diff --git a/hw/misc/macio/macio.c b/hw/misc/macio/macio.c
index d17cffd868..e6eeb575d5 100644
--- a/hw/misc/macio/macio.c
+++ b/hw/misc/macio/macio.c
@@ -457,8 +457,6 @@ static void macio_class_init(ObjectClass *klass, void *data)
     k->class_id = PCI_CLASS_OTHERS << 8;
     device_class_set_props(dc, macio_properties);
     set_bit(DEVICE_CATEGORY_BRIDGE, dc->categories);
-    /* Reason: requires PIC property links to be set in macio_*_realize() */
-    dc->user_creatable = false;
 }
 
 static const TypeInfo macio_bus_info = {