diff --git a/hypervisor/src/kvm/mod.rs b/hypervisor/src/kvm/mod.rs
index a386ed010..fbc14d598 100644
--- a/hypervisor/src/kvm/mod.rs
+++ b/hypervisor/src/kvm/mod.rs
@@ -314,6 +314,20 @@ pub struct KvmVm {
     dirty_log_slots: Arc<RwLock<HashMap<u32, KvmDirtyLogSlot>>>,
 }
 
+impl KvmVm {
+    ///
+    /// Creates an emulated device in the kernel.
+    ///
+    /// See the documentation for `KVM_CREATE_DEVICE`.
+    fn create_device(&self, device: &mut CreateDevice) -> vm::Result<Arc<dyn device::Device>> {
+        let device_fd = self
+            .fd
+            .create_device(device)
+            .map_err(|e| vm::HypervisorVmError::CreateDevice(e.into()))?;
+        Ok(Arc::new(device_fd))
+    }
+}
+
 ///
 /// Implementation of Vm trait for KVM
 /// Example:
@@ -616,17 +630,6 @@ impl vm::Vm for KvmVm {
         }
     }
     ///
-    /// Creates an emulated device in the kernel.
-    ///
-    /// See the documentation for `KVM_CREATE_DEVICE`.
-    fn create_device(&self, device: &mut CreateDevice) -> vm::Result<Arc<dyn device::Device>> {
-        let device_fd = self
-            .fd
-            .create_device(device)
-            .map_err(|e| vm::HypervisorVmError::CreateDevice(e.into()))?;
-        Ok(Arc::new(device_fd))
-    }
-    ///
     /// Returns the preferred CPU target type which can be emulated by KVM on underlying host.
     ///
     #[cfg(target_arch = "aarch64")]
diff --git a/hypervisor/src/mshv/mod.rs b/hypervisor/src/mshv/mod.rs
index dc65340c8..170ce4045 100644
--- a/hypervisor/src/mshv/mod.rs
+++ b/hypervisor/src/mshv/mod.rs
@@ -913,6 +913,20 @@ pub struct MshvVm {
     dirty_log_slots: Arc<RwLock<HashMap<u64, MshvDirtyLogSlot>>>,
 }
 
+impl MshvVm {
+    ///
+    /// Creates an in-kernel device.
+    ///
+    /// See the documentation for `MSHV_CREATE_DEVICE`.
+    fn create_device(&self, device: &mut CreateDevice) -> vm::Result<Arc<dyn device::Device>> {
+        let device_fd = self
+            .fd
+            .create_device(device)
+            .map_err(|e| vm::HypervisorVmError::CreateDevice(e.into()))?;
+        Ok(Arc::new(device_fd))
+    }
+}
+
 ///
 /// Implementation of Vm trait for Mshv
 /// Example:
@@ -1096,18 +1110,6 @@ impl vm::Vm for MshvVm {
         .into()
     }
 
-    ///
-    /// Creates an in-kernel device.
-    ///
-    /// See the documentation for `MSHV_CREATE_DEVICE`.
-    fn create_device(&self, device: &mut CreateDevice) -> vm::Result<Arc<dyn device::Device>> {
-        let device_fd = self
-            .fd
-            .create_device(device)
-            .map_err(|e| vm::HypervisorVmError::CreateDevice(e.into()))?;
-        Ok(Arc::new(device_fd))
-    }
-
     fn create_passthrough_device(&self) -> vm::Result<Arc<dyn device::Device>> {
         let mut vfio_dev = mshv_create_device {
             type_: mshv_device_type_MSHV_DEV_TYPE_VFIO,
diff --git a/hypervisor/src/vm.rs b/hypervisor/src/vm.rs
index 8e364d638..1873d2bae 100644
--- a/hypervisor/src/vm.rs
+++ b/hypervisor/src/vm.rs
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ use crate::cpu::Vcpu;
 use crate::device::Device;
 #[cfg(target_arch = "x86_64")]
 use crate::ClockData;
-use crate::CreateDevice;
 use crate::UserMemoryRegion;
 use crate::{IoEventAddress, IrqRoutingEntry};
 #[cfg(feature = "kvm")]
@@ -314,8 +313,6 @@ pub trait Vm: Send + Sync + Any {
     fn create_user_memory_region(&self, user_memory_region: UserMemoryRegion) -> Result<()>;
     /// Removes a guest physical memory slot.
     fn remove_user_memory_region(&self, user_memory_region: UserMemoryRegion) -> Result<()>;
-    /// Creates an emulated device in the kernel.
-    fn create_device(&self, device: &mut CreateDevice) -> Result<Arc<dyn Device>>;
     /// Returns the preferred CPU target type which can be emulated by KVM on underlying host.
     #[cfg(target_arch = "aarch64")]
     fn get_preferred_target(&self, kvi: &mut VcpuInit) -> Result<()>;