diff --git a/block/block-backend.c b/block/block-backend.c
index 6ac76d0..a1e2c7f 100644
--- a/block/block-backend.c
+++ b/block/block-backend.c
@@ -772,24 +772,6 @@ static int blk_prw(BlockBackend *blk, int64_t offset, uint8_t *buf,
     return rwco.ret;
 }
 
-static int blk_rw(BlockBackend *blk, int64_t sector_num, uint8_t *buf,
-                  int nb_sectors, CoroutineEntry co_entry,
-                  BdrvRequestFlags flags)
-{
-    if (nb_sectors < 0 || nb_sectors > BDRV_REQUEST_MAX_SECTORS) {
-        return -EINVAL;
-    }
-
-    return blk_prw(blk, sector_num << BDRV_SECTOR_BITS, buf,
-                   nb_sectors << BDRV_SECTOR_BITS, co_entry, flags);
-}
-
-int blk_read(BlockBackend *blk, int64_t sector_num, uint8_t *buf,
-             int nb_sectors)
-{
-    return blk_rw(blk, sector_num, buf, nb_sectors, blk_read_entry, 0);
-}
-
 int blk_pread_unthrottled(BlockBackend *blk, int64_t offset, uint8_t *buf,
                           int count)
 {
@@ -807,13 +789,6 @@ int blk_pread_unthrottled(BlockBackend *blk, int64_t offset, uint8_t *buf,
     return ret;
 }
 
-int blk_write(BlockBackend *blk, int64_t sector_num, const uint8_t *buf,
-              int nb_sectors)
-{
-    return blk_rw(blk, sector_num, (uint8_t*) buf, nb_sectors,
-                  blk_write_entry, 0);
-}
-
 int blk_write_zeroes(BlockBackend *blk, int64_t offset,
                      int count, BdrvRequestFlags flags)
 {
@@ -985,19 +960,6 @@ int64_t blk_nb_sectors(BlockBackend *blk)
     return bdrv_nb_sectors(blk_bs(blk));
 }
 
-BlockAIOCB *blk_aio_readv(BlockBackend *blk, int64_t sector_num,
-                          QEMUIOVector *iov, int nb_sectors,
-                          BlockCompletionFunc *cb, void *opaque)
-{
-    if (nb_sectors < 0 || nb_sectors > BDRV_REQUEST_MAX_SECTORS) {
-        return blk_abort_aio_request(blk, cb, opaque, -EINVAL);
-    }
-
-    assert(nb_sectors << BDRV_SECTOR_BITS == iov->size);
-    return blk_aio_prwv(blk, sector_num << BDRV_SECTOR_BITS, iov->size, iov,
-                        blk_aio_read_entry, 0, cb, opaque);
-}
-
 BlockAIOCB *blk_aio_preadv(BlockBackend *blk, int64_t offset,
                            QEMUIOVector *qiov, BdrvRequestFlags flags,
                            BlockCompletionFunc *cb, void *opaque)
@@ -1006,19 +968,6 @@ BlockAIOCB *blk_aio_preadv(BlockBackend *blk, int64_t offset,
                         blk_aio_read_entry, flags, cb, opaque);
 }
 
-BlockAIOCB *blk_aio_writev(BlockBackend *blk, int64_t sector_num,
-                           QEMUIOVector *iov, int nb_sectors,
-                           BlockCompletionFunc *cb, void *opaque)
-{
-    if (nb_sectors < 0 || nb_sectors > BDRV_REQUEST_MAX_SECTORS) {
-        return blk_abort_aio_request(blk, cb, opaque, -EINVAL);
-    }
-
-    assert(nb_sectors << BDRV_SECTOR_BITS == iov->size);
-    return blk_aio_prwv(blk, sector_num << BDRV_SECTOR_BITS, iov->size, iov,
-                        blk_aio_write_entry, 0, cb, opaque);
-}
-
 BlockAIOCB *blk_aio_pwritev(BlockBackend *blk, int64_t offset,
                             QEMUIOVector *qiov, BdrvRequestFlags flags,
                             BlockCompletionFunc *cb, void *opaque)
diff --git a/include/sysemu/block-backend.h b/include/sysemu/block-backend.h
index 73df1a6..26736ed 100644
--- a/include/sysemu/block-backend.h
+++ b/include/sysemu/block-backend.h
@@ -90,12 +90,8 @@ void blk_attach_dev_nofail(BlockBackend *blk, void *dev);
 void blk_detach_dev(BlockBackend *blk, void *dev);
 void *blk_get_attached_dev(BlockBackend *blk);
 void blk_set_dev_ops(BlockBackend *blk, const BlockDevOps *ops, void *opaque);
-int blk_read(BlockBackend *blk, int64_t sector_num, uint8_t *buf,
-             int nb_sectors);
 int blk_pread_unthrottled(BlockBackend *blk, int64_t offset, uint8_t *buf,
                           int count);
-int blk_write(BlockBackend *blk, int64_t sector_num, const uint8_t *buf,
-              int nb_sectors);
 int blk_write_zeroes(BlockBackend *blk, int64_t offset,
                      int count, BdrvRequestFlags flags);
 BlockAIOCB *blk_aio_write_zeroes(BlockBackend *blk, int64_t offset,
@@ -107,15 +103,9 @@ int blk_pwrite(BlockBackend *blk, int64_t offset, const void *buf, int count,
 int64_t blk_getlength(BlockBackend *blk);
 void blk_get_geometry(BlockBackend *blk, uint64_t *nb_sectors_ptr);
 int64_t blk_nb_sectors(BlockBackend *blk);
-BlockAIOCB *blk_aio_readv(BlockBackend *blk, int64_t sector_num,
-                          QEMUIOVector *iov, int nb_sectors,
-                          BlockCompletionFunc *cb, void *opaque);
 BlockAIOCB *blk_aio_preadv(BlockBackend *blk, int64_t offset,
                            QEMUIOVector *qiov, BdrvRequestFlags flags,
                            BlockCompletionFunc *cb, void *opaque);
-BlockAIOCB *blk_aio_writev(BlockBackend *blk, int64_t sector_num,
-                           QEMUIOVector *iov, int nb_sectors,
-                           BlockCompletionFunc *cb, void *opaque);
 BlockAIOCB *blk_aio_pwritev(BlockBackend *blk, int64_t offset,
                             QEMUIOVector *qiov, BdrvRequestFlags flags,
                             BlockCompletionFunc *cb, void *opaque);
