diff --git a/include/hw/ppc/spapr.h b/include/hw/ppc/spapr.h
index f6de3e9972..1821ef96c7 100644
--- a/include/hw/ppc/spapr.h
+++ b/include/hw/ppc/spapr.h
@@ -141,7 +141,6 @@ struct SpaprMachineClass {
     MachineClass parent_class;
 
     /*< public >*/
-    bool dr_lmb_enabled;       /* enable dynamic-reconfig/hotplug of LMBs */
     bool dr_phb_enabled;       /* enable dynamic-reconfig/hotplug of PHBs */
     bool update_dt_enabled;    /* enable KVMPPC_H_UPDATE_DT */
     bool use_ohci_by_default;  /* use USB-OHCI instead of XHCI */
diff --git a/hw/ppc/spapr.c b/hw/ppc/spapr.c
index 599a59910c..4d7705c89f 100644
--- a/hw/ppc/spapr.c
+++ b/hw/ppc/spapr.c
@@ -682,7 +682,6 @@ static int spapr_dt_dynamic_reconfiguration_memory(SpaprMachineState *spapr,
 static int spapr_dt_memory(SpaprMachineState *spapr, void *fdt)
 {
     MachineState *machine = MACHINE(spapr);
-    SpaprMachineClass *smc = SPAPR_MACHINE_GET_CLASS(spapr);
     hwaddr mem_start, node_size;
     int i, nb_nodes = machine->numa_state->num_nodes;
     NodeInfo *nodes = machine->numa_state->nodes;
@@ -724,7 +723,6 @@ static int spapr_dt_memory(SpaprMachineState *spapr, void *fdt)
     if (spapr_ovec_test(spapr->ov5_cas, OV5_DRCONF_MEMORY)) {
         int ret;
 
-        g_assert(smc->dr_lmb_enabled);
         ret = spapr_dt_dynamic_reconfiguration_memory(spapr, fdt);
         if (ret) {
             return ret;
@@ -1307,9 +1305,7 @@ void *spapr_build_fdt(SpaprMachineState *spapr, bool reset, size_t space)
     spapr_dt_cpus(fdt, spapr);
 
     /* ibm,drc-indexes and friends */
-    if (smc->dr_lmb_enabled) {
-        root_drc_type_mask |= SPAPR_DR_CONNECTOR_TYPE_LMB;
-    }
+    root_drc_type_mask |= SPAPR_DR_CONNECTOR_TYPE_LMB;
     if (smc->dr_phb_enabled) {
         root_drc_type_mask |= SPAPR_DR_CONNECTOR_TYPE_PHB;
     }
@@ -2929,10 +2925,8 @@ static void spapr_machine_init(MachineState *machine)
     spapr->ov5 = spapr_ovec_new();
     spapr->ov5_cas = spapr_ovec_new();
 
-    if (smc->dr_lmb_enabled) {
-        spapr_ovec_set(spapr->ov5, OV5_DRCONF_MEMORY);
-        spapr_validate_node_memory(machine, &error_fatal);
-    }
+    spapr_ovec_set(spapr->ov5, OV5_DRCONF_MEMORY);
+    spapr_validate_node_memory(machine, &error_fatal);
 
     spapr_ovec_set(spapr->ov5, OV5_FORM1_AFFINITY);
 
@@ -3016,9 +3010,7 @@ static void spapr_machine_init(MachineState *machine)
         machine_memory_devices_init(machine, device_mem_base, device_mem_size);
     }
 
-    if (smc->dr_lmb_enabled) {
-        spapr_create_lmb_dr_connectors(spapr);
-    }
+    spapr_create_lmb_dr_connectors(spapr);
 
     if (mc->nvdimm_supported) {
         spapr_create_nvdimm_dr_connectors(spapr);
@@ -3662,7 +3654,6 @@ static void spapr_memory_plug(HotplugHandler *hotplug_dev, DeviceState *dev)
 static void spapr_memory_pre_plug(HotplugHandler *hotplug_dev, DeviceState *dev,
                                   Error **errp)
 {
-    const SpaprMachineClass *smc = SPAPR_MACHINE_GET_CLASS(hotplug_dev);
     SpaprMachineState *spapr = SPAPR_MACHINE(hotplug_dev);
     bool is_nvdimm = object_dynamic_cast(OBJECT(dev), TYPE_NVDIMM);
     PCDIMMDevice *dimm = PC_DIMM(dev);
@@ -3671,11 +3662,6 @@ static void spapr_memory_pre_plug(HotplugHandler *hotplug_dev, DeviceState *dev,
     Object *memdev;
     hwaddr pagesize;
 
-    if (!smc->dr_lmb_enabled) {
-        error_setg(errp, "Memory hotplug not supported for this machine");
-        return;
-    }
-
     size = memory_device_get_region_size(MEMORY_DEVICE(dimm), &local_err);
     if (local_err) {
         error_propagate(errp, local_err);
@@ -4713,7 +4699,6 @@ static void spapr_machine_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
     hc->unplug_request = spapr_machine_device_unplug_request;
     hc->unplug = spapr_machine_device_unplug;
 
-    smc->dr_lmb_enabled = true;
     smc->update_dt_enabled = true;
     mc->default_cpu_type = POWERPC_CPU_TYPE_NAME("power10_v2.0");
     mc->has_hotpluggable_cpus = true;
@@ -5334,21 +5319,6 @@ static void spapr_machine_2_5_class_options(MachineClass *mc)
 
 DEFINE_SPAPR_MACHINE(2, 5);
 
-/*
- * pseries-2.4
- */
-
-static void spapr_machine_2_4_class_options(MachineClass *mc)
-{
-    SpaprMachineClass *smc = SPAPR_MACHINE_CLASS(mc);
-
-    spapr_machine_2_5_class_options(mc);
-    smc->dr_lmb_enabled = false;
-    compat_props_add(mc->compat_props, hw_compat_2_4, hw_compat_2_4_len);
-}
-
-DEFINE_SPAPR_MACHINE(2, 4);
-
 static void spapr_machine_register_types(void)
 {
     type_register_static(&spapr_machine_info);
