diff --git a/hw/isa/piix4.c b/hw/isa/piix4.c
index e0b149f8eb..3c3c7a094c 100644
--- a/hw/isa/piix4.c
+++ b/hw/isa/piix4.c
@@ -148,12 +148,6 @@ static void piix4_request_i8259_irq(void *opaque, int irq, int level)
     qemu_set_irq(s->cpu_intr, level);
 }
 
-static void piix4_set_i8259_irq(void *opaque, int irq, int level)
-{
-    PIIX4State *s = opaque;
-    qemu_set_irq(s->isa[irq], level);
-}
-
 static void piix4_rcr_write(void *opaque, hwaddr addr, uint64_t val,
                             unsigned int len)
 {
@@ -197,8 +191,6 @@ static void piix4_realize(PCIDevice *dev, Error **errp)
         return;
     }
 
-    qdev_init_gpio_in_named(DEVICE(dev), piix4_set_i8259_irq,
-                            "isa", ISA_NUM_IRQS);
     qdev_init_gpio_out_named(DEVICE(dev), &s->cpu_intr,
                              "intr", 1);