diff --git a/include/plugins/qemu-plugin.h b/include/plugins/qemu-plugin.h
index 320644a2f0..cf937c60ee 100644
--- a/include/plugins/qemu-plugin.h
+++ b/include/plugins/qemu-plugin.h
@@ -147,12 +147,6 @@ QEMU_PLUGIN_EXPORT int qemu_plugin_install(qemu_plugin_id_t id,
  */
 typedef void (*qemu_plugin_udata_cb_t)(void *userdata);
 
-/**
- * typedef qemu_plugin_vcpu_simple_cb_t - vcpu callback
- * @vcpu_index: the current vcpu context
- */
-typedef void (*qemu_plugin_vcpu_simple_cb_t)(unsigned int vcpu_index);
-
 /**
  * typedef qemu_plugin_vcpu_udata_cb_t - vcpu callback
  * @vcpu_index: the current vcpu context
diff --git a/include/qemu/plugin.h b/include/qemu/plugin.h
index dac08cdc60..9356ee836a 100644
--- a/include/qemu/plugin.h
+++ b/include/qemu/plugin.h
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ int qemu_plugin_load_list(QemuPluginList *head, Error **errp);
 
 union qemu_plugin_cb_sig {
     qemu_plugin_udata_cb_t               udata;
-    qemu_plugin_vcpu_simple_cb_t         vcpu_simple;
     qemu_plugin_vcpu_udata_cb_t          vcpu_udata;
     qemu_plugin_vcpu_discon_cb_t         vcpu_discon;
     qemu_plugin_vcpu_tb_trans_cb_t       vcpu_tb_trans;