diff --git a/hw/isa/piix4.c b/hw/isa/piix4.c
index d97b245df3..15f344dbb7 100644
--- a/hw/isa/piix4.c
+++ b/hw/isa/piix4.c
@@ -323,16 +323,3 @@ static void piix4_register_types(void)
 }
 
 type_init(piix4_register_types)
-
-DeviceState *piix4_create(PCIBus *pci_bus)
-{
-    PCIDevice *pci;
-    DeviceState *dev;
-    int devfn = PCI_DEVFN(10, 0);
-
-    pci = pci_create_simple_multifunction(pci_bus, devfn,  true,
-                                          TYPE_PIIX4_PCI_DEVICE);
-    dev = DEVICE(pci);
-
-    return dev;
-}
diff --git a/hw/mips/malta.c b/hw/mips/malta.c
index be9f26d841..7a0ec513b0 100644
--- a/hw/mips/malta.c
+++ b/hw/mips/malta.c
@@ -1237,6 +1237,7 @@ void mips_malta_init(MachineState *machine)
     int fl_idx = 0;
     int be;
     MaltaState *s;
+    PCIDevice *piix4;
     DeviceState *dev;
     DeviceState *pm_dev;
 
@@ -1400,7 +1401,9 @@ void mips_malta_init(MachineState *machine)
     empty_slot_init("GT64120", 0, 0x20000000);
 
     /* Southbridge */
-    dev = piix4_create(pci_bus);
+    piix4 = pci_create_simple_multifunction(pci_bus, PCI_DEVFN(10, 0), true,
+                                            TYPE_PIIX4_PCI_DEVICE);
+    dev = DEVICE(piix4);
     isa_bus = ISA_BUS(qdev_get_child_bus(dev, "isa.0"));
     pm_dev = DEVICE(object_resolve_path_component(OBJECT(dev), "pm"));
     smbus = I2C_BUS(qdev_get_child_bus(pm_dev, "i2c"));
diff --git a/include/hw/southbridge/piix.h b/include/hw/southbridge/piix.h
index 2357ce0287..9a2dd93c2d 100644
--- a/include/hw/southbridge/piix.h
+++ b/include/hw/southbridge/piix.h
@@ -70,6 +70,4 @@ DECLARE_INSTANCE_CHECKER(PIIX3State, PIIX3_PCI_DEVICE,
 
 PIIX3State *piix3_create(PCIBus *pci_bus, ISABus **isa_bus);
 
-DeviceState *piix4_create(PCIBus *pci_bus);
-
 #endif