diff --git a/hw/i386/pc.c b/hw/i386/pc.c
index 769eb25048..aeed45d583 100644
--- a/hw/i386/pc.c
+++ b/hw/i386/pc.c
@@ -1543,51 +1543,6 @@ void ioapic_init_gsi(GSIState *gsi_state, const char *parent_name)
     }
 }
 
-static void pc_generic_machine_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
-{
-    MachineClass *mc = MACHINE_CLASS(oc);
-    QEMUMachine *qm = data;
-
-    mc->family = qm->family;
-    mc->name = qm->name;
-    mc->alias = qm->alias;
-    mc->desc = qm->desc;
-    mc->init = qm->init;
-    mc->reset = qm->reset;
-    mc->hot_add_cpu = qm->hot_add_cpu;
-    mc->kvm_type = qm->kvm_type;
-    mc->block_default_type = qm->block_default_type;
-    mc->units_per_default_bus = qm->units_per_default_bus;
-    mc->max_cpus = qm->max_cpus;
-    mc->no_serial = qm->no_serial;
-    mc->no_parallel = qm->no_parallel;
-    mc->use_virtcon = qm->use_virtcon;
-    mc->use_sclp = qm->use_sclp;
-    mc->no_floppy = qm->no_floppy;
-    mc->no_cdrom = qm->no_cdrom;
-    mc->no_sdcard = qm->no_sdcard;
-    mc->is_default = qm->is_default;
-    mc->default_machine_opts = qm->default_machine_opts;
-    mc->default_boot_order = qm->default_boot_order;
-    mc->default_display = qm->default_display;
-    mc->compat_props = qm->compat_props;
-    mc->hw_version = qm->hw_version;
-}
-
-void qemu_register_pc_machine(QEMUMachine *m)
-{
-    char *name = g_strconcat(m->name, TYPE_MACHINE_SUFFIX, NULL);
-    TypeInfo ti = {
-        .name       = name,
-        .parent     = TYPE_PC_MACHINE,
-        .class_init = pc_generic_machine_class_init,
-        .class_data = (void *)m,
-    };
-
-    type_register(&ti);
-    g_free(name);
-}
-
 static void pc_dimm_plug(HotplugHandler *hotplug_dev,
                          DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
 {
diff --git a/include/hw/i386/pc.h b/include/hw/i386/pc.h
index f3bf500629..0510aeac89 100644
--- a/include/hw/i386/pc.h
+++ b/include/hw/i386/pc.h
@@ -73,8 +73,6 @@ typedef struct PCMachineClass PCMachineClass;
 #define PC_MACHINE_CLASS(klass) \
     OBJECT_CLASS_CHECK(PCMachineClass, (klass), TYPE_PC_MACHINE)
 
-void qemu_register_pc_machine(QEMUMachine *m);
-
 /* PC-style peripherals (also used by other machines).  */
 
 typedef struct PcPciInfo {