diff --git a/blockdev.c b/blockdev.c
index 5eaf77e599..de94a8bcb3 100644
--- a/blockdev.c
+++ b/blockdev.c
@@ -2113,7 +2113,7 @@ void qmp_block_dirty_bitmap_clear(const char *node, const char *name,
     aio_context_release(aio_context);
 }
 
-int hmp_drive_del(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict, QObject **ret_data)
+void hmp_drive_del(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict)
 {
     const char *id = qdict_get_str(qdict, "id");
     BlockBackend *blk;
@@ -2124,14 +2124,14 @@ int hmp_drive_del(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict, QObject **ret_data)
     blk = blk_by_name(id);
     if (!blk) {
         error_report("Device '%s' not found", id);
-        return -1;
+        return;
     }
     bs = blk_bs(blk);
 
     if (!blk_legacy_dinfo(blk)) {
         error_report("Deleting device added with blockdev-add"
                      " is not supported");
-        return -1;
+        return;
     }
 
     aio_context = bdrv_get_aio_context(bs);
@@ -2140,7 +2140,7 @@ int hmp_drive_del(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict, QObject **ret_data)
     if (bdrv_op_is_blocked(bs, BLOCK_OP_TYPE_DRIVE_DEL, &local_err)) {
         error_report_err(local_err);
         aio_context_release(aio_context);
-        return -1;
+        return;
     }
 
     /* quiesce block driver; prevent further io */
@@ -2163,7 +2163,6 @@ int hmp_drive_del(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict, QObject **ret_data)
     }
 
     aio_context_release(aio_context);
-    return 0;
 }
 
 void qmp_block_resize(bool has_device, const char *device,
diff --git a/hmp-commands.hx b/hmp-commands.hx
index af2de61066..52579698af 100644
--- a/hmp-commands.hx
+++ b/hmp-commands.hx
@@ -178,8 +178,7 @@ ETEXI
         .args_type  = "id:B",
         .params     = "device",
         .help       = "remove host block device",
-        .user_print = monitor_user_noop,
-        .mhandler.cmd_new = hmp_drive_del,
+        .mhandler.cmd = hmp_drive_del,
     },
 
 STEXI
diff --git a/include/sysemu/blockdev.h b/include/sysemu/blockdev.h
index 7ca59b5070..310415025c 100644
--- a/include/sysemu/blockdev.h
+++ b/include/sysemu/blockdev.h
@@ -66,5 +66,5 @@ DriveInfo *drive_new(QemuOpts *arg, BlockInterfaceType block_default_type);
 void qmp_change_blockdev(const char *device, const char *filename,
                          const char *format, Error **errp);
 void hmp_commit(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict);
-int hmp_drive_del(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict, QObject **ret_data);
+void hmp_drive_del(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict);
 #endif