diff --git a/block/block-backend.c b/block/block-backend.c
index edaf73c1d7..d4bdd48e03 100644
--- a/block/block-backend.c
+++ b/block/block-backend.c
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ struct BlockBackend {
     QTAILQ_ENTRY(BlockBackend) link; /* for blk_backends */
 };
 
+static void drive_info_del(DriveInfo *dinfo);
+
 /* All the BlockBackends (except for hidden ones) */
 static QTAILQ_HEAD(, BlockBackend) blk_backends =
     QTAILQ_HEAD_INITIALIZER(blk_backends);
@@ -93,6 +95,17 @@ static void blk_delete(BlockBackend *blk)
     g_free(blk);
 }
 
+static void drive_info_del(DriveInfo *dinfo)
+{
+    if (!dinfo) {
+        return;
+    }
+    qemu_opts_del(dinfo->opts);
+    g_free(dinfo->id);
+    g_free(dinfo->serial);
+    g_free(dinfo);
+}
+
 /*
  * Increment @blk's reference count.
  * @blk must not be null.
diff --git a/blockdev.c b/blockdev.c
index 24d40f95b1..a00461df7b 100644
--- a/blockdev.c
+++ b/blockdev.c
@@ -284,17 +284,6 @@ void drive_del(DriveInfo *dinfo)
     blk_unref(blk);
 }
 
-void drive_info_del(DriveInfo *dinfo)
-{
-    if (!dinfo) {
-        return;
-    }
-    qemu_opts_del(dinfo->opts);
-    g_free(dinfo->id);
-    g_free(dinfo->serial);
-    g_free(dinfo);
-}
-
 typedef struct {
     QEMUBH *bh;
     BlockDriverState *bs;
diff --git a/include/sysemu/blockdev.h b/include/sysemu/blockdev.h
index c814a90be5..ccd4bf487e 100644
--- a/include/sysemu/blockdev.h
+++ b/include/sysemu/blockdev.h
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@ QemuOpts *drive_add(BlockInterfaceType type, int index, const char *file,
                     const char *optstr);
 DriveInfo *drive_new(QemuOpts *arg, BlockInterfaceType block_default_type);
 void drive_del(DriveInfo *dinfo);
-void drive_info_del(DriveInfo *dinfo);
 
 /* device-hotplug */
 
diff --git a/stubs/Makefile.objs b/stubs/Makefile.objs
index c0b1f6a320..5e347d04bd 100644
--- a/stubs/Makefile.objs
+++ b/stubs/Makefile.objs
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 stub-obj-y += arch-query-cpu-def.o
 stub-obj-y += bdrv-commit-all.o
-stub-obj-y += blockdev.o
 stub-obj-y += chr-baum-init.o
 stub-obj-y += chr-msmouse.o
 stub-obj-y += chr-testdev.o
diff --git a/stubs/blockdev.c b/stubs/blockdev.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 5d0a79c3a6..0000000000
--- a/stubs/blockdev.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-#include <assert.h>
-#include "sysemu/blockdev.h"
-
-DriveInfo *drive_get_by_blockdev(BlockDriverState *bs)
-{
-    return NULL;
-}
-
-void drive_info_del(DriveInfo *dinfo)
-{
-    assert(!dinfo);
-}