diff --git a/target/riscv/cpu.c b/target/riscv/cpu.c
index 1689ffecf85f..6a54ebf10c62 100644
--- a/target/riscv/cpu.c
+++ b/target/riscv/cpu.c
@@ -89,9 +89,8 @@ static void set_misa(CPURISCVState *env, target_ulong misa)
     env->misa_mask = env->misa = misa;
 }
 
-static void set_versions(CPURISCVState *env, int user_ver, int priv_ver)
+static void set_priv_version(CPURISCVState *env, int priv_ver)
 {
-    env->user_ver = user_ver;
     env->priv_ver = priv_ver;
 }
 
@@ -111,7 +110,7 @@ static void riscv_any_cpu_init(Object *obj)
 {
     CPURISCVState *env = &RISCV_CPU(obj)->env;
     set_misa(env, RVXLEN | RVI | RVM | RVA | RVF | RVD | RVC | RVU);
-    set_versions(env, USER_VERSION_2_02_0, PRIV_VERSION_1_11_0);
+    set_priv_version(env, PRIV_VERSION_1_11_0);
     set_resetvec(env, DEFAULT_RSTVEC);
 }
 
@@ -128,7 +127,7 @@ static void rv32gcsu_priv1_09_1_cpu_init(Object *obj)
 {
     CPURISCVState *env = &RISCV_CPU(obj)->env;
     set_misa(env, RV32 | RVI | RVM | RVA | RVF | RVD | RVC | RVS | RVU);
-    set_versions(env, USER_VERSION_2_02_0, PRIV_VERSION_1_09_1);
+    set_priv_version(env, PRIV_VERSION_1_09_1);
     set_resetvec(env, DEFAULT_RSTVEC);
     set_feature(env, RISCV_FEATURE_MMU);
     set_feature(env, RISCV_FEATURE_PMP);
@@ -138,7 +137,7 @@ static void rv32gcsu_priv1_10_0_cpu_init(Object *obj)
 {
     CPURISCVState *env = &RISCV_CPU(obj)->env;
     set_misa(env, RV32 | RVI | RVM | RVA | RVF | RVD | RVC | RVS | RVU);
-    set_versions(env, USER_VERSION_2_02_0, PRIV_VERSION_1_10_0);
+    set_priv_version(env, PRIV_VERSION_1_10_0);
     set_resetvec(env, DEFAULT_RSTVEC);
     set_feature(env, RISCV_FEATURE_MMU);
     set_feature(env, RISCV_FEATURE_PMP);
@@ -148,7 +147,7 @@ static void rv32imacu_nommu_cpu_init(Object *obj)
 {
     CPURISCVState *env = &RISCV_CPU(obj)->env;
     set_misa(env, RV32 | RVI | RVM | RVA | RVC | RVU);
-    set_versions(env, USER_VERSION_2_02_0, PRIV_VERSION_1_10_0);
+    set_priv_version(env, PRIV_VERSION_1_10_0);
     set_resetvec(env, DEFAULT_RSTVEC);
     set_feature(env, RISCV_FEATURE_PMP);
 }
@@ -166,7 +165,7 @@ static void rv64gcsu_priv1_09_1_cpu_init(Object *obj)
 {
     CPURISCVState *env = &RISCV_CPU(obj)->env;
     set_misa(env, RV64 | RVI | RVM | RVA | RVF | RVD | RVC | RVS | RVU);
-    set_versions(env, USER_VERSION_2_02_0, PRIV_VERSION_1_09_1);
+    set_priv_version(env, PRIV_VERSION_1_09_1);
     set_resetvec(env, DEFAULT_RSTVEC);
     set_feature(env, RISCV_FEATURE_MMU);
     set_feature(env, RISCV_FEATURE_PMP);
@@ -176,7 +175,7 @@ static void rv64gcsu_priv1_10_0_cpu_init(Object *obj)
 {
     CPURISCVState *env = &RISCV_CPU(obj)->env;
     set_misa(env, RV64 | RVI | RVM | RVA | RVF | RVD | RVC | RVS | RVU);
-    set_versions(env, USER_VERSION_2_02_0, PRIV_VERSION_1_10_0);
+    set_priv_version(env, PRIV_VERSION_1_10_0);
     set_resetvec(env, DEFAULT_RSTVEC);
     set_feature(env, RISCV_FEATURE_MMU);
     set_feature(env, RISCV_FEATURE_PMP);
@@ -186,7 +185,7 @@ static void rv64imacu_nommu_cpu_init(Object *obj)
 {
     CPURISCVState *env = &RISCV_CPU(obj)->env;
     set_misa(env, RV64 | RVI | RVM | RVA | RVC | RVU);
-    set_versions(env, USER_VERSION_2_02_0, PRIV_VERSION_1_10_0);
+    set_priv_version(env, PRIV_VERSION_1_10_0);
     set_resetvec(env, DEFAULT_RSTVEC);
     set_feature(env, RISCV_FEATURE_PMP);
 }
@@ -317,7 +316,6 @@ static void riscv_cpu_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
     CPURISCVState *env = &cpu->env;
     RISCVCPUClass *mcc = RISCV_CPU_GET_CLASS(dev);
     int priv_version = PRIV_VERSION_1_11_0;
-    int user_version = USER_VERSION_2_02_0;
     target_ulong target_misa = 0;
     Error *local_err = NULL;
 
@@ -342,18 +340,7 @@ static void riscv_cpu_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
         }
     }
 
-    if (cpu->cfg.user_spec) {
-        if (!g_strcmp0(cpu->cfg.user_spec, "v2.02.0")) {
-            user_version = USER_VERSION_2_02_0;
-        } else {
-            error_setg(errp,
-                       "Unsupported user spec version '%s'",
-                       cpu->cfg.user_spec);
-            return;
-        }
-    }
-
-    set_versions(env, user_version, priv_version);
+    set_priv_version(env, priv_version);
     set_resetvec(env, DEFAULT_RSTVEC);
 
     if (cpu->cfg.mmu) {
@@ -454,7 +441,6 @@ static Property riscv_cpu_properties[] = {
     DEFINE_PROP_BOOL("s", RISCVCPU, cfg.ext_s, true),
     DEFINE_PROP_BOOL("u", RISCVCPU, cfg.ext_u, true),
     DEFINE_PROP_STRING("priv_spec", RISCVCPU, cfg.priv_spec),
-    DEFINE_PROP_STRING("user_spec", RISCVCPU, cfg.user_spec),
     DEFINE_PROP_BOOL("mmu", RISCVCPU, cfg.mmu, true),
     DEFINE_PROP_BOOL("pmp", RISCVCPU, cfg.pmp, true),
     DEFINE_PROP_END_OF_LIST(),
diff --git a/target/riscv/cpu.h b/target/riscv/cpu.h
index d559d28bcda8..0855277b92d4 100644
--- a/target/riscv/cpu.h
+++ b/target/riscv/cpu.h
@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@ enum {
     RISCV_FEATURE_MISA
 };
 
-#define USER_VERSION_2_02_0 0x00020200
 #define PRIV_VERSION_1_09_1 0x00010901
 #define PRIV_VERSION_1_10_0 0x00011000
 #define PRIV_VERSION_1_11_0 0x00011100
@@ -105,7 +104,6 @@ struct CPURISCVState {
 
     target_ulong badaddr;
 
-    target_ulong user_ver;
     target_ulong priv_ver;
     target_ulong misa;
     target_ulong misa_mask;