diff --git a/hw/intc/pnv_xive.c b/hw/intc/pnv_xive.c
index 6412cf222e..715fca61ae 100644
--- a/hw/intc/pnv_xive.c
+++ b/hw/intc/pnv_xive.c
@@ -472,12 +472,8 @@ static uint8_t pnv_xive_get_block_id(XiveRouter *xrtr)
 static PnvXive *pnv_xive_tm_get_xive(PowerPCCPU *cpu)
 {
     int pir = ppc_cpu_pir(cpu);
-    PnvChip *chip;
-    PnvXive *xive;
-
-    chip = pnv_get_chip(PNV9_PIR2CHIP(pir));
-    assert(chip);
-    xive = &PNV9_CHIP(chip)->xive;
+    XivePresenter *xptr = XIVE_TCTX(pnv_cpu_state(cpu)->intc)->xptr;
+    PnvXive *xive = PNV_XIVE(xptr);
 
     if (!pnv_xive_is_cpu_enabled(xive, cpu)) {
         xive_error(xive, "IC: CPU %x is not enabled", pir);
diff --git a/hw/ppc/pnv.c b/hw/ppc/pnv.c
index 19fc5d4ddb..e2735bb8dd 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/pnv.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/pnv.c
@@ -1717,20 +1717,6 @@ static int pnv_match_nvt(XiveFabric *xfb, uint8_t format,
     return total_count;
 }
 
-PnvChip *pnv_get_chip(uint32_t chip_id)
-{
-    PnvMachineState *pnv = PNV_MACHINE(qdev_get_machine());
-    int i;
-
-    for (i = 0; i < pnv->num_chips; i++) {
-        PnvChip *chip = pnv->chips[i];
-        if (chip->chip_id == chip_id) {
-            return chip;
-        }
-    }
-    return NULL;
-}
-
 static void pnv_machine_power8_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
 {
     MachineClass *mc = MACHINE_CLASS(oc);
diff --git a/include/hw/ppc/pnv.h b/include/hw/ppc/pnv.h
index 2504d8cd4f..d65dd32036 100644
--- a/include/hw/ppc/pnv.h
+++ b/include/hw/ppc/pnv.h
@@ -219,8 +219,6 @@ struct PnvMachineState {
     PnvPnor      *pnor;
 };
 
-PnvChip *pnv_get_chip(uint32_t chip_id);
-
 #define PNV_FDT_ADDR          0x01000000
 #define PNV_TIMEBASE_FREQ     512000000ULL