diff --git a/hw/i386/microvm.c b/hw/i386/microvm.c
index 5e4182b474..829b376a12 100644
--- a/hw/i386/microvm.c
+++ b/hw/i386/microvm.c
@@ -96,13 +96,6 @@ static void microvm_set_rtc(MicrovmMachineState *mms, ISADevice *s)
     rtc_set_memory(s, 0x5d, val >> 16);
 }
 
-static void microvm_gsi_handler(void *opaque, int n, int level)
-{
-    GSIState *s = opaque;
-
-    qemu_set_irq(s->ioapic_irq[n], level);
-}
-
 static void create_gpex(MicrovmMachineState *mms)
 {
     X86MachineState *x86ms = X86_MACHINE(mms);
@@ -163,12 +156,7 @@ static void microvm_devices_init(MicrovmMachineState *mms)
     /* Core components */
 
     gsi_state = g_malloc0(sizeof(*gsi_state));
-    if (mms->pic == ON_OFF_AUTO_ON || mms->pic == ON_OFF_AUTO_AUTO) {
-        x86ms->gsi = qemu_allocate_irqs(gsi_handler, gsi_state, GSI_NUM_PINS);
-    } else {
-        x86ms->gsi = qemu_allocate_irqs(microvm_gsi_handler,
-                                        gsi_state, GSI_NUM_PINS);
-    }
+    x86ms->gsi = qemu_allocate_irqs(gsi_handler, gsi_state, GSI_NUM_PINS);
 
     isa_bus = isa_bus_new(NULL, get_system_memory(), get_system_io(),
                           &error_abort);