diff --git a/hw/core/machine.c b/hw/core/machine.c
index a41d1dbe26..2bbfcd1ede 100644
--- a/hw/core/machine.c
+++ b/hw/core/machine.c
@@ -294,9 +294,6 @@ GlobalProperty hw_compat_2_3[] = {
 };
 const size_t hw_compat_2_3_len = G_N_ELEMENTS(hw_compat_2_3);
 
-GlobalProperty hw_compat_2_2[] = {};
-const size_t hw_compat_2_2_len = G_N_ELEMENTS(hw_compat_2_2);
-
 MachineState *current_machine;
 
 static char *machine_get_kernel(Object *obj, Error **errp)
diff --git a/hw/ppc/spapr.c b/hw/ppc/spapr.c
index e9518ff8b3..34d655d0b3 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/spapr.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/spapr.c
@@ -5364,23 +5364,6 @@ static void spapr_machine_2_3_class_options(MachineClass *mc)
 }
 DEFINE_SPAPR_MACHINE(2, 3);
 
-/*
- * pseries-2.2
- */
-
-static void spapr_machine_2_2_class_options(MachineClass *mc)
-{
-    static GlobalProperty compat[] = {
-        { TYPE_SPAPR_PCI_HOST_BRIDGE, "mem_win_size", "0x20000000" },
-    };
-
-    spapr_machine_2_3_class_options(mc);
-    compat_props_add(mc->compat_props, hw_compat_2_2, hw_compat_2_2_len);
-    compat_props_add(mc->compat_props, compat, G_N_ELEMENTS(compat));
-    mc->default_machine_opts = "modern-hotplug-events=off,suppress-vmdesc=on";
-}
-DEFINE_SPAPR_MACHINE(2, 2);
-
 static void spapr_machine_register_types(void)
 {
     type_register_static(&spapr_machine_info);
diff --git a/include/hw/boards.h b/include/hw/boards.h
index 44d19e1ffc..7e849bb30d 100644
--- a/include/hw/boards.h
+++ b/include/hw/boards.h
@@ -825,7 +825,4 @@ extern const size_t hw_compat_2_4_len;
 extern GlobalProperty hw_compat_2_3[];
 extern const size_t hw_compat_2_3_len;
 
-extern GlobalProperty hw_compat_2_2[];
-extern const size_t hw_compat_2_2_len;
-
 #endif