diff --git a/hw/openrisc/meson.build b/hw/openrisc/meson.build
index 57c42558e1..947f63ee08 100644
--- a/hw/openrisc/meson.build
+++ b/hw/openrisc/meson.build
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 openrisc_ss = ss.source_set()
-openrisc_ss.add(files('pic_cpu.c', 'cputimer.c'))
+openrisc_ss.add(files('cputimer.c'))
 openrisc_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_OR1K_SIM', if_true: files('openrisc_sim.c'))
 
 hw_arch += {'openrisc': openrisc_ss}
diff --git a/hw/openrisc/openrisc_sim.c b/hw/openrisc/openrisc_sim.c
index 75ba0f4744..39f1d344ae 100644
--- a/hw/openrisc/openrisc_sim.c
+++ b/hw/openrisc/openrisc_sim.c
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ static void main_cpu_reset(void *opaque)
 
 static qemu_irq get_cpu_irq(OpenRISCCPU *cpus[], int cpunum, int irq_pin)
 {
-    return cpus[cpunum]->env.irq[irq_pin];
+    return qdev_get_gpio_in_named(DEVICE(cpus[cpunum]), "IRQ", irq_pin);
 }
 
 static void openrisc_sim_net_init(hwaddr base, hwaddr descriptors,
@@ -154,7 +154,6 @@ static void openrisc_sim_init(MachineState *machine)
             fprintf(stderr, "Unable to find CPU definition!\n");
             exit(1);
         }
-        cpu_openrisc_pic_init(cpus[n]);
 
         cpu_openrisc_clock_init(cpus[n]);
 
diff --git a/hw/openrisc/pic_cpu.c b/hw/openrisc/pic_cpu.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 36f9350830..0000000000
--- a/hw/openrisc/pic_cpu.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,61 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * OpenRISC Programmable Interrupt Controller support.
- *
- * Copyright (c) 2011-2012 Jia Liu <proljc@gmail.com>
- *                         Feng Gao <gf91597@gmail.com>
- *
- * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
- * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
- * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
- * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
- *
- * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
- * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
- * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
- * Lesser General Public License for more details.
- *
- * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
- * License along with this library; if not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
- */
-
-#include "qemu/osdep.h"
-#include "hw/irq.h"
-#include "cpu.h"
-
-/* OpenRISC pic handler */
-static void openrisc_pic_cpu_handler(void *opaque, int irq, int level)
-{
-    OpenRISCCPU *cpu = (OpenRISCCPU *)opaque;
-    CPUState *cs = CPU(cpu);
-    uint32_t irq_bit;
-
-    if (irq > 31 || irq < 0) {
-        return;
-    }
-
-    irq_bit = 1U << irq;
-
-    if (level) {
-        cpu->env.picsr |= irq_bit;
-    } else {
-        cpu->env.picsr &= ~irq_bit;
-    }
-
-    if (cpu->env.picsr & cpu->env.picmr) {
-        cpu_interrupt(cs, CPU_INTERRUPT_HARD);
-    } else {
-        cpu_reset_interrupt(cs, CPU_INTERRUPT_HARD);
-        cpu->env.picsr = 0;
-    }
-}
-
-void cpu_openrisc_pic_init(OpenRISCCPU *cpu)
-{
-    int i;
-    qemu_irq *qi;
-    qi = qemu_allocate_irqs(openrisc_pic_cpu_handler, cpu, NR_IRQS);
-
-    for (i = 0; i < NR_IRQS; i++) {
-        cpu->env.irq[i] = qi[i];
-    }
-}
diff --git a/target/openrisc/cpu.c b/target/openrisc/cpu.c
index 5528c0918f..b0bdfbe4fe 100644
--- a/target/openrisc/cpu.c
+++ b/target/openrisc/cpu.c
@@ -65,6 +65,34 @@ static void openrisc_cpu_reset(DeviceState *dev)
 #endif
 }
 
+#ifndef CONFIG_USER_ONLY
+static void openrisc_cpu_set_irq(void *opaque, int irq, int level)
+{
+    OpenRISCCPU *cpu = (OpenRISCCPU *)opaque;
+    CPUState *cs = CPU(cpu);
+    uint32_t irq_bit;
+
+    if (irq > 31 || irq < 0) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    irq_bit = 1U << irq;
+
+    if (level) {
+        cpu->env.picsr |= irq_bit;
+    } else {
+        cpu->env.picsr &= ~irq_bit;
+    }
+
+    if (cpu->env.picsr & cpu->env.picmr) {
+        cpu_interrupt(cs, CPU_INTERRUPT_HARD);
+    } else {
+        cpu_reset_interrupt(cs, CPU_INTERRUPT_HARD);
+        cpu->env.picsr = 0;
+    }
+}
+#endif
+
 static void openrisc_cpu_realizefn(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
 {
     CPUState *cs = CPU(dev);
@@ -88,6 +116,10 @@ static void openrisc_cpu_initfn(Object *obj)
     OpenRISCCPU *cpu = OPENRISC_CPU(obj);
 
     cpu_set_cpustate_pointers(cpu);
+
+#ifndef CONFIG_USER_ONLY
+    qdev_init_gpio_in_named(DEVICE(cpu), openrisc_cpu_set_irq, "IRQ", NR_IRQS);
+#endif
 }
 
 /* CPU models */
diff --git a/target/openrisc/cpu.h b/target/openrisc/cpu.h
index bd42faf144..82cbaeb4f8 100644
--- a/target/openrisc/cpu.h
+++ b/target/openrisc/cpu.h
@@ -293,7 +293,6 @@ typedef struct CPUOpenRISCState {
     uint32_t picmr;         /* Interrupt mask register */
     uint32_t picsr;         /* Interrupt contrl register*/
 #endif
-    void *irq[32];          /* Interrupt irq input */
 } CPUOpenRISCState;
 
 /**