diff --git a/hw/arm/musicpal.c b/hw/arm/musicpal.c
index 7e8ab3184c..a8b3d463fc 100644
--- a/hw/arm/musicpal.c
+++ b/hw/arm/musicpal.c
@@ -1593,7 +1593,7 @@ static void musicpal_init(MachineState *machine)
     if (!cpu_model) {
         cpu_model = "arm926";
     }
-    cpu = cpu_arm_init(cpu_model);
+    cpu = ARM_CPU(cpu_generic_init(TYPE_ARM_CPU, cpu_model));
     if (!cpu) {
         fprintf(stderr, "Unable to find CPU definition\n");
         exit(1);
diff --git a/hw/arm/omap1.c b/hw/arm/omap1.c
index 3d15ff6779..400ba30c94 100644
--- a/hw/arm/omap1.c
+++ b/hw/arm/omap1.c
@@ -3863,7 +3863,7 @@ struct omap_mpu_state_s *omap310_mpu_init(MemoryRegion *system_memory,
 
     /* Core */
     s->mpu_model = omap310;
-    s->cpu = cpu_arm_init(core);
+    s->cpu = ARM_CPU(cpu_generic_init(TYPE_ARM_CPU, core));
     if (s->cpu == NULL) {
         fprintf(stderr, "Unable to find CPU definition\n");
         exit(1);
diff --git a/hw/arm/omap2.c b/hw/arm/omap2.c
index bbf0b7e188..ece25ae744 100644
--- a/hw/arm/omap2.c
+++ b/hw/arm/omap2.c
@@ -2261,7 +2261,7 @@ struct omap_mpu_state_s *omap2420_mpu_init(MemoryRegion *sysmem,
 
     /* Core */
     s->mpu_model = omap2420;
-    s->cpu = cpu_arm_init(core ?: "arm1136-r2");
+    s->cpu = ARM_CPU(cpu_generic_init(TYPE_ARM_CPU, core ?: "arm1136-r2"));
     if (s->cpu == NULL) {
         fprintf(stderr, "Unable to find CPU definition\n");
         exit(1);
diff --git a/hw/arm/pxa2xx.c b/hw/arm/pxa2xx.c
index 194b0bc808..b0ac3cfd64 100644
--- a/hw/arm/pxa2xx.c
+++ b/hw/arm/pxa2xx.c
@@ -2066,7 +2066,7 @@ PXA2xxState *pxa270_init(MemoryRegion *address_space,
     if (!revision)
         revision = "pxa270";
 
-    s->cpu = cpu_arm_init(revision);
+    s->cpu = ARM_CPU(cpu_generic_init(TYPE_ARM_CPU, revision));
     if (s->cpu == NULL) {
         fprintf(stderr, "Unable to find CPU definition\n");
         exit(1);
@@ -2196,7 +2196,7 @@ PXA2xxState *pxa255_init(MemoryRegion *address_space, unsigned int sdram_size)
 
     s = g_new0(PXA2xxState, 1);
 
-    s->cpu = cpu_arm_init("pxa255");
+    s->cpu = ARM_CPU(cpu_generic_init(TYPE_ARM_CPU, "pxa255"));
     if (s->cpu == NULL) {
         fprintf(stderr, "Unable to find CPU definition\n");
         exit(1);
diff --git a/hw/arm/strongarm.c b/hw/arm/strongarm.c
index 6a45dcc009..884242b2dc 100644
--- a/hw/arm/strongarm.c
+++ b/hw/arm/strongarm.c
@@ -1597,7 +1597,7 @@ StrongARMState *sa1110_init(MemoryRegion *sysmem,
         exit(1);
     }
 
-    s->cpu = cpu_arm_init(rev);
+    s->cpu = ARM_CPU(cpu_generic_init(TYPE_ARM_CPU, rev));
 
     if (!s->cpu) {
         error_report("Unable to find CPU definition");
diff --git a/target/arm/cpu.h b/target/arm/cpu.h
index b39d64aa0b..5932ef1e22 100644
--- a/target/arm/cpu.h
+++ b/target/arm/cpu.h
@@ -748,7 +748,6 @@ int aarch64_cpu_gdb_read_register(CPUState *cpu, uint8_t *buf, int reg);
 int aarch64_cpu_gdb_write_register(CPUState *cpu, uint8_t *buf, int reg);
 #endif
 
-ARMCPU *cpu_arm_init(const char *cpu_model);
 target_ulong do_arm_semihosting(CPUARMState *env);
 void aarch64_sync_32_to_64(CPUARMState *env);
 void aarch64_sync_64_to_32(CPUARMState *env);
@@ -2001,7 +2000,7 @@ static inline bool arm_excp_unmasked(CPUState *cs, unsigned int excp_idx,
     return unmasked || pstate_unmasked;
 }
 
-#define cpu_init(cpu_model) CPU(cpu_arm_init(cpu_model))
+#define cpu_init(cpu_model) cpu_generic_init(TYPE_ARM_CPU, cpu_model)
 
 #define cpu_signal_handler cpu_arm_signal_handler
 #define cpu_list arm_cpu_list
diff --git a/target/arm/helper.c b/target/arm/helper.c
index fa60040361..0ec92d3214 100644
--- a/target/arm/helper.c
+++ b/target/arm/helper.c
@@ -5233,11 +5233,6 @@ void register_cp_regs_for_features(ARMCPU *cpu)
     }
 }
 
-ARMCPU *cpu_arm_init(const char *cpu_model)
-{
-    return ARM_CPU(cpu_generic_init(TYPE_ARM_CPU, cpu_model));
-}
-
 void arm_cpu_register_gdb_regs_for_features(ARMCPU *cpu)
 {
     CPUState *cs = CPU(cpu);