diff --git a/target/riscv/cpu.h b/target/riscv/cpu.h
index ac33362525..b9f69a134b 100644
--- a/target/riscv/cpu.h
+++ b/target/riscv/cpu.h
@@ -175,8 +175,6 @@ struct CPUArchState {
     /* 128-bit helpers upper part return value */
     target_ulong retxh;
 
-    uint32_t features;
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_USER_ONLY
     uint32_t elf_flags;
 #endif
@@ -525,16 +523,6 @@ static inline int riscv_has_ext(CPURISCVState *env, target_ulong ext)
     return (env->misa_ext & ext) != 0;
 }
 
-static inline bool riscv_feature(CPURISCVState *env, int feature)
-{
-    return env->features & (1ULL << feature);
-}
-
-static inline void riscv_set_feature(CPURISCVState *env, int feature)
-{
-    env->features |= (1ULL << feature);
-}
-
 #include "cpu_user.h"
 
 extern const char * const riscv_int_regnames[];
diff --git a/target/riscv/machine.c b/target/riscv/machine.c
index 67e9e56853..9c455931d8 100644
--- a/target/riscv/machine.c
+++ b/target/riscv/machine.c
@@ -331,8 +331,8 @@ static const VMStateDescription vmstate_pmu_ctr_state = {
 
 const VMStateDescription vmstate_riscv_cpu = {
     .name = "cpu",
-    .version_id = 6,
-    .minimum_version_id = 6,
+    .version_id = 7,
+    .minimum_version_id = 7,
     .post_load = riscv_cpu_post_load,
     .fields = (VMStateField[]) {
         VMSTATE_UINTTL_ARRAY(env.gpr, RISCVCPU, 32),
@@ -351,7 +351,6 @@ const VMStateDescription vmstate_riscv_cpu = {
         VMSTATE_UINT32(env.misa_ext, RISCVCPU),
         VMSTATE_UINT32(env.misa_mxl_max, RISCVCPU),
         VMSTATE_UINT32(env.misa_ext_mask, RISCVCPU),
-        VMSTATE_UINT32(env.features, RISCVCPU),
         VMSTATE_UINTTL(env.priv, RISCVCPU),
         VMSTATE_UINTTL(env.virt, RISCVCPU),
         VMSTATE_UINT64(env.resetvec, RISCVCPU),