diff --git a/hw/mips/cps.c b/hw/mips/cps.c
index 79d4c5e30a..fe5c630af6 100644
--- a/hw/mips/cps.c
+++ b/hw/mips/cps.c
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ static void mips_cps_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
     bool itu_present = false;
 
     for (i = 0; i < s->num_vp; i++) {
-        cpu = cpu_mips_init(s->cpu_model);
+        cpu = MIPS_CPU(cpu_generic_init(TYPE_MIPS_CPU, s->cpu_model));
 
         /* Init internal devices */
         cpu_mips_irq_init_cpu(cpu);
diff --git a/hw/mips/mips_fulong2e.c b/hw/mips/mips_fulong2e.c
index 439a3d7a66..75318680e1 100644
--- a/hw/mips/mips_fulong2e.c
+++ b/hw/mips/mips_fulong2e.c
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ static void mips_fulong2e_init(MachineState *machine)
     if (cpu_model == NULL) {
         cpu_model = "Loongson-2E";
     }
-    cpu = cpu_mips_init(cpu_model);
+    cpu = MIPS_CPU(cpu_generic_init(TYPE_MIPS_CPU, cpu_model));
     env = &cpu->env;
 
     qemu_register_reset(main_cpu_reset, cpu);
diff --git a/hw/mips/mips_jazz.c b/hw/mips/mips_jazz.c
index ae10670efd..7e6626dc88 100644
--- a/hw/mips/mips_jazz.c
+++ b/hw/mips/mips_jazz.c
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ static void mips_jazz_init(MachineState *machine,
     if (cpu_model == NULL) {
         cpu_model = "R4000";
     }
-    cpu = cpu_mips_init(cpu_model);
+    cpu = MIPS_CPU(cpu_generic_init(TYPE_MIPS_CPU, cpu_model));
     env = &cpu->env;
     qemu_register_reset(main_cpu_reset, cpu);
 
diff --git a/hw/mips/mips_malta.c b/hw/mips/mips_malta.c
index e87cd3230b..2adb9bcf89 100644
--- a/hw/mips/mips_malta.c
+++ b/hw/mips/mips_malta.c
@@ -931,7 +931,7 @@ static void create_cpu_without_cps(const char *cpu_model,
     int i;
 
     for (i = 0; i < smp_cpus; i++) {
-        cpu = cpu_mips_init(cpu_model);
+        cpu = MIPS_CPU(cpu_generic_init(TYPE_MIPS_CPU, cpu_model));
 
         /* Init internal devices */
         cpu_mips_irq_init_cpu(cpu);
diff --git a/hw/mips/mips_mipssim.c b/hw/mips/mips_mipssim.c
index 49cd38d680..a092072e2a 100644
--- a/hw/mips/mips_mipssim.c
+++ b/hw/mips/mips_mipssim.c
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ mips_mipssim_init(MachineState *machine)
         cpu_model = "24Kf";
 #endif
     }
-    cpu = cpu_mips_init(cpu_model);
+    cpu = MIPS_CPU(cpu_generic_init(TYPE_MIPS_CPU, cpu_model));
     env = &cpu->env;
 
     reset_info = g_malloc0(sizeof(ResetData));
diff --git a/hw/mips/mips_r4k.c b/hw/mips/mips_r4k.c
index 7efee94431..1272d4ef9d 100644
--- a/hw/mips/mips_r4k.c
+++ b/hw/mips/mips_r4k.c
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ void mips_r4k_init(MachineState *machine)
         cpu_model = "24Kf";
 #endif
     }
-    cpu = cpu_mips_init(cpu_model);
+    cpu = MIPS_CPU(cpu_generic_init(TYPE_MIPS_CPU, cpu_model));
     env = &cpu->env;
 
     reset_info = g_malloc0(sizeof(ResetData));
diff --git a/target/mips/cpu.h b/target/mips/cpu.h
index 2f81e0f950..66265e4eb6 100644
--- a/target/mips/cpu.h
+++ b/target/mips/cpu.h
@@ -737,10 +737,9 @@ enum {
  */
 #define CPU_INTERRUPT_WAKE CPU_INTERRUPT_TGT_INT_0
 
-MIPSCPU *cpu_mips_init(const char *cpu_model);
 int cpu_mips_signal_handler(int host_signum, void *pinfo, void *puc);
 
-#define cpu_init(cpu_model) CPU(cpu_mips_init(cpu_model))
+#define cpu_init(cpu_model) cpu_generic_init(TYPE_MIPS_CPU, cpu_model)
 bool cpu_supports_cps_smp(const char *cpu_model);
 bool cpu_supports_isa(const char *cpu_model, unsigned int isa);
 void cpu_set_exception_base(int vp_index, target_ulong address);
diff --git a/target/mips/translate.c b/target/mips/translate.c
index f7128bc91d..d16d879df7 100644
--- a/target/mips/translate.c
+++ b/target/mips/translate.c
@@ -20523,23 +20523,6 @@ void cpu_mips_realize_env(CPUMIPSState *env)
     mvp_init(env, env->cpu_model);
 }
 
-MIPSCPU *cpu_mips_init(const char *cpu_model)
-{
-    ObjectClass *oc;
-    MIPSCPU *cpu;
-
-    oc = cpu_class_by_name(TYPE_MIPS_CPU, cpu_model);
-    if (oc == NULL) {
-        return NULL;
-    }
-
-    cpu = MIPS_CPU(object_new(object_class_get_name(oc)));
-
-    object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(cpu), true, "realized", NULL);
-
-    return cpu;
-}
-
 bool cpu_supports_cps_smp(const char *cpu_model)
 {
     const mips_def_t *def = cpu_mips_find_by_name(cpu_model);