diff --git a/target-i386/cpu.c b/target-i386/cpu.c
index 7a779b1653a5cd3a3c493f21db5c3121ebad277c..cfb8aa7e4ed5064a034e6368ce3eef45090431f0 100644
--- a/target-i386/cpu.c
+++ b/target-i386/cpu.c
@@ -1392,32 +1392,6 @@ static X86CPUDefinition builtin_x86_defs[] = {
     },
 };
 
-/**
- * x86_cpu_compat_set_features:
- * @cpu_model: CPU model name to be changed. If NULL, all CPU models are changed
- * @w: Identifies the feature word to be changed.
- * @feat_add: Feature bits to be added to feature word
- * @feat_remove: Feature bits to be removed from feature word
- *
- * Change CPU model feature bits for compatibility.
- *
- * This function may be used by machine-type compatibility functions
- * to enable or disable feature bits on specific CPU models.
- */
-void x86_cpu_compat_set_features(const char *cpu_model, FeatureWord w,
-                                 uint32_t feat_add, uint32_t feat_remove)
-{
-    X86CPUDefinition *def;
-    int i;
-    for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(builtin_x86_defs); i++) {
-        def = &builtin_x86_defs[i];
-        if (!cpu_model || !strcmp(cpu_model, def->name)) {
-            def->features[w] |= feat_add;
-            def->features[w] &= ~feat_remove;
-        }
-    }
-}
-
 static uint32_t x86_cpu_get_supported_feature_word(FeatureWord w,
                                                    bool migratable_only);
 
diff --git a/target-i386/cpu.h b/target-i386/cpu.h
index ead28325bd677aabda83b9981f90434c96796c63..74b674d5243a2ae1e2aabd17b4c3ef1524f392ca 100644
--- a/target-i386/cpu.h
+++ b/target-i386/cpu.h
@@ -1332,9 +1332,6 @@ void cpu_smm_update(X86CPU *cpu);
 
 void cpu_report_tpr_access(CPUX86State *env, TPRAccess access);
 
-void x86_cpu_compat_set_features(const char *cpu_model, FeatureWord w,
-                                 uint32_t feat_add, uint32_t feat_remove);
-
 void x86_cpu_compat_kvm_no_autoenable(FeatureWord w, uint32_t features);
 void x86_cpu_compat_kvm_no_autodisable(FeatureWord w, uint32_t features);