diff --git a/memory.c b/memory.c
index cf5b05f898..af08cf1dd0 100644
--- a/memory.c
+++ b/memory.c
@@ -859,11 +859,6 @@ static void memory_region_destructor_ram(MemoryRegion *mr)
     qemu_ram_free(mr->ram_addr);
 }
 
-static void memory_region_destructor_ram_from_ptr(MemoryRegion *mr)
-{
-    qemu_ram_free(mr->ram_addr);
-}
-
 static void memory_region_destructor_rom_device(MemoryRegion *mr)
 {
     qemu_ram_free(mr->ram_addr & TARGET_PAGE_MASK);
@@ -1246,7 +1241,7 @@ void memory_region_init_ram_ptr(MemoryRegion *mr,
     memory_region_init(mr, owner, name, size);
     mr->ram = true;
     mr->terminates = true;
-    mr->destructor = memory_region_destructor_ram_from_ptr;
+    mr->destructor = memory_region_destructor_ram;
     mr->dirty_log_mask = tcg_enabled() ? (1 << DIRTY_MEMORY_CODE) : 0;
 
     /* qemu_ram_alloc_from_ptr cannot fail with ptr != NULL.  */