diff --git a/hw/9pfs/virtio-9p-device.c b/hw/9pfs/virtio-9p-device.c
index 526ec7d..e98dd0c 100644
--- a/hw/9pfs/virtio-9p-device.c
+++ b/hw/9pfs/virtio-9p-device.c
@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@
  *
  */
 
-#define VMSTATE_VIRTIO_DEVICE_USE_NEW
-
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
 #include "hw/virtio/virtio.h"
 #include "qemu/sockets.h"
diff --git a/hw/block/virtio-blk.c b/hw/block/virtio-blk.c
index 10c5794..37fe72b 100644
--- a/hw/block/virtio-blk.c
+++ b/hw/block/virtio-blk.c
@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@
  *
  */
 
-#define VMSTATE_VIRTIO_DEVICE_USE_NEW
-
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
 #include "qapi/error.h"
 #include "qemu-common.h"
diff --git a/hw/char/virtio-serial-bus.c b/hw/char/virtio-serial-bus.c
index c9b0fc8..7975c2c 100644
--- a/hw/char/virtio-serial-bus.c
+++ b/hw/char/virtio-serial-bus.c
@@ -18,8 +18,6 @@
  * GNU GPL, version 2 or (at your option) any later version.
  */
 
-#define VMSTATE_VIRTIO_DEVICE_USE_NEW
-
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
 #include "qapi/error.h"
 #include "qemu/iov.h"
diff --git a/hw/display/virtio-gpu.c b/hw/display/virtio-gpu.c
index 4fcd63c..fa6fd0e 100644
--- a/hw/display/virtio-gpu.c
+++ b/hw/display/virtio-gpu.c
@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@
  * See the COPYING file in the top-level directory.
  */
 
-#define VMSTATE_VIRTIO_DEVICE_USE_NEW
-
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
 #include "qemu-common.h"
 #include "qemu/iov.h"
diff --git a/hw/input/virtio-input.c b/hw/input/virtio-input.c
index 5e31033..b678ee9 100644
--- a/hw/input/virtio-input.c
+++ b/hw/input/virtio-input.c
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@
  * top-level directory.
  */
 
-#define VMSTATE_VIRTIO_DEVICE_USE_NEW
-
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
 #include "qapi/error.h"
 #include "qemu/iov.h"
diff --git a/hw/net/virtio-net.c b/hw/net/virtio-net.c
index b2198a5..06bfe4b 100644
--- a/hw/net/virtio-net.c
+++ b/hw/net/virtio-net.c
@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@
  *
  */
 
-#define VMSTATE_VIRTIO_DEVICE_USE_NEW
-
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
 #include "qemu/iov.h"
 #include "hw/virtio/virtio.h"
diff --git a/hw/scsi/virtio-scsi.c b/hw/scsi/virtio-scsi.c
index 9473e10..4762f05 100644
--- a/hw/scsi/virtio-scsi.c
+++ b/hw/scsi/virtio-scsi.c
@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@
  *
  */
 
-#define VMSTATE_VIRTIO_DEVICE_USE_NEW
-
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
 #include "qapi/error.h"
 #include "standard-headers/linux/virtio_ids.h"
diff --git a/hw/virtio/vhost-vsock.c b/hw/virtio/vhost-vsock.c
index 99cb216..b4815629 100644
--- a/hw/virtio/vhost-vsock.c
+++ b/hw/virtio/vhost-vsock.c
@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@
  * top-level directory.
  */
 
-#define VMSTATE_VIRTIO_DEVICE_USE_NEW
-
 #include <sys/ioctl.h>
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
 #include "standard-headers/linux/virtio_vsock.h"
diff --git a/hw/virtio/virtio-balloon.c b/hw/virtio/virtio-balloon.c
index 2c68d3d..1d77028 100644
--- a/hw/virtio/virtio-balloon.c
+++ b/hw/virtio/virtio-balloon.c
@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@
  *
  */
 
-#define VMSTATE_VIRTIO_DEVICE_USE_NEW
-
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
 #include "qemu/iov.h"
 #include "qemu/timer.h"
diff --git a/hw/virtio/virtio-rng.c b/hw/virtio/virtio-rng.c
index 62867d1..9639f4e 100644
--- a/hw/virtio/virtio-rng.c
+++ b/hw/virtio/virtio-rng.c
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@
  * top-level directory.
  */
 
-#define VMSTATE_VIRTIO_DEVICE_USE_NEW
-
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
 #include "qapi/error.h"
 #include "qemu/iov.h"
diff --git a/hw/virtio/virtio.c b/hw/virtio/virtio.c
index 62b9c00..d48d1a9 100644
--- a/hw/virtio/virtio.c
+++ b/hw/virtio/virtio.c
@@ -1640,12 +1640,6 @@
 }
 
 /* A wrapper for use as a VMState .put function */
-void virtio_vmstate_save(QEMUFile *f, void *opaque, size_t size)
-{
-    virtio_save(VIRTIO_DEVICE(opaque), f);
-}
-
-/* A wrapper for use as a VMState .put function */
 static void virtio_device_put(QEMUFile *f, void *opaque, size_t size)
 {
     virtio_save(VIRTIO_DEVICE(opaque), f);
diff --git a/include/hw/virtio/virtio.h b/include/hw/virtio/virtio.h
index 929fa92..b913aac 100644
--- a/include/hw/virtio/virtio.h
+++ b/include/hw/virtio/virtio.h
@@ -177,12 +177,9 @@
 void virtio_notify(VirtIODevice *vdev, VirtQueue *vq);
 
 void virtio_save(VirtIODevice *vdev, QEMUFile *f);
-void virtio_vmstate_save(QEMUFile *f, void *opaque, size_t size);
 
 extern const VMStateInfo virtio_vmstate_info;
 
-#ifdef VMSTATE_VIRTIO_DEVICE_USE_NEW
-
 #define VMSTATE_VIRTIO_DEVICE \
     {                                         \
         .name = "virtio",                     \
@@ -190,30 +187,6 @@
         .flags = VMS_SINGLE,                  \
     }
 
-#else
-/* TODO remove conditional as soon as all users are converted */
-
-#define VMSTATE_VIRTIO_DEVICE(devname, v, getf, putf) \
-    static const VMStateDescription vmstate_virtio_ ## devname = { \
-        .name = "virtio-" #devname ,          \
-        .minimum_version_id = v,              \
-        .version_id = v,                      \
-        .fields = (VMStateField[]) {          \
-            {                                 \
-                .name = "virtio",             \
-                .info = &(const VMStateInfo) {\
-                        .name = "virtio",     \
-                        .get = getf,          \
-                        .put = putf,          \
-                    },                        \
-                .flags = VMS_SINGLE,          \
-            },                                \
-            VMSTATE_END_OF_LIST()             \
-        }                                     \
-    }
-
-#endif
-
 int virtio_load(VirtIODevice *vdev, QEMUFile *f, int version_id);
 
 void virtio_notify_config(VirtIODevice *vdev);