diff --git a/backends/tpm.c b/backends/tpm.c
index 0c48d18775..7e636fbc7a 100644
--- a/backends/tpm.c
+++ b/backends/tpm.c
@@ -159,52 +159,10 @@ TPMInfo *tpm_backend_query_tpm(TPMBackend *s)
     return info;
 }
 
-static bool tpm_backend_prop_get_opened(Object *obj, Error **errp)
-{
-    TPMBackend *s = TPM_BACKEND(obj);
-
-    return s->opened;
-}
-
-void tpm_backend_open(TPMBackend *s, Error **errp)
-{
-    object_property_set_bool(OBJECT(s), true, "opened", errp);
-}
-
-static void tpm_backend_prop_set_opened(Object *obj, bool value, Error **errp)
-{
-    TPMBackend *s = TPM_BACKEND(obj);
-    TPMBackendClass *k = TPM_BACKEND_GET_CLASS(s);
-    Error *local_err = NULL;
-
-    if (value == s->opened) {
-        return;
-    }
-
-    if (!value && s->opened) {
-        error_setg(errp, QERR_PERMISSION_DENIED);
-        return;
-    }
-
-    if (k->opened) {
-        k->opened(s, &local_err);
-        if (local_err) {
-            error_propagate(errp, local_err);
-            return;
-        }
-    }
-
-    s->opened = true;
-}
-
 static void tpm_backend_instance_init(Object *obj)
 {
     TPMBackend *s = TPM_BACKEND(obj);
 
-    object_property_add_bool(obj, "opened",
-                             tpm_backend_prop_get_opened,
-                             tpm_backend_prop_set_opened,
-                             NULL);
     s->bh = qemu_bh_new(tpm_backend_request_completed_bh, s);
 }
 
diff --git a/include/sysemu/tpm_backend.h b/include/sysemu/tpm_backend.h
index 665e807a73..904e5b1026 100644
--- a/include/sysemu/tpm_backend.h
+++ b/include/sysemu/tpm_backend.h
@@ -80,8 +80,6 @@ struct TPMBackendClass {
 
     TpmTypeOptions *(*get_tpm_options)(TPMBackend *t);
 
-    void (*opened)(TPMBackend *s, Error **errp);
-
     void (*handle_request)(TPMBackend *s, TPMBackendCmd *cmd);
 };
 
@@ -171,16 +169,6 @@ bool tpm_backend_get_tpm_established_flag(TPMBackend *s);
  */
 int tpm_backend_reset_tpm_established_flag(TPMBackend *s, uint8_t locty);
 
-/**
- * tpm_backend_open:
- * @s: the backend to open
- * @errp: a pointer to return the #Error object if an error occurs.
- *
- * This function will open the backend if it is not already open.  Calling this
- * function on an already opened backend will not result in an error.
- */
-void tpm_backend_open(TPMBackend *s, Error **errp);
-
 /**
  * tpm_backend_get_tpm_version:
  * @s: the backend to call into
diff --git a/tpm.c b/tpm.c
index 4320f44c9f..32d398aadf 100644
--- a/tpm.c
+++ b/tpm.c
@@ -132,12 +132,6 @@ static int tpm_init_tpmdev(void *dummy, QemuOpts *opts, Error **errp)
         return 1;
     }
 
-    tpm_backend_open(drv, &local_err);
-    if (local_err) {
-        error_report_err(local_err);
-        return 1;
-    }
-
     QLIST_INSERT_HEAD(&tpm_backends, drv, list);
 
     return 0;