diff --git a/target/arm/cpu-qom.h b/target/arm/cpu-qom.h
index b497667d61..2fcb0e1252 100644
--- a/target/arm/cpu-qom.h
+++ b/target/arm/cpu-qom.h
@@ -28,11 +28,6 @@ OBJECT_DECLARE_CPU_TYPE(ARMCPU, ARMCPUClass, ARM_CPU)
 
 #define TYPE_ARM_MAX_CPU "max-" TYPE_ARM_CPU
 
-#define TYPE_AARCH64_CPU "aarch64-cpu"
-typedef struct AArch64CPUClass AArch64CPUClass;
-DECLARE_CLASS_CHECKERS(AArch64CPUClass, AARCH64_CPU,
-                       TYPE_AARCH64_CPU)
-
 #define ARM_CPU_TYPE_SUFFIX "-" TYPE_ARM_CPU
 #define ARM_CPU_TYPE_NAME(name) (name ARM_CPU_TYPE_SUFFIX)
 
diff --git a/target/arm/cpu.h b/target/arm/cpu.h
index 6ed6409cb7..302c24e232 100644
--- a/target/arm/cpu.h
+++ b/target/arm/cpu.h
@@ -1138,10 +1138,6 @@ struct ARMCPUClass {
     ResettablePhases parent_phases;
 };
 
-struct AArch64CPUClass {
-    ARMCPUClass parent_class;
-};
-
 /* Callback functions for the generic timer's timers. */
 void arm_gt_ptimer_cb(void *opaque);
 void arm_gt_vtimer_cb(void *opaque);
diff --git a/target/arm/cpu64.c b/target/arm/cpu64.c
index e527465a3c..200da1c489 100644
--- a/target/arm/cpu64.c
+++ b/target/arm/cpu64.c
@@ -781,59 +781,12 @@ static const ARMCPUInfo aarch64_cpus[] = {
 #endif
 };
 
-static void aarch64_cpu_finalizefn(Object *obj)
-{
-}
-
-static void aarch64_cpu_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, const void *data)
-{
-}
-
-static void aarch64_cpu_instance_init(Object *obj)
-{
-    ARMCPUClass *acc = ARM_CPU_GET_CLASS(obj);
-
-    acc->info->initfn(obj);
-    arm_cpu_post_init(obj);
-}
-
-static void cpu_register_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, const void *data)
-{
-    ARMCPUClass *acc = ARM_CPU_CLASS(oc);
-
-    acc->info = data;
-}
-
-void aarch64_cpu_register(const ARMCPUInfo *info)
-{
-    TypeInfo type_info = {
-        .parent = TYPE_AARCH64_CPU,
-        .instance_init = aarch64_cpu_instance_init,
-        .class_init = info->class_init ?: cpu_register_class_init,
-        .class_data = info,
-    };
-
-    type_info.name = g_strdup_printf("%s-" TYPE_ARM_CPU, info->name);
-    type_register_static(&type_info);
-    g_free((void *)type_info.name);
-}
-
-static const TypeInfo aarch64_cpu_type_info = {
-    .name = TYPE_AARCH64_CPU,
-    .parent = TYPE_ARM_CPU,
-    .instance_finalize = aarch64_cpu_finalizefn,
-    .abstract = true,
-    .class_init = aarch64_cpu_class_init,
-};
-
 static void aarch64_cpu_register_types(void)
 {
     size_t i;
 
-    type_register_static(&aarch64_cpu_type_info);
-
     for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(aarch64_cpus); ++i) {
-        aarch64_cpu_register(&aarch64_cpus[i]);
+        arm_cpu_register(&aarch64_cpus[i]);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/target/arm/internals.h b/target/arm/internals.h
index a396c0be3b..702eb1a548 100644
--- a/target/arm/internals.h
+++ b/target/arm/internals.h
@@ -354,7 +354,6 @@ static inline int r14_bank_number(int mode)
 }
 
 void arm_cpu_register(const ARMCPUInfo *info);
-void aarch64_cpu_register(const ARMCPUInfo *info);
 
 void register_cp_regs_for_features(ARMCPU *cpu);
 void init_cpreg_list(ARMCPU *cpu);
diff --git a/target/arm/tcg/cpu64.c b/target/arm/tcg/cpu64.c
index 29ab0ac79d..5d8ed2794d 100644
--- a/target/arm/tcg/cpu64.c
+++ b/target/arm/tcg/cpu64.c
@@ -1316,7 +1316,7 @@ static void aarch64_cpu_register_types(void)
     size_t i;
 
     for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(aarch64_cpus); ++i) {
-        aarch64_cpu_register(&aarch64_cpus[i]);
+        arm_cpu_register(&aarch64_cpus[i]);
     }
 }