diff --git a/target/ppc/cpu.h b/target/ppc/cpu.h
index 46d3dd8..12f0949 100644
--- a/target/ppc/cpu.h
+++ b/target/ppc/cpu.h
@@ -1276,7 +1276,6 @@ extern const struct VMStateDescription vmstate_ppc_cpu;
 #endif
 
 /*****************************************************************************/
-PowerPCCPU *cpu_ppc_init(const char *cpu_model);
 void ppc_translate_init(void);
 const char *ppc_cpu_lookup_alias(const char *alias);
 /* you can call this signal handler from your SIGBUS and SIGSEGV
@@ -1353,7 +1352,7 @@ static inline uint64_t ppc_dump_gpr(CPUPPCState *env, int gprn)
 int ppc_dcr_read (ppc_dcr_t *dcr_env, int dcrn, uint32_t *valp);
 int ppc_dcr_write (ppc_dcr_t *dcr_env, int dcrn, uint32_t val);
 
-#define cpu_init(cpu_model) CPU(cpu_ppc_init(cpu_model))
+#define cpu_init(cpu_model) cpu_generic_init(TYPE_POWERPC_CPU, cpu_model)
 
 #define cpu_signal_handler cpu_ppc_signal_handler
 #define cpu_list ppc_cpu_list
diff --git a/hw/ppc/e500.c b/hw/ppc/e500.c
index 62f1857..f0596f3 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/e500.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/e500.c
@@ -819,7 +819,8 @@ void ppce500_init(MachineState *machine, PPCE500Params *params)
         CPUState *cs;
         qemu_irq *input;
 
-        cpu = cpu_ppc_init(machine->cpu_model);
+        cpu = POWERPC_CPU(cpu_generic_init(TYPE_POWERPC_CPU,
+                                           machine->cpu_model));
         if (cpu == NULL) {
             fprintf(stderr, "Unable to initialize CPU!\n");
             exit(1);
diff --git a/hw/ppc/mac_newworld.c b/hw/ppc/mac_newworld.c
index 3056d5f..d466634 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/mac_newworld.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/mac_newworld.c
@@ -187,7 +187,8 @@ static void ppc_core99_init(MachineState *machine)
 #endif
     }
     for (i = 0; i < smp_cpus; i++) {
-        cpu = cpu_ppc_init(machine->cpu_model);
+        cpu = POWERPC_CPU(cpu_generic_init(TYPE_POWERPC_CPU,
+                                           machine->cpu_model));
         if (cpu == NULL) {
             fprintf(stderr, "Unable to find PowerPC CPU definition\n");
             exit(1);
diff --git a/hw/ppc/mac_oldworld.c b/hw/ppc/mac_oldworld.c
index f2ae60a..fcac399 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/mac_oldworld.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/mac_oldworld.c
@@ -116,7 +116,8 @@ static void ppc_heathrow_init(MachineState *machine)
     if (machine->cpu_model == NULL)
         machine->cpu_model = "G3";
     for (i = 0; i < smp_cpus; i++) {
-        cpu = cpu_ppc_init(machine->cpu_model);
+        cpu = POWERPC_CPU(cpu_generic_init(TYPE_POWERPC_CPU,
+                                           machine->cpu_model));
         if (cpu == NULL) {
             fprintf(stderr, "Unable to find PowerPC CPU definition\n");
             exit(1);
diff --git a/hw/ppc/ppc440_bamboo.c b/hw/ppc/ppc440_bamboo.c
index 9d997bf..ca26398 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/ppc440_bamboo.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/ppc440_bamboo.c
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ static void bamboo_init(MachineState *machine)
     if (machine->cpu_model == NULL) {
         machine->cpu_model = "440EP";
     }
-    cpu = cpu_ppc_init(machine->cpu_model);
+    cpu = POWERPC_CPU(cpu_generic_init(TYPE_POWERPC_CPU, machine->cpu_model));
     if (cpu == NULL) {
         fprintf(stderr, "Unable to initialize CPU!\n");
         exit(1);
diff --git a/hw/ppc/ppc4xx_devs.c b/hw/ppc/ppc4xx_devs.c
index e7f413e..6b38ed7 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/ppc4xx_devs.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/ppc4xx_devs.c
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ PowerPCCPU *ppc4xx_init(const char *cpu_model,
     CPUPPCState *env;
 
     /* init CPUs */
-    cpu = cpu_ppc_init(cpu_model);
+    cpu = POWERPC_CPU(cpu_generic_init(TYPE_POWERPC_CPU, cpu_model));
     if (cpu == NULL) {
         fprintf(stderr, "Unable to find PowerPC %s CPU definition\n",
                 cpu_model);
diff --git a/hw/ppc/prep.c b/hw/ppc/prep.c
index 36d3dcd..00f3321 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/prep.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/prep.c
@@ -520,7 +520,8 @@ static void ppc_prep_init(MachineState *machine)
     if (machine->cpu_model == NULL)
         machine->cpu_model = "602";
     for (i = 0; i < smp_cpus; i++) {
-        cpu = cpu_ppc_init(machine->cpu_model);
+        cpu = POWERPC_CPU(cpu_generic_init(TYPE_POWERPC_CPU,
+                                           machine->cpu_model));
         if (cpu == NULL) {
             fprintf(stderr, "Unable to find PowerPC CPU definition\n");
             exit(1);
@@ -724,7 +725,7 @@ static void ibm_40p_init(MachineState *machine)
     if (!machine->cpu_model) {
         machine->cpu_model = "604";
     }
-    cpu = cpu_ppc_init(machine->cpu_model);
+    cpu = POWERPC_CPU(cpu_generic_init(TYPE_POWERPC_CPU, machine->cpu_model));
     if (!cpu) {
         error_report("could not initialize CPU '%s'",
                      machine->cpu_model);
diff --git a/hw/ppc/virtex_ml507.c b/hw/ppc/virtex_ml507.c
index fdbcf22..d5fdc16 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/virtex_ml507.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/virtex_ml507.c
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ static PowerPCCPU *ppc440_init_xilinx(ram_addr_t *ram_size,
     CPUPPCState *env;
     qemu_irq *irqs;
 
-    cpu = cpu_ppc_init(cpu_model);
+    cpu = POWERPC_CPU(cpu_generic_init(TYPE_POWERPC_CPU, cpu_model));
     if (cpu == NULL) {
         fprintf(stderr, "Unable to initialize CPU!\n");
         exit(1);
diff --git a/target/ppc/translate_init.c b/target/ppc/translate_init.c
index 8fb407e..43be9a8 100644
--- a/target/ppc/translate_init.c
+++ b/target/ppc/translate_init.c
@@ -10271,11 +10271,6 @@ const char *ppc_cpu_lookup_alias(const char *alias)
     return NULL;
 }
 
-PowerPCCPU *cpu_ppc_init(const char *cpu_model)
-{
-    return POWERPC_CPU(cpu_generic_init(TYPE_POWERPC_CPU, cpu_model));
-}
-
 PowerPCCPUClass *ppc_cpu_get_family_class(PowerPCCPUClass *pcc)
 {
     ObjectClass *oc = OBJECT_CLASS(pcc);
