diff --git a/hw/arm/aspeed.c b/hw/arm/aspeed.c
index ba5f1dc5af..854413594d 100644
--- a/hw/arm/aspeed.c
+++ b/hw/arm/aspeed.c
@@ -274,18 +274,17 @@ static void aspeed_board_init_flashes(AspeedSMCState *s,
     int i ;
 
     for (i = 0; i < s->num_cs; ++i) {
-        AspeedSMCFlash *fl = &s->flashes[i];
         DriveInfo *dinfo = drive_get_next(IF_MTD);
         qemu_irq cs_line;
+        DeviceState *dev;
 
-        fl->flash = qdev_new(flashtype);
+        dev = qdev_new(flashtype);
         if (dinfo) {
-            qdev_prop_set_drive(fl->flash, "drive",
-                                blk_by_legacy_dinfo(dinfo));
+            qdev_prop_set_drive(dev, "drive", blk_by_legacy_dinfo(dinfo));
         }
-        qdev_realize_and_unref(fl->flash, BUS(s->spi), &error_fatal);
+        qdev_realize_and_unref(dev, BUS(s->spi), &error_fatal);
 
-        cs_line = qdev_get_gpio_in_named(fl->flash, SSI_GPIO_CS, 0);
+        cs_line = qdev_get_gpio_in_named(dev, SSI_GPIO_CS, 0);
         sysbus_connect_irq(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(s), i + 1, cs_line);
     }
 }
diff --git a/include/hw/ssi/aspeed_smc.h b/include/hw/ssi/aspeed_smc.h
index 0ea536a44c..f32f66f9a8 100644
--- a/include/hw/ssi/aspeed_smc.h
+++ b/include/hw/ssi/aspeed_smc.h
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ typedef struct AspeedSMCFlash {
     uint32_t size;
 
     MemoryRegion mmio;
-    DeviceState *flash;
 } AspeedSMCFlash;
 
 #define TYPE_ASPEED_SMC "aspeed.smc"