diff --git a/hw/block/virtio-blk.c b/hw/block/virtio-blk.c
index efad690..cf12469 100644
--- a/hw/block/virtio-blk.c
+++ b/hw/block/virtio-blk.c
@@ -661,7 +661,7 @@
     s->vq = virtio_add_queue(vdev, 128, virtio_blk_handle_output);
 #ifdef CONFIG_VIRTIO_BLK_DATA_PLANE
     if (!virtio_blk_data_plane_create(vdev, blk, &s->dataplane)) {
-        virtio_common_cleanup(vdev);
+        virtio_cleanup(vdev);
         return -1;
     }
 #endif
@@ -689,7 +689,7 @@
     qemu_del_vm_change_state_handler(s->change);
     unregister_savevm(dev, "virtio-blk", s);
     blockdev_mark_auto_del(s->bs);
-    virtio_common_cleanup(vdev);
+    virtio_cleanup(vdev);
     return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/hw/char/virtio-serial-bus.c b/hw/char/virtio-serial-bus.c
index 6a5b8b6..3787ad2 100644
--- a/hw/char/virtio-serial-bus.c
+++ b/hw/char/virtio-serial-bus.c
@@ -1001,7 +1001,7 @@
         qemu_free_timer(vser->post_load->timer);
         g_free(vser->post_load);
     }
-    virtio_common_cleanup(vdev);
+    virtio_cleanup(vdev);
     return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/hw/net/virtio-net.c b/hw/net/virtio-net.c
index 0a0d516..2aea5a1 100644
--- a/hw/net/virtio-net.c
+++ b/hw/net/virtio-net.c
@@ -1374,7 +1374,7 @@
 
     g_free(n->vqs);
     qemu_del_nic(n->nic);
-    virtio_common_cleanup(vdev);
+    virtio_cleanup(vdev);
 
     return 0;
 }
diff --git a/hw/scsi/virtio-scsi.c b/hw/scsi/virtio-scsi.c
index 630e459..84b3ac7 100644
--- a/hw/scsi/virtio-scsi.c
+++ b/hw/scsi/virtio-scsi.c
@@ -640,7 +640,7 @@
     VirtIODevice *vdev = VIRTIO_DEVICE(vs);
 
     g_free(vs->cmd_vqs);
-    virtio_common_cleanup(vdev);
+    virtio_cleanup(vdev);
     return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/hw/virtio/virtio-balloon.c b/hw/virtio/virtio-balloon.c
index 95fb3b0..d669756 100644
--- a/hw/virtio/virtio-balloon.c
+++ b/hw/virtio/virtio-balloon.c
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@
                                    virtio_balloon_stat, s);
 
     if (ret < 0) {
-        virtio_common_cleanup(VIRTIO_DEVICE(s));
+        virtio_cleanup(VIRTIO_DEVICE(s));
         return -1;
     }
 
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@
     balloon_stats_destroy_timer(s);
     qemu_remove_balloon_handler(s);
     unregister_savevm(qdev, "virtio-balloon", s);
-    virtio_common_cleanup(vdev);
+    virtio_cleanup(vdev);
     return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/hw/virtio/virtio-rng.c b/hw/virtio/virtio-rng.c
index 82d7a74..cb787c7 100644
--- a/hw/virtio/virtio-rng.c
+++ b/hw/virtio/virtio-rng.c
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@
     qemu_del_timer(vrng->rate_limit_timer);
     qemu_free_timer(vrng->rate_limit_timer);
     unregister_savevm(qdev, "virtio-rng", vrng);
-    virtio_common_cleanup(vdev);
+    virtio_cleanup(vdev);
     return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/hw/virtio/virtio.c b/hw/virtio/virtio.c
index e66dab1..0f88c25 100644
--- a/hw/virtio/virtio.c
+++ b/hw/virtio/virtio.c
@@ -910,19 +910,13 @@
     return 0;
 }
 
-void virtio_common_cleanup(VirtIODevice *vdev)
+void virtio_cleanup(VirtIODevice *vdev)
 {
     qemu_del_vm_change_state_handler(vdev->vmstate);
     g_free(vdev->config);
     g_free(vdev->vq);
 }
 
-void virtio_cleanup(VirtIODevice *vdev)
-{
-    virtio_common_cleanup(vdev);
-    g_free(vdev);
-}
-
 static void virtio_vmstate_change(void *opaque, int running, RunState state)
 {
     VirtIODevice *vdev = opaque;
@@ -972,15 +966,6 @@
                                                      vdev);
 }
 
-VirtIODevice *virtio_common_init(const char *name, uint16_t device_id,
-                                 size_t config_size, size_t struct_size)
-{
-    VirtIODevice *vdev;
-    vdev = g_malloc0(struct_size);
-    virtio_init(vdev, name, device_id, config_size);
-    return vdev;
-}
-
 hwaddr virtio_queue_get_desc_addr(VirtIODevice *vdev, int n)
 {
     return vdev->vq[n].vring.desc;
diff --git a/include/hw/virtio/virtio.h b/include/hw/virtio/virtio.h
index e72e348..0f240c7 100644
--- a/include/hw/virtio/virtio.h
+++ b/include/hw/virtio/virtio.h
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@
 
 void virtio_init(VirtIODevice *vdev, const char *name,
                          uint16_t device_id, size_t config_size);
-void virtio_common_cleanup(VirtIODevice *vdev);
+void virtio_cleanup(VirtIODevice *vdev);
 
 VirtQueue *virtio_add_queue(VirtIODevice *vdev, int queue_size,
                             void (*handle_output)(VirtIODevice *,
@@ -176,8 +176,6 @@
 
 int virtio_load(VirtIODevice *vdev, QEMUFile *f);
 
-void virtio_cleanup(VirtIODevice *vdev);
-
 void virtio_notify_config(VirtIODevice *vdev);
 
 void virtio_queue_set_notification(VirtQueue *vq, int enable);
@@ -188,8 +186,6 @@
 
 /* Host binding interface.  */
 
-VirtIODevice *virtio_common_init(const char *name, uint16_t device_id,
-                                 size_t config_size, size_t struct_size);
 uint32_t virtio_config_readb(VirtIODevice *vdev, uint32_t addr);
 uint32_t virtio_config_readw(VirtIODevice *vdev, uint32_t addr);
 uint32_t virtio_config_readl(VirtIODevice *vdev, uint32_t addr);