diff --git a/hw/pci-host/q35.c b/hw/pci-host/q35.c
index fd18920e7f..84137b9ad9 100644
--- a/hw/pci-host/q35.c
+++ b/hw/pci-host/q35.c
@@ -285,7 +285,6 @@ static void blackhole_write(void *opaque, hwaddr addr, uint64_t val,
 static const MemoryRegionOps blackhole_ops = {
     .read = blackhole_read,
     .write = blackhole_write,
-    .endianness = DEVICE_NATIVE_ENDIAN,
     .valid.min_access_size = 1,
     .valid.max_access_size = 4,
     .impl.min_access_size = 4,