diff --git a/hw/acpi/generic_event_device.c b/hw/acpi/generic_event_device.c
index 755653dc265c7c2242a68ee144052c7b74b47b22..61a4c9e643c6d4a60cfce31810c32784d04f67f3 100644
--- a/hw/acpi/generic_event_device.c
+++ b/hw/acpi/generic_event_device.c
@@ -439,7 +439,6 @@ static void acpi_ged_initfn(Object *obj)
     AcpiGedState *s = ACPI_GED(dev);
     SysBusDevice *sbd = SYS_BUS_DEVICE(obj);
     GEDState *ged_st = &s->ged_state;
-    MachineClass *mc;
 
     memory_region_init_io(&ged_st->evt, obj, &ged_evt_ops, ged_st,
                           TYPE_ACPI_GED, ACPI_GED_EVT_SEL_LEN);
@@ -463,15 +462,6 @@ static void acpi_ged_initfn(Object *obj)
     memory_region_init_io(&ged_st->regs, obj, &ged_regs_ops, ged_st,
                           TYPE_ACPI_GED "-regs", ACPI_GED_REG_COUNT);
     sysbus_init_mmio(sbd, &ged_st->regs);
-
-    mc = MACHINE_GET_CLASS(qdev_get_machine());
-    if (mc->possible_cpu_arch_ids) {
-        memory_region_init(&s->container_cpuhp, OBJECT(dev), "cpuhp container",
-                        ACPI_CPU_HOTPLUG_REG_LEN);
-        sysbus_init_mmio(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(dev), &s->container_cpuhp);
-        cpu_hotplug_hw_init(&s->container_cpuhp, OBJECT(dev),
-                            &s->cpuhp_state, 0);
-    }
 }
 
 static void acpi_ged_class_init(ObjectClass *class, void *data)