diff --git a/include/qom/object.h b/include/qom/object.h
index 87b13f9681..c6e7a7fc08 100644
--- a/include/qom/object.h
+++ b/include/qom/object.h
@@ -2031,18 +2031,6 @@ int object_child_foreach(Object *obj, int (*fn)(Object *child, void *opaque),
 int object_child_foreach_recursive(Object *obj,
                                    int (*fn)(Object *child, void *opaque),
                                    void *opaque);
-/**
- * container_get:
- * @root: root of the #path, e.g., object_get_root()
- * @path: path to the container
- *
- * Return a container object whose path is @path.  Create more containers
- * along the path if necessary.
- *
- * Returns: the container object.
- */
-Object *container_get(Object *root, const char *path);
-
 
 /**
  * container_create:
diff --git a/backends/cryptodev.c b/backends/cryptodev.c
index d8bd2a1ae6..263de4913b 100644
--- a/backends/cryptodev.c
+++ b/backends/cryptodev.c
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ static int qmp_query_cryptodev_foreach(Object *obj, void *data)
 QCryptodevInfoList *qmp_query_cryptodev(Error **errp)
 {
     QCryptodevInfoList *list = NULL;
-    Object *objs = container_get(object_get_root(), "/objects");
+    Object *objs = object_get_container("objects");
 
     object_child_foreach(objs, qmp_query_cryptodev_foreach, &list);
 
@@ -557,7 +557,7 @@ static void cryptodev_backend_stats_cb(StatsResultList **result,
     switch (target) {
     case STATS_TARGET_CRYPTODEV:
     {
-        Object *objs = container_get(object_get_root(), "/objects");
+        Object *objs = object_get_container("objects");
         StatsArgs stats_args;
         stats_args.result.stats = result;
         stats_args.names = names;
diff --git a/chardev/char.c b/chardev/char.c
index a1722aa076..22fc5f7f76 100644
--- a/chardev/char.c
+++ b/chardev/char.c
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 
 Object *get_chardevs_root(void)
 {
-    return container_get(object_get_root(), "/chardevs");
+    return object_get_container("chardevs");
 }
 
 static void chr_be_event(Chardev *s, QEMUChrEvent event)
diff --git a/hw/core/gpio.c b/hw/core/gpio.c
index 80d07a6ec9..6e32a8eec6 100644
--- a/hw/core/gpio.c
+++ b/hw/core/gpio.c
@@ -121,8 +121,7 @@ void qdev_connect_gpio_out_named(DeviceState *dev, const char *name, int n,
                                      name ? name : "unnamed-gpio-out", n);
     if (input_pin && !OBJECT(input_pin)->parent) {
         /* We need a name for object_property_set_link to work */
-        object_property_add_child(container_get(qdev_get_machine(),
-                                                "/unattached"),
+        object_property_add_child(machine_get_container("unattached"),
                                   "non-qdev-gpio[*]", OBJECT(input_pin));
     }
     object_property_set_link(OBJECT(dev), propname,
diff --git a/hw/core/qdev.c b/hw/core/qdev.c
index 6cb4fe4691..8051961fe5 100644
--- a/hw/core/qdev.c
+++ b/hw/core/qdev.c
@@ -476,8 +476,7 @@ static void device_set_realized(Object *obj, bool value, Error **errp)
         if (!obj->parent) {
             gchar *name = g_strdup_printf("device[%d]", unattached_count++);
 
-            object_property_add_child(container_get(qdev_get_machine(),
-                                                    "/unattached"),
+            object_property_add_child(machine_get_container("unattached"),
                                       name, obj);
             unattached_parent = true;
             g_free(name);
diff --git a/hw/core/sysbus.c b/hw/core/sysbus.c
index e64d99c8ed..9355849ff0 100644
--- a/hw/core/sysbus.c
+++ b/hw/core/sysbus.c
@@ -65,9 +65,9 @@ void foreach_dynamic_sysbus_device(FindSysbusDeviceFunc *func, void *opaque)
     };
 
     /* Loop through all sysbus devices that were spawned outside the machine */
-    container = container_get(qdev_get_machine(), "/peripheral");
+    container = machine_get_container("peripheral");
     find_sysbus_device(container, &find);
-    container = container_get(qdev_get_machine(), "/peripheral-anon");
+    container = machine_get_container("peripheral-anon");
     find_sysbus_device(container, &find);
 }
 
diff --git a/hw/i386/pc.c b/hw/i386/pc.c
index 317aaca25a..b8ec2506e1 100644
--- a/hw/i386/pc.c
+++ b/hw/i386/pc.c
@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@ static int check_fdc(Object *obj, void *opaque)
 }
 
 static const char * const fdc_container_path[] = {
-    "/unattached", "/peripheral", "/peripheral-anon"
+    "unattached", "peripheral", "peripheral-anon"
 };
 
 /*
@@ -474,7 +474,7 @@ static ISADevice *pc_find_fdc0(void)
     CheckFdcState state = { 0 };
 
     for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(fdc_container_path); i++) {
-        container = container_get(qdev_get_machine(), fdc_container_path[i]);
+        container = machine_get_container(fdc_container_path[i]);
         object_child_foreach(container, check_fdc, &state);
     }
 
diff --git a/qom/container.c b/qom/container.c
index da657754a4..5e36fb8773 100644
--- a/qom/container.c
+++ b/qom/container.c
@@ -38,27 +38,4 @@ Object *container_create(Object *obj, const char *name)
     return child;
 }
 
-Object *container_get(Object *root, const char *path)
-{
-    Object *obj, *child;
-    char **parts;
-    int i;
-
-    parts = g_strsplit(path, "/", 0);
-    assert(parts != NULL && parts[0] != NULL && !parts[0][0]);
-    obj = root;
-
-    for (i = 1; parts[i] != NULL; i++, obj = child) {
-        child = object_resolve_path_component(obj, parts[i]);
-        if (!child) {
-            child = container_create(obj, parts[i]);
-        }
-    }
-
-    g_strfreev(parts);
-
-    return obj;
-}
-
-
 type_init(container_register_types)
diff --git a/qom/object.c b/qom/object.c
index cf66803a6a..aeb04c483c 100644
--- a/qom/object.c
+++ b/qom/object.c
@@ -1771,7 +1771,7 @@ Object *object_get_root(void)
 
 Object *object_get_objects_root(void)
 {
-    return container_get(object_get_root(), "/objects");
+    return object_get_container("objects");
 }
 
 Object *object_get_internal_root(void)
diff --git a/scsi/pr-manager.c b/scsi/pr-manager.c
index fb5fc29730..1977d99ce0 100644
--- a/scsi/pr-manager.c
+++ b/scsi/pr-manager.c
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 #include "qemu/module.h"
 #include "qapi/qapi-commands-block.h"
 
-#define PR_MANAGER_PATH     "/objects"
+#define PR_MANAGER_PATH     "objects"
 
 typedef struct PRManagerData {
     PRManager *pr_mgr;
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ PRManagerInfoList *qmp_query_pr_managers(Error **errp)
 {
     PRManagerInfoList *head = NULL;
     PRManagerInfoList **prev = &head;
-    Object *container = container_get(object_get_root(), PR_MANAGER_PATH);
+    Object *container = object_get_container(PR_MANAGER_PATH);
 
     object_child_foreach(container, query_one_pr_manager, &prev);
     return head;
diff --git a/system/ioport.c b/system/ioport.c
index fd551d0375..55c2a75239 100644
--- a/system/ioport.c
+++ b/system/ioport.c
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ static void portio_list_add_1(PortioList *piolist,
     object_ref(&mrpio->mr);
     object_unparent(OBJECT(&mrpio->mr));
     if (!piolist->owner) {
-        owner = container_get(qdev_get_machine(), "/unattached");
+        owner = machine_get_container("unattached");
     } else {
         owner = piolist->owner;
     }
diff --git a/system/memory.c b/system/memory.c
index 85f6834cb3..fba351b030 100644
--- a/system/memory.c
+++ b/system/memory.c
@@ -1238,7 +1238,7 @@ static void memory_region_do_init(MemoryRegion *mr,
         char *name_array = g_strdup_printf("%s[*]", escaped_name);
 
         if (!owner) {
-            owner = container_get(qdev_get_machine(), "/unattached");
+            owner = machine_get_container("unattached");
         }
 
         object_property_add_child(owner, name_array, OBJECT(mr));
diff --git a/system/qdev-monitor.c b/system/qdev-monitor.c
index 4c09b38ffb..4d46af2c8d 100644
--- a/system/qdev-monitor.c
+++ b/system/qdev-monitor.c
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ static Object *qdev_get_peripheral(void)
     static Object *dev;
 
     if (dev == NULL) {
-        dev = container_get(qdev_get_machine(), "/peripheral");
+        dev = machine_get_container("peripheral");
     }
 
     return dev;
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ static Object *qdev_get_peripheral_anon(void)
     static Object *dev;
 
     if (dev == NULL) {
-        dev = container_get(qdev_get_machine(), "/peripheral-anon");
+        dev = machine_get_container("peripheral-anon");
     }
 
     return dev;
@@ -1085,7 +1085,7 @@ static GSList *qdev_build_hotpluggable_device_list(Object *peripheral)
 static void peripheral_device_del_completion(ReadLineState *rs,
                                              const char *str)
 {
-    Object *peripheral = container_get(qdev_get_machine(), "/peripheral");
+    Object *peripheral = machine_get_container("peripheral");
     GSList *list, *item;
 
     list = qdev_build_hotpluggable_device_list(peripheral);
diff --git a/system/vl.c b/system/vl.c
index 3bb8f2db9a..822f7ff656 100644
--- a/system/vl.c
+++ b/system/vl.c
@@ -2120,8 +2120,7 @@ static void qemu_create_machine(QDict *qdict)
     current_machine = MACHINE(object_new_with_class(OBJECT_CLASS(machine_class)));
     object_property_add_child(object_get_root(), "machine",
                               OBJECT(current_machine));
-    object_property_add_child(container_get(OBJECT(current_machine),
-                                            "/unattached"),
+    object_property_add_child(machine_get_container("unattached"),
                               "sysbus", OBJECT(sysbus_get_default()));
 
     if (machine_class->minimum_page_bits) {
diff --git a/ui/dbus-chardev.c b/ui/dbus-chardev.c
index 1d3a7122a1..bf061cbc93 100644
--- a/ui/dbus-chardev.c
+++ b/ui/dbus-chardev.c
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ dbus_chardev_init(DBusDisplay *dpy)
     dpy->notifier.notify = dbus_display_on_notify;
     dbus_display_notifier_add(&dpy->notifier);
 
-    object_child_foreach(container_get(object_get_root(), "/chardevs"),
+    object_child_foreach(object_get_container("chardevs"),
                          dbus_display_chardev_foreach, dpy);
 }
 
