diff --git a/hw/hppa/machine.c b/hw/hppa/machine.c
index 6080037cf1..e53d5f0fa7 100644
--- a/hw/hppa/machine.c
+++ b/hw/hppa/machine.c
@@ -280,8 +280,10 @@ static void machine_hppa_init(MachineState *machine)
     }
 
     /* PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse */
-    dev = DEVICE(lasips2_initfn(qdev_get_gpio_in(lasi_dev,
-                                                 LASI_IRQ_PS2KBD_HPA)));
+    dev = qdev_new(TYPE_LASIPS2);
+    sysbus_realize_and_unref(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(dev), &error_fatal);
+    sysbus_connect_irq(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(dev), 0,
+                       qdev_get_gpio_in(lasi_dev, LASI_IRQ_PS2KBD_HPA));
     memory_region_add_subregion(addr_space, LASI_PS2KBD_HPA,
                                 sysbus_mmio_get_region(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(dev),
                                                        0));
diff --git a/hw/input/lasips2.c b/hw/input/lasips2.c
index 40f77baf3e..48237816a3 100644
--- a/hw/input/lasips2.c
+++ b/hw/input/lasips2.c
@@ -255,18 +255,6 @@ static void lasips2_set_mouse_irq(void *opaque, int n, int level)
     lasips2_update_irq(port->parent);
 }
 
-LASIPS2State *lasips2_initfn(qemu_irq irq)
-{
-    DeviceState *dev;
-
-    dev = qdev_new(TYPE_LASIPS2);
-    sysbus_realize_and_unref(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(dev), &error_fatal);
-
-    sysbus_connect_irq(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(dev), 0, irq);
-
-    return LASIPS2(dev);
-}
-
 static void lasips2_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
 {
     LASIPS2State *s = LASIPS2(dev);
diff --git a/include/hw/input/lasips2.h b/include/hw/input/lasips2.h
index f051c970f0..868c5521d7 100644
--- a/include/hw/input/lasips2.h
+++ b/include/hw/input/lasips2.h
@@ -47,6 +47,4 @@ struct LASIPS2State {
 #define TYPE_LASIPS2 "lasips2"
 OBJECT_DECLARE_SIMPLE_TYPE(LASIPS2State, LASIPS2)
 
-LASIPS2State *lasips2_initfn(qemu_irq irq);
-
 #endif /* HW_INPUT_LASIPS2_H */