diff --git a/hw/e1000.c b/hw/e1000.c
index 531b69aa62..ae8a6c5523 100644
--- a/hw/e1000.c
+++ b/hw/e1000.c
@@ -1201,7 +1201,7 @@ pci_e1000_uninit(PCIDevice *dev)
     qemu_free_timer(d->autoneg_timer);
     memory_region_destroy(&d->mmio);
     memory_region_destroy(&d->io);
-    qemu_del_vlan_client(&d->nic->nc);
+    qemu_del_net_client(&d->nic->nc);
 }
 
 static NetClientInfo net_e1000_info = {
diff --git a/hw/eepro100.c b/hw/eepro100.c
index c2b0a2dc9c..50d117e35e 100644
--- a/hw/eepro100.c
+++ b/hw/eepro100.c
@@ -1847,7 +1847,7 @@ static void pci_nic_uninit(PCIDevice *pci_dev)
     memory_region_destroy(&s->flash_bar);
     vmstate_unregister(&pci_dev->qdev, s->vmstate, s);
     eeprom93xx_free(&pci_dev->qdev, s->eeprom);
-    qemu_del_vlan_client(&s->nic->nc);
+    qemu_del_net_client(&s->nic->nc);
 }
 
 static NetClientInfo net_eepro100_info = {
diff --git a/hw/ne2000.c b/hw/ne2000.c
index 213177060b..15605c478f 100644
--- a/hw/ne2000.c
+++ b/hw/ne2000.c
@@ -750,7 +750,7 @@ static void pci_ne2000_exit(PCIDevice *pci_dev)
     NE2000State *s = &d->ne2000;
 
     memory_region_destroy(&s->io);
-    qemu_del_vlan_client(&s->nic->nc);
+    qemu_del_net_client(&s->nic->nc);
 }
 
 static Property ne2000_properties[] = {
diff --git a/hw/pcnet-pci.c b/hw/pcnet-pci.c
index d58cffd6de..48fd447996 100644
--- a/hw/pcnet-pci.c
+++ b/hw/pcnet-pci.c
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ static void pci_pcnet_uninit(PCIDevice *dev)
     memory_region_destroy(&d->io_bar);
     qemu_del_timer(d->state.poll_timer);
     qemu_free_timer(d->state.poll_timer);
-    qemu_del_vlan_client(&d->state.nic->nc);
+    qemu_del_net_client(&d->state.nic->nc);
 }
 
 static NetClientInfo net_pci_pcnet_info = {
diff --git a/hw/rtl8139.c b/hw/rtl8139.c
index 619e6c0bb3..844f1b8c3f 100644
--- a/hw/rtl8139.c
+++ b/hw/rtl8139.c
@@ -3450,7 +3450,7 @@ static void pci_rtl8139_uninit(PCIDevice *dev)
     }
     qemu_del_timer(s->timer);
     qemu_free_timer(s->timer);
-    qemu_del_vlan_client(&s->nic->nc);
+    qemu_del_net_client(&s->nic->nc);
 }
 
 static NetClientInfo net_rtl8139_info = {
diff --git a/hw/usb/dev-network.c b/hw/usb/dev-network.c
index 6c2edbe0fd..c84892c98d 100644
--- a/hw/usb/dev-network.c
+++ b/hw/usb/dev-network.c
@@ -1309,7 +1309,7 @@ static void usb_net_handle_destroy(USBDevice *dev)
 
     /* TODO: remove the nd_table[] entry */
     rndis_clear_responsequeue(s);
-    qemu_del_vlan_client(&s->nic->nc);
+    qemu_del_net_client(&s->nic->nc);
 }
 
 static NetClientInfo net_usbnet_info = {
diff --git a/hw/virtio-net.c b/hw/virtio-net.c
index a83eadef92..b1998b27d3 100644
--- a/hw/virtio-net.c
+++ b/hw/virtio-net.c
@@ -1077,6 +1077,6 @@ void virtio_net_exit(VirtIODevice *vdev)
         qemu_bh_delete(n->tx_bh);
     }
 
-    qemu_del_vlan_client(&n->nic->nc);
+    qemu_del_net_client(&n->nic->nc);
     virtio_cleanup(&n->vdev);
 }
diff --git a/hw/xen_nic.c b/hw/xen_nic.c
index c81191d9bf..8b79bfb73e 100644
--- a/hw/xen_nic.c
+++ b/hw/xen_nic.c
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ static void net_disconnect(struct XenDevice *xendev)
         netdev->rxs = NULL;
     }
     if (netdev->nic) {
-        qemu_del_vlan_client(&netdev->nic->nc);
+        qemu_del_net_client(&netdev->nic->nc);
         netdev->nic = NULL;
     }
 }
diff --git a/net.c b/net.c
index 8aebf8cd48..88ccb2efc0 100644
--- a/net.c
+++ b/net.c
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ NICState *qemu_new_nic(NetClientInfo *info,
     return nic;
 }
 
-static void qemu_cleanup_vlan_client(NetClientState *nc)
+static void qemu_cleanup_net_client(NetClientState *nc)
 {
     QTAILQ_REMOVE(&net_clients, nc, next);
 
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ static void qemu_cleanup_vlan_client(NetClientState *nc)
     }
 }
 
-static void qemu_free_vlan_client(NetClientState *nc)
+static void qemu_free_net_client(NetClientState *nc)
 {
     if (nc->send_queue) {
         qemu_del_net_queue(nc->send_queue);
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ static void qemu_free_vlan_client(NetClientState *nc)
     g_free(nc);
 }
 
-void qemu_del_vlan_client(NetClientState *nc)
+void qemu_del_net_client(NetClientState *nc)
 {
     /* If there is a peer NIC, delete and cleanup client, but do not free. */
     if (nc->peer && nc->peer->info->type == NET_CLIENT_OPTIONS_KIND_NIC) {
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ void qemu_del_vlan_client(NetClientState *nc)
         if (nc->peer->info->link_status_changed) {
             nc->peer->info->link_status_changed(nc->peer);
         }
-        qemu_cleanup_vlan_client(nc);
+        qemu_cleanup_net_client(nc);
         return;
     }
 
@@ -293,12 +293,12 @@ void qemu_del_vlan_client(NetClientState *nc)
     if (nc->peer && nc->info->type == NET_CLIENT_OPTIONS_KIND_NIC) {
         NICState *nic = DO_UPCAST(NICState, nc, nc);
         if (nic->peer_deleted) {
-            qemu_free_vlan_client(nc->peer);
+            qemu_free_net_client(nc->peer);
         }
     }
 
-    qemu_cleanup_vlan_client(nc);
-    qemu_free_vlan_client(nc);
+    qemu_cleanup_net_client(nc);
+    qemu_free_net_client(nc);
 }
 
 void qemu_foreach_nic(qemu_nic_foreach func, void *opaque)
@@ -803,7 +803,7 @@ void net_host_device_remove(Monitor *mon, const QDict *qdict)
         monitor_printf(mon, "invalid host network device %s\n", device);
         return;
     }
-    qemu_del_vlan_client(nc);
+    qemu_del_net_client(nc);
 }
 
 void netdev_add(QemuOpts *opts, Error **errp)
@@ -851,7 +851,7 @@ void qmp_netdev_del(const char *id, Error **errp)
         return;
     }
 
-    qemu_del_vlan_client(nc);
+    qemu_del_net_client(nc);
     qemu_opts_del(qemu_opts_find(qemu_find_opts_err("netdev", errp), id));
 }
 
@@ -920,7 +920,7 @@ void net_cleanup(void)
     NetClientState *nc, *next_vc;
 
     QTAILQ_FOREACH_SAFE(nc, &net_clients, next, next_vc) {
-        qemu_del_vlan_client(nc);
+        qemu_del_net_client(nc);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/net.h b/net.h
index d368e24e15..7e629d3aac 100644
--- a/net.h
+++ b/net.h
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ NICState *qemu_new_nic(NetClientInfo *info,
                        const char *model,
                        const char *name,
                        void *opaque);
-void qemu_del_vlan_client(NetClientState *nc);
+void qemu_del_net_client(NetClientState *nc);
 NetClientState *qemu_find_vlan_client_by_name(Monitor *mon, int vlan_id,
                                               const char *client_str);
 typedef void (*qemu_nic_foreach)(NICState *nic, void *opaque);
diff --git a/net/slirp.c b/net/slirp.c
index 1bdad37040..9d5ca79ff7 100644
--- a/net/slirp.c
+++ b/net/slirp.c
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ static int net_slirp_init(NetClientState *peer, const char *model,
     return 0;
 
 error:
-    qemu_del_vlan_client(nc);
+    qemu_del_net_client(nc);
     return -1;
 }