diff --git a/accel/tcg/cputlb.c b/accel/tcg/cputlb.c
index 68487dceb5..98221948d6 100644
--- a/accel/tcg/cputlb.c
+++ b/accel/tcg/cputlb.c
@@ -931,8 +931,6 @@ static uint64_t io_readx(CPUArchState *env, CPUIOTLBEntry *iotlbentry,
         cpu_io_recompile(cpu, retaddr);
     }
 
-    cpu->mem_io_access_type = access_type;
-
     if (mr->global_locking && !qemu_mutex_iothread_locked()) {
         qemu_mutex_lock_iothread();
         locked = true;
diff --git a/include/hw/core/cpu.h b/include/hw/core/cpu.h
index e1c383ba84..77c6f05299 100644
--- a/include/hw/core/cpu.h
+++ b/include/hw/core/cpu.h
@@ -72,10 +72,6 @@ typedef enum MMUAccessType {
 
 typedef struct CPUWatchpoint CPUWatchpoint;
 
-typedef void (*CPUUnassignedAccess)(CPUState *cpu, hwaddr addr,
-                                    bool is_write, bool is_exec, int opaque,
-                                    unsigned size);
-
 struct TranslationBlock;
 
 /**
@@ -87,8 +83,6 @@ struct TranslationBlock;
  * @reset_dump_flags: #CPUDumpFlags to use for reset logging.
  * @has_work: Callback for checking if there is work to do.
  * @do_interrupt: Callback for interrupt handling.
- * @do_unassigned_access: Callback for unassigned access handling.
- * (this is deprecated: new targets should use do_transaction_failed instead)
  * @do_unaligned_access: Callback for unaligned access handling, if
  * the target defines #TARGET_ALIGNED_ONLY.
  * @do_transaction_failed: Callback for handling failed memory transactions
@@ -175,7 +169,6 @@ typedef struct CPUClass {
     int reset_dump_flags;
     bool (*has_work)(CPUState *cpu);
     void (*do_interrupt)(CPUState *cpu);
-    CPUUnassignedAccess do_unassigned_access;
     void (*do_unaligned_access)(CPUState *cpu, vaddr addr,
                                 MMUAccessType access_type,
                                 int mmu_idx, uintptr_t retaddr);
@@ -415,12 +408,6 @@ struct CPUState {
      * we store some rarely used information in the CPU context.
      */
     uintptr_t mem_io_pc;
-    /*
-     * This is only needed for the legacy cpu_unassigned_access() hook;
-     * when all targets using it have been converted to use
-     * cpu_transaction_failed() instead it can be removed.
-     */
-    MMUAccessType mem_io_access_type;
 
     int kvm_fd;
     struct KVMState *kvm_state;
@@ -896,17 +883,6 @@ void cpu_interrupt(CPUState *cpu, int mask);
 #ifdef NEED_CPU_H
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SOFTMMU
-static inline void cpu_unassigned_access(CPUState *cpu, hwaddr addr,
-                                         bool is_write, bool is_exec,
-                                         int opaque, unsigned size)
-{
-    CPUClass *cc = CPU_GET_CLASS(cpu);
-
-    if (cc->do_unassigned_access) {
-        cc->do_unassigned_access(cpu, addr, is_write, is_exec, opaque, size);
-    }
-}
-
 static inline void cpu_unaligned_access(CPUState *cpu, vaddr addr,
                                         MMUAccessType access_type,
                                         int mmu_idx, uintptr_t retaddr)
diff --git a/memory.c b/memory.c
index c952eabb5d..06484c2bff 100644
--- a/memory.c
+++ b/memory.c
@@ -1257,10 +1257,6 @@ static uint64_t unassigned_mem_read(void *opaque, hwaddr addr,
 #ifdef DEBUG_UNASSIGNED
     printf("Unassigned mem read " TARGET_FMT_plx "\n", addr);
 #endif
-    if (current_cpu != NULL) {
-        bool is_exec = current_cpu->mem_io_access_type == MMU_INST_FETCH;
-        cpu_unassigned_access(current_cpu, addr, false, is_exec, 0, size);
-    }
     return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1270,9 +1266,6 @@ static void unassigned_mem_write(void *opaque, hwaddr addr,
 #ifdef DEBUG_UNASSIGNED
     printf("Unassigned mem write " TARGET_FMT_plx " = 0x%"PRIx64"\n", addr, val);
 #endif
-    if (current_cpu != NULL) {
-        cpu_unassigned_access(current_cpu, addr, true, false, 0, size);
-    }
 }
 
 static bool unassigned_mem_accepts(void *opaque, hwaddr addr,