diff --git a/hw/block/nvme.c b/hw/block/nvme.c
index 7244534a89..5911adcf57 100644
--- a/hw/block/nvme.c
+++ b/hw/block/nvme.c
@@ -5805,11 +5805,6 @@ static void nvme_check_constraints(NvmeCtrl *n, Error **errp)
         params->max_ioqpairs = params->num_queues - 1;
     }
 
-    if (n->conf.blk) {
-        warn_report("drive property is deprecated; "
-                    "please use an nvme-ns device instead");
-    }
-
     if (params->max_ioqpairs < 1 ||
         params->max_ioqpairs > NVME_MAX_IOQPAIRS) {
         error_setg(errp, "max_ioqpairs must be between 1 and %d",
diff --git a/hw/block/nvme.h b/hw/block/nvme.h
index 9edc86d79e..8d1806cc94 100644
--- a/hw/block/nvme.h
+++ b/hw/block/nvme.h
@@ -166,7 +166,6 @@ typedef struct NvmeCtrl {
     NvmeBar      bar;
     NvmeParams   params;
     NvmeBus      bus;
-    BlockConf    conf;
 
     uint16_t    cntlid;
     bool        qs_created;