diff --git a/hw/usb/bus.c b/hw/usb/bus.c
index da85b8b005..5c4d31614e 100644
--- a/hw/usb/bus.c
+++ b/hw/usb/bus.c
@@ -323,14 +323,6 @@ bool usb_realize_and_unref(USBDevice *dev, USBBus *bus, Error **errp)
     return qdev_realize_and_unref(&dev->qdev, &bus->qbus, errp);
 }
 
-USBDevice *usb_create(USBBus *bus, const char *name)
-{
-    DeviceState *dev;
-
-    dev = qdev_create(&bus->qbus, name);
-    return USB_DEVICE(dev);
-}
-
 static USBDevice *usb_try_create_simple(USBBus *bus, const char *name,
                                         Error **errp)
 {
diff --git a/include/hw/usb.h b/include/hw/usb.h
index dce16c792b..e29a37635b 100644
--- a/include/hw/usb.h
+++ b/include/hw/usb.h
@@ -505,7 +505,6 @@ void usb_legacy_register(const char *typename, const char *usbdevice_name,
                          USBDevice *(*usbdevice_init)(const char *params));
 USBDevice *usb_new(const char *name);
 bool usb_realize_and_unref(USBDevice *dev, USBBus *bus, Error **errp);
-USBDevice *usb_create(USBBus *bus, const char *name);
 USBDevice *usb_create_simple(USBBus *bus, const char *name);
 USBDevice *usbdevice_create(const char *cmdline);
 void usb_register_port(USBBus *bus, USBPort *port, void *opaque, int index,