diff --git a/hw/mips/gt64xxx_pci.c b/hw/mips/gt64xxx_pci.c
index eb205d6d70..e0ff1b5566 100644
--- a/hw/mips/gt64xxx_pci.c
+++ b/hw/mips/gt64xxx_pci.c
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
 #include "qapi/error.h"
 #include "qemu/units.h"
 #include "qemu/log.h"
-#include "hw/mips/mips.h"
 #include "hw/pci/pci.h"
 #include "hw/pci/pci_host.h"
 #include "migration/vmstate.h"
@@ -1151,30 +1150,18 @@ static void gt64120_reset(DeviceState *dev)
 static void gt64120_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
 {
     GT64120State *s = GT64120_PCI_HOST_BRIDGE(dev);
+    PCIHostState *phb = PCI_HOST_BRIDGE(dev);
 
     memory_region_init_io(&s->ISD_mem, OBJECT(dev), &isd_mem_ops, s,
                           "gt64120-isd", 0x1000);
-}
-
-PCIBus *gt64120_register(void)
-{
-    GT64120State *d;
-    PCIHostState *phb;
-    DeviceState *dev;
-
-    dev = qdev_new(TYPE_GT64120_PCI_HOST_BRIDGE);
-    d = GT64120_PCI_HOST_BRIDGE(dev);
-    phb = PCI_HOST_BRIDGE(dev);
-    memory_region_init(&d->pci0_mem, OBJECT(dev), "pci0-mem", 4 * GiB);
-    address_space_init(&d->pci0_mem_as, &d->pci0_mem, "pci0-mem");
+    memory_region_init(&s->pci0_mem, OBJECT(dev), "pci0-mem", 4 * GiB);
+    address_space_init(&s->pci0_mem_as, &s->pci0_mem, "pci0-mem");
     phb->bus = pci_root_bus_new(dev, "pci",
-                                &d->pci0_mem,
+                                &s->pci0_mem,
                                 get_system_io(),
                                 PCI_DEVFN(18, 0), TYPE_PCI_BUS);
-    sysbus_realize_and_unref(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(dev), &error_fatal);
 
     pci_create_simple(phb->bus, PCI_DEVFN(0, 0), "gt64120_pci");
-    return phb->bus;
 }
 
 static void gt64120_pci_realize(PCIDevice *d, Error **errp)
diff --git a/hw/mips/malta.c b/hw/mips/malta.c
index 13254dbc89..55037eb90f 100644
--- a/hw/mips/malta.c
+++ b/hw/mips/malta.c
@@ -1390,7 +1390,8 @@ void mips_malta_init(MachineState *machine)
     stl_p(memory_region_get_ram_ptr(bios_copy) + 0x10, 0x00000420);
 
     /* Northbridge */
-    pci_bus = gt64120_register();
+    dev = sysbus_create_simple("gt64120", -1, NULL);
+    pci_bus = PCI_BUS(qdev_get_child_bus(dev, "pci"));
     /*
      * The whole address space decoded by the GT-64120A doesn't generate
      * exception when accessing invalid memory. Create an empty slot to
diff --git a/include/hw/mips/mips.h b/include/hw/mips/mips.h
index ff88942e63..101799f7d3 100644
--- a/include/hw/mips/mips.h
+++ b/include/hw/mips/mips.h
@@ -9,9 +9,6 @@
 
 #include "exec/memory.h"
 
-/* gt64xxx.c */
-PCIBus *gt64120_register(void);
-
 /* bonito.c */
 PCIBus *bonito_init(qemu_irq *pic);