diff --git a/hw/arm/Makefile.objs b/hw/arm/Makefile.objs
index 9e3a06fc18..3671b42738 100644
--- a/hw/arm/Makefile.objs
+++ b/hw/arm/Makefile.objs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 obj-y += boot.o collie.o exynos4_boards.o gumstix.o highbank.o
 obj-y += integratorcp.o kzm.o mainstone.o musicpal.o nseries.o
-obj-y += omap_sx1.o palm.o pic_cpu.o realview.o spitz.o stellaris.o
+obj-y += omap_sx1.o palm.o realview.o spitz.o stellaris.o
 obj-y += tosa.o versatilepb.o vexpress.o xilinx_zynq.o z2.o
 
 obj-y += armv7m.o exynos4210.o pxa2xx.o pxa2xx_gpio.o pxa2xx_pic.o
diff --git a/hw/arm/pic_cpu.c b/hw/arm/pic_cpu.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 9c362735c0..0000000000
--- a/hw/arm/pic_cpu.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Generic ARM Programmable Interrupt Controller support.
- *
- * Copyright (c) 2006 CodeSourcery.
- * Written by Paul Brook
- *
- * This code is licensed under the LGPL
- */
-
-#include "hw/hw.h"
-#include "hw/arm/arm.h"
-
-/* Backwards compatibility shim; this can disappear when all
- * board models have been updated to get IRQ and FIQ lines directly
- * from the ARMCPU object rather than by calling this function.
- */
-qemu_irq *arm_pic_init_cpu(ARMCPU *cpu)
-{
-    DeviceState *dev = DEVICE(cpu);
-    qemu_irq *irqs = g_new(qemu_irq, 2);
-
-    irqs[0] = qdev_get_gpio_in(dev, ARM_CPU_IRQ);
-    irqs[1] = qdev_get_gpio_in(dev, ARM_CPU_FIQ);
-    return irqs;
-}
diff --git a/include/hw/arm/arm.h b/include/hw/arm/arm.h
index bae87c6273..ecbbba871e 100644
--- a/include/hw/arm/arm.h
+++ b/include/hw/arm/arm.h
@@ -14,11 +14,6 @@
 #include "exec/memory.h"
 #include "hw/irq.h"
 
-/* The CPU is also modelled as an interrupt controller.  */
-#define ARM_PIC_CPU_IRQ 0
-#define ARM_PIC_CPU_FIQ 1
-qemu_irq *arm_pic_init_cpu(ARMCPU *cpu);
-
 /* armv7m.c */
 qemu_irq *armv7m_init(MemoryRegion *address_space_mem,
                       int flash_size, int sram_size,