diff --git a/hw/core/cpu.c b/hw/core/cpu.c
index 5c89c858aa..7553411653 100644
--- a/hw/core/cpu.c
+++ b/hw/core/cpu.c
@@ -199,15 +199,6 @@ static bool cpu_common_virtio_is_big_endian(CPUState *cpu)
     return target_words_bigendian();
 }
 
-static void cpu_common_noop(CPUState *cpu)
-{
-}
-
-static bool cpu_common_exec_interrupt(CPUState *cpu, int int_req)
-{
-    return false;
-}
-
 #if !defined(CONFIG_USER_ONLY)
 GuestPanicInformation *cpu_get_crash_info(CPUState *cpu)
 {
@@ -425,11 +416,7 @@ static void cpu_class_init(ObjectClass *klass, void *data)
     k->gdb_read_register = cpu_common_gdb_read_register;
     k->gdb_write_register = cpu_common_gdb_write_register;
     k->virtio_is_big_endian = cpu_common_virtio_is_big_endian;
-    k->debug_excp_handler = cpu_common_noop;
     k->debug_check_watchpoint = cpu_common_debug_check_watchpoint;
-    k->cpu_exec_enter = cpu_common_noop;
-    k->cpu_exec_exit = cpu_common_noop;
-    k->cpu_exec_interrupt = cpu_common_exec_interrupt;
     k->adjust_watchpoint_address = cpu_adjust_watchpoint_address;
     set_bit(DEVICE_CATEGORY_CPU, dc->categories);
     dc->realize = cpu_common_realizefn;