diff --git a/include/sysemu/char.h b/include/sysemu/char.h
index de0d99b3c2..6bad8564bc 100644
--- a/include/sysemu/char.h
+++ b/include/sysemu/char.h
@@ -103,7 +103,6 @@ struct CharDriverState {
     void (*chr_accept_input)(struct CharDriverState *chr);
     void (*chr_set_echo)(struct CharDriverState *chr, bool echo);
     void (*chr_set_fe_open)(struct CharDriverState *chr, int fe_open);
-    void (*chr_fe_event)(struct CharDriverState *chr, int event);
     CharBackend *be;
     void *opaque;
     char *label;
@@ -238,16 +237,6 @@ void qemu_chr_fe_set_echo(CharBackend *be, bool echo);
  */
 void qemu_chr_fe_set_open(CharBackend *be, int fe_open);
 
-/**
- * @qemu_chr_fe_event:
- *
- * Send an event from the front end to the back end. It does nothing
- * without associated CharDriver.
- *
- * @event the event to send
- */
-void qemu_chr_fe_event(CharBackend *be, int event);
-
 /**
  * @qemu_chr_fe_printf:
  *
diff --git a/qemu-char.c b/qemu-char.c
index 3b98acf279..9bd2e652ed 100644
--- a/qemu-char.c
+++ b/qemu-char.c
@@ -4226,15 +4226,6 @@ void qemu_chr_fe_set_open(CharBackend *be, int fe_open)
     }
 }
 
-void qemu_chr_fe_event(CharBackend *be, int event)
-{
-    CharDriverState *chr = be->chr;
-
-    if (chr && chr->chr_fe_event) {
-        chr->chr_fe_event(chr, event);
-    }
-}
-
 guint qemu_chr_fe_add_watch(CharBackend *be, GIOCondition cond,
                             GIOFunc func, void *user_data)
 {
diff --git a/spice-qemu-char.c b/spice-qemu-char.c
index 930b8c5b2d..89fae6dc3f 100644
--- a/spice-qemu-char.c
+++ b/spice-qemu-char.c
@@ -236,15 +236,6 @@ static void spice_port_set_fe_open(struct CharDriverState *chr, int fe_open)
 #endif
 }
 
-static void spice_chr_fe_event(struct CharDriverState *chr, int event)
-{
-#if SPICE_SERVER_VERSION >= 0x000c02
-    SpiceCharDriver *s = chr->opaque;
-
-    spice_server_port_event(&s->sin, event);
-#endif
-}
-
 static void print_allowed_subtypes(void)
 {
     const char** psubtype;
@@ -292,7 +283,6 @@ static CharDriverState *chr_open(const char *subtype,
     chr->chr_free = spice_chr_free;
     chr->chr_set_fe_open = set_fe_open;
     chr->explicit_be_open = true;
-    chr->chr_fe_event = spice_chr_fe_event;
     chr->chr_accept_input = spice_chr_accept_input;
 
     QLIST_INSERT_HEAD(&spice_chars, s, next);