diff --git a/include/net/net.h b/include/net/net.h
index 728ca965af..00ee1af7ab 100644
--- a/include/net/net.h
+++ b/include/net/net.h
@@ -204,7 +204,6 @@ int qemu_set_vnet_le(NetClientState *nc, bool is_le);
 int qemu_set_vnet_be(NetClientState *nc, bool is_be);
 void qemu_macaddr_default_if_unset(MACAddr *macaddr);
 int qemu_show_nic_models(const char *arg, const char *const *models);
-void qemu_check_nic_model(NICInfo *nd, const char *model);
 int qemu_find_nic_model(NICInfo *nd, const char * const *models,
                         const char *default_model);
 /**
diff --git a/net/net.c b/net/net.c
index 4651b3f443..ffd4b42d5a 100644
--- a/net/net.c
+++ b/net/net.c
@@ -992,19 +992,6 @@ int qemu_show_nic_models(const char *arg, const char *const *models)
     return 1;
 }
 
-void qemu_check_nic_model(NICInfo *nd, const char *model)
-{
-    const char *models[2];
-
-    models[0] = model;
-    models[1] = NULL;
-
-    if (qemu_show_nic_models(nd->model, models))
-        exit(0);
-    if (qemu_find_nic_model(nd, models, model) < 0)
-        exit(1);
-}
-
 int qemu_find_nic_model(NICInfo *nd, const char * const *models,
                         const char *default_model)
 {