diff --git a/include/qapi/qmp/dispatch.h b/include/qapi/qmp/dispatch.h
index 68a528a9aa..9aa426a398 100644
--- a/include/qapi/qmp/dispatch.h
+++ b/include/qapi/qmp/dispatch.h
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ typedef QTAILQ_HEAD(QmpCommandList, QmpCommand) QmpCommandList;
 
 void qmp_register_command(QmpCommandList *cmds, const char *name,
                           QmpCommandFunc *fn, QmpCommandOptions options);
-void qmp_unregister_command(QmpCommandList *cmds, const char *name);
 QmpCommand *qmp_find_command(QmpCommandList *cmds, const char *name);
 void qmp_disable_command(QmpCommandList *cmds, const char *name);
 void qmp_enable_command(QmpCommandList *cmds, const char *name);
diff --git a/qapi/qmp-registry.c b/qapi/qmp-registry.c
index 5af484cd9a..ca00f74795 100644
--- a/qapi/qmp-registry.c
+++ b/qapi/qmp-registry.c
@@ -27,14 +27,6 @@ void qmp_register_command(QmpCommandList *cmds, const char *name,
     QTAILQ_INSERT_TAIL(cmds, cmd, node);
 }
 
-void qmp_unregister_command(QmpCommandList *cmds, const char *name)
-{
-    QmpCommand *cmd = qmp_find_command(cmds, name);
-
-    QTAILQ_REMOVE(cmds, cmd, node);
-    g_free(cmd);
-}
-
 QmpCommand *qmp_find_command(QmpCommandList *cmds, const char *name)
 {
     QmpCommand *cmd;