diff --git a/hw/arm/mps2-tz.c b/hw/arm/mps2-tz.c
index 5d8cdc1a4c..a2d18afd79 100644
--- a/hw/arm/mps2-tz.c
+++ b/hw/arm/mps2-tz.c
@@ -503,14 +503,12 @@ static MemoryRegion *make_eth_dev(MPS2TZMachineState *mms, void *opaque,
                                   const PPCExtraData *extradata)
 {
     SysBusDevice *s;
-    NICInfo *nd = &nd_table[0];
 
     /* In hardware this is a LAN9220; the LAN9118 is software compatible
      * except that it doesn't support the checksum-offload feature.
      */
-    qemu_check_nic_model(nd, "lan9118");
     mms->lan9118 = qdev_new(TYPE_LAN9118);
-    qdev_set_nic_properties(mms->lan9118, nd);
+    qemu_configure_nic_device(mms->lan9118, true, NULL);
 
     s = SYS_BUS_DEVICE(mms->lan9118);
     sysbus_realize_and_unref(s, &error_fatal);
@@ -528,7 +526,6 @@ static MemoryRegion *make_eth_usb(MPS2TZMachineState *mms, void *opaque,
      * irqs[] is the ethernet IRQ.
      */
     SysBusDevice *s;
-    NICInfo *nd = &nd_table[0];
 
     memory_region_init(&mms->eth_usb_container, OBJECT(mms),
                        "mps2-tz-eth-usb-container", 0x200000);
@@ -537,9 +534,8 @@ static MemoryRegion *make_eth_usb(MPS2TZMachineState *mms, void *opaque,
      * In hardware this is a LAN9220; the LAN9118 is software compatible
      * except that it doesn't support the checksum-offload feature.
      */
-    qemu_check_nic_model(nd, "lan9118");
     mms->lan9118 = qdev_new(TYPE_LAN9118);
-    qdev_set_nic_properties(mms->lan9118, nd);
+    qemu_configure_nic_device(mms->lan9118, true, NULL);
 
     s = SYS_BUS_DEVICE(mms->lan9118);
     sysbus_realize_and_unref(s, &error_fatal);
diff --git a/hw/arm/msf2-soc.c b/hw/arm/msf2-soc.c
index b5fe9f364d..35bf1d64e1 100644
--- a/hw/arm/msf2-soc.c
+++ b/hw/arm/msf2-soc.c
@@ -197,12 +197,8 @@ static void m2sxxx_soc_realize(DeviceState *dev_soc, Error **errp)
         g_free(bus_name);
     }
 
-    /* FIXME use qdev NIC properties instead of nd_table[] */
-    if (nd_table[0].used) {
-        qemu_check_nic_model(&nd_table[0], TYPE_MSS_EMAC);
-        qdev_set_nic_properties(DEVICE(&s->emac), &nd_table[0]);
-    }
     dev = DEVICE(&s->emac);
+    qemu_configure_nic_device(dev, true, NULL);
     object_property_set_link(OBJECT(&s->emac), "ahb-bus",
                              OBJECT(get_system_memory()), &error_abort);
     if (!sysbus_realize(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(&s->emac), errp)) {
diff --git a/hw/arm/musicpal.c b/hw/arm/musicpal.c
index 3200c9f68a..8781e99d27 100644
--- a/hw/arm/musicpal.c
+++ b/hw/arm/musicpal.c
@@ -1286,9 +1286,8 @@ static void musicpal_init(MachineState *machine)
     }
     sysbus_create_simple(TYPE_MV88W8618_FLASHCFG, MP_FLASHCFG_BASE, NULL);
 
-    qemu_check_nic_model(&nd_table[0], "mv88w8618");
     dev = qdev_new(TYPE_MV88W8618_ETH);
-    qdev_set_nic_properties(dev, &nd_table[0]);
+    qemu_configure_nic_device(dev, true, "mv88w8618");
     object_property_set_link(OBJECT(dev), "dma-memory",
                              OBJECT(get_system_memory()), &error_fatal);
     sysbus_realize_and_unref(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(dev), &error_fatal);
diff --git a/hw/arm/xilinx_zynq.c b/hw/arm/xilinx_zynq.c
index dbb9793aa1..73a6472b91 100644
--- a/hw/arm/xilinx_zynq.c
+++ b/hw/arm/xilinx_zynq.c
@@ -108,16 +108,13 @@ static void zynq_write_board_setup(ARMCPU *cpu,
 
 static struct arm_boot_info zynq_binfo = {};
 
-static void gem_init(NICInfo *nd, uint32_t base, qemu_irq irq)
+static void gem_init(uint32_t base, qemu_irq irq)
 {
     DeviceState *dev;
     SysBusDevice *s;
 
     dev = qdev_new(TYPE_CADENCE_GEM);
-    if (nd->used) {
-        qemu_check_nic_model(nd, TYPE_CADENCE_GEM);
-        qdev_set_nic_properties(dev, nd);
-    }
+    qemu_configure_nic_device(dev, true, NULL);
     object_property_set_int(OBJECT(dev), "phy-addr", 7, &error_abort);
     s = SYS_BUS_DEVICE(dev);
     sysbus_realize_and_unref(s, &error_fatal);
@@ -279,8 +276,8 @@ static void zynq_init(MachineState *machine)
     sysbus_create_varargs("cadence_ttc", 0xF8002000,
             pic[69-IRQ_OFFSET], pic[70-IRQ_OFFSET], pic[71-IRQ_OFFSET], NULL);
 
-    gem_init(&nd_table[0], 0xE000B000, pic[54-IRQ_OFFSET]);
-    gem_init(&nd_table[1], 0xE000C000, pic[77-IRQ_OFFSET]);
+    gem_init(0xE000B000, pic[54 - IRQ_OFFSET]);
+    gem_init(0xE000C000, pic[77 - IRQ_OFFSET]);
 
     for (n = 0; n < 2; n++) {
         int hci_irq = n ? 79 : 56;
diff --git a/hw/arm/xlnx-versal.c b/hw/arm/xlnx-versal.c
index 9600551c44..01965ddf99 100644
--- a/hw/arm/xlnx-versal.c
+++ b/hw/arm/xlnx-versal.c
@@ -254,18 +254,13 @@ static void versal_create_gems(Versal *s, qemu_irq *pic)
         static const int irqs[] = { VERSAL_GEM0_IRQ_0, VERSAL_GEM1_IRQ_0};
         static const uint64_t addrs[] = { MM_GEM0, MM_GEM1 };
         char *name = g_strdup_printf("gem%d", i);
-        NICInfo *nd = &nd_table[i];
         DeviceState *dev;
         MemoryRegion *mr;
 
         object_initialize_child(OBJECT(s), name, &s->lpd.iou.gem[i],
                                 TYPE_CADENCE_GEM);
         dev = DEVICE(&s->lpd.iou.gem[i]);
-        /* FIXME use qdev NIC properties instead of nd_table[] */
-        if (nd->used) {
-            qemu_check_nic_model(nd, "cadence_gem");
-            qdev_set_nic_properties(dev, nd);
-        }
+        qemu_configure_nic_device(dev, true, NULL);
         object_property_set_int(OBJECT(dev), "phy-addr", 23, &error_abort);
         object_property_set_int(OBJECT(dev), "num-priority-queues", 2,
                                 &error_abort);
diff --git a/hw/arm/xlnx-zynqmp.c b/hw/arm/xlnx-zynqmp.c
index 5905a33015..4f1714e4a1 100644
--- a/hw/arm/xlnx-zynqmp.c
+++ b/hw/arm/xlnx-zynqmp.c
@@ -616,13 +616,7 @@ static void xlnx_zynqmp_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
     }
 
     for (i = 0; i < XLNX_ZYNQMP_NUM_GEMS; i++) {
-        NICInfo *nd = &nd_table[i];
-
-        /* FIXME use qdev NIC properties instead of nd_table[] */
-        if (nd->used) {
-            qemu_check_nic_model(nd, TYPE_CADENCE_GEM);
-            qdev_set_nic_properties(DEVICE(&s->gem[i]), nd);
-        }
+        qemu_configure_nic_device(DEVICE(&s->gem[i]), true, NULL);
         object_property_set_int(OBJECT(&s->gem[i]), "revision", GEM_REVISION,
                                 &error_abort);
         object_property_set_int(OBJECT(&s->gem[i]), "phy-addr", 23,
