diff --git a/include/sysemu/blockdev.h b/include/sysemu/blockdev.h
index 32c2d6023c..aacc587a33 100644
--- a/include/sysemu/blockdev.h
+++ b/include/sysemu/blockdev.h
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ typedef enum {
     IF_COUNT
 } BlockInterfaceType;
 
+extern const char *const block_if_name[];
+
 struct DriveInfo {
     BlockInterfaceType type;
     int bus;
@@ -45,16 +47,12 @@ BlockBackend *blk_by_legacy_dinfo(DriveInfo *dinfo);
 void override_max_devs(BlockInterfaceType type, int max_devs);
 
 DriveInfo *drive_get(BlockInterfaceType type, int bus, int unit);
-void drive_mark_claimed_by_board(void);
 void drive_check_orphaned(void);
 DriveInfo *drive_get_by_index(BlockInterfaceType type, int index);
 int drive_get_max_bus(BlockInterfaceType type);
 int drive_get_max_devs(BlockInterfaceType type);
 DriveInfo *drive_get_next(BlockInterfaceType type);
 
-QemuOpts *drive_def(const char *optstr);
-QemuOpts *drive_add(BlockInterfaceType type, int index, const char *file,
-                    const char *optstr);
 DriveInfo *drive_new(QemuOpts *arg, BlockInterfaceType block_default_type,
                      Error **errp);
 
diff --git a/block/monitor/block-hmp-cmds.c b/block/monitor/block-hmp-cmds.c
index 2ac4aedfff..bfb3c043a0 100644
--- a/block/monitor/block-hmp-cmds.c
+++ b/block/monitor/block-hmp-cmds.c
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ void hmp_drive_add(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict)
         return;
     }
 
-    opts = drive_def(optstr);
+    opts = qemu_opts_parse_noisily(qemu_find_opts("drive"), optstr, false);
     if (!opts)
         return;
 
diff --git a/blockdev.c b/blockdev.c
index 1b6ffbbc73..928bb743a1 100644
--- a/blockdev.c
+++ b/blockdev.c
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ void bdrv_set_monitor_owned(BlockDriverState *bs)
     QTAILQ_INSERT_TAIL(&monitor_bdrv_states, bs, monitor_list);
 }
 
-static const char *const block_if_name[IF_COUNT] = {
+const char *const block_if_name[IF_COUNT] = {
     [IF_NONE] = "none",
     [IF_IDE] = "ide",
     [IF_SCSI] = "scsi",
@@ -197,31 +197,6 @@ static int drive_index_to_unit_id(BlockInterfaceType type, int index)
     return max_devs ? index % max_devs : index;
 }
 
-QemuOpts *drive_def(const char *optstr)
-{
-    return qemu_opts_parse_noisily(qemu_find_opts("drive"), optstr, false);
-}
-
-QemuOpts *drive_add(BlockInterfaceType type, int index, const char *file,
-                    const char *optstr)
-{
-    QemuOpts *opts;
-
-    opts = drive_def(optstr);
-    if (!opts) {
-        return NULL;
-    }
-    if (type != IF_DEFAULT) {
-        qemu_opt_set(opts, "if", block_if_name[type], &error_abort);
-    }
-    if (index >= 0) {
-        qemu_opt_set_number(opts, "index", index, &error_abort);
-    }
-    if (file)
-        qemu_opt_set(opts, "file", file, &error_abort);
-    return opts;
-}
-
 DriveInfo *drive_get(BlockInterfaceType type, int bus, int unit)
 {
     BlockBackend *blk;
diff --git a/softmmu/vl.c b/softmmu/vl.c
index 1159a64bce..f47827926c 100644
--- a/softmmu/vl.c
+++ b/softmmu/vl.c
@@ -650,6 +650,27 @@ static int drive_enable_snapshot(void *opaque, QemuOpts *opts, Error **errp)
     return 0;
 }
 
+static QemuOpts *drive_add(BlockInterfaceType type, int index,
+                           const char *file, const char *optstr)
+{
+    QemuOpts *opts;
+
+    opts = qemu_opts_parse_noisily(qemu_find_opts("drive"), optstr, false);
+    if (!opts) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+    if (type != IF_DEFAULT) {
+        qemu_opt_set(opts, "if", block_if_name[type], &error_abort);
+    }
+    if (index >= 0) {
+        qemu_opt_set_number(opts, "index", index, &error_abort);
+    }
+    if (file) {
+        qemu_opt_set(opts, "file", file, &error_abort);
+    }
+    return opts;
+}
+
 static void default_drive(int enable, int snapshot, BlockInterfaceType type,
                           int index, const char *optstr)
 {
@@ -2884,7 +2905,9 @@ void qemu_init(int argc, char **argv, char **envp)
                     break;
                 }
             case QEMU_OPTION_drive:
-                if (drive_def(optarg) == NULL) {
+                opts = qemu_opts_parse_noisily(qemu_find_opts("drive"),
+                                               optarg, false);
+                if (opts == NULL) {
                     exit(1);
                 }
                 break;
