diff --git a/devicemodel/core/vmmapi.c b/devicemodel/core/vmmapi.c
index 3ed7faef0..643f0fbe1 100644
--- a/devicemodel/core/vmmapi.c
+++ b/devicemodel/core/vmmapi.c
@@ -378,12 +378,6 @@ vm_get_highmem_size(struct vmctx *ctx)
 	return ctx->highmem;
 }
 
-void *
-vm_create_devmem(struct vmctx *ctx, int segid, const char *name, size_t len)
-{
-	return MAP_FAILED;
-}
-
 int
 vm_run(struct vmctx *ctx)
 {
diff --git a/devicemodel/include/vmmapi.h b/devicemodel/include/vmmapi.h
index 065863f35..a5087eb63 100644
--- a/devicemodel/include/vmmapi.h
+++ b/devicemodel/include/vmmapi.h
@@ -89,8 +89,6 @@ struct vm_isa_irq {
  *
  * Returns a pointer to the memory segment on success and MAP_FAILED otherwise.
  */
-void	*vm_create_devmem(struct vmctx *ctx, int segid, const char *name,
-			  size_t len);
 int	vm_get_device_fd(struct vmctx *ctx);
 struct	vmctx *vm_create(const char *name, uint64_t req_buf);
 void	vm_pause(struct vmctx *ctx);