diff --git a/src/conf/domain_capabilities.c b/src/conf/domain_capabilities.c
index 164b87caab..0979711fea 100644
--- a/src/conf/domain_capabilities.c
+++ b/src/conf/domain_capabilities.c
@@ -190,27 +190,6 @@ virDomainCapsCPUModelsCopy(virDomainCapsCPUModelsPtr old)
 }
 
 
-int
-virDomainCapsCPUModelsAddSteal(virDomainCapsCPUModelsPtr cpuModels,
-                               char **name,
-                               virDomainCapsCPUUsable usable,
-                               char ***blockers)
-{
-    if (VIR_RESIZE_N(cpuModels->models, cpuModels->nmodels_max,
-                     cpuModels->nmodels, 1) < 0)
-        return -1;
-
-    cpuModels->models[cpuModels->nmodels].usable = usable;
-    cpuModels->models[cpuModels->nmodels].name = g_steal_pointer(&*name);
-
-    if (blockers)
-        cpuModels->models[cpuModels->nmodels].blockers = g_steal_pointer(&*blockers);
-
-    cpuModels->nmodels++;
-    return 0;
-}
-
-
 int
 virDomainCapsCPUModelsAdd(virDomainCapsCPUModelsPtr cpuModels,
                           const char *name,
@@ -219,16 +198,24 @@ virDomainCapsCPUModelsAdd(virDomainCapsCPUModelsPtr cpuModels,
 {
     g_autofree char * nameCopy = NULL;
     VIR_AUTOSTRINGLIST blockersCopy = NULL;
+    virDomainCapsCPUModelPtr cpu;
 
     nameCopy = g_strdup(name);
 
     if (virStringListCopy(&blockersCopy, (const char **)blockers) < 0)
         return -1;
 
-    if (virDomainCapsCPUModelsAddSteal(cpuModels, &nameCopy,
-                                       usable, &blockersCopy) < 0)
+    if (VIR_RESIZE_N(cpuModels->models, cpuModels->nmodels_max,
+                     cpuModels->nmodels, 1) < 0)
         return -1;
 
+    cpu = cpuModels->models + cpuModels->nmodels;
+    cpuModels->nmodels++;
+
+    cpu->usable = usable;
+    cpu->name = g_steal_pointer(&nameCopy);
+    cpu->blockers = g_steal_pointer(&blockersCopy);
+
     return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/conf/domain_capabilities.h b/src/conf/domain_capabilities.h
index 86cfd10e40..d69bf8d13e 100644
--- a/src/conf/domain_capabilities.h
+++ b/src/conf/domain_capabilities.h
@@ -203,10 +203,6 @@ virDomainCapsPtr virDomainCapsNew(const char *path,
 
 virDomainCapsCPUModelsPtr virDomainCapsCPUModelsNew(size_t nmodels);
 virDomainCapsCPUModelsPtr virDomainCapsCPUModelsCopy(virDomainCapsCPUModelsPtr old);
-int virDomainCapsCPUModelsAddSteal(virDomainCapsCPUModelsPtr cpuModels,
-                                   char **name,
-                                   virDomainCapsCPUUsable usable,
-                                   char ***blockers);
 int virDomainCapsCPUModelsAdd(virDomainCapsCPUModelsPtr cpuModels,
                               const char *name,
                               virDomainCapsCPUUsable usable,
diff --git a/src/libvirt_private.syms b/src/libvirt_private.syms
index d03498e40f..3416438841 100644
--- a/src/libvirt_private.syms
+++ b/src/libvirt_private.syms
@@ -192,7 +192,6 @@ virDomainAuditVcpu;
 
 # conf/domain_capabilities.h
 virDomainCapsCPUModelsAdd;
-virDomainCapsCPUModelsAddSteal;
 virDomainCapsCPUModelsCopy;
 virDomainCapsCPUModelsGet;
 virDomainCapsCPUModelsNew;