diff --git a/include/hw/xen/xen_common.h b/include/hw/xen/xen_common.h
index 3a5b5374e2..ec3ca566db 100644
--- a/include/hw/xen/xen_common.h
+++ b/include/hw/xen/xen_common.h
@@ -83,12 +83,6 @@ static inline XenXC xen_xc_interface_open(void *logger, void *dombuild_logger,
 }
 #endif
 
-static inline int xen_xc_hvm_inject_msi(XenXC xen_xc, domid_t dom,
-        uint64_t addr, uint32_t data)
-{
-    return xc_hvm_inject_msi(xen_xc, dom, addr, data);
-}
-
 void destroy_hvm_domain(bool reboot);
 
 /* shutdown/destroy current domain because of an error */
diff --git a/xen-hvm.c b/xen-hvm.c
index 8350ca238e..918cabc1aa 100644
--- a/xen-hvm.c
+++ b/xen-hvm.c
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ int xen_is_pirq_msi(uint32_t msi_data)
 
 void xen_hvm_inject_msi(uint64_t addr, uint32_t data)
 {
-    xen_xc_hvm_inject_msi(xen_xc, xen_domid, addr, data);
+    xc_hvm_inject_msi(xen_xc, xen_domid, addr, data);
 }
 
 static void xen_suspend_notifier(Notifier *notifier, void *data)