diff --git a/qom/cpu.c b/qom/cpu.c
index fb80d13a3f491..8f537a470f3c4 100644
--- a/qom/cpu.c
+++ b/qom/cpu.c
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ int cpu_write_elf32_qemunote(WriteCoreDumpFunction f, CPUState *cpu,
 static int cpu_common_write_elf32_qemunote(WriteCoreDumpFunction f,
                                            CPUState *cpu, void *opaque)
 {
-    return -1;
+    return 0;
 }
 
 int cpu_write_elf32_note(WriteCoreDumpFunction f, CPUState *cpu,
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ int cpu_write_elf64_qemunote(WriteCoreDumpFunction f, CPUState *cpu,
 static int cpu_common_write_elf64_qemunote(WriteCoreDumpFunction f,
                                            CPUState *cpu, void *opaque)
 {
-    return -1;
+    return 0;
 }
 
 int cpu_write_elf64_note(WriteCoreDumpFunction f, CPUState *cpu,
diff --git a/target-ppc/arch_dump.c b/target-ppc/arch_dump.c
index 5acafc68a4e39..816dbc21340d9 100644
--- a/target-ppc/arch_dump.c
+++ b/target-ppc/arch_dump.c
@@ -278,9 +278,3 @@ int ppc64_cpu_write_elf64_note(WriteCoreDumpFunction f, CPUState *cs,
     PowerPCCPU *cpu = POWERPC_CPU(cs);
     return ppc64_write_all_elf64_notes("CORE", f, cpu, cpuid, opaque);
 }
-
-int ppc64_cpu_write_elf64_qemunote(WriteCoreDumpFunction f,
-                                   CPUState *cpu, void *opaque)
-{
-    return 0;
-}
diff --git a/target-ppc/cpu-qom.h b/target-ppc/cpu-qom.h
index bc20504b3d55a..7d5e2b36a997c 100644
--- a/target-ppc/cpu-qom.h
+++ b/target-ppc/cpu-qom.h
@@ -125,8 +125,6 @@ int ppc_cpu_gdb_read_register(CPUState *cpu, uint8_t *buf, int reg);
 int ppc_cpu_gdb_read_register_apple(CPUState *cpu, uint8_t *buf, int reg);
 int ppc_cpu_gdb_write_register(CPUState *cpu, uint8_t *buf, int reg);
 int ppc_cpu_gdb_write_register_apple(CPUState *cpu, uint8_t *buf, int reg);
-int ppc64_cpu_write_elf64_qemunote(WriteCoreDumpFunction f,
-                                   CPUState *cpu, void *opaque);
 int ppc64_cpu_write_elf64_note(WriteCoreDumpFunction f, CPUState *cs,
                                int cpuid, void *opaque);
 #ifndef CONFIG_USER_ONLY
diff --git a/target-ppc/translate_init.c b/target-ppc/translate_init.c
index e88dc7fc7aa38..4ab2d927b01bb 100644
--- a/target-ppc/translate_init.c
+++ b/target-ppc/translate_init.c
@@ -9712,7 +9712,6 @@ static void ppc_cpu_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
     cc->vmsd = &vmstate_ppc_cpu;
 #if defined(TARGET_PPC64)
     cc->write_elf64_note = ppc64_cpu_write_elf64_note;
-    cc->write_elf64_qemunote = ppc64_cpu_write_elf64_qemunote;
 #endif
 #endif
     cc->cpu_exec_enter = ppc_cpu_exec_enter;
diff --git a/target-s390x/arch_dump.c b/target-s390x/arch_dump.c
index dab63eb44f270..549a99b357e3f 100644
--- a/target-s390x/arch_dump.c
+++ b/target-s390x/arch_dump.c
@@ -246,9 +246,3 @@ ssize_t cpu_get_note_size(int class, int machine, int nr_cpus)
 
     return (elf_note_size) * nr_cpus;
 }
-
-int s390_cpu_write_elf64_qemunote(WriteCoreDumpFunction f,
-                                  CPUState *cpu, void *opaque)
-{
-    return 0;
-}
diff --git a/target-s390x/cpu-qom.h b/target-s390x/cpu-qom.h
index 491c1b8769669..029a44af246cc 100644
--- a/target-s390x/cpu-qom.h
+++ b/target-s390x/cpu-qom.h
@@ -91,8 +91,6 @@ void s390_cpu_dump_state(CPUState *cpu, FILE *f, fprintf_function cpu_fprintf,
 int s390_cpu_write_elf64_note(WriteCoreDumpFunction f, CPUState *cs,
                               int cpuid, void *opaque);
 
-int s390_cpu_write_elf64_qemunote(WriteCoreDumpFunction f,
-                                  CPUState *cpu, void *opaque);
 hwaddr s390_cpu_get_phys_page_debug(CPUState *cpu, vaddr addr);
 hwaddr s390_cpu_get_phys_addr_debug(CPUState *cpu, vaddr addr);
 int s390_cpu_gdb_read_register(CPUState *cpu, uint8_t *buf, int reg);
diff --git a/target-s390x/cpu.c b/target-s390x/cpu.c
index 189a2afc0fe1f..e5a3f65029075 100644
--- a/target-s390x/cpu.c
+++ b/target-s390x/cpu.c
@@ -353,7 +353,6 @@ static void s390_cpu_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
     cc->get_phys_page_debug = s390_cpu_get_phys_page_debug;
     cc->vmsd = &vmstate_s390_cpu;
     cc->write_elf64_note = s390_cpu_write_elf64_note;
-    cc->write_elf64_qemunote = s390_cpu_write_elf64_qemunote;
     cc->cpu_exec_interrupt = s390_cpu_exec_interrupt;
     cc->debug_excp_handler = s390x_cpu_debug_excp_handler;
 #endif
