diff --git a/include/hw/pci/pci.h b/include/hw/pci/pci.h
index d5a40cd058..830407a5b9 100644
--- a/include/hw/pci/pci.h
+++ b/include/hw/pci/pci.h
@@ -578,7 +578,6 @@ PCIDevice *pci_new(int devfn, const char *name);
 bool pci_realize_and_unref(PCIDevice *dev, PCIBus *bus, Error **errp);
 
 PCIDevice *pci_create_simple_multifunction(PCIBus *bus, int devfn,
-                                           bool multifunction,
                                            const char *name);
 PCIDevice *pci_create_simple(PCIBus *bus, int devfn, const char *name);
 
diff --git a/hw/i386/pc_piix.c b/hw/i386/pc_piix.c
index 2f16011bab..0cd430ccc5 100644
--- a/hw/i386/pc_piix.c
+++ b/hw/i386/pc_piix.c
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ static void pc_init1(MachineState *machine,
                                        : pc_pci_slot_get_pirq);
         pcms->bus = pci_bus;
 
-        pci_dev = pci_create_simple_multifunction(pci_bus, -1, true, type);
+        pci_dev = pci_create_simple_multifunction(pci_bus, -1, type);
         piix3 = PIIX3_PCI_DEVICE(pci_dev);
         piix3->pic = x86ms->gsi;
         piix3_devfn = piix3->dev.devfn;
diff --git a/hw/i386/pc_q35.c b/hw/i386/pc_q35.c
index 797ba347fd..65a862b66d 100644
--- a/hw/i386/pc_q35.c
+++ b/hw/i386/pc_q35.c
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ static void pc_q35_init(MachineState *machine)
         ahci = pci_create_simple_multifunction(host_bus,
                                                PCI_DEVFN(ICH9_SATA1_DEV,
                                                          ICH9_SATA1_FUNC),
-                                               true, "ich9-ahci");
+                                               "ich9-ahci");
         idebus[0] = qdev_get_child_bus(&ahci->qdev, "ide.0");
         idebus[1] = qdev_get_child_bus(&ahci->qdev, "ide.1");
         g_assert(MAX_SATA_PORTS == ahci_get_num_ports(ahci));
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ static void pc_q35_init(MachineState *machine)
         smb = pci_create_simple_multifunction(host_bus,
                                               PCI_DEVFN(ICH9_SMB_DEV,
                                                         ICH9_SMB_FUNC),
-                                              true, TYPE_ICH9_SMB_DEVICE);
+                                              TYPE_ICH9_SMB_DEVICE);
         pcms->smbus = I2C_BUS(qdev_get_child_bus(DEVICE(smb), "i2c"));
 
         smbus_eeprom_init(pcms->smbus, 8, NULL, 0);
diff --git a/hw/mips/boston.c b/hw/mips/boston.c
index a9d87f3437..2539606549 100644
--- a/hw/mips/boston.c
+++ b/hw/mips/boston.c
@@ -770,8 +770,7 @@ static void boston_mach_init(MachineState *machine)
                              boston_lcd_event, NULL, s, NULL, true);
 
     ahci = pci_create_simple_multifunction(&PCI_BRIDGE(&pcie2->root)->sec_bus,
-                                           PCI_DEVFN(0, 0),
-                                           true, TYPE_ICH9_AHCI);
+                                           PCI_DEVFN(0, 0), TYPE_ICH9_AHCI);
     g_assert(ARRAY_SIZE(hd) == ahci_get_num_ports(ahci));
     ide_drive_get(hd, ahci_get_num_ports(ahci));
     ahci_ide_create_devs(ahci, hd);
diff --git a/hw/mips/malta.c b/hw/mips/malta.c
index ec172b111a..d4c79d263d 100644
--- a/hw/mips/malta.c
+++ b/hw/mips/malta.c
@@ -1254,7 +1254,7 @@ void mips_malta_init(MachineState *machine)
     pci_bus_map_irqs(pci_bus, malta_pci_slot_get_pirq);
 
     /* Southbridge */
-    piix4 = pci_create_simple_multifunction(pci_bus, PIIX4_PCI_DEVFN, true,
+    piix4 = pci_create_simple_multifunction(pci_bus, PIIX4_PCI_DEVFN,
                                             TYPE_PIIX4_PCI_DEVICE);
     isa_bus = ISA_BUS(qdev_get_child_bus(DEVICE(piix4), "isa.0"));
 
diff --git a/hw/pci/pci.c b/hw/pci/pci.c
index 034fe49e9a..c2e14f000e 100644
--- a/hw/pci/pci.c
+++ b/hw/pci/pci.c
@@ -2111,17 +2111,18 @@ bool pci_realize_and_unref(PCIDevice *dev, PCIBus *bus, Error **errp)
 }
 
 PCIDevice *pci_create_simple_multifunction(PCIBus *bus, int devfn,
-                                           bool multifunction,
                                            const char *name)
 {
-    PCIDevice *dev = pci_new_multifunction(devfn, multifunction, name);
+    PCIDevice *dev = pci_new_multifunction(devfn, true, name);
     pci_realize_and_unref(dev, bus, &error_fatal);
     return dev;
 }
 
 PCIDevice *pci_create_simple(PCIBus *bus, int devfn, const char *name)
 {
-    return pci_create_simple_multifunction(bus, devfn, false, name);
+    PCIDevice *dev = pci_new(devfn, name);
+    pci_realize_and_unref(dev, bus, &error_fatal);
+    return dev;
 }
 
 static uint8_t pci_find_space(PCIDevice *pdev, uint8_t size)
