diff --git a/hw/riscv/sifive_e.c b/hw/riscv/sifive_e.c
index 487244890e..3e523a0734 100644
--- a/hw/riscv/sifive_e.c
+++ b/hw/riscv/sifive_e.c
@@ -82,16 +82,11 @@ static void copy_le32_to_phys(hwaddr pa, uint32_t *rom, size_t len)
     }
 }
 
-static uint64_t identity_translate(void *opaque, uint64_t addr)
-{
-    return addr;
-}
-
 static uint64_t load_kernel(const char *kernel_filename)
 {
     uint64_t kernel_entry, kernel_high;
 
-    if (load_elf(kernel_filename, identity_translate, NULL,
+    if (load_elf(kernel_filename, NULL, NULL,
                  &kernel_entry, NULL, &kernel_high,
                  0, ELF_MACHINE, 1, 0) < 0) {
         error_report("qemu: could not load kernel '%s'", kernel_filename);
diff --git a/hw/riscv/sifive_u.c b/hw/riscv/sifive_u.c
index 1bd2bde9b8..adc6c22662 100644
--- a/hw/riscv/sifive_u.c
+++ b/hw/riscv/sifive_u.c
@@ -68,16 +68,11 @@ static void copy_le32_to_phys(hwaddr pa, uint32_t *rom, size_t len)
     }
 }
 
-static uint64_t identity_translate(void *opaque, uint64_t addr)
-{
-    return addr;
-}
-
 static uint64_t load_kernel(const char *kernel_filename)
 {
     uint64_t kernel_entry, kernel_high;
 
-    if (load_elf(kernel_filename, identity_translate, NULL,
+    if (load_elf(kernel_filename, NULL, NULL,
                  &kernel_entry, NULL, &kernel_high,
                  0, ELF_MACHINE, 1, 0) < 0) {
         error_report("qemu: could not load kernel '%s'", kernel_filename);
diff --git a/hw/riscv/spike.c b/hw/riscv/spike.c
index ae82f4eb63..cf7f9bcc39 100644
--- a/hw/riscv/spike.c
+++ b/hw/riscv/spike.c
@@ -59,16 +59,11 @@ static void copy_le32_to_phys(hwaddr pa, uint32_t *rom, size_t len)
     }
 }
 
-static uint64_t identity_translate(void *opaque, uint64_t addr)
-{
-    return addr;
-}
-
 static uint64_t load_kernel(const char *kernel_filename)
 {
     uint64_t kernel_entry, kernel_high;
 
-    if (load_elf_ram_sym(kernel_filename, identity_translate, NULL,
+    if (load_elf_ram_sym(kernel_filename, NULL, NULL,
             &kernel_entry, NULL, &kernel_high, 0, ELF_MACHINE, 1, 0,
             NULL, true, htif_symbol_callback) < 0) {
         error_report("qemu: could not load kernel '%s'", kernel_filename);
diff --git a/hw/riscv/virt.c b/hw/riscv/virt.c
index 3cc9c8090b..c2aa795981 100644
--- a/hw/riscv/virt.c
+++ b/hw/riscv/virt.c
@@ -62,16 +62,11 @@ static void copy_le32_to_phys(hwaddr pa, uint32_t *rom, size_t len)
     }
 }
 
-static uint64_t identity_translate(void *opaque, uint64_t addr)
-{
-    return addr;
-}
-
 static uint64_t load_kernel(const char *kernel_filename)
 {
     uint64_t kernel_entry, kernel_high;
 
-    if (load_elf(kernel_filename, identity_translate, NULL,
+    if (load_elf(kernel_filename, NULL, NULL,
                  &kernel_entry, NULL, &kernel_high,
                  0, ELF_MACHINE, 1, 0) < 0) {
         error_report("qemu: could not load kernel '%s'", kernel_filename);