diff --git a/backends/baum.c b/backends/baum.c
index 796512d387..a69aafff48 100644
--- a/backends/baum.c
+++ b/backends/baum.c
@@ -629,7 +629,7 @@ fail_handle:
 
 static void register_types(void)
 {
-    register_char_driver_qapi("braille", CHARDEV_BACKEND_KIND_BRAILLE, NULL);
+    register_char_driver("braille", CHARDEV_BACKEND_KIND_BRAILLE, NULL);
 }
 
 type_init(register_types);
diff --git a/backends/msmouse.c b/backends/msmouse.c
index 650a5314d4..0119110a40 100644
--- a/backends/msmouse.c
+++ b/backends/msmouse.c
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ CharDriverState *qemu_chr_open_msmouse(void)
 
 static void register_types(void)
 {
-    register_char_driver_qapi("msmouse", CHARDEV_BACKEND_KIND_MSMOUSE, NULL);
+    register_char_driver("msmouse", CHARDEV_BACKEND_KIND_MSMOUSE, NULL);
 }
 
 type_init(register_types);
diff --git a/backends/testdev.c b/backends/testdev.c
index 70d63b3b8d..eba396aeb9 100644
--- a/backends/testdev.c
+++ b/backends/testdev.c
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ CharDriverState *chr_testdev_init(void)
 
 static void register_types(void)
 {
-    register_char_driver_qapi("testdev", CHARDEV_BACKEND_KIND_TESTDEV, NULL);
+    register_char_driver("testdev", CHARDEV_BACKEND_KIND_TESTDEV, NULL);
 }
 
 type_init(register_types);
diff --git a/include/sysemu/char.h b/include/sysemu/char.h
index dbfd4e649d..832b7fead4 100644
--- a/include/sysemu/char.h
+++ b/include/sysemu/char.h
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ bool chr_is_ringbuf(const CharDriverState *chr);
 
 QemuOpts *qemu_chr_parse_compat(const char *label, const char *filename);
 
-void register_char_driver_qapi(const char *name, ChardevBackendKind kind,
+void register_char_driver(const char *name, ChardevBackendKind kind,
         void (*parse)(QemuOpts *opts, ChardevBackend *backend, Error **errp));
 
 /* add an eventfd to the qemu devices that are polled */
diff --git a/qemu-char.c b/qemu-char.c
index 317e45c6d1..2a3cb9fb05 100644
--- a/qemu-char.c
+++ b/qemu-char.c
@@ -3495,7 +3495,7 @@ typedef struct CharDriver {
 
 static GSList *backends;
 
-void register_char_driver_qapi(const char *name, ChardevBackendKind kind,
+void register_char_driver(const char *name, ChardevBackendKind kind,
         void (*parse)(QemuOpts *opts, ChardevBackend *backend, Error **errp))
 {
     CharDriver *s;
@@ -4124,34 +4124,32 @@ void qmp_chardev_remove(const char *id, Error **errp)
 
 static void register_types(void)
 {
-    register_char_driver_qapi("null", CHARDEV_BACKEND_KIND_NULL, NULL);
-    register_char_driver_qapi("socket", CHARDEV_BACKEND_KIND_SOCKET,
-                              qemu_chr_parse_socket);
-    register_char_driver_qapi("udp", CHARDEV_BACKEND_KIND_UDP,
-                              qemu_chr_parse_udp);
-    register_char_driver_qapi("ringbuf", CHARDEV_BACKEND_KIND_RINGBUF,
-                              qemu_chr_parse_ringbuf);
-    register_char_driver_qapi("file", CHARDEV_BACKEND_KIND_FILE,
-                              qemu_chr_parse_file_out);
-    register_char_driver_qapi("stdio", CHARDEV_BACKEND_KIND_STDIO,
-                              qemu_chr_parse_stdio);
-    register_char_driver_qapi("serial", CHARDEV_BACKEND_KIND_SERIAL,
-                              qemu_chr_parse_serial);
-    register_char_driver_qapi("tty", CHARDEV_BACKEND_KIND_SERIAL,
-                              qemu_chr_parse_serial);
-    register_char_driver_qapi("parallel", CHARDEV_BACKEND_KIND_PARALLEL,
-                              qemu_chr_parse_parallel);
-    register_char_driver_qapi("parport", CHARDEV_BACKEND_KIND_PARALLEL,
-                              qemu_chr_parse_parallel);
-    register_char_driver_qapi("pty", CHARDEV_BACKEND_KIND_PTY, NULL);
-    register_char_driver_qapi("console", CHARDEV_BACKEND_KIND_CONSOLE, NULL);
-    register_char_driver_qapi("pipe", CHARDEV_BACKEND_KIND_PIPE,
-                              qemu_chr_parse_pipe);
-    register_char_driver_qapi("mux", CHARDEV_BACKEND_KIND_MUX,
-                              qemu_chr_parse_mux);
+    register_char_driver("null", CHARDEV_BACKEND_KIND_NULL, NULL);
+    register_char_driver("socket", CHARDEV_BACKEND_KIND_SOCKET,
+                         qemu_chr_parse_socket);
+    register_char_driver("udp", CHARDEV_BACKEND_KIND_UDP, qemu_chr_parse_udp);
+    register_char_driver("ringbuf", CHARDEV_BACKEND_KIND_RINGBUF,
+                         qemu_chr_parse_ringbuf);
+    register_char_driver("file", CHARDEV_BACKEND_KIND_FILE,
+                         qemu_chr_parse_file_out);
+    register_char_driver("stdio", CHARDEV_BACKEND_KIND_STDIO,
+                         qemu_chr_parse_stdio);
+    register_char_driver("serial", CHARDEV_BACKEND_KIND_SERIAL,
+                         qemu_chr_parse_serial);
+    register_char_driver("tty", CHARDEV_BACKEND_KIND_SERIAL,
+                         qemu_chr_parse_serial);
+    register_char_driver("parallel", CHARDEV_BACKEND_KIND_PARALLEL,
+                         qemu_chr_parse_parallel);
+    register_char_driver("parport", CHARDEV_BACKEND_KIND_PARALLEL,
+                         qemu_chr_parse_parallel);
+    register_char_driver("pty", CHARDEV_BACKEND_KIND_PTY, NULL);
+    register_char_driver("console", CHARDEV_BACKEND_KIND_CONSOLE, NULL);
+    register_char_driver("pipe", CHARDEV_BACKEND_KIND_PIPE,
+                         qemu_chr_parse_pipe);
+    register_char_driver("mux", CHARDEV_BACKEND_KIND_MUX, qemu_chr_parse_mux);
     /* Bug-compatibility: */
-    register_char_driver_qapi("memory", CHARDEV_BACKEND_KIND_MEMORY,
-                              qemu_chr_parse_ringbuf);
+    register_char_driver("memory", CHARDEV_BACKEND_KIND_MEMORY,
+                         qemu_chr_parse_ringbuf);
     /* this must be done after machine init, since we register FEs with muxes
      * as part of realize functions like serial_isa_realizefn when -nographic
      * is specified
diff --git a/spice-qemu-char.c b/spice-qemu-char.c
index 4518a4d97d..8106e063c0 100644
--- a/spice-qemu-char.c
+++ b/spice-qemu-char.c
@@ -368,10 +368,10 @@ static void qemu_chr_parse_spice_port(QemuOpts *opts, ChardevBackend *backend,
 
 static void register_types(void)
 {
-    register_char_driver_qapi("spicevmc", CHARDEV_BACKEND_KIND_SPICEVMC,
-                              qemu_chr_parse_spice_vmc);
-    register_char_driver_qapi("spiceport", CHARDEV_BACKEND_KIND_SPICEPORT,
-                              qemu_chr_parse_spice_port);
+    register_char_driver("spicevmc", CHARDEV_BACKEND_KIND_SPICEVMC,
+                         qemu_chr_parse_spice_vmc);
+    register_char_driver("spiceport", CHARDEV_BACKEND_KIND_SPICEPORT,
+                         qemu_chr_parse_spice_port);
 }
 
 type_init(register_types);
diff --git a/ui/console.c b/ui/console.c
index 5d73d811c0..f819382b24 100644
--- a/ui/console.c
+++ b/ui/console.c
@@ -2035,8 +2035,7 @@ static const TypeInfo qemu_console_info = {
 static void register_types(void)
 {
     type_register_static(&qemu_console_info);
-    register_char_driver_qapi("vc", CHARDEV_BACKEND_KIND_VC,
-                              qemu_chr_parse_vc);
+    register_char_driver("vc", CHARDEV_BACKEND_KIND_VC, qemu_chr_parse_vc);
 }
 
 type_init(register_types);