diff --git a/hw/arm/fsl-imx25.c b/hw/arm/fsl-imx25.c
index cb988a6c25..d7d064e5ce 100644
--- a/hw/arm/fsl-imx25.c
+++ b/hw/arm/fsl-imx25.c
@@ -118,17 +118,7 @@ static void fsl_imx25_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
         };
 
         if (i < MAX_SERIAL_PORTS) {
-            Chardev *chr;
-
-            chr = serial_hds[i];
-
-            if (!chr) {
-                char label[20];
-                snprintf(label, sizeof(label), "imx31.uart%d", i);
-                chr = qemu_chr_new(label, "null");
-            }
-
-            qdev_prop_set_chr(DEVICE(&s->uart[i]), "chardev", chr);
+            qdev_prop_set_chr(DEVICE(&s->uart[i]), "chardev", serial_hds[i]);
         }
 
         object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(&s->uart[i]), true, "realized", &err);
diff --git a/hw/arm/fsl-imx31.c b/hw/arm/fsl-imx31.c
index 3eee83d547..e6c788049d 100644
--- a/hw/arm/fsl-imx31.c
+++ b/hw/arm/fsl-imx31.c
@@ -107,17 +107,7 @@ static void fsl_imx31_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
         };
 
         if (i < MAX_SERIAL_PORTS) {
-            Chardev *chr;
-
-            chr = serial_hds[i];
-
-            if (!chr) {
-                char label[20];
-                snprintf(label, sizeof(label), "imx31.uart%d", i);
-                chr = qemu_chr_new(label, "null");
-            }
-
-            qdev_prop_set_chr(DEVICE(&s->uart[i]), "chardev", chr);
+            qdev_prop_set_chr(DEVICE(&s->uart[i]), "chardev", serial_hds[i]);
         }
 
         object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(&s->uart[i]), true, "realized", &err);
diff --git a/hw/arm/fsl-imx6.c b/hw/arm/fsl-imx6.c
index 9dfbc9a8c4..ea14de33c6 100644
--- a/hw/arm/fsl-imx6.c
+++ b/hw/arm/fsl-imx6.c
@@ -189,18 +189,7 @@ static void fsl_imx6_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
         };
 
         if (i < MAX_SERIAL_PORTS) {
-            Chardev *chr;
-
-            chr = serial_hds[i];
-
-            if (!chr) {
-                char *label = g_strdup_printf("imx6.uart%d", i + 1);
-                chr = qemu_chr_new(label, "null");
-                g_free(label);
-                serial_hds[i] = chr;
-            }
-
-            qdev_prop_set_chr(DEVICE(&s->uart[i]), "chardev", chr);
+            qdev_prop_set_chr(DEVICE(&s->uart[i]), "chardev", serial_hds[i]);
         }
 
         object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(&s->uart[i]), true, "realized", &err);