-    uint32_t vcpu_id;
-    assert(trace_event_is_vcpu(ev));
-    vcpu_id = trace_event_get_vcpu_id(ev);
-    return trace_event_get_vcpu_state_dynamic_by_vcpu_id(vcpu, vcpu_id);
-}
-
 #endif
diff --git a/trace/control.c b/trace/control.c
index 5dfb609954..1a48a7e266 100644
--- a/trace/control.c
+++ b/trace/control.c
@@ -262,22 +262,6 @@ void trace_init_file(void)
 #endif
 }
 
-void trace_fini_vcpu(CPUState *vcpu)
-{
-    TraceEventIter iter;
-    TraceEvent *ev;
-
-    trace_event_iter_init_all(&iter);
-    while ((ev = trace_event_iter_next(&iter)) != NULL) {
-        if (trace_event_is_vcpu(ev) &&
-            trace_event_get_state_static(ev) &&
-            trace_event_get_vcpu_state_dynamic(vcpu, ev)) {
-            /* must disable to affect the global counter */
-            trace_event_set_vcpu_state_dynamic(vcpu, ev, false);
-        }
-    }
-}
-
 bool trace_init_backends(void)
 {
 #ifdef CONFIG_TRACE_SIMPLE
diff --git a/trace/control.h b/trace/control.h
index 23b8393b29..dfd209edd8 100644
--- a/trace/control.h
+++ b/trace/control.h
@@ -89,23 +89,6 @@ static bool trace_event_is_pattern(const char *str);
  */
 static uint32_t trace_event_get_id(TraceEvent *ev);
 
-/**
- * trace_event_get_vcpu_id:
- *
- * Get the per-vCPU identifier of an event.
- *
- * Special value #TRACE_VCPU_EVENT_NONE means the event is not vCPU-specific
- * (does not have the "vcpu" property).
- */
-static uint32_t trace_event_get_vcpu_id(TraceEvent *ev);
-
-/**
- * trace_event_is_vcpu:
- *
- * Whether this is a per-vCPU event.
- */
-static bool trace_event_is_vcpu(TraceEvent *ev);
-
 /**
  * trace_event_get_name:
  *
@@ -172,21 +155,6 @@ static bool trace_event_get_state_dynamic(TraceEvent *ev);
  */
 void trace_event_set_state_dynamic(TraceEvent *ev, bool state);
 
-/**
- * trace_event_set_vcpu_state_dynamic:
- *
- * Set the dynamic tracing state of an event for the given vCPU.
- *
- * Pre-condition: trace_event_get_vcpu_state_static(ev) == true
- *
- * Note: Changes for execution-time events with the 'tcg' property will not be
- *       propagated until the next TB is executed (iff executing in TCG mode).
- */
-void trace_event_set_vcpu_state_dynamic(CPUState *vcpu,
-                                        TraceEvent *ev, bool state);
-
-
-
 /**
  * trace_init_backends:
  *
@@ -205,22 +173,6 @@ bool trace_init_backends(void);
  */
 void trace_init_file(void);
 
-/**
- * trace_init_vcpu:
- * @vcpu: Added vCPU.
- *
- * Set initial dynamic event state for a hot-plugged vCPU.
- */
-void trace_init_vcpu(CPUState *vcpu);
-
-/**
- * trace_fini_vcpu:
- * @vcpu: Removed vCPU.
- *
- * Disable dynamic event state for a hot-unplugged vCPU.
- */
-void trace_fini_vcpu(CPUState *vcpu);
-
 /**
  * trace_list_events:
  * @f: Where to send output.
diff --git a/trace/qmp.c b/trace/qmp.c
index 3b4f4702b4..aa760f1fc4 100644
--- a/trace/qmp.c
+++ b/trace/qmp.c
@@ -13,20 +13,7 @@
 #include "control-vcpu.h"
 
 
-static CPUState *get_cpu(bool has_vcpu, int vcpu, Error **errp)
-{
-    if (has_vcpu) {
-        CPUState *cpu = qemu_get_cpu(vcpu);
-        if (cpu == NULL) {
-            error_setg(errp, "invalid vCPU index %u", vcpu);
-        }
-        return cpu;
-    } else {
-        return NULL;
-    }
-}
-
-static bool check_events(bool has_vcpu, bool ignore_unavailable, bool is_pattern,
+static bool check_events(bool ignore_unavailable, bool is_pattern,
                          const char *name, Error **errp)
 {
     if (!is_pattern) {
@@ -38,12 +25,6 @@ static bool check_events(bool has_vcpu, bool ignore_unavailable, bool is_pattern
             return false;
         }
 
-        /* error for non-vcpu event */
-        if (has_vcpu && !trace_event_is_vcpu(ev)) {
-            error_setg(errp, "event \"%s\" is not vCPU-specific", name);
-            return false;
-        }
-
         /* error for unavailable event */
         if (!ignore_unavailable && !trace_event_get_state_static(ev)) {
             error_setg(errp, "event \"%s\" is disabled", name);
@@ -70,22 +51,13 @@ TraceEventInfoList *qmp_trace_event_get_state(const char *name,
                                               bool has_vcpu, int64_t vcpu,
                                               Error **errp)
 {
-    Error *err = NULL;
     TraceEventInfoList *events = NULL;
     TraceEventIter iter;
     TraceEvent *ev;
     bool is_pattern = trace_event_is_pattern(name);
-    CPUState *cpu;
-
-    /* Check provided vcpu */
-    cpu = get_cpu(has_vcpu, vcpu, &err);
-    if (err) {
-        error_propagate(errp, err);
-        return NULL;
-    }
 
     /* Check events */
-    if (!check_events(has_vcpu, true, is_pattern, name, errp)) {
+    if (!check_events(true, is_pattern, name, errp)) {
         return NULL;
     }
 
@@ -93,33 +65,17 @@ TraceEventInfoList *qmp_trace_event_get_state(const char *name,
     trace_event_iter_init_pattern(&iter, name);
     while ((ev = trace_event_iter_next(&iter)) != NULL) {
         TraceEventInfo *value;
-        bool is_vcpu = trace_event_is_vcpu(ev);
-        if (has_vcpu && !is_vcpu) {
-            continue;
-        }
 
         value = g_new(TraceEventInfo, 1);
-        value->vcpu = is_vcpu;
         value->name = g_strdup(trace_event_get_name(ev));
 
         if (!trace_event_get_state_static(ev)) {
             value->state = TRACE_EVENT_STATE_UNAVAILABLE;
         } else {
-            if (has_vcpu) {
-                if (is_vcpu) {
-                    if (trace_event_get_vcpu_state_dynamic(cpu, ev)) {
-                        value->state = TRACE_EVENT_STATE_ENABLED;
-                    } else {
-                        value->state = TRACE_EVENT_STATE_DISABLED;
-                    }
-                }
-                /* else: already skipped above */
+            if (trace_event_get_state_dynamic(ev)) {
+                value->state = TRACE_EVENT_STATE_ENABLED;
             } else {
-                if (trace_event_get_state_dynamic(ev)) {
-                    value->state = TRACE_EVENT_STATE_ENABLED;
-                } else {
-                    value->state = TRACE_EVENT_STATE_DISABLED;
-                }
+                value->state = TRACE_EVENT_STATE_DISABLED;
             }
         }
         QAPI_LIST_PREPEND(events, value);
@@ -133,21 +89,12 @@ void qmp_trace_event_set_state(const char *name, bool enable,
                                bool has_vcpu, int64_t vcpu,
                                Error **errp)
 {
-    Error *err = NULL;
     TraceEventIter iter;
     TraceEvent *ev;
     bool is_pattern = trace_event_is_pattern(name);
-    CPUState *cpu;
-
-    /* Check provided vcpu */
-    cpu = get_cpu(has_vcpu, vcpu, &err);
-    if (err) {
-        error_propagate(errp, err);
-        return;
-    }
 
     /* Check events */
-    if (!check_events(has_vcpu, has_ignore_unavailable && ignore_unavailable,
+    if (!check_events(has_ignore_unavailable && ignore_unavailable,
                       is_pattern, name, errp)) {
         return;
     }
@@ -155,14 +102,9 @@ void qmp_trace_event_set_state(const char *name, bool enable,
     /* Apply changes (all errors checked above) */
     trace_event_iter_init_pattern(&iter, name);
     while ((ev = trace_event_iter_next(&iter)) != NULL) {
-        if (!trace_event_get_state_static(ev) ||
-            (has_vcpu && !trace_event_is_vcpu(ev))) {
+        if (!trace_event_get_state_static(ev)) {
             continue;
         }
-        if (has_vcpu) {
-            trace_event_set_vcpu_state_dynamic(cpu, ev, enable);
-        } else {
-            trace_event_set_state_dynamic(ev, enable);
-        }
+        trace_event_set_state_dynamic(ev, enable);
     }
 }
diff --git a/trace/trace-hmp-cmds.c b/trace/trace-hmp-cmds.c
index 792876c34a..86211fce27 100644
--- a/trace/trace-hmp-cmds.c
+++ b/trace/trace-hmp-cmds.c
@@ -37,16 +37,10 @@ void hmp_trace_event(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict)
 {
     const char *tp_name = qdict_get_str(qdict, "name");
     bool new_state = qdict_get_bool(qdict, "option");
-    bool has_vcpu = qdict_haskey(qdict, "vcpu");
-    int vcpu = qdict_get_try_int(qdict, "vcpu", 0);
     Error *local_err = NULL;
 
-    if (vcpu < 0) {
-        monitor_printf(mon, "argument vcpu must be positive");
-        return;
-    }
-
-    qmp_trace_event_set_state(tp_name, new_state, true, true, has_vcpu, vcpu, &local_err);
+    qmp_trace_event_set_state(tp_name, new_state,
+                              true, true, false, 0, &local_err);
     if (local_err) {
         error_report_err(local_err);
     }
@@ -80,8 +74,6 @@ void hmp_trace_file(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict)
 void hmp_info_trace_events(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict)
 {
     const char *name = qdict_get_try_str(qdict, "name");
-    bool has_vcpu = qdict_haskey(qdict, "vcpu");
-    int vcpu = qdict_get_try_int(qdict, "vcpu", 0);
     TraceEventInfoList *events;
     TraceEventInfoList *elem;
     Error *local_err = NULL;
@@ -89,12 +81,8 @@ void hmp_info_trace_events(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict)
     if (name == NULL) {
         name = "*";
     }
-    if (vcpu < 0) {
-        monitor_printf(mon, "argument vcpu must be positive");
-        return;
-    }
 
-    events = qmp_trace_event_get_state(name, has_vcpu, vcpu, &local_err);
+    events = qmp_trace_event_get_state(name, false, 0, &local_err);
     if (local_err) {
         error_report_err(local_err);
         return;