diff --git a/exec.c b/exec.c
index 0bf0a6e7eb..d12cd42f4c 100644
--- a/exec.c
+++ b/exec.c
@@ -1676,25 +1676,6 @@ ram_addr_t qemu_ram_alloc_resizeable(ram_addr_t size, ram_addr_t maxsz,
     return qemu_ram_alloc_internal(size, maxsz, resized, NULL, true, mr, errp);
 }
 
-void qemu_ram_free_from_ptr(ram_addr_t addr)
-{
-    RAMBlock *block;
-
-    qemu_mutex_lock_ramlist();
-    QLIST_FOREACH_RCU(block, &ram_list.blocks, next) {
-        if (addr == block->offset) {
-            QLIST_REMOVE_RCU(block, next);
-            ram_list.mru_block = NULL;
-            /* Write list before version */
-            smp_wmb();
-            ram_list.version++;
-            g_free_rcu(block, rcu);
-            break;
-        }
-    }
-    qemu_mutex_unlock_ramlist();
-}
-
 static void reclaim_ramblock(RAMBlock *block)
 {
     if (block->flags & RAM_PREALLOC) {
diff --git a/include/exec/ram_addr.h b/include/exec/ram_addr.h
index 7115154bc1..d1d9963680 100644
--- a/include/exec/ram_addr.h
+++ b/include/exec/ram_addr.h
@@ -75,7 +75,6 @@ int qemu_get_ram_fd(ram_addr_t addr);
 void *qemu_get_ram_block_host_ptr(ram_addr_t addr);
 void *qemu_get_ram_ptr(ram_addr_t addr);
 void qemu_ram_free(ram_addr_t addr);
-void qemu_ram_free_from_ptr(ram_addr_t addr);
 
 int qemu_ram_resize(ram_addr_t base, ram_addr_t newsize, Error **errp);
 
diff --git a/memory.c b/memory.c
index e193658fc7..cf5b05f898 100644
--- a/memory.c
+++ b/memory.c
@@ -861,7 +861,7 @@ static void memory_region_destructor_ram(MemoryRegion *mr)
 
 static void memory_region_destructor_ram_from_ptr(MemoryRegion *mr)
 {
-    qemu_ram_free_from_ptr(mr->ram_addr);
+    qemu_ram_free(mr->ram_addr);
 }
 
 static void memory_region_destructor_rom_device(MemoryRegion *mr)