diff --git a/hw/i386/pc_piix.c b/hw/i386/pc_piix.c
index 721c7aa64e..fa12203079 100644
--- a/hw/i386/pc_piix.c
+++ b/hw/i386/pc_piix.c
@@ -425,7 +425,6 @@ static void pc_i440fx_5_0_machine_options(MachineClass *m)
     m->alias = "pc";
     m->is_default = 1;
     pcmc->default_cpu_version = 1;
-    compat_props_add(m->compat_props, hw_compat_4_2, hw_compat_4_2_len);
 }
 
 DEFINE_I440FX_MACHINE(v5_0, "pc-i440fx-5.0", NULL,
diff --git a/hw/i386/pc_q35.c b/hw/i386/pc_q35.c
index 52f45735e4..84cf925cf4 100644
--- a/hw/i386/pc_q35.c
+++ b/hw/i386/pc_q35.c
@@ -354,7 +354,6 @@ static void pc_q35_5_0_machine_options(MachineClass *m)
     pc_q35_machine_options(m);
     m->alias = "q35";
     pcmc->default_cpu_version = 1;
-    compat_props_add(m->compat_props, hw_compat_4_2, hw_compat_4_2_len);
 }
 
 DEFINE_Q35_MACHINE(v5_0, "pc-q35-5.0", NULL,