diff --git a/hw/virtio/virtio-mmio.c b/hw/virtio/virtio-mmio.c
index 6491a771ff..5807aa87fe 100644
--- a/hw/virtio/virtio-mmio.c
+++ b/hw/virtio/virtio-mmio.c
@@ -450,11 +450,6 @@ static void virtio_mmio_class_init(ObjectClass *klass, void *data)
     dc->reset = virtio_mmio_reset;
     set_bit(DEVICE_CATEGORY_MISC, dc->categories);
     dc->props = virtio_mmio_properties;
-    /*
-     * FIXME: Set only because we are not sure yet if this device
-     * will be outside the q35 sysbus whitelist.
-     */
-    dc->user_creatable = true;
 }
 
 static const TypeInfo virtio_mmio_info = {