diff --git a/include/exec/cpu-all.h b/include/exec/cpu-all.h
index bff3867c1e..477e59b4b3 100644
--- a/include/exec/cpu-all.h
+++ b/include/exec/cpu-all.h
@@ -425,16 +425,6 @@ int cpu_exec(CPUState *cpu);
 void tcg_exec_realizefn(CPUState *cpu, Error **errp);
 void tcg_exec_unrealizefn(CPUState *cpu);
 
-/**
- * cpu_set_cpustate_pointers(cpu)
- * @cpu: The cpu object
- *
- * Set the generic pointers in CPUState into the outer object.
- */
-static inline void cpu_set_cpustate_pointers(ArchCPU *cpu)
-{
-}
-
 /* Validate correct placement of CPUArchState. */
 QEMU_BUILD_BUG_ON(offsetof(ArchCPU, parent_obj) != 0);
 QEMU_BUILD_BUG_ON(offsetof(ArchCPU, env) != sizeof(CPUState));
diff --git a/target/alpha/cpu.c b/target/alpha/cpu.c
index e2156fcb41..51b7d8d1bf 100644
--- a/target/alpha/cpu.c
+++ b/target/alpha/cpu.c
@@ -209,8 +209,6 @@ static void alpha_cpu_initfn(Object *obj)
     AlphaCPU *cpu = ALPHA_CPU(obj);
     CPUAlphaState *env = &cpu->env;
 
-    cpu_set_cpustate_pointers(cpu);
-
     env->lock_addr = -1;
 #if defined(CONFIG_USER_ONLY)
     env->flags = ENV_FLAG_PS_USER | ENV_FLAG_FEN;
diff --git a/target/arm/cpu.c b/target/arm/cpu.c
index 36797c2dd3..831295d7cd 100644
--- a/target/arm/cpu.c
+++ b/target/arm/cpu.c
@@ -1215,7 +1215,6 @@ static void arm_cpu_initfn(Object *obj)
 {
     ARMCPU *cpu = ARM_CPU(obj);
 
-    cpu_set_cpustate_pointers(cpu);
     cpu->cp_regs = g_hash_table_new_full(g_direct_hash, g_direct_equal,
                                          NULL, g_free);
 
diff --git a/target/avr/cpu.c b/target/avr/cpu.c
index c5a6436336..14d8b9d1f0 100644
--- a/target/avr/cpu.c
+++ b/target/avr/cpu.c
@@ -147,8 +147,6 @@ static void avr_cpu_initfn(Object *obj)
 {
     AVRCPU *cpu = AVR_CPU(obj);
 
-    cpu_set_cpustate_pointers(cpu);
-
     /* Set the number of interrupts supported by the CPU. */
     qdev_init_gpio_in(DEVICE(cpu), avr_cpu_set_int,
                       sizeof(cpu->env.intsrc) * 8);
diff --git a/target/cris/cpu.c b/target/cris/cpu.c
index 8ab8a30b8d..be4a44c218 100644
--- a/target/cris/cpu.c
+++ b/target/cris/cpu.c
@@ -201,8 +201,6 @@ static void cris_cpu_initfn(Object *obj)
     CRISCPUClass *ccc = CRIS_CPU_GET_CLASS(obj);
     CPUCRISState *env = &cpu->env;
 
-    cpu_set_cpustate_pointers(cpu);
-
     env->pregs[PR_VR] = ccc->vr;
 
 #ifndef CONFIG_USER_ONLY
diff --git a/target/hexagon/cpu.c b/target/hexagon/cpu.c
index 65f198b956..1adc11b713 100644
--- a/target/hexagon/cpu.c
+++ b/target/hexagon/cpu.c
@@ -353,9 +353,6 @@ static void hexagon_cpu_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
 
 static void hexagon_cpu_init(Object *obj)
 {
-    HexagonCPU *cpu = HEXAGON_CPU(obj);
-
-    cpu_set_cpustate_pointers(cpu);
     qdev_property_add_static(DEVICE(obj), &hexagon_lldb_compat_property);
     qdev_property_add_static(DEVICE(obj), &hexagon_lldb_stack_adjust_property);
     qdev_property_add_static(DEVICE(obj), &hexagon_short_circuit_property);
diff --git a/target/hppa/cpu.c b/target/hppa/cpu.c
index 17fa901f6a..1644297bf8 100644
--- a/target/hppa/cpu.c
+++ b/target/hppa/cpu.c
@@ -149,7 +149,6 @@ static void hppa_cpu_initfn(Object *obj)
     HPPACPU *cpu = HPPA_CPU(obj);
     CPUHPPAState *env = &cpu->env;
 
-    cpu_set_cpustate_pointers(cpu);
     cs->exception_index = -1;
     cpu_hppa_loaded_fr0(env);
     cpu_hppa_put_psw(env, PSW_W);
diff --git a/target/i386/cpu.c b/target/i386/cpu.c
index 7f15ea4ec4..66ab092628 100644
--- a/target/i386/cpu.c
+++ b/target/i386/cpu.c
@@ -7588,7 +7588,6 @@ static void x86_cpu_initfn(Object *obj)
     CPUX86State *env = &cpu->env;
 
     env->nr_dies = 1;
-    cpu_set_cpustate_pointers(cpu);
 
     object_property_add(obj, "feature-words", "X86CPUFeatureWordInfo",
                         x86_cpu_get_feature_words,
diff --git a/target/loongarch/cpu.c b/target/loongarch/cpu.c
index 56e67cea8d..e70773c22e 100644
--- a/target/loongarch/cpu.c
+++ b/target/loongarch/cpu.c
@@ -614,17 +614,15 @@ static const MemoryRegionOps loongarch_qemu_ops = {
 
 static void loongarch_cpu_init(Object *obj)
 {
-    LoongArchCPU *cpu = LOONGARCH_CPU(obj);
-
-    cpu_set_cpustate_pointers(cpu);
-
 #ifndef CONFIG_USER_ONLY
+    LoongArchCPU *cpu = LOONGARCH_CPU(obj);
     CPULoongArchState *env = &cpu->env;
+
     qdev_init_gpio_in(DEVICE(cpu), loongarch_cpu_set_irq, N_IRQS);
     timer_init_ns(&cpu->timer, QEMU_CLOCK_VIRTUAL,
                   &loongarch_constant_timer_cb, cpu);
     memory_region_init_io(&env->system_iocsr, OBJECT(cpu), NULL,
-                      env, "iocsr", UINT64_MAX);
+                          env, "iocsr", UINT64_MAX);
     address_space_init(&env->address_space_iocsr, &env->system_iocsr, "IOCSR");
     memory_region_init_io(&env->iocsr_mem, OBJECT(cpu), &loongarch_qemu_ops,
                           NULL, "iocsr_misc", 0x428);
diff --git a/target/m68k/cpu.c b/target/m68k/cpu.c
index d34d1b57d0..538d9473c2 100644
--- a/target/m68k/cpu.c
+++ b/target/m68k/cpu.c
@@ -327,13 +327,6 @@ static void m68k_cpu_realizefn(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
     mcc->parent_realize(dev, errp);
 }
 
-static void m68k_cpu_initfn(Object *obj)
-{
-    M68kCPU *cpu = M68K_CPU(obj);
-
-    cpu_set_cpustate_pointers(cpu);
-}
-
 #if !defined(CONFIG_USER_ONLY)
 static bool fpu_needed(void *opaque)
 {
@@ -612,7 +605,6 @@ static const TypeInfo m68k_cpus_type_infos[] = {
         .parent = TYPE_CPU,
         .instance_size = sizeof(M68kCPU),
         .instance_align = __alignof(M68kCPU),
-        .instance_init = m68k_cpu_initfn,
         .abstract = true,
         .class_size = sizeof(M68kCPUClass),
         .class_init = m68k_cpu_class_init,
diff --git a/target/microblaze/cpu.c b/target/microblaze/cpu.c
index c53711da52..bbb3335cad 100644
--- a/target/microblaze/cpu.c
+++ b/target/microblaze/cpu.c
@@ -296,7 +296,6 @@ static void mb_cpu_initfn(Object *obj)
     MicroBlazeCPU *cpu = MICROBLAZE_CPU(obj);
     CPUMBState *env = &cpu->env;
 
-    cpu_set_cpustate_pointers(cpu);
     gdb_register_coprocessor(CPU(cpu), mb_cpu_gdb_read_stack_protect,
                              mb_cpu_gdb_write_stack_protect, 2,
                              "microblaze-stack-protect.xml", 0);
diff --git a/target/mips/cpu.c b/target/mips/cpu.c
index fee791aa44..a0023edd43 100644
--- a/target/mips/cpu.c
+++ b/target/mips/cpu.c
@@ -504,7 +504,6 @@ static void mips_cpu_initfn(Object *obj)
     CPUMIPSState *env = &cpu->env;
     MIPSCPUClass *mcc = MIPS_CPU_GET_CLASS(obj);
 
-    cpu_set_cpustate_pointers(cpu);
     cpu->clock = qdev_init_clock_in(DEVICE(obj), "clk-in", NULL, cpu, 0);
     cpu->count_div = clock_new(OBJECT(obj), "clk-div-count");
     env->count_clock = clock_new(OBJECT(obj), "clk-count");
diff --git a/target/nios2/cpu.c b/target/nios2/cpu.c
index 598976305f..15e499f828 100644
--- a/target/nios2/cpu.c
+++ b/target/nios2/cpu.c
@@ -113,11 +113,9 @@ static void iic_set_irq(void *opaque, int irq, int level)
 
 static void nios2_cpu_initfn(Object *obj)
 {
+#if !defined(CONFIG_USER_ONLY)
     Nios2CPU *cpu = NIOS2_CPU(obj);
 
-    cpu_set_cpustate_pointers(cpu);
-
-#if !defined(CONFIG_USER_ONLY)
     mmu_init(&cpu->env);
 #endif
 }
diff --git a/target/openrisc/cpu.c b/target/openrisc/cpu.c
index be067709b8..f5a3d5273b 100644
--- a/target/openrisc/cpu.c
+++ b/target/openrisc/cpu.c
@@ -149,12 +149,8 @@ static void openrisc_cpu_realizefn(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
 
 static void openrisc_cpu_initfn(Object *obj)
 {
-    OpenRISCCPU *cpu = OPENRISC_CPU(obj);
-
-    cpu_set_cpustate_pointers(cpu);
-
 #ifndef CONFIG_USER_ONLY
-    qdev_init_gpio_in_named(DEVICE(cpu), openrisc_cpu_set_irq, "IRQ", NR_IRQS);
+    qdev_init_gpio_in_named(DEVICE(obj), openrisc_cpu_set_irq, "IRQ", NR_IRQS);
 #endif
 }
 
diff --git a/target/ppc/cpu_init.c b/target/ppc/cpu_init.c
index 7ab5ee92d9..85dbf54192 100644
--- a/target/ppc/cpu_init.c
+++ b/target/ppc/cpu_init.c
@@ -7246,7 +7246,6 @@ static void ppc_cpu_instance_init(Object *obj)
     PowerPCCPUClass *pcc = POWERPC_CPU_GET_CLASS(cpu);
     CPUPPCState *env = &cpu->env;
 
-    cpu_set_cpustate_pointers(cpu);
     cpu->vcpu_id = UNASSIGNED_CPU_INDEX;
 
     env->msr_mask = pcc->msr_mask;
diff --git a/target/riscv/cpu.c b/target/riscv/cpu.c
index 8a765d5117..6fca8ce0d2 100644
--- a/target/riscv/cpu.c
+++ b/target/riscv/cpu.c
@@ -1649,12 +1649,8 @@ static void riscv_cpu_set_irq(void *opaque, int irq, int level)
 
 static void riscv_cpu_init(Object *obj)
 {
-    RISCVCPU *cpu = RISCV_CPU(obj);
-
-    cpu_set_cpustate_pointers(cpu);
-
 #ifndef CONFIG_USER_ONLY
-    qdev_init_gpio_in(DEVICE(cpu), riscv_cpu_set_irq,
+    qdev_init_gpio_in(DEVICE(obj), riscv_cpu_set_irq,
                       IRQ_LOCAL_MAX + IRQ_LOCAL_GUEST_MAX);
 #endif /* CONFIG_USER_ONLY */
 }
diff --git a/target/rx/cpu.c b/target/rx/cpu.c
index 2e7a736590..4d0d3a0c8c 100644
--- a/target/rx/cpu.c
+++ b/target/rx/cpu.c
@@ -185,7 +185,6 @@ static void rx_cpu_init(Object *obj)
 {
     RXCPU *cpu = RX_CPU(obj);
 
-    cpu_set_cpustate_pointers(cpu);
     qdev_init_gpio_in(DEVICE(cpu), rx_cpu_set_irq, 2);
 }
 
diff --git a/target/s390x/cpu.c b/target/s390x/cpu.c
index df167493c3..4f7599d72c 100644
--- a/target/s390x/cpu.c
+++ b/target/s390x/cpu.c
@@ -274,9 +274,7 @@ out:
 static void s390_cpu_initfn(Object *obj)
 {
     CPUState *cs = CPU(obj);
-    S390CPU *cpu = S390_CPU(obj);
 
-    cpu_set_cpustate_pointers(cpu);
     cs->exception_index = EXCP_HLT;
 
 #if !defined(CONFIG_USER_ONLY)
diff --git a/target/sh4/cpu.c b/target/sh4/cpu.c
index a90e41c4ec..788e41fea6 100644
--- a/target/sh4/cpu.c
+++ b/target/sh4/cpu.c
@@ -239,8 +239,6 @@ static void superh_cpu_initfn(Object *obj)
     SuperHCPU *cpu = SUPERH_CPU(obj);
     CPUSH4State *env = &cpu->env;
 
-    cpu_set_cpustate_pointers(cpu);
-
     env->movcal_backup_tail = &(env->movcal_backup);
 }
 
diff --git a/target/sparc/cpu.c b/target/sparc/cpu.c
index d6d3c4b031..8ba96ae225 100644
--- a/target/sparc/cpu.c
+++ b/target/sparc/cpu.c
@@ -793,8 +793,6 @@ static void sparc_cpu_initfn(Object *obj)
     SPARCCPUClass *scc = SPARC_CPU_GET_CLASS(obj);
     CPUSPARCState *env = &cpu->env;
 
-    cpu_set_cpustate_pointers(cpu);
-
     if (scc->cpu_def) {
         env->def = *scc->cpu_def;
     }
diff --git a/target/tricore/cpu.c b/target/tricore/cpu.c
index 50aec6cf10..d1477622e6 100644
--- a/target/tricore/cpu.c
+++ b/target/tricore/cpu.c
@@ -124,14 +124,6 @@ static void tricore_cpu_realizefn(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
     tcc->parent_realize(dev, errp);
 }
 
-
-static void tricore_cpu_initfn(Object *obj)
-{
-    TriCoreCPU *cpu = TRICORE_CPU(obj);
-
-    cpu_set_cpustate_pointers(cpu);
-}
-
 static ObjectClass *tricore_cpu_class_by_name(const char *cpu_model)
 {
     ObjectClass *oc;
@@ -231,7 +223,6 @@ static const TypeInfo tricore_cpu_type_infos[] = {
         .parent = TYPE_CPU,
         .instance_size = sizeof(TriCoreCPU),
         .instance_align = __alignof(TriCoreCPU),
-        .instance_init = tricore_cpu_initfn,
         .abstract = true,
         .class_size = sizeof(TriCoreCPUClass),
         .class_init = tricore_cpu_class_init,
diff --git a/target/xtensa/cpu.c b/target/xtensa/cpu.c
index 281872d7ca..ea1dae7390 100644
--- a/target/xtensa/cpu.c
+++ b/target/xtensa/cpu.c
@@ -185,7 +185,6 @@ static void xtensa_cpu_initfn(Object *obj)
     XtensaCPUClass *xcc = XTENSA_CPU_GET_CLASS(obj);
     CPUXtensaState *env = &cpu->env;
 
-    cpu_set_cpustate_pointers(cpu);
     env->config = xcc->config;
 
 #ifndef CONFIG_USER_ONLY
