diff --git a/Makefile.target b/Makefile.target
index e280bf6bf4..c9957ae63a 100644
--- a/Makefile.target
+++ b/Makefile.target
@@ -195,7 +195,6 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_VIRTIO) += virtio.o virtio-blk.o virtio-balloon.o virtio-net.o virt
 obj-y += vhost_net.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_VHOST_NET) += vhost.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_REALLY_VIRTFS) += 9pfs/virtio-9p-device.o
-obj-y += rwhandler.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_KVM) += kvm.o kvm-all.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_NO_KVM) += kvm-stub.o
 obj-y += memory.o
diff --git a/rwhandler.c b/rwhandler.c
deleted file mode 100644
index bb2238ff1e..0000000000
--- a/rwhandler.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,87 +0,0 @@
-#include "rwhandler.h"
-#include "ioport.h"
-#include "cpu-all.h"
-
-#define RWHANDLER_WRITE(name, len, type) \
-static void name(void *opaque, type addr, uint32_t value) \
-{\
-    struct ReadWriteHandler *handler = opaque;\
-    handler->write(handler, addr, value, len);\
-}
-
-#define RWHANDLER_READ(name, len, type) \
-static uint32_t name(void *opaque, type addr) \
-{ \
-    struct ReadWriteHandler *handler = opaque; \
-    return handler->read(handler, addr, len); \
-}
-
-RWHANDLER_WRITE(cpu_io_memory_simple_writeb, 1, target_phys_addr_t);
-RWHANDLER_READ(cpu_io_memory_simple_readb, 1, target_phys_addr_t);
-RWHANDLER_WRITE(cpu_io_memory_simple_writew, 2, target_phys_addr_t);
-RWHANDLER_READ(cpu_io_memory_simple_readw, 2, target_phys_addr_t);
-RWHANDLER_WRITE(cpu_io_memory_simple_writel, 4, target_phys_addr_t);
-RWHANDLER_READ(cpu_io_memory_simple_readl, 4, target_phys_addr_t);
-
-static CPUWriteMemoryFunc * const cpu_io_memory_simple_write[] = {
-    &cpu_io_memory_simple_writeb,
-    &cpu_io_memory_simple_writew,
-    &cpu_io_memory_simple_writel,
-};
-
-static CPUReadMemoryFunc * const cpu_io_memory_simple_read[] = {
-    &cpu_io_memory_simple_readb,
-    &cpu_io_memory_simple_readw,
-    &cpu_io_memory_simple_readl,
-};
-
-int cpu_register_io_memory_simple(struct ReadWriteHandler *handler, int endian)
-{
-    if (!handler->read || !handler->write) {
-        return -1;
-    }
-    return cpu_register_io_memory(cpu_io_memory_simple_read,
-                                  cpu_io_memory_simple_write,
-                                  handler, endian);
-}
-
-RWHANDLER_WRITE(ioport_simple_writeb, 1, uint32_t);
-RWHANDLER_READ(ioport_simple_readb, 1, uint32_t);
-RWHANDLER_WRITE(ioport_simple_writew, 2, uint32_t);
-RWHANDLER_READ(ioport_simple_readw, 2, uint32_t);
-RWHANDLER_WRITE(ioport_simple_writel, 4, uint32_t);
-RWHANDLER_READ(ioport_simple_readl, 4, uint32_t);
-
-int register_ioport_simple(ReadWriteHandler* handler,
-                           pio_addr_t start, int length, int size)
-{
-    IOPortWriteFunc *write;
-    IOPortReadFunc *read;
-    int r;
-    switch (size) {
-    case 1:
-        write = ioport_simple_writeb;
-        read = ioport_simple_readb;
-        break;
-    case 2:
-        write = ioport_simple_writew;
-        read = ioport_simple_readw;
-        break;
-    default:
-        write = ioport_simple_writel;
-        read = ioport_simple_readl;
-    }
-    if (handler->write) {
-        r = register_ioport_write(start, length, size, write, handler);
-        if (r < 0) {
-            return r;
-        }
-    }
-    if (handler->read) {
-        r = register_ioport_read(start, length, size, read, handler);
-        if (r < 0) {
-            return r;
-        }
-    }
-    return 0;
-}
diff --git a/rwhandler.h b/rwhandler.h
deleted file mode 100644
index b2a5790548..0000000000
--- a/rwhandler.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-#ifndef READ_WRITE_HANDLER_H
-#define READ_WRITE_HANDLER_H
-
-#include "qemu-common.h"
-#include "ioport.h"
-
-typedef struct ReadWriteHandler ReadWriteHandler;
-
-/* len is guaranteed to be one of 1, 2 or 4, addr is guaranteed to fit in an
- * appropriate type (io/memory/etc). They do not need to be range checked. */
-typedef void WriteHandlerFunc(ReadWriteHandler *, pcibus_t addr,
-                              uint32_t value, int len);
-typedef uint32_t ReadHandlerFunc(ReadWriteHandler *, pcibus_t addr, int len);
-
-struct ReadWriteHandler {
-    WriteHandlerFunc *write;
-    ReadHandlerFunc *read;
-};
-
-/* Helpers for when we want to use a single routine with length. */
-/* CPU memory handler: both read and write must be present. */
-int cpu_register_io_memory_simple(ReadWriteHandler *, int endian);
-/* io port handler: can supply only read or write handlers. */
-int register_ioport_simple(ReadWriteHandler *,
-                           pio_addr_t start, int length, int size);
-
-#endif