diff --git a/hw/dma/i82374.c b/hw/dma/i82374.c
index b8ad2e64ec..f63097154f 100644
--- a/hw/dma/i82374.c
+++ b/hw/dma/i82374.c
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ do { fprintf(stderr, "i82374 ERROR: " fmt , ## __VA_ARGS__); } while (0)
 
 typedef struct I82374State {
     uint8_t commands[8];
-    qemu_irq out;
     PortioList port_list;
 } I82374State;
 
@@ -101,7 +100,7 @@ static uint32_t i82374_read_descriptor(void *opaque, uint32_t nport)
 
 static void i82374_realize(I82374State *s, Error **errp)
 {
-    DMA_init(1, &s->out);
+    DMA_init(1);
     memset(s->commands, 0, sizeof(s->commands));
 }
 
@@ -145,8 +144,6 @@ static void i82374_isa_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
                     isa->iobase);
 
     i82374_realize(s, errp);
-
-    qdev_init_gpio_out(dev, &s->out, 1);
 }
 
 static Property i82374_properties[] = {
diff --git a/hw/dma/i8257.c b/hw/dma/i8257.c
index 409ba7d01f..13984244a6 100644
--- a/hw/dma/i8257.c
+++ b/hw/dma/i8257.c
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ static struct dma_cont {
     uint8_t flip_flop;
     int dshift;
     struct dma_regs regs[4];
-    qemu_irq *cpu_request_exit;
     MemoryRegion channel_io;
     MemoryRegion cont_io;
 } dma_controllers[2];
@@ -521,13 +520,11 @@ static const MemoryRegionOps cont_io_ops = {
 
 /* dshift = 0: 8 bit DMA, 1 = 16 bit DMA */
 static void dma_init2(struct dma_cont *d, int base, int dshift,
-                      int page_base, int pageh_base,
-                      qemu_irq *cpu_request_exit)
+                      int page_base, int pageh_base)
 {
     int i;
 
     d->dshift = dshift;
-    d->cpu_request_exit = cpu_request_exit;
 
     memory_region_init_io(&d->channel_io, NULL, &channel_io_ops, d,
                           "dma-chan", 8 << d->dshift);
@@ -591,12 +588,10 @@ static const VMStateDescription vmstate_dma = {
     }
 };
 
-void DMA_init(int high_page_enable, qemu_irq *cpu_request_exit)
+void DMA_init(int high_page_enable)
 {
-    dma_init2(&dma_controllers[0], 0x00, 0, 0x80,
-              high_page_enable ? 0x480 : -1, cpu_request_exit);
-    dma_init2(&dma_controllers[1], 0xc0, 1, 0x88,
-              high_page_enable ? 0x488 : -1, cpu_request_exit);
+    dma_init2(&dma_controllers[0], 0x00, 0, 0x80, high_page_enable ? 0x480 : -1);
+    dma_init2(&dma_controllers[1], 0xc0, 1, 0x88, high_page_enable ? 0x488 : -1);
     vmstate_register (NULL, 0, &vmstate_dma, &dma_controllers[0]);
     vmstate_register (NULL, 1, &vmstate_dma, &dma_controllers[1]);
 
diff --git a/hw/i386/pc.c b/hw/i386/pc.c
index 9f2924e5df..16d06c6bf8 100644
--- a/hw/i386/pc.c
+++ b/hw/i386/pc.c
@@ -1446,15 +1446,6 @@ DeviceState *pc_vga_init(ISABus *isa_bus, PCIBus *pci_bus)
     return dev;
 }
 
-static void cpu_request_exit(void *opaque, int irq, int level)
-{
-    CPUState *cpu = current_cpu;
-
-    if (cpu && level) {
-        cpu_exit(cpu);
-    }
-}
-
 static const MemoryRegionOps ioport80_io_ops = {
     .write = ioport80_write,
     .read = ioport80_read,
@@ -1489,7 +1480,6 @@ void pc_basic_device_init(ISABus *isa_bus, qemu_irq *gsi,
     qemu_irq rtc_irq = NULL;
     qemu_irq *a20_line;
     ISADevice *i8042, *port92, *vmmouse, *pit = NULL;
-    qemu_irq *cpu_exit_irq;
     MemoryRegion *ioport80_io = g_new(MemoryRegion, 1);
     MemoryRegion *ioportF0_io = g_new(MemoryRegion, 1);
 
@@ -1566,8 +1556,7 @@ void pc_basic_device_init(ISABus *isa_bus, qemu_irq *gsi,
     port92 = isa_create_simple(isa_bus, "port92");
     port92_init(port92, &a20_line[1]);
 
-    cpu_exit_irq = qemu_allocate_irqs(cpu_request_exit, NULL, 1);
-    DMA_init(0, cpu_exit_irq);
+    DMA_init(0);
 
     for(i = 0; i < MAX_FD; i++) {
         fd[i] = drive_get(IF_FLOPPY, 0, i);
diff --git a/hw/isa/i82378.c b/hw/isa/i82378.c
index fcf97d86ac..d4c830684b 100644
--- a/hw/isa/i82378.c
+++ b/hw/isa/i82378.c
@@ -100,7 +100,6 @@ static void i82378_realize(PCIDevice *pci, Error **errp)
 
     /* 2 82C37 (dma) */
     isa = isa_create_simple(isabus, "i82374");
-    qdev_connect_gpio_out(DEVICE(isa), 0, s->out[1]);
 
     /* timer */
     isa_create_simple(isabus, "mc146818rtc");
@@ -111,7 +110,7 @@ static void i82378_init(Object *obj)
     DeviceState *dev = DEVICE(obj);
     I82378State *s = I82378(obj);
 
-    qdev_init_gpio_out(dev, s->out, 2);
+    qdev_init_gpio_out(dev, s->out, 1);
     qdev_init_gpio_in(dev, i82378_request_pic_irq, 16);
 }
 
diff --git a/hw/mips/mips_fulong2e.c b/hw/mips/mips_fulong2e.c
index dea941ad88..6d2ea30bb0 100644
--- a/hw/mips/mips_fulong2e.c
+++ b/hw/mips/mips_fulong2e.c
@@ -251,15 +251,6 @@ static void network_init (PCIBus *pci_bus)
     }
 }
 
-static void cpu_request_exit(void *opaque, int irq, int level)
-{
-    CPUState *cpu = current_cpu;
-
-    if (cpu && level) {
-        cpu_exit(cpu);
-    }
-}
-
 static void mips_fulong2e_init(MachineState *machine)
 {
     ram_addr_t ram_size = machine->ram_size;
@@ -274,7 +265,6 @@ static void mips_fulong2e_init(MachineState *machine)
     long bios_size;
     int64_t kernel_entry;
     qemu_irq *i8259;
-    qemu_irq *cpu_exit_irq;
     PCIBus *pci_bus;
     ISABus *isa_bus;
     I2CBus *smbus;
@@ -375,8 +365,7 @@ static void mips_fulong2e_init(MachineState *machine)
 
     /* init other devices */
     pit = pit_init(isa_bus, 0x40, 0, NULL);
-    cpu_exit_irq = qemu_allocate_irqs(cpu_request_exit, NULL, 1);
-    DMA_init(0, cpu_exit_irq);
+    DMA_init(0);
 
     /* Super I/O */
     isa_create_simple(isa_bus, "i8042");
diff --git a/hw/mips/mips_jazz.c b/hw/mips/mips_jazz.c
index 9d60633efb..3906016ac4 100644
--- a/hw/mips/mips_jazz.c
+++ b/hw/mips/mips_jazz.c
@@ -104,15 +104,6 @@ static const MemoryRegionOps dma_dummy_ops = {
 #define MAGNUM_BIOS_SIZE_MAX 0x7e000
 #define MAGNUM_BIOS_SIZE (BIOS_SIZE < MAGNUM_BIOS_SIZE_MAX ? BIOS_SIZE : MAGNUM_BIOS_SIZE_MAX)
 
-static void cpu_request_exit(void *opaque, int irq, int level)
-{
-    CPUState *cpu = current_cpu;
-
-    if (cpu && level) {
-        cpu_exit(cpu);
-    }
-}
-
 static CPUUnassignedAccess real_do_unassigned_access;
 static void mips_jazz_do_unassigned_access(CPUState *cpu, hwaddr addr,
                                            bool is_write, bool is_exec,
@@ -150,7 +141,6 @@ static void mips_jazz_init(MachineState *machine,
     ISADevice *pit;
     DriveInfo *fds[MAX_FD];
     qemu_irq esp_reset, dma_enable;
-    qemu_irq *cpu_exit_irq;
     MemoryRegion *ram = g_new(MemoryRegion, 1);
     MemoryRegion *bios = g_new(MemoryRegion, 1);
     MemoryRegion *bios2 = g_new(MemoryRegion, 1);
@@ -234,8 +224,7 @@ static void mips_jazz_init(MachineState *machine,
     /* ISA devices */
     i8259 = i8259_init(isa_bus, env->irq[4]);
     isa_bus_irqs(isa_bus, i8259);
-    cpu_exit_irq = qemu_allocate_irqs(cpu_request_exit, NULL, 1);
-    DMA_init(0, cpu_exit_irq);
+    DMA_init(0);
     pit = pit_init(isa_bus, 0x40, 0, NULL);
     pcspk_init(isa_bus, pit);
 
diff --git a/hw/mips/mips_malta.c b/hw/mips/mips_malta.c
index 3082e75340..23b6fc36a5 100644
--- a/hw/mips/mips_malta.c
+++ b/hw/mips/mips_malta.c
@@ -905,15 +905,6 @@ static void main_cpu_reset(void *opaque)
     }
 }
 
-static void cpu_request_exit(void *opaque, int irq, int level)
-{
-    CPUState *cpu = current_cpu;
-
-    if (cpu && level) {
-        cpu_exit(cpu);
-    }
-}
-
 static
 void mips_malta_init(MachineState *machine)
 {
@@ -939,7 +930,6 @@ void mips_malta_init(MachineState *machine)
     MIPSCPU *cpu;
     CPUMIPSState *env;
     qemu_irq *isa_irq;
-    qemu_irq *cpu_exit_irq;
     int piix4_devfn;
     I2CBus *smbus;
     int i;
@@ -1175,8 +1165,7 @@ void mips_malta_init(MachineState *machine)
     smbus_eeprom_init(smbus, 8, smbus_eeprom_buf, smbus_eeprom_size);
     g_free(smbus_eeprom_buf);
     pit = pit_init(isa_bus, 0x40, 0, NULL);
-    cpu_exit_irq = qemu_allocate_irqs(cpu_request_exit, NULL, 1);
-    DMA_init(0, cpu_exit_irq);
+    DMA_init(0);
 
     /* Super I/O */
     isa_create_simple(isa_bus, "i8042");
diff --git a/hw/ppc/prep.c b/hw/ppc/prep.c
index 45b5f62d6e..81f0838cd9 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/prep.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/prep.c
@@ -336,15 +336,6 @@ static uint32_t PREP_io_800_readb (void *opaque, uint32_t addr)
 
 #define NVRAM_SIZE        0x2000
 
-static void cpu_request_exit(void *opaque, int irq, int level)
-{
-    CPUState *cpu = current_cpu;
-
-    if (cpu && level) {
-        cpu_exit(cpu);
-    }
-}
-
 static void ppc_prep_reset(void *opaque)
 {
     PowerPCCPU *cpu = opaque;
@@ -626,8 +617,6 @@ static void ppc_prep_init(MachineState *machine)
     cpu = POWERPC_CPU(first_cpu);
     qdev_connect_gpio_out(&pci->qdev, 0,
                           cpu->env.irq_inputs[PPC6xx_INPUT_INT]);
-    qdev_connect_gpio_out(&pci->qdev, 1,
-                          qemu_allocate_irq(cpu_request_exit, NULL, 0));
     sysbus_connect_irq(&pcihost->busdev, 0, qdev_get_gpio_in(&pci->qdev, 9));
     sysbus_connect_irq(&pcihost->busdev, 1, qdev_get_gpio_in(&pci->qdev, 11));
     sysbus_connect_irq(&pcihost->busdev, 2, qdev_get_gpio_in(&pci->qdev, 9));
diff --git a/hw/sparc/sun4m.c b/hw/sparc/sun4m.c
index ebaae9df27..b5db8b7a00 100644
--- a/hw/sparc/sun4m.c
+++ b/hw/sparc/sun4m.c
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ void DMA_hold_DREQ (int nchan) {}
 void DMA_release_DREQ (int nchan) {}
 void DMA_schedule(void) {}
 
-void DMA_init(int high_page_enable, qemu_irq *cpu_request_exit)
+void DMA_init(int high_page_enable)
 {
 }
 
diff --git a/hw/sparc64/sun4u.c b/hw/sparc64/sun4u.c
index 44eb4ebb79..a887a86b7d 100644
--- a/hw/sparc64/sun4u.c
+++ b/hw/sparc64/sun4u.c
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ void DMA_hold_DREQ (int nchan) {}
 void DMA_release_DREQ (int nchan) {}
 void DMA_schedule(void) {}
 
-void DMA_init(int high_page_enable, qemu_irq *cpu_request_exit)
+void DMA_init(int high_page_enable)
 {
 }
 
diff --git a/include/hw/isa/isa.h b/include/hw/isa/isa.h
index 81b94ea264..d758b39a2e 100644
--- a/include/hw/isa/isa.h
+++ b/include/hw/isa/isa.h
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ int DMA_write_memory (int nchan, void *buf, int pos, int size);
 void DMA_hold_DREQ (int nchan);
 void DMA_release_DREQ (int nchan);
 void DMA_schedule(void);
-void DMA_init(int high_page_enable, qemu_irq *cpu_request_exit);
+void DMA_init(int high_page_enable);
 void DMA_register_channel (int nchan,
                            DMA_transfer_handler transfer_handler,
                            void *opaque);