diff --git a/hw/acpi/pcihp.c b/hw/acpi/pcihp.c
index d42906ea19..33ea2b76ae 100644
--- a/hw/acpi/pcihp.c
+++ b/hw/acpi/pcihp.c
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ void acpi_pcihp_device_unplug_cb(HotplugHandler *hotplug_dev, AcpiPciHpState *s,
 {
     trace_acpi_pci_unplug(PCI_SLOT(PCI_DEVICE(dev)->devfn),
                           acpi_pcihp_get_bsel(pci_get_bus(PCI_DEVICE(dev))));
-    object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(dev), false, "realized", &error_abort);
+    qdev_unrealize(dev);
 }
 
 void acpi_pcihp_device_unplug_request_cb(HotplugHandler *hotplug_dev,
diff --git a/hw/char/serial-pci-multi.c b/hw/char/serial-pci-multi.c
index 5f9ccfcc93..23d0ebe2cd 100644
--- a/hw/char/serial-pci-multi.c
+++ b/hw/char/serial-pci-multi.c
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ static void multi_serial_pci_exit(PCIDevice *dev)
 
     for (i = 0; i < pci->ports; i++) {
         s = pci->state + i;
-        object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(s), false, "realized", &error_abort);
+        qdev_unrealize(DEVICE(s));
         memory_region_del_subregion(&pci->iobar, &s->io);
         g_free(pci->name[i]);
     }
diff --git a/hw/char/serial-pci.c b/hw/char/serial-pci.c
index 37818db156..65eacfae0e 100644
--- a/hw/char/serial-pci.c
+++ b/hw/char/serial-pci.c
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ static void serial_pci_exit(PCIDevice *dev)
     PCISerialState *pci = DO_UPCAST(PCISerialState, dev, dev);
     SerialState *s = &pci->state;
 
-    object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(s), false, "realized", &error_abort);
+    qdev_unrealize(DEVICE(s));
     qemu_free_irq(s->irq);
 }
 
diff --git a/hw/core/bus.c b/hw/core/bus.c
index bf622604a3..cda5597556 100644
--- a/hw/core/bus.c
+++ b/hw/core/bus.c
@@ -205,8 +205,7 @@ static void bus_set_realized(Object *obj, bool value, Error **errp)
     } else if (!value && bus->realized) {
         QTAILQ_FOREACH(kid, &bus->children, sibling) {
             DeviceState *dev = kid->child;
-            object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(dev), false, "realized",
-                                     &error_abort);
+            qdev_unrealize(dev);
         }
         if (bc->unrealize) {
             bc->unrealize(bus);
diff --git a/hw/i386/pc.c b/hw/i386/pc.c
index 2128f3d6fe..f9d51479b1 100644
--- a/hw/i386/pc.c
+++ b/hw/i386/pc.c
@@ -1385,7 +1385,7 @@ static void pc_memory_unplug(HotplugHandler *hotplug_dev,
     }
 
     pc_dimm_unplug(PC_DIMM(dev), MACHINE(pcms));
-    object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(dev), false, "realized", &error_abort);
+    qdev_unrealize(dev);
  out:
     error_propagate(errp, local_err);
 }
@@ -1493,7 +1493,7 @@ static void pc_cpu_unplug_cb(HotplugHandler *hotplug_dev,
 
     found_cpu = pc_find_cpu_slot(MACHINE(pcms), cpu->apic_id, NULL);
     found_cpu->cpu = NULL;
-    object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(dev), false, "realized", &error_abort);
+    qdev_unrealize(dev);
 
     /* decrement the number of CPUs */
     x86ms->boot_cpus--;
diff --git a/hw/pci/pcie.c b/hw/pci/pcie.c
index f50e10b8fb..582f81fdff 100644
--- a/hw/pci/pcie.c
+++ b/hw/pci/pcie.c
@@ -457,7 +457,7 @@ void pcie_cap_slot_plug_cb(HotplugHandler *hotplug_dev, DeviceState *dev,
 void pcie_cap_slot_unplug_cb(HotplugHandler *hotplug_dev, DeviceState *dev,
                              Error **errp)
 {
-    object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(dev), false, "realized", &error_abort);
+    qdev_unrealize(dev);
 }
 
 static void pcie_unplug_device(PCIBus *bus, PCIDevice *dev, void *opaque)
diff --git a/hw/pci/shpc.c b/hw/pci/shpc.c
index b76d3d2c9a..99d65d5c4c 100644
--- a/hw/pci/shpc.c
+++ b/hw/pci/shpc.c
@@ -547,7 +547,7 @@ void shpc_device_plug_cb(HotplugHandler *hotplug_dev, DeviceState *dev,
 void shpc_device_unplug_cb(HotplugHandler *hotplug_dev, DeviceState *dev,
                            Error **errp)
 {
-    object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(dev), false, "realized", &error_abort);
+    qdev_unrealize(dev);
 }
 
 void shpc_device_unplug_request_cb(HotplugHandler *hotplug_dev,
diff --git a/hw/ppc/spapr.c b/hw/ppc/spapr.c
index 9b358fcc60..a89748f3ac 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/spapr.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/spapr.c
@@ -3670,7 +3670,7 @@ static void spapr_memory_unplug(HotplugHandler *hotplug_dev, DeviceState *dev)
     SpaprDimmState *ds = spapr_pending_dimm_unplugs_find(spapr, PC_DIMM(dev));
 
     pc_dimm_unplug(PC_DIMM(dev), MACHINE(hotplug_dev));
-    object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(dev), false, "realized", &error_abort);
+    qdev_unrealize(dev);
     spapr_pending_dimm_unplugs_remove(spapr, ds);
 }
 
@@ -3763,7 +3763,7 @@ static void spapr_core_unplug(HotplugHandler *hotplug_dev, DeviceState *dev)
 
     assert(core_slot);
     core_slot->cpu = NULL;
-    object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(dev), false, "realized", &error_abort);
+    qdev_unrealize(dev);
 }
 
 static
@@ -4036,7 +4036,7 @@ void spapr_phb_release(DeviceState *dev)
 
 static void spapr_phb_unplug(HotplugHandler *hotplug_dev, DeviceState *dev)
 {
-    object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(dev), false, "realized", &error_abort);
+    qdev_unrealize(dev);
 }
 
 static void spapr_phb_unplug_request(HotplugHandler *hotplug_dev,
@@ -4072,7 +4072,7 @@ static void spapr_tpm_proxy_unplug(HotplugHandler *hotplug_dev, DeviceState *dev
 {
     SpaprMachineState *spapr = SPAPR_MACHINE(OBJECT(hotplug_dev));
 
-    object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(dev), false, "realized", &error_abort);
+    qdev_unrealize(dev);
     object_unparent(OBJECT(dev));
     spapr->tpm_proxy = NULL;
 }
diff --git a/hw/ppc/spapr_pci.c b/hw/ppc/spapr_pci.c
index 83f1453096..329002ac04 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/spapr_pci.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/spapr_pci.c
@@ -1587,8 +1587,7 @@ static void spapr_pci_unplug(HotplugHandler *plug_handler,
         return;
     }
 
-    object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(plugged_dev), false, "realized",
-                             &error_abort);
+    qdev_unrealize(plugged_dev);
 }
 
 static void spapr_pci_unplug_request(HotplugHandler *plug_handler,
diff --git a/hw/s390x/css-bridge.c b/hw/s390x/css-bridge.c
index 3f6aec6b6a..813bfc768a 100644
--- a/hw/s390x/css-bridge.c
+++ b/hw/s390x/css-bridge.c
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ static void ccw_device_unplug(HotplugHandler *hotplug_dev,
 
     css_generate_sch_crws(sch->cssid, sch->ssid, sch->schid, 1, 0);
 
-    object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(dev), false, "realized", &error_abort);
+    qdev_unrealize(dev);
 }
 
 static void virtual_css_bus_reset(BusState *qbus)
diff --git a/hw/s390x/s390-pci-bus.c b/hw/s390x/s390-pci-bus.c
index c4a4259f0c..7a4bfb7383 100644
--- a/hw/s390x/s390-pci-bus.c
+++ b/hw/s390x/s390-pci-bus.c
@@ -1003,7 +1003,7 @@ static void s390_pcihost_unplug(HotplugHandler *hotplug_dev, DeviceState *dev,
                                      pbdev->fh, pbdev->fid);
         bus = pci_get_bus(pci_dev);
         devfn = pci_dev->devfn;
-        object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(dev), false, "realized", &error_abort);
+        qdev_unrealize(dev);
 
         s390_pci_msix_free(pbdev);
         s390_pci_iommu_free(s, bus, devfn);
@@ -1014,7 +1014,7 @@ static void s390_pcihost_unplug(HotplugHandler *hotplug_dev, DeviceState *dev,
         pbdev->fid = 0;
         QTAILQ_REMOVE(&s->zpci_devs, pbdev, link);
         g_hash_table_remove(s->zpci_table, &pbdev->idx);
-        object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(dev), false, "realized", &error_abort);
+        qdev_unrealize(dev);
     }
 }
 
