diff --git a/hw/i386/pc_piix.c b/hw/i386/pc_piix.c
index 07d0baa0fb..2e41efe1b4 100644
--- a/hw/i386/pc_piix.c
+++ b/hw/i386/pc_piix.c
@@ -472,7 +472,6 @@ static void pc_i440fx_machine_options(MachineClass *m)
 static void pc_i440fx_2_5_machine_options(MachineClass *m)
 {
     pc_i440fx_machine_options(m);
-    m->hw_version = QEMU_VERSION;
     m->alias = "pc";
     m->is_default = 1;
 }
diff --git a/hw/i386/pc_q35.c b/hw/i386/pc_q35.c
index 0fdae09bdb..133bc68fac 100644
--- a/hw/i386/pc_q35.c
+++ b/hw/i386/pc_q35.c
@@ -373,7 +373,6 @@ static void pc_q35_machine_options(MachineClass *m)
 static void pc_q35_2_5_machine_options(MachineClass *m)
 {
     pc_q35_machine_options(m);
-    m->hw_version = QEMU_VERSION;
     m->alias = "q35";
 }