diff --git a/target/riscv/cpu.c b/target/riscv/cpu.c
index 1558a0b93f..13d725dc20 100644
--- a/target/riscv/cpu.c
+++ b/target/riscv/cpu.c
@@ -252,11 +252,6 @@ static void set_priv_version(CPURISCVState *env, int priv_ver)
     env->priv_ver = priv_ver;
 }
 
-static void set_vext_version(CPURISCVState *env, int vext_ver)
-{
-    env->vext_ver = vext_ver;
-}
-
 #ifndef CONFIG_USER_ONLY
 static uint8_t satp_mode_from_str(const char *satp_mode_str)
 {
@@ -871,7 +866,7 @@ static void riscv_cpu_validate_v(CPURISCVState *env, RISCVCPUConfig *cfg,
         qemu_log("vector version is not specified, "
                  "use the default value v1.0\n");
     }
-    set_vext_version(env, vext_version);
+    env->vext_ver = vext_version;
 }
 
 /*