diff --git a/target/mips/cpu.c b/target/mips/cpu.c
index f2c4de7d07..aadc6f8e74 100644
--- a/target/mips/cpu.c
+++ b/target/mips/cpu.c
@@ -104,17 +104,6 @@ static bool mips_cpu_has_work(CPUState *cs)
 
 #include "translate_init.c.inc"
 
-static void cpu_mips_realize_env(CPUMIPSState *env)
-{
-    env->exception_base = (int32_t)0xBFC00000;
-
-#ifndef CONFIG_USER_ONLY
-    mmu_init(env, env->cpu_model);
-#endif
-    fpu_init(env, env->cpu_model);
-    mvp_init(env);
-}
-
 /* TODO QOM'ify CPU reset and remove */
 static void cpu_state_reset(CPUMIPSState *env)
 {
@@ -400,6 +389,7 @@ static void mips_cpu_realizefn(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
 {
     CPUState *cs = CPU(dev);
     MIPSCPU *cpu = MIPS_CPU(dev);
+    CPUMIPSState *env = &cpu->env;
     MIPSCPUClass *mcc = MIPS_CPU_GET_CLASS(dev);
     Error *local_err = NULL;
 
@@ -423,7 +413,13 @@ static void mips_cpu_realizefn(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
         return;
     }
 
-    cpu_mips_realize_env(&cpu->env);
+    env->exception_base = (int32_t)0xBFC00000;
+
+#ifndef CONFIG_USER_ONLY
+    mmu_init(env, env->cpu_model);
+#endif
+    fpu_init(env, env->cpu_model);
+    mvp_init(env);
 
     cpu_reset(cs);
     qemu_init_vcpu(cs);