diff --git a/hw/core/qdev.c b/hw/core/qdev.c
index 60aec8b788..87086053a9 100644
--- a/hw/core/qdev.c
+++ b/hw/core/qdev.c
@@ -760,32 +760,6 @@ void qdev_alias_all_properties(DeviceState *target, Object *source)
     } while (class != object_class_by_name(TYPE_DEVICE));
 }
 
-static int qdev_add_hotpluggable_device(Object *obj, void *opaque)
-{
-    GSList **list = opaque;
-    DeviceState *dev = (DeviceState *)object_dynamic_cast(OBJECT(obj),
-                                                          TYPE_DEVICE);
-
-    if (dev == NULL) {
-        return 0;
-    }
-
-    if (dev->realized && object_property_get_bool(obj, "hotpluggable", NULL)) {
-        *list = g_slist_append(*list, dev);
-    }
-
-    return 0;
-}
-
-GSList *qdev_build_hotpluggable_device_list(Object *peripheral)
-{
-    GSList *list = NULL;
-
-    object_child_foreach(peripheral, qdev_add_hotpluggable_device, &list);
-
-    return list;
-}
-
 static bool device_get_realized(Object *obj, Error **errp)
 {
     DeviceState *dev = DEVICE(obj);
diff --git a/include/hw/qdev-core.h b/include/hw/qdev-core.h
index 1518495b1e..6b0e7b265d 100644
--- a/include/hw/qdev-core.h
+++ b/include/hw/qdev-core.h
@@ -457,8 +457,6 @@ extern bool qdev_hot_removed;
 
 char *qdev_get_dev_path(DeviceState *dev);
 
-GSList *qdev_build_hotpluggable_device_list(Object *peripheral);
-
 void qbus_set_hotplug_handler(BusState *bus, Object *handler, Error **errp);
 
 void qbus_set_bus_hotplug_handler(BusState *bus, Error **errp);
diff --git a/monitor/misc.c b/monitor/misc.c
index de1ca4d114..4752150a67 100644
--- a/monitor/misc.c
+++ b/monitor/misc.c
@@ -1959,6 +1959,32 @@ void object_add_completion(ReadLineState *rs, int nb_args, const char *str)
     g_slist_free(list);
 }
 
+static int qdev_add_hotpluggable_device(Object *obj, void *opaque)
+{
+    GSList **list = opaque;
+    DeviceState *dev = (DeviceState *)object_dynamic_cast(OBJECT(obj),
+                                                          TYPE_DEVICE);
+
+    if (dev == NULL) {
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    if (dev->realized && object_property_get_bool(obj, "hotpluggable", NULL)) {
+        *list = g_slist_append(*list, dev);
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+static GSList *qdev_build_hotpluggable_device_list(Object *peripheral)
+{
+    GSList *list = NULL;
+
+    object_child_foreach(peripheral, qdev_add_hotpluggable_device, &list);
+
+    return list;
+}
+
 static void peripheral_device_del_completion(ReadLineState *rs,
                                              const char *str, size_t len)
 {