diff --git a/src/conf/node_device_conf.c b/src/conf/node_device_conf.c
index ed1c00daffd2193fde7616e6cd323015f8659bc6..2250b3f2b402997f9afacbb0a3d3614ea4df19d7 100644
--- a/src/conf/node_device_conf.c
+++ b/src/conf/node_device_conf.c
@@ -91,19 +91,6 @@ virNodeDevCapsDefParseString(const char *xpath,
 }
 
 
-void
-virNodeDevCapMdevTypeFree(virNodeDevCapMdevTypePtr type)
-{
-    if (!type)
-        return;
-
-    VIR_FREE(type->id);
-    VIR_FREE(type->name);
-    VIR_FREE(type->device_api);
-    VIR_FREE(type);
-}
-
-
 void
 virNodeDeviceDefFree(virNodeDeviceDefPtr def)
 {
@@ -285,7 +272,7 @@ virNodeDeviceCapPCIDefFormat(virBufferPtr buf,
         virBufferAddLit(buf, "<capability type='mdev_types'>\n");
         virBufferAdjustIndent(buf, 2);
         for (i = 0; i < data->pci_dev.nmdev_types; i++) {
-            virNodeDevCapMdevTypePtr type = data->pci_dev.mdev_types[i];
+            virMediatedDeviceTypePtr type = data->pci_dev.mdev_types[i];
             virBufferEscapeString(buf, "<type id='%s'>\n", type->id);
             virBufferAdjustIndent(buf, 2);
             if (type->name)
@@ -1546,7 +1533,7 @@ virNodeDevPCICapMdevTypesParseXML(xmlXPathContextPtr ctxt,
     xmlNodePtr orignode = NULL;
     xmlNodePtr *nodes = NULL;
     int nmdev_types = -1;
-    virNodeDevCapMdevTypePtr type = NULL;
+    virMediatedDeviceTypePtr type = NULL;
     size_t i;
 
     if ((nmdev_types = virXPathNodeSet("./type", ctxt, &nodes)) < 0)
@@ -1593,7 +1580,7 @@ virNodeDevPCICapMdevTypesParseXML(xmlXPathContextPtr ctxt,
     ret = 0;
  cleanup:
     VIR_FREE(nodes);
-    virNodeDevCapMdevTypeFree(type);
+    virMediatedDeviceTypeFree(type);
     ctxt->node = orignode;
     return ret;
 }
@@ -2176,7 +2163,7 @@ virNodeDevCapsDefFree(virNodeDevCapsDefPtr caps)
         VIR_FREE(data->pci_dev.iommuGroupDevices);
         virPCIEDeviceInfoFree(data->pci_dev.pci_express);
         for (i = 0; i < data->pci_dev.nmdev_types; i++)
-            virNodeDevCapMdevTypeFree(data->pci_dev.mdev_types[i]);
+            virMediatedDeviceTypeFree(data->pci_dev.mdev_types[i]);
         VIR_FREE(data->pci_dev.mdev_types);
         break;
     case VIR_NODE_DEV_CAP_USB_DEV:
diff --git a/src/conf/node_device_conf.h b/src/conf/node_device_conf.h
index 53cdfdb014cd764ea2dfb2032449aad0bccde0ee..685ae3034707c0c5b0974944125248da2142b19e 100644
--- a/src/conf/node_device_conf.h
+++ b/src/conf/node_device_conf.h
@@ -139,15 +139,6 @@ struct _virNodeDevCapSystem {
     virNodeDevCapSystemFirmware firmware;
 };
 
-typedef struct _virNodeDevCapMdevType virNodeDevCapMdevType;
-typedef virNodeDevCapMdevType *virNodeDevCapMdevTypePtr;
-struct _virNodeDevCapMdevType {
-    char *id;
-    char *name;
-    char *device_api;
-    unsigned int available_instances;
-};
-
 typedef struct _virNodeDevCapMdev virNodeDevCapMdev;
 typedef virNodeDevCapMdev *virNodeDevCapMdevPtr;
 struct _virNodeDevCapMdev {
@@ -178,7 +169,7 @@ struct _virNodeDevCapPCIDev {
     int numa_node;
     virPCIEDeviceInfoPtr pci_express;
     int hdrType; /* enum virPCIHeaderType or -1 */
-    virNodeDevCapMdevTypePtr *mdev_types;
+    virMediatedDeviceTypePtr *mdev_types;
     size_t nmdev_types;
 };
 
@@ -358,9 +349,6 @@ virNodeDeviceDefFree(virNodeDeviceDefPtr def);
 void
 virNodeDevCapsDefFree(virNodeDevCapsDefPtr caps);
 
-void
-virNodeDevCapMdevTypeFree(virNodeDevCapMdevTypePtr type);
-
 # define VIR_CONNECT_LIST_NODE_DEVICES_FILTERS_CAP \
                 (VIR_CONNECT_LIST_NODE_DEVICES_CAP_SYSTEM        | \
                  VIR_CONNECT_LIST_NODE_DEVICES_CAP_PCI_DEV       | \
diff --git a/src/libvirt_private.syms b/src/libvirt_private.syms
index 24d94ca8106b1f38f2666d2d16205f742dce1905..792fb60568bd7d7187d9f55625819e709ff1b89e 100644
--- a/src/libvirt_private.syms
+++ b/src/libvirt_private.syms
@@ -695,7 +695,6 @@ virNetDevIPRouteParseXML;
 
 
 # conf/node_device_conf.h
-virNodeDevCapMdevTypeFree;
 virNodeDevCapsDefFree;
 virNodeDevCapTypeFromString;
 virNodeDevCapTypeToString;