diff --git a/include/hw/acpi/cpu_hotplug.h b/include/hw/acpi/cpu_hotplug.h
index 3b932abbbbe..aeee630cf05 100644
--- a/include/hw/acpi/cpu_hotplug.h
+++ b/include/hw/acpi/cpu_hotplug.h
@@ -34,7 +34,4 @@ void legacy_acpi_cpu_hotplug_init(MemoryRegion *parent, Object *owner,
 void acpi_switch_to_modern_cphp(AcpiCpuHotplug *gpe_cpu,
                                 CPUHotplugState *cpuhp_state,
                                 uint16_t io_port);
-
-void build_legacy_cpu_hotplug_aml(Aml *ctx, MachineState *machine,
-                                  uint16_t io_base);
 #endif
diff --git a/include/hw/i386/pc.h b/include/hw/i386/pc.h
index 79b72c54dd3..a3de3e9560d 100644
--- a/include/hw/i386/pc.h
+++ b/include/hw/i386/pc.h
@@ -110,9 +110,6 @@ struct PCMachineClass {
     bool enforce_amd_1tb_hole;
     bool isa_bios_alias;
 
-    /* generate legacy CPU hotplug AML */
-    bool legacy_cpu_hotplug;
-
     /* use PVH to load kernels that support this feature */
     bool pvh_enabled;
 
diff --git a/hw/acpi/cpu_hotplug.c b/hw/acpi/cpu_hotplug.c
index aa0e1e3efa5..fe439705bda 100644
--- a/hw/acpi/cpu_hotplug.c
+++ b/hw/acpi/cpu_hotplug.c
@@ -116,233 +116,3 @@ void acpi_switch_to_modern_cphp(AcpiCpuHotplug *gpe_cpu,
     memory_region_del_subregion(parent, &gpe_cpu->io);
     cpu_hotplug_hw_init(parent, gpe_cpu->device, cpuhp_state, io_port);
 }
-
-void build_legacy_cpu_hotplug_aml(Aml *ctx, MachineState *machine,
-                                  uint16_t io_base)
-{
-    Aml *dev;
-    Aml *crs;
-    Aml *pkg;
-    Aml *field;
-    Aml *method;
-    Aml *if_ctx;
-    Aml *else_ctx;
-    int i, apic_idx;
-    Aml *sb_scope = aml_scope("_SB");
-    uint8_t madt_tmpl[8] = {0x00, 0x08, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0, 0, 0};
-    Aml *cpu_id = aml_arg(1);
-    Aml *apic_id = aml_arg(0);
-    Aml *cpu_on = aml_local(0);
-    Aml *madt = aml_local(1);
-    Aml *cpus_map = aml_name(CPU_ON_BITMAP);
-    Aml *zero = aml_int(0);
-    Aml *one = aml_int(1);
-    MachineClass *mc = MACHINE_GET_CLASS(machine);
-    const CPUArchIdList *apic_ids = mc->possible_cpu_arch_ids(machine);
-    X86MachineState *x86ms = X86_MACHINE(machine);
-
-    /*
-     * _MAT method - creates an madt apic buffer
-     * apic_id = Arg0 = Local APIC ID
-     * cpu_id  = Arg1 = Processor ID
-     * cpu_on = Local0 = CPON flag for this cpu
-     * madt = Local1 = Buffer (in madt apic form) to return
-     */
-    method = aml_method(CPU_MAT_METHOD, 2, AML_NOTSERIALIZED);
-    aml_append(method,
-        aml_store(aml_derefof(aml_index(cpus_map, apic_id)), cpu_on));
-    aml_append(method,
-        aml_store(aml_buffer(sizeof(madt_tmpl), madt_tmpl), madt));
-    /* Update the processor id, lapic id, and enable/disable status */
-    aml_append(method, aml_store(cpu_id, aml_index(madt, aml_int(2))));
-    aml_append(method, aml_store(apic_id, aml_index(madt, aml_int(3))));
-    aml_append(method, aml_store(cpu_on, aml_index(madt, aml_int(4))));
-    aml_append(method, aml_return(madt));
-    aml_append(sb_scope, method);
-
-    /*
-     * _STA method - return ON status of cpu
-     * apic_id = Arg0 = Local APIC ID
-     * cpu_on = Local0 = CPON flag for this cpu
-     */
-    method = aml_method(CPU_STATUS_METHOD, 1, AML_NOTSERIALIZED);
-    aml_append(method,
-        aml_store(aml_derefof(aml_index(cpus_map, apic_id)), cpu_on));
-    if_ctx = aml_if(cpu_on);
-    {
-        aml_append(if_ctx, aml_return(aml_int(0xF)));
-    }
-    aml_append(method, if_ctx);
-    else_ctx = aml_else();
-    {
-        aml_append(else_ctx, aml_return(zero));
-    }
-    aml_append(method, else_ctx);
-    aml_append(sb_scope, method);
-
-    method = aml_method(CPU_EJECT_METHOD, 2, AML_NOTSERIALIZED);
-    aml_append(method, aml_sleep(200));
-    aml_append(sb_scope, method);
-
-    method = aml_method(CPU_SCAN_METHOD, 0, AML_NOTSERIALIZED);
-    {
-        Aml *while_ctx, *if_ctx2, *else_ctx2;
-        Aml *bus_check_evt = aml_int(1);
-        Aml *remove_evt = aml_int(3);
-        Aml *status_map = aml_local(5); /* Local5 = active cpu bitmap */
-        Aml *byte = aml_local(2); /* Local2 = last read byte from bitmap */
-        Aml *idx = aml_local(0); /* Processor ID / APIC ID iterator */
-        Aml *is_cpu_on = aml_local(1); /* Local1 = CPON flag for cpu */
-        Aml *status = aml_local(3); /* Local3 = active state for cpu */
-
-        aml_append(method, aml_store(aml_name(CPU_STATUS_MAP), status_map));
-        aml_append(method, aml_store(zero, byte));
-        aml_append(method, aml_store(zero, idx));
-
-        /* While (idx < SizeOf(CPON)) */
-        while_ctx = aml_while(aml_lless(idx, aml_sizeof(cpus_map)));
-        aml_append(while_ctx,
-            aml_store(aml_derefof(aml_index(cpus_map, idx)), is_cpu_on));
-
-        if_ctx = aml_if(aml_and(idx, aml_int(0x07), NULL));
-        {
-            /* Shift down previously read bitmap byte */
-            aml_append(if_ctx, aml_shiftright(byte, one, byte));
-        }
-        aml_append(while_ctx, if_ctx);
-
-        else_ctx = aml_else();
-        {
-            /* Read next byte from cpu bitmap */
-            aml_append(else_ctx, aml_store(aml_derefof(aml_index(status_map,
-                       aml_shiftright(idx, aml_int(3), NULL))), byte));
-        }
-        aml_append(while_ctx, else_ctx);
-
-        aml_append(while_ctx, aml_store(aml_and(byte, one, NULL), status));
-        if_ctx = aml_if(aml_lnot(aml_equal(is_cpu_on, status)));
-        {
-            /* State change - update CPON with new state */
-            aml_append(if_ctx, aml_store(status, aml_index(cpus_map, idx)));
-            if_ctx2 = aml_if(aml_equal(status, one));
-            {
-                aml_append(if_ctx2,
-                    aml_call2(AML_NOTIFY_METHOD, idx, bus_check_evt));
-            }
-            aml_append(if_ctx, if_ctx2);
-            else_ctx2 = aml_else();
-            {
-                aml_append(else_ctx2,
-                    aml_call2(AML_NOTIFY_METHOD, idx, remove_evt));
-            }
-        }
-        aml_append(if_ctx, else_ctx2);
-        aml_append(while_ctx, if_ctx);
-
-        aml_append(while_ctx, aml_increment(idx)); /* go to next cpu */
-        aml_append(method, while_ctx);
-    }
-    aml_append(sb_scope, method);
-
-    /* The current AML generator can cover the APIC ID range [0..255],
-     * inclusive, for VCPU hotplug. */
-    QEMU_BUILD_BUG_ON(ACPI_CPU_HOTPLUG_ID_LIMIT > 256);
-    if (x86ms->apic_id_limit > ACPI_CPU_HOTPLUG_ID_LIMIT) {
-        error_report("max_cpus is too large. APIC ID of last CPU is %u",
-                     x86ms->apic_id_limit - 1);
-        exit(1);
-    }
-
-    /* create PCI0.PRES device and its _CRS to reserve CPU hotplug MMIO */
-    dev = aml_device("PCI0." stringify(CPU_HOTPLUG_RESOURCE_DEVICE));
-    aml_append(dev, aml_name_decl("_HID", aml_eisaid("PNP0A06")));
-    aml_append(dev,
-        aml_name_decl("_UID", aml_string("CPU Hotplug resources"))
-    );
-    /* device present, functioning, decoding, not shown in UI */
-    aml_append(dev, aml_name_decl("_STA", aml_int(0xB)));
-    crs = aml_resource_template();
-    aml_append(crs,
-        aml_io(AML_DECODE16, io_base, io_base, 1, ACPI_GPE_PROC_LEN)
-    );
-    aml_append(dev, aml_name_decl("_CRS", crs));
-    aml_append(sb_scope, dev);
-    /* declare CPU hotplug MMIO region and PRS field to access it */
-    aml_append(sb_scope, aml_operation_region(
-        "PRST", AML_SYSTEM_IO, aml_int(io_base), ACPI_GPE_PROC_LEN));
-    field = aml_field("PRST", AML_BYTE_ACC, AML_NOLOCK, AML_PRESERVE);
-    aml_append(field, aml_named_field("PRS", 256));
-    aml_append(sb_scope, field);
-
-    /* build Processor object for each processor */
-    for (i = 0; i < apic_ids->len; i++) {
-        int cpu_apic_id = apic_ids->cpus[i].arch_id;
-
-        assert(cpu_apic_id < ACPI_CPU_HOTPLUG_ID_LIMIT);
-
-        dev = aml_processor(i, 0, 0, "CP%.02X", cpu_apic_id);
-
-        method = aml_method("_MAT", 0, AML_NOTSERIALIZED);
-        aml_append(method,
-            aml_return(aml_call2(CPU_MAT_METHOD,
-                                 aml_int(cpu_apic_id), aml_int(i))
-        ));
-        aml_append(dev, method);
-
-        method = aml_method("_STA", 0, AML_NOTSERIALIZED);
-        aml_append(method,
-            aml_return(aml_call1(CPU_STATUS_METHOD, aml_int(cpu_apic_id))));
-        aml_append(dev, method);
-
-        method = aml_method("_EJ0", 1, AML_NOTSERIALIZED);
-        aml_append(method,
-            aml_return(aml_call2(CPU_EJECT_METHOD, aml_int(cpu_apic_id),
-                aml_arg(0)))
-        );
-        aml_append(dev, method);
-
-        aml_append(sb_scope, dev);
-    }
-
-    /* build this code:
-     *   Method(NTFY, 2) {If (LEqual(Arg0, 0x00)) {Notify(CP00, Arg1)} ...}
-     */
-    /* Arg0 = APIC ID */
-    method = aml_method(AML_NOTIFY_METHOD, 2, AML_NOTSERIALIZED);
-    for (i = 0; i < apic_ids->len; i++) {
-        int cpu_apic_id = apic_ids->cpus[i].arch_id;
-
-        if_ctx = aml_if(aml_equal(aml_arg(0), aml_int(cpu_apic_id)));
-        aml_append(if_ctx,
-            aml_notify(aml_name("CP%.02X", cpu_apic_id), aml_arg(1))
-        );
-        aml_append(method, if_ctx);
-    }
-    aml_append(sb_scope, method);
-
-    /* build "Name(CPON, Package() { One, One, ..., Zero, Zero, ... })"
-     *
-     * Note: The ability to create variable-sized packages was first
-     * introduced in ACPI 2.0. ACPI 1.0 only allowed fixed-size packages
-     * ith up to 255 elements. Windows guests up to win2k8 fail when
-     * VarPackageOp is used.
-     */
-    pkg = x86ms->apic_id_limit <= 255 ? aml_package(x86ms->apic_id_limit) :
-                                        aml_varpackage(x86ms->apic_id_limit);
-
-    for (i = 0, apic_idx = 0; i < apic_ids->len; i++) {
-        int cpu_apic_id = apic_ids->cpus[i].arch_id;
-
-        for (; apic_idx < cpu_apic_id; apic_idx++) {
-            aml_append(pkg, aml_int(0));
-        }
-        aml_append(pkg, aml_int(apic_ids->cpus[i].cpu ? 1 : 0));
-        apic_idx = cpu_apic_id + 1;
-    }
-    aml_append(sb_scope, aml_name_decl(CPU_ON_BITMAP, pkg));
-    aml_append(ctx, sb_scope);
-
-    method = aml_method("\\_GPE._E02", 0, AML_NOTSERIALIZED);
-    aml_append(method, aml_call0("\\_SB." CPU_SCAN_METHOD));
-    aml_append(ctx, method);
-}
diff --git a/hw/i386/acpi-build.c b/hw/i386/acpi-build.c
index 3fffa4a3328..625889783ec 100644
--- a/hw/i386/acpi-build.c
+++ b/hw/i386/acpi-build.c
@@ -1465,9 +1465,7 @@ build_dsdt(GArray *table_data, BIOSLinker *linker,
     }
     aml_append(dsdt, scope);
 
-    if (pcmc->legacy_cpu_hotplug) {
-        build_legacy_cpu_hotplug_aml(dsdt, machine, pm->cpu_hp_io_base);
-    } else {
+    {
         CPUHotplugFeatures opts = {
             .acpi_1_compatible = true, .has_legacy_cphp = true,
             .smi_path = pm->smi_on_cpuhp ? "\\_SB.PCI0.SMI0.SMIC" : NULL,
