diff --git a/hw/arm/virt.c b/hw/arm/virt.c
index 3488bc4fb9..d047983c80 100644
--- a/hw/arm/virt.c
+++ b/hw/arm/virt.c
@@ -3588,14 +3588,3 @@ static void virt_machine_3_0_options(MachineClass *mc)
     compat_props_add(mc->compat_props, hw_compat_3_0, hw_compat_3_0_len);
 }
 DEFINE_VIRT_MACHINE(3, 0)
-
-static void virt_machine_2_12_options(MachineClass *mc)
-{
-    VirtMachineClass *vmc = VIRT_MACHINE_CLASS(OBJECT_CLASS(mc));
-
-    virt_machine_3_0_options(mc);
-    compat_props_add(mc->compat_props, hw_compat_2_12, hw_compat_2_12_len);
-    vmc->no_highmem_ecam = true;
-    mc->max_cpus = 255;
-}
-DEFINE_VIRT_MACHINE(2, 12)