diff --git a/hw/vfio/cpr.c b/hw/vfio/cpr.c
index 0e903cdd2f..af0f12a7ad 100644
--- a/hw/vfio/cpr.c
+++ b/hw/vfio/cpr.c
@@ -29,19 +29,6 @@ int vfio_cpr_reboot_notifier(NotifierWithReturn *notifier,
     return 0;
 }
 
-bool vfio_cpr_register_container(VFIOContainerBase *bcontainer, Error **errp)
-{
-    migration_add_notifier_mode(&bcontainer->cpr_reboot_notifier,
-                                vfio_cpr_reboot_notifier,
-                                MIG_MODE_CPR_REBOOT);
-    return true;
-}
-
-void vfio_cpr_unregister_container(VFIOContainerBase *bcontainer)
-{
-    migration_remove_notifier(&bcontainer->cpr_reboot_notifier);
-}
-
 #define STRDUP_VECTOR_FD_NAME(vdev, name)   \
     g_strdup_printf("%s_%s", (vdev)->vbasedev.name, (name))
 
diff --git a/include/hw/vfio/vfio-cpr.h b/include/hw/vfio/vfio-cpr.h
index 2878372495..80ad20d216 100644
--- a/include/hw/vfio/vfio-cpr.h
+++ b/include/hw/vfio/vfio-cpr.h
@@ -45,10 +45,6 @@ void vfio_legacy_cpr_unregister_container(struct VFIOContainer *container);
 int vfio_cpr_reboot_notifier(NotifierWithReturn *notifier, MigrationEvent *e,
                              Error **errp);
 
-bool vfio_cpr_register_container(struct VFIOContainerBase *bcontainer,
-                                 Error **errp);
-void vfio_cpr_unregister_container(struct VFIOContainerBase *bcontainer);
-
 bool vfio_iommufd_cpr_register_container(struct VFIOIOMMUFDContainer *container,
                                          Error **errp);
 void vfio_iommufd_cpr_unregister_container(