diff --git a/qemu-config.c b/qemu-config.c
index 10d1ba4176..aa78fb9ea7 100644
--- a/qemu-config.c
+++ b/qemu-config.c
@@ -417,54 +417,6 @@ static QemuOptsList qemu_trace_opts = {
     },
 };
 
-static QemuOptsList qemu_cpudef_opts = {
-    .name = "cpudef",
-    .head = QTAILQ_HEAD_INITIALIZER(qemu_cpudef_opts.head),
-    .desc = {
-        {
-            .name = "name",
-            .type = QEMU_OPT_STRING,
-        },{
-            .name = "level",
-            .type = QEMU_OPT_NUMBER,
-        },{
-            .name = "vendor",
-            .type = QEMU_OPT_STRING,
-        },{
-            .name = "family",
-            .type = QEMU_OPT_NUMBER,
-        },{
-            .name = "model",
-            .type = QEMU_OPT_NUMBER,
-        },{
-            .name = "stepping",
-            .type = QEMU_OPT_NUMBER,
-        },{
-            .name = "feature_edx",      /* cpuid 0000_0001.edx */
-            .type = QEMU_OPT_STRING,
-        },{
-            .name = "feature_ecx",      /* cpuid 0000_0001.ecx */
-            .type = QEMU_OPT_STRING,
-        },{
-            .name = "extfeature_edx",   /* cpuid 8000_0001.edx */
-            .type = QEMU_OPT_STRING,
-        },{
-            .name = "extfeature_ecx",   /* cpuid 8000_0001.ecx */
-            .type = QEMU_OPT_STRING,
-        },{
-            .name = "xlevel",
-            .type = QEMU_OPT_NUMBER,
-        },{
-            .name = "model_id",
-            .type = QEMU_OPT_STRING,
-        },{
-            .name = "vendor_override",
-            .type = QEMU_OPT_NUMBER,
-        },
-        { /* end of list */ }
-    },
-};
-
 QemuOptsList qemu_spice_opts = {
     .name = "spice",
     .head = QTAILQ_HEAD_INITIALIZER(qemu_spice_opts.head),
@@ -700,7 +652,6 @@ static QemuOptsList *vm_config_groups[32] = {
     &qemu_rtc_opts,
     &qemu_global_opts,
     &qemu_mon_opts,
-    &qemu_cpudef_opts,
     &qemu_trace_opts,
     &qemu_option_rom_opts,
     &qemu_machine_opts,