diff --git a/hw/baum.c b/hw/baum.c
index 09dcb9cc74..d75b15007d 100644
--- a/hw/baum.c
+++ b/hw/baum.c
@@ -562,7 +562,7 @@ static void baum_close(struct CharDriverState *chr)
     g_free(baum);
 }
 
-CharDriverState *chr_baum_init(QemuOpts *opts)
+static CharDriverState *chr_baum_init(QemuOpts *opts)
 {
     BaumDriverState *baum;
     CharDriverState *chr;
@@ -625,3 +625,10 @@ fail_handle:
     g_free(baum);
     return NULL;
 }
+
+static void register_types(void)
+{
+    register_char_driver("braille", chr_baum_init);
+}
+
+type_init(register_types);
diff --git a/hw/baum.h b/hw/baum.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 763588422a..0000000000
--- a/hw/baum.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * QEMU Baum
- *
- * Copyright (c) 2008 Samuel Thibault
- *
- * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
- * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
- * in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
- * to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
- * copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
- * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
- *
- * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
- * all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
- *
- * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
- * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
- * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL
- * THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
- * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
- * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
- * THE SOFTWARE.
- */
-#ifndef HW_BAUM_H
-#define HW_BAUM_H 1
-
-/* char device */
-CharDriverState *chr_baum_init(QemuOpts *opts);
-
-#endif
diff --git a/qemu-char.c b/qemu-char.c
index 2e9f92e355..6fcd2da984 100644
--- a/qemu-char.c
+++ b/qemu-char.c
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
 #include "qemu/timer.h"
 #include "char/char.h"
 #include "hw/usb.h"
-#include "hw/baum.h"
 #include "hw/msmouse.h"
 #include "qmp-commands.h"
 
@@ -3678,9 +3677,6 @@ static void register_types(void)
     register_char_driver("pipe", qemu_chr_open_pipe);
     register_char_driver("stdio", qemu_chr_open_stdio);
 #endif
-#ifdef CONFIG_BRLAPI
-    register_char_driver("braille", chr_baum_init);
-#endif
 #ifdef HAVE_CHARDEV_TTY
     register_char_driver("tty", qemu_chr_open_tty);
     register_char_driver("serial", qemu_chr_open_tty);
diff --git a/vl.c b/vl.c
index c03edf1bfb..5dc05581f5 100644
--- a/vl.c
+++ b/vl.c
@@ -119,7 +119,6 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 #include "hw/pcmcia.h"
 #include "hw/pc.h"
 #include "hw/isa.h"
-#include "hw/baum.h"
 #include "hw/bt.h"
 #include "hw/watchdog.h"
 #include "hw/smbios.h"