diff --git a/block/io.c b/block/io.c
index 540bf8d26d..f2dfc7c405 100644
--- a/block/io.c
+++ b/block/io.c
@@ -3223,43 +3223,6 @@ void *qemu_try_blockalign0(BlockDriverState *bs, size_t size)
     return mem;
 }
 
-void coroutine_fn bdrv_co_io_plug(BlockDriverState *bs)
-{
-    BdrvChild *child;
-    IO_CODE();
-    assert_bdrv_graph_readable();
-
-    QLIST_FOREACH(child, &bs->children, next) {
-        bdrv_co_io_plug(child->bs);
-    }
-
-    if (qatomic_fetch_inc(&bs->io_plugged) == 0) {
-        BlockDriver *drv = bs->drv;
-        if (drv && drv->bdrv_co_io_plug) {
-            drv->bdrv_co_io_plug(bs);
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-void coroutine_fn bdrv_co_io_unplug(BlockDriverState *bs)
-{
-    BdrvChild *child;
-    IO_CODE();
-    assert_bdrv_graph_readable();
-
-    assert(bs->io_plugged);
-    if (qatomic_fetch_dec(&bs->io_plugged) == 1) {
-        BlockDriver *drv = bs->drv;
-        if (drv && drv->bdrv_co_io_unplug) {
-            drv->bdrv_co_io_unplug(bs);
-        }
-    }
-
-    QLIST_FOREACH(child, &bs->children, next) {
-        bdrv_co_io_unplug(child->bs);
-    }
-}
-
 /* Helper that undoes bdrv_register_buf() when it fails partway through */
 static void GRAPH_RDLOCK
 bdrv_register_buf_rollback(BlockDriverState *bs, void *host, size_t size,
diff --git a/include/block/block-io.h b/include/block/block-io.h
index a27e471a87..43af816d75 100644
--- a/include/block/block-io.h
+++ b/include/block/block-io.h
@@ -259,9 +259,6 @@ void coroutine_fn bdrv_co_leave(BlockDriverState *bs, AioContext *old_ctx);
 
 AioContext *child_of_bds_get_parent_aio_context(BdrvChild *c);
 
-void coroutine_fn GRAPH_RDLOCK bdrv_co_io_plug(BlockDriverState *bs);
-void coroutine_fn GRAPH_RDLOCK bdrv_co_io_unplug(BlockDriverState *bs);
-
 bool coroutine_fn GRAPH_RDLOCK
 bdrv_co_can_store_new_dirty_bitmap(BlockDriverState *bs, const char *name,
                                    uint32_t granularity, Error **errp);
diff --git a/include/block/block_int-common.h b/include/block/block_int-common.h
index b1cbc1e00c..74195c3004 100644
--- a/include/block/block_int-common.h
+++ b/include/block/block_int-common.h
@@ -768,11 +768,6 @@ struct BlockDriver {
     void coroutine_fn GRAPH_RDLOCK_PTR (*bdrv_co_debug_event)(
         BlockDriverState *bs, BlkdebugEvent event);
 
-    /* io queue for linux-aio */
-    void coroutine_fn GRAPH_RDLOCK_PTR (*bdrv_co_io_plug)(BlockDriverState *bs);
-    void coroutine_fn GRAPH_RDLOCK_PTR (*bdrv_co_io_unplug)(
-        BlockDriverState *bs);
-
     bool (*bdrv_supports_persistent_dirty_bitmap)(BlockDriverState *bs);
 
     bool coroutine_fn GRAPH_RDLOCK_PTR (*bdrv_co_can_store_new_dirty_bitmap)(
@@ -1227,12 +1222,6 @@ struct BlockDriverState {
     unsigned int in_flight;
     unsigned int serialising_in_flight;
 
-    /*
-     * counter for nested bdrv_io_plug.
-     * Accessed with atomic ops.
-     */
-    unsigned io_plugged;
-
     /* do we need to tell the quest if we have a volatile write cache? */
     int enable_write_cache;