diff --git a/devicemodel/core/main.c b/devicemodel/core/main.c
index 3141b031c..7acba8728 100644
--- a/devicemodel/core/main.c
+++ b/devicemodel/core/main.c
@@ -261,11 +261,6 @@ add_cpu(struct vmctx *ctx, int vcpu_num)
 	int error;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < vcpu_num; i++) {
-		error = vm_create_vcpu(ctx, (uint16_t)i);
-		if (error != 0) {
-			pr_err("ERROR: could not create VCPU %d\n", i);
-			return error;
-		}
 		CPU_SET_ATOMIC(i, &cpumask);
 
 		mt_vmm_info[i].mt_ctx = ctx;
diff --git a/devicemodel/core/vmmapi.c b/devicemodel/core/vmmapi.c
index a731cfc51..72f35e10a 100644
--- a/devicemodel/core/vmmapi.c
+++ b/devicemodel/core/vmmapi.c
@@ -641,19 +641,6 @@ vm_reset_ptdev_intx_info(struct vmctx *ctx, uint16_t virt_bdf, uint16_t phys_bdf
 	return ioctl(ctx->fd, IC_RESET_PTDEV_INTR_INFO, &ptirq);
 }
 
-int
-vm_create_vcpu(struct vmctx *ctx, uint16_t vcpu_id)
-{
-	struct acrn_create_vcpu cv;
-	int error;
-
-	bzero(&cv, sizeof(struct acrn_create_vcpu));
-	cv.vcpu_id = vcpu_id;
-	error = ioctl(ctx->fd, IC_CREATE_VCPU, &cv);
-
-	return error;
-}
-
 int
 vm_set_vcpu_regs(struct vmctx *ctx, struct acrn_set_vcpu_regs *vcpu_regs)
 {
diff --git a/devicemodel/include/public/vhm_ioctl_defs.h b/devicemodel/include/public/vhm_ioctl_defs.h
index c325c4161..c760271b8 100644
--- a/devicemodel/include/public/vhm_ioctl_defs.h
+++ b/devicemodel/include/public/vhm_ioctl_defs.h
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@
 #define IC_DESTROY_VM                  _IC_ID(IC_ID, IC_ID_VM_BASE + 0x01)
 #define IC_START_VM                    _IC_ID(IC_ID, IC_ID_VM_BASE + 0x02)
 #define IC_PAUSE_VM                    _IC_ID(IC_ID, IC_ID_VM_BASE + 0x03)
-#define IC_CREATE_VCPU                 _IC_ID(IC_ID, IC_ID_VM_BASE + 0x04)
 #define IC_RESET_VM                    _IC_ID(IC_ID, IC_ID_VM_BASE + 0x05)
 #define IC_SET_VCPU_REGS               _IC_ID(IC_ID, IC_ID_VM_BASE + 0x06)
 
diff --git a/devicemodel/include/vmmapi.h b/devicemodel/include/vmmapi.h
index 23f5c42a6..8ec88c133 100644
--- a/devicemodel/include/vmmapi.h
+++ b/devicemodel/include/vmmapi.h
@@ -141,7 +141,6 @@ int	vm_remove_hv_vdev(struct vmctx *ctx, struct acrn_emul_dev *dev);
 
 int	acrn_parse_cpu_affinity(char *arg);
 uint64_t vm_get_cpu_affinity_dm(void);
-int	vm_create_vcpu(struct vmctx *ctx, uint16_t vcpu_id);
 int	vm_set_vcpu_regs(struct vmctx *ctx, struct acrn_set_vcpu_regs *cpu_regs);
 
 int	vm_get_cpu_state(struct vmctx *ctx, void *state_buf);