diff --git a/include/sysemu/sysemu.h b/include/sysemu/sysemu.h
index f42a5ecb25f8..010e412f0c22 100644
--- a/include/sysemu/sysemu.h
+++ b/include/sysemu/sysemu.h
@@ -176,8 +176,6 @@ void usb_info(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict);
 
 void rtc_change_mon_event(struct tm *tm);
 
-void register_devices(void);
-
 void add_boot_device_path(int32_t bootindex, DeviceState *dev,
                           const char *suffix);
 char *get_boot_devices_list(size_t *size);