diff --git a/hw/arm/msf2-soc.c b/hw/arm/msf2-soc.c
index b5fe9f364d..d6eb9ec9ac 100644
--- a/hw/arm/msf2-soc.c
+++ b/hw/arm/msf2-soc.c
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ static void m2sxxx_soc_realize(DeviceState *dev_soc, Error **errp)
 
     armv7m = DEVICE(&s->armv7m);
     qdev_prop_set_uint32(armv7m, "num-irq", 81);
-    qdev_prop_set_string(armv7m, "cpu-type", s->cpu_type);
+    qdev_prop_set_string(armv7m, "cpu-type", ARM_CPU_TYPE_NAME("cortex-m3"));
     qdev_prop_set_bit(armv7m, "enable-bitband", true);
     qdev_connect_clock_in(armv7m, "cpuclk", s->m3clk);
     qdev_connect_clock_in(armv7m, "refclk", s->refclk);
@@ -231,7 +231,6 @@ static Property m2sxxx_soc_properties[] = {
      * part name specifies the type of SmartFusion2 device variant(this
      * property is for information purpose only.
      */
-    DEFINE_PROP_STRING("cpu-type", MSF2State, cpu_type),
     DEFINE_PROP_STRING("part-name", MSF2State, part_name),
     DEFINE_PROP_UINT64("eNVM-size", MSF2State, envm_size, MSF2_ENVM_MAX_SIZE),
     DEFINE_PROP_UINT64("eSRAM-size", MSF2State, esram_size,
diff --git a/hw/arm/msf2-som.c b/hw/arm/msf2-som.c
index a269cf044b..5c415abe85 100644
--- a/hw/arm/msf2-som.c
+++ b/hw/arm/msf2-som.c
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ static void emcraft_sf2_s2s010_init(MachineState *machine)
     DeviceState *dev;
     DeviceState *spi_flash;
     MSF2State *soc;
-    MachineClass *mc = MACHINE_GET_CLASS(machine);
     DriveInfo *dinfo = drive_get(IF_MTD, 0, 0);
     qemu_irq cs_line;
     BusState *spi_bus;
@@ -62,8 +61,6 @@ static void emcraft_sf2_s2s010_init(MachineState *machine)
     dev = qdev_new(TYPE_MSF2_SOC);
     object_property_add_child(OBJECT(machine), "soc", OBJECT(dev));
     qdev_prop_set_string(dev, "part-name", "M2S010");
-    qdev_prop_set_string(dev, "cpu-type", mc->default_cpu_type);
-
     qdev_prop_set_uint64(dev, "eNVM-size", M2S010_ENVM_SIZE);
     qdev_prop_set_uint64(dev, "eSRAM-size", M2S010_ESRAM_SIZE);
 
@@ -108,7 +105,6 @@ static void emcraft_sf2_machine_init(MachineClass *mc)
 
     mc->desc = "SmartFusion2 SOM kit from Emcraft (M2S010)";
     mc->init = emcraft_sf2_s2s010_init;
-    mc->default_cpu_type = ARM_CPU_TYPE_NAME("cortex-m3");
     mc->valid_cpu_types = valid_cpu_types;
 }
 
diff --git a/include/hw/arm/msf2-soc.h b/include/hw/arm/msf2-soc.h
index ce417a6266..9300664e8e 100644
--- a/include/hw/arm/msf2-soc.h
+++ b/include/hw/arm/msf2-soc.h
@@ -47,13 +47,10 @@ OBJECT_DECLARE_SIMPLE_TYPE(MSF2State, MSF2_SOC)
 #define MSF2_NUM_TIMERS       2
 
 struct MSF2State {
-    /*< private >*/
     SysBusDevice parent_obj;
-    /*< public >*/
 
     ARMv7MState armv7m;
 
-    char *cpu_type;
     char *part_name;
     uint64_t envm_size;
     uint64_t esram_size;