diff --git a/target-i386/cpu.c b/target-i386/cpu.c
index 5b3ad78758..1372419594 100644
--- a/target-i386/cpu.c
+++ b/target-i386/cpu.c
@@ -3582,11 +3582,6 @@ static void x86_cpu_common_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
     cc->cpu_exec_exit = x86_cpu_exec_exit;
 
     dc->cannot_instantiate_with_device_add_yet = false;
-    /*
-     * Reason: x86_cpu_initfn() calls cpu_exec_init(), which saves the
-     * object in cpus -> dangling pointer after final object_unref().
-     */
-    dc->cannot_destroy_with_object_finalize_yet = true;
 }
 
 static const TypeInfo x86_cpu_type_info = {