diff --git a/include/migration/misc.h b/include/migration/misc.h
index 804eb23c06..ad1e25826a 100644
--- a/include/migration/misc.h
+++ b/include/migration/misc.h
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ void migration_object_init(void);
 void migration_shutdown(void);
 
 bool migration_is_active(void);
-bool migration_is_device(void);
 bool migration_is_running(void);
 bool migration_thread_is_self(void);
 
diff --git a/migration/migration.c b/migration/migration.c
index 056a90daaf..3606d1e263 100644
--- a/migration/migration.c
+++ b/migration/migration.c
@@ -1645,13 +1645,6 @@ bool migration_is_active(void)
             s->state == MIGRATION_STATUS_POSTCOPY_ACTIVE);
 }
 
-bool migration_is_device(void)
-{
-    MigrationState *s = current_migration;
-
-    return s->state == MIGRATION_STATUS_DEVICE;
-}
-
 bool migration_thread_is_self(void)
 {
     MigrationState *s = current_migration;