diff --git a/hw/vfio/container.c b/hw/vfio/container.c
index 0804c1b8de..ddd835996c 100644
--- a/hw/vfio/container.c
+++ b/hw/vfio/container.c
@@ -1165,7 +1165,7 @@ static int hiod_legacy_vfio_get_cap(HostIOMMUDevice *hiod, int cap,
 }
 
 static GList *
-hiod_legacy_vfio_get_iova_ranges(HostIOMMUDevice *hiod, Error **errp)
+hiod_legacy_vfio_get_iova_ranges(HostIOMMUDevice *hiod)
 {
     VFIODevice *vdev = hiod->agent;
 
diff --git a/hw/vfio/iommufd.c b/hw/vfio/iommufd.c
index 890d8d6a38..211e7223f1 100644
--- a/hw/vfio/iommufd.c
+++ b/hw/vfio/iommufd.c
@@ -644,7 +644,7 @@ static bool hiod_iommufd_vfio_realize(HostIOMMUDevice *hiod, void *opaque,
 }
 
 static GList *
-hiod_iommufd_vfio_get_iova_ranges(HostIOMMUDevice *hiod, Error **errp)
+hiod_iommufd_vfio_get_iova_ranges(HostIOMMUDevice *hiod)
 {
     VFIODevice *vdev = hiod->agent;
 
diff --git a/hw/virtio/virtio-iommu.c b/hw/virtio/virtio-iommu.c
index 8fe69ab094..f278417f2b 100644
--- a/hw/virtio/virtio-iommu.c
+++ b/hw/virtio/virtio-iommu.c
@@ -635,7 +635,7 @@ static bool virtio_iommu_set_iommu_device(PCIBus *bus, void *opaque, int devfn,
 
     if (hiodc->get_iova_ranges) {
         int ret;
-        host_iova_ranges = hiodc->get_iova_ranges(hiod, errp);
+        host_iova_ranges = hiodc->get_iova_ranges(hiod);
         if (!host_iova_ranges) {
             return true; /* some old kernels may not support that capability */
         }
diff --git a/include/sysemu/host_iommu_device.h b/include/sysemu/host_iommu_device.h
index ee6c813c8b..05c7324a0d 100644
--- a/include/sysemu/host_iommu_device.h
+++ b/include/sysemu/host_iommu_device.h
@@ -87,9 +87,8 @@ struct HostIOMMUDeviceClass {
      * @hiod Host IOMMU device
      *
      * @hiod: handle to the host IOMMU device
-     * @errp: error handle
      */
-    GList* (*get_iova_ranges)(HostIOMMUDevice *hiod, Error **errp);
+    GList* (*get_iova_ranges)(HostIOMMUDevice *hiod);
 };
 
 /*