diff --git a/hw/isa/isa-bus.c b/hw/isa/isa-bus.c
index 9a95ac3f96..630985604d 100644
--- a/hw/isa/isa-bus.c
+++ b/hw/isa/isa-bus.c
@@ -160,22 +160,6 @@ static void isa_device_init(Object *obj)
     dev->isairq[1] = -1;
 }
 
-ISADevice *isa_create(ISABus *bus, const char *name)
-{
-    DeviceState *dev;
-
-    dev = qdev_create(BUS(bus), name);
-    return ISA_DEVICE(dev);
-}
-
-ISADevice *isa_try_create(ISABus *bus, const char *name)
-{
-    DeviceState *dev;
-
-    dev = qdev_try_create(BUS(bus), name);
-    return ISA_DEVICE(dev);
-}
-
 ISADevice *isa_new(const char *name)
 {
     return ISA_DEVICE(qdev_new(name));
diff --git a/include/hw/isa/isa.h b/include/hw/isa/isa.h
index 3b6215fafe..52b61eed88 100644
--- a/include/hw/isa/isa.h
+++ b/include/hw/isa/isa.h
@@ -103,8 +103,6 @@ void isa_bus_dma(ISABus *bus, IsaDma *dma8, IsaDma *dma16);
 IsaDma *isa_get_dma(ISABus *bus, int nchan);
 MemoryRegion *isa_address_space(ISADevice *dev);
 MemoryRegion *isa_address_space_io(ISADevice *dev);
-ISADevice *isa_create(ISABus *bus, const char *name);
-ISADevice *isa_try_create(ISABus *bus, const char *name);
 ISADevice *isa_new(const char *name);
 ISADevice *isa_try_new(const char *name);
 bool isa_realize_and_unref(ISADevice *dev, ISABus *bus, Error **errp);