diff --git a/softmmu/vl.c b/softmmu/vl.c
index ac0ff6e160..21e55718a6 100644
--- a/softmmu/vl.c
+++ b/softmmu/vl.c
@@ -2039,8 +2039,6 @@ static void set_memory_options(MachineClass *mc)
         exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
     }
 
-    /* store value for the future use */
-    qemu_opt_set_number(opts, "size", ram_size, &error_abort);
     maxram_size = ram_size;
 
     if (qemu_opt_get(opts, "maxmem")) {