diff --git a/hw/pci-hotplug.c b/hw/pci-hotplug.c
index 22a7ce4595..37ac015f7d 100644
--- a/hw/pci-hotplug.c
+++ b/hw/pci-hotplug.c
@@ -277,8 +277,7 @@ int pci_device_hot_remove(Monitor *mon, const char *pci_addr)
     return qdev_unplug(&d->qdev);
 }
 
-int do_pci_device_hot_remove(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict,
-                             QObject **ret_data)
+void do_pci_device_hot_remove(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict)
 {
-    return pci_device_hot_remove(mon, qdict_get_str(qdict, "pci_addr"));
+    pci_device_hot_remove(mon, qdict_get_str(qdict, "pci_addr"));
 }
diff --git a/qemu-monitor.hx b/qemu-monitor.hx
index fba4c3fcbd..b6e3467c08 100644
--- a/qemu-monitor.hx
+++ b/qemu-monitor.hx
@@ -874,8 +874,7 @@ ETEXI
         .args_type  = "pci_addr:s",
         .params     = "[[<domain>:]<bus>:]<slot>",
         .help       = "hot remove PCI device",
-        .user_print = monitor_user_noop,
-        .mhandler.cmd_new = do_pci_device_hot_remove,
+        .mhandler.cmd = do_pci_device_hot_remove,
     },
 #endif
 
diff --git a/sysemu.h b/sysemu.h
index 47975b573e..643c0c6c8a 100644
--- a/sysemu.h
+++ b/sysemu.h
@@ -204,8 +204,7 @@ DriveInfo *add_init_drive(const char *opts);
 void pci_device_hot_add(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict);
 void drive_hot_add(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict);
 int pci_device_hot_remove(Monitor *mon, const char *pci_addr);
-int do_pci_device_hot_remove(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict,
-                             QObject **ret_data);
+void do_pci_device_hot_remove(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict);
 
 /* serial ports */