diff --git a/hw/arm/realview.c b/hw/arm/realview.c
index 8eafccaf1d..8c11c7ae77 100644
--- a/hw/arm/realview.c
+++ b/hw/arm/realview.c
@@ -443,7 +443,6 @@ static void realview_pbx_a9_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
 
     mc->desc = "ARM RealView Platform Baseboard Explore for Cortex-A9";
     mc->init = realview_pbx_a9_init;
-    mc->block_default_type = IF_SCSI;
     mc->max_cpus = 4;
 }
 
diff --git a/hw/arm/vexpress.c b/hw/arm/vexpress.c
index e05756846e..c6b1e674b4 100644
--- a/hw/arm/vexpress.c
+++ b/hw/arm/vexpress.c
@@ -752,7 +752,6 @@ static void vexpress_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
 
     mc->desc = "ARM Versatile Express";
     mc->init = vexpress_common_init;
-    mc->block_default_type = IF_SCSI;
     mc->max_cpus = 4;
 }
 
diff --git a/hw/arm/xilinx_zynq.c b/hw/arm/xilinx_zynq.c
index 7dac20d67d..3985356fc2 100644
--- a/hw/arm/xilinx_zynq.c
+++ b/hw/arm/xilinx_zynq.c
@@ -323,7 +323,6 @@ static void zynq_machine_init(MachineClass *mc)
 {
     mc->desc = "Xilinx Zynq Platform Baseboard for Cortex-A9";
     mc->init = zynq_init;
-    mc->block_default_type = IF_SCSI;
     mc->max_cpus = 1;
     mc->no_sdcard = 1;
 }