diff --git a/net.c b/net.c
index a62e9025c1..dbca77bad1 100644
--- a/net.c
+++ b/net.c
@@ -748,8 +748,8 @@ int net_handle_fd_param(Monitor *mon, const char *param)
     return fd;
 }
 
-static int net_init_nic(QemuOpts *old_opts, const NetClientOptions *opts,
-                        const char *name, VLANState *vlan)
+static int net_init_nic(const NetClientOptions *opts, const char *name,
+                        VLANState *vlan)
 {
     int idx;
     NICInfo *nd;
@@ -813,8 +813,7 @@ static int net_init_nic(QemuOpts *old_opts, const NetClientOptions *opts,
 
 
 static int (* const net_client_init_fun[NET_CLIENT_OPTIONS_KIND_MAX])(
-    QemuOpts *old_opts,
-    const NetClientOptions *new_opts,
+    const NetClientOptions *opts,
     const char *name,
     VLANState *vlan) = {
         [NET_CLIENT_OPTIONS_KIND_NIC]    = net_init_nic,
@@ -833,8 +832,7 @@ static int (* const net_client_init_fun[NET_CLIENT_OPTIONS_KIND_MAX])(
 };
 
 
-static int net_client_init1(const void *object, int is_netdev,
-                            QemuOpts *old_opts, Error **errp)
+static int net_client_init1(const void *object, int is_netdev, Error **errp)
 {
     union {
         const Netdev    *netdev;
@@ -885,7 +883,7 @@ static int net_client_init1(const void *object, int is_netdev,
             vlan = qemu_find_vlan(u.net->has_vlan ? u.net->vlan : 0, true);
         }
 
-        if (net_client_init_fun[opts->kind](old_opts, opts, name, vlan) < 0) {
+        if (net_client_init_fun[opts->kind](opts, name, vlan) < 0) {
             /* TODO push error reporting into init() methods */
             error_set(errp, QERR_DEVICE_INIT_FAILED,
                       NetClientOptionsKind_lookup[opts->kind]);
@@ -920,7 +918,7 @@ int net_client_init(QemuOpts *opts, int is_netdev, Error **errp)
     }
 
     if (!err) {
-        ret = net_client_init1(object, is_netdev, opts, &err);
+        ret = net_client_init1(object, is_netdev, &err);
     }
 
     if (object) {
diff --git a/net/dump.c b/net/dump.c
index f3d2fa9875..b575430787 100644
--- a/net/dump.c
+++ b/net/dump.c
@@ -144,8 +144,8 @@ static int net_dump_init(VLANState *vlan, const char *device,
     return 0;
 }
 
-int net_init_dump(QemuOpts *old_opts, const NetClientOptions *opts,
-                  const char *name, VLANState *vlan)
+int net_init_dump(const NetClientOptions *opts, const char *name,
+                  VLANState *vlan)
 {
     int len;
     const char *file;
diff --git a/net/dump.h b/net/dump.h
index 85ac00be2c..0fa2dd72ca 100644
--- a/net/dump.h
+++ b/net/dump.h
@@ -25,10 +25,9 @@
 #define QEMU_NET_DUMP_H
 
 #include "net.h"
-#include "qemu-common.h"
 #include "qapi-types.h"
 
-int net_init_dump(QemuOpts *opts, const NetClientOptions *new_opts,
-                  const char *name, VLANState *vlan);
+int net_init_dump(const NetClientOptions *opts, const char *name,
+                  VLANState *vlan);
 
 #endif /* QEMU_NET_DUMP_H */
diff --git a/net/slirp.c b/net/slirp.c
index 44b059f233..5c2e6b2cec 100644
--- a/net/slirp.c
+++ b/net/slirp.c
@@ -702,8 +702,8 @@ net_init_slirp_configs(const StringList *fwd, int flags)
     }
 }
 
-int net_init_slirp(QemuOpts *old_opts, const NetClientOptions *opts,
-                   const char *name, VLANState *vlan)
+int net_init_slirp(const NetClientOptions *opts, const char *name,
+                   VLANState *vlan)
 {
     struct slirp_config_str *config;
     char *vnet;
diff --git a/net/slirp.h b/net/slirp.h
index ef13a65e9c..e2c71eeca0 100644
--- a/net/slirp.h
+++ b/net/slirp.h
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SLIRP
 
-int net_init_slirp(QemuOpts *opts, const NetClientOptions *new_opts,
-                   const char *name, VLANState *vlan);
+int net_init_slirp(const NetClientOptions *opts, const char *name,
+                   VLANState *vlan);
 
 void net_slirp_hostfwd_add(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict);
 void net_slirp_hostfwd_remove(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict);
diff --git a/net/socket.c b/net/socket.c
index e3cba20cd9..600c287d79 100644
--- a/net/socket.c
+++ b/net/socket.c
@@ -586,8 +586,8 @@ static int net_socket_udp_init(VLANState *vlan,
     return 0;
 }
 
-int net_init_socket(QemuOpts *old_opts, const NetClientOptions *opts,
-                    const char *name, VLANState *vlan)
+int net_init_socket(const NetClientOptions *opts, const char *name,
+                    VLANState *vlan)
 {
     const NetdevSocketOptions *sock;
 
diff --git a/net/socket.h b/net/socket.h
index e44d26ea9e..c4809ad0d9 100644
--- a/net/socket.h
+++ b/net/socket.h
@@ -25,10 +25,9 @@
 #define QEMU_NET_SOCKET_H
 
 #include "net.h"
-#include "qemu-common.h"
 #include "qapi-types.h"
 
-int net_init_socket(QemuOpts *opts, const NetClientOptions *new_opts,
-                    const char *name, VLANState *vlan);
+int net_init_socket(const NetClientOptions *opts, const char *name,
+                    VLANState *vlan);
 
 #endif /* QEMU_NET_SOCKET_H */
diff --git a/net/tap-win32.c b/net/tap-win32.c
index b6099cd847..232807236a 100644
--- a/net/tap-win32.c
+++ b/net/tap-win32.c
@@ -699,8 +699,8 @@ static int tap_win32_init(VLANState *vlan, const char *model,
     return 0;
 }
 
-int net_init_tap(QemuOpts *old_opts, const NetClientOptions *opts,
-                 const char *name, VLANState *vlan)
+int net_init_tap(const NetClientOptions *opts, const char *name,
+                 VLANState *vlan)
 {
     const NetdevTapOptions *tap;
 
diff --git a/net/tap.c b/net/tap.c
index d2736eae76..72062275fe 100644
--- a/net/tap.c
+++ b/net/tap.c
@@ -513,8 +513,8 @@ static int net_bridge_run_helper(const char *helper, const char *bridge)
     return -1;
 }
 
-int net_init_bridge(QemuOpts *old_opts, const NetClientOptions *opts,
-                    const char *name, VLANState *vlan)
+int net_init_bridge(const NetClientOptions *opts, const char *name,
+                    VLANState *vlan)
 {
     const NetdevBridgeOptions *bridge;
     const char *helper, *br;
@@ -586,8 +586,8 @@ static int net_tap_init(const NetdevTapOptions *tap, int *vnet_hdr,
     return fd;
 }
 
-int net_init_tap(QemuOpts *old_opts, const NetClientOptions *opts,
-                 const char *name, VLANState *vlan)
+int net_init_tap(const NetClientOptions *opts, const char *name,
+                 VLANState *vlan)
 {
     const NetdevTapOptions *tap;
 
diff --git a/net/tap.h b/net/tap.h
index f092129cef..19dea58dc5 100644
--- a/net/tap.h
+++ b/net/tap.h
@@ -27,14 +27,13 @@
 #define QEMU_NET_TAP_H
 
 #include "qemu-common.h"
-#include "qemu-option.h"
 #include "qapi-types.h"
 
 #define DEFAULT_NETWORK_SCRIPT "/etc/qemu-ifup"
 #define DEFAULT_NETWORK_DOWN_SCRIPT "/etc/qemu-ifdown"
 
-int net_init_tap(QemuOpts *opts, const NetClientOptions *new_opts,
-                 const char *name, VLANState *vlan);
+int net_init_tap(const NetClientOptions *opts, const char *name,
+                 VLANState *vlan);
 
 int tap_open(char *ifname, int ifname_size, int *vnet_hdr, int vnet_hdr_required);
 
@@ -59,7 +58,7 @@ int tap_get_fd(VLANClientState *vc);
 struct vhost_net;
 struct vhost_net *tap_get_vhost_net(VLANClientState *vc);
 
-int net_init_bridge(QemuOpts *opts, const NetClientOptions *new_opts,
-                    const char *name, VLANState *vlan);
+int net_init_bridge(const NetClientOptions *opts, const char *name,
+                    VLANState *vlan);
 
 #endif /* QEMU_NET_TAP_H */
diff --git a/net/vde.c b/net/vde.c
index 703888c503..ee19f5c42c 100644
--- a/net/vde.c
+++ b/net/vde.c
@@ -110,8 +110,8 @@ static int net_vde_init(VLANState *vlan, const char *model,
     return 0;
 }
 
-int net_init_vde(QemuOpts *old_opts, const NetClientOptions *opts,
-                 const char *name, VLANState *vlan)
+int net_init_vde(const NetClientOptions *opts, const char *name,
+                 VLANState *vlan)
 {
     const NetdevVdeOptions *vde;
 
diff --git a/net/vde.h b/net/vde.h
index 5fc17f980e..ad502ef4de 100644
--- a/net/vde.h
+++ b/net/vde.h
@@ -25,13 +25,12 @@
 #define QEMU_NET_VDE_H
 
 #include "qemu-common.h"
-#include "qemu-option.h"
 #include "qapi-types.h"
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_VDE
 
-int net_init_vde(QemuOpts *opts, const NetClientOptions *new_opts,
-                 const char *name, VLANState *vlan);
+int net_init_vde(const NetClientOptions *opts, const char *name,
+                 VLANState *vlan);
 
 #endif /* CONFIG_VDE */