diff --git a/hw/ide/ahci_internal.h b/hw/ide/ahci_internal.h
index ce2e818c8c..8c755d4ca1 100644
--- a/hw/ide/ahci_internal.h
+++ b/hw/ide/ahci_internal.h
@@ -311,8 +311,6 @@ struct AHCIPCIState {
     AHCIState ahci;
 };
 
-#define TYPE_ICH9_AHCI "ich9-ahci"
-
 #define ICH_AHCI(obj) \
     OBJECT_CHECK(AHCIPCIState, (obj), TYPE_ICH9_AHCI)
 
@@ -375,10 +373,8 @@ void ahci_uninit(AHCIState *s);
 
 void ahci_reset(AHCIState *s);
 
-#define TYPE_SYSBUS_AHCI "sysbus-ahci"
 #define SYSBUS_AHCI(obj) OBJECT_CHECK(SysbusAHCIState, (obj), TYPE_SYSBUS_AHCI)
 
-#define TYPE_ALLWINNER_AHCI "allwinner-ahci"
 #define ALLWINNER_AHCI(obj) OBJECT_CHECK(AllwinnerAHCIState, (obj), \
                        TYPE_ALLWINNER_AHCI)
 
diff --git a/include/hw/ide/ahci.h b/include/hw/ide/ahci.h
index 5a06537e6b..b7bb2b02d6 100644
--- a/include/hw/ide/ahci.h
+++ b/include/hw/ide/ahci.h
@@ -54,14 +54,10 @@ typedef struct AHCIPCIState AHCIPCIState;
 
 #define TYPE_ICH9_AHCI "ich9-ahci"
 
-#define ICH_AHCI(obj) \
-    OBJECT_CHECK(AHCIPCIState, (obj), TYPE_ICH9_AHCI)
-
 int32_t ahci_get_num_ports(PCIDevice *dev);
 void ahci_ide_create_devs(PCIDevice *dev, DriveInfo **hd);
 
 #define TYPE_SYSBUS_AHCI "sysbus-ahci"
-#define SYSBUS_AHCI(obj) OBJECT_CHECK(SysbusAHCIState, (obj), TYPE_SYSBUS_AHCI)
 
 typedef struct SysbusAHCIState {
     /*< private >*/
@@ -73,8 +69,6 @@ typedef struct SysbusAHCIState {
 } SysbusAHCIState;
 
 #define TYPE_ALLWINNER_AHCI "allwinner-ahci"
-#define ALLWINNER_AHCI(obj) OBJECT_CHECK(AllwinnerAHCIState, (obj), \
-                       TYPE_ALLWINNER_AHCI)
 
 #define ALLWINNER_AHCI_MMIO_OFF  0x80
 #define ALLWINNER_AHCI_MMIO_SIZE 0x80