diff --git a/hw/core/machine.c b/hw/core/machine.c
index 7c4004ac5a..e24e3e27db 100644
--- a/hw/core/machine.c
+++ b/hw/core/machine.c
@@ -572,18 +572,6 @@ bool device_type_is_dynamic_sysbus(MachineClass *mc, const char *type)
     return allowed;
 }
 
-static void validate_sysbus_device(SysBusDevice *sbdev, void *opaque)
-{
-    MachineState *machine = opaque;
-    MachineClass *mc = MACHINE_GET_CLASS(machine);
-
-    if (!device_is_dynamic_sysbus(mc, DEVICE(sbdev))) {
-        error_report("Option '-device %s' cannot be handled by this machine",
-                     object_class_get_name(object_get_class(OBJECT(sbdev))));
-        exit(1);
-    }
-}
-
 static char *machine_get_memdev(Object *obj, Error **errp)
 {
     MachineState *ms = MACHINE(obj);
@@ -599,17 +587,6 @@ static void machine_set_memdev(Object *obj, const char *value, Error **errp)
     ms->ram_memdev_id = g_strdup(value);
 }
 
-static void machine_init_notify(Notifier *notifier, void *data)
-{
-    MachineState *machine = MACHINE(qdev_get_machine());
-
-    /*
-     * Loop through all dynamically created sysbus devices and check if they are
-     * all allowed.  If a device is not allowed, error out.
-     */
-    foreach_dynamic_sysbus_device(validate_sysbus_device, machine);
-}
-
 HotpluggableCPUList *machine_query_hotpluggable_cpus(MachineState *machine)
 {
     int i;
@@ -949,10 +926,6 @@ static void machine_initfn(Object *obj)
                                         "Table (HMAT)");
     }
 
-    /* Register notifier when init is done for sysbus sanity checks */
-    ms->sysbus_notifier.notify = machine_init_notify;
-    qemu_add_machine_init_done_notifier(&ms->sysbus_notifier);
-
     /* default to mc->default_cpus */
     ms->smp.cpus = mc->default_cpus;
     ms->smp.max_cpus = mc->default_cpus;
diff --git a/include/hw/boards.h b/include/hw/boards.h
index 602993bd5a..9c1c190104 100644
--- a/include/hw/boards.h
+++ b/include/hw/boards.h
@@ -317,7 +317,6 @@ typedef struct CpuTopology {
 struct MachineState {
     /*< private >*/
     Object parent_obj;
-    Notifier sysbus_notifier;
 
     /*< public >*/