diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.c b/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.c
index c4d0e1858c..e95a44517e 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.c
@@ -644,7 +644,6 @@ VIR_ENUM_IMPL(virQEMUCaps,
               "virtio-mem-pci", /* QEMU_CAPS_DEVICE_VIRTIO_MEM_PCI */
               "memory-backend-file.reserve", /* QEMU_CAPS_MEMORY_BACKEND_RESERVE */
               "piix4.acpi-root-pci-hotplug", /* QEMU_CAPS_PIIX4_ACPI_ROOT_PCI_HOTPLUG */
-              "piix4.acpi-hotplug-bridge", /* QEMU_CAPS_PIIX4_ACPI_HOTPLUG_BRIDGE */
               "ich9.acpi-hotplug-bridge", /* QEMU_CAPS_ICH9_ACPI_HOTPLUG_BRIDGE */
     );
 
@@ -1474,7 +1473,6 @@ static struct virQEMUCapsDevicePropsFlags virQEMUCapsDevicePropsPiix4PM[] = {
     { "disable_s3", QEMU_CAPS_PIIX_DISABLE_S3, NULL },
     { "disable_s4", QEMU_CAPS_PIIX_DISABLE_S4, NULL },
     { "acpi-root-pci-hotplug", QEMU_CAPS_PIIX4_ACPI_ROOT_PCI_HOTPLUG, NULL },
-    { "acpi-pci-hotplug-with-bridge-support", QEMU_CAPS_PIIX4_ACPI_HOTPLUG_BRIDGE, NULL },
 };
 
 static struct virQEMUCapsDevicePropsFlags virQEMUCapsDevicePropsUSBRedir[] = {
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.h b/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.h
index e9bd6c8885..92337d2503 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.h
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.h
@@ -624,7 +624,6 @@ typedef enum { /* virQEMUCapsFlags grouping marker for syntax-check */
     QEMU_CAPS_DEVICE_VIRTIO_MEM_PCI, /* -device virtio-mem-pci */
     QEMU_CAPS_MEMORY_BACKEND_RESERVE, /* -object memory-backend-*.reserve= */
     QEMU_CAPS_PIIX4_ACPI_ROOT_PCI_HOTPLUG, /* -M pc PIIX4_PM.acpi-root-pci-hotplug */
-    QEMU_CAPS_PIIX4_ACPI_HOTPLUG_BRIDGE, /* -M pc PIIX4_PM.acpi-pci-hotplug-with-bridge-support */
     QEMU_CAPS_ICH9_ACPI_HOTPLUG_BRIDGE, /* -M q35 ICH9-LPC.acpi-pci-hotplug-with-bridge-support */
 
     QEMU_CAPS_LAST /* this must always be the last item */
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_command.c b/src/qemu/qemu_command.c
index 995b294736..5b7a3e5bc3 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_command.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_command.c
@@ -6151,8 +6151,7 @@ qemuBuildPMCommandLine(virCommand *cmd,
     if (acpihp_br != VIR_TRISTATE_SWITCH_ABSENT) {
         const char *pm_object = NULL;
 
-        if (!qemuDomainIsQ35(def) &&
-            virQEMUCapsGet(qemuCaps, QEMU_CAPS_PIIX4_ACPI_HOTPLUG_BRIDGE))
+        if (!qemuDomainIsQ35(def))
             pm_object = "PIIX4_PM";
 
         if (qemuDomainIsQ35(def) &&
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_validate.c b/src/qemu/qemu_validate.c
index 7eb9a37870..c7b8d18434 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_validate.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_validate.c
@@ -196,8 +196,8 @@ qemuValidateDomainDefPCIFeature(const virDomainDef *def,
                     return -1;
                 }
 
-                if ((qemuDomainIsQ35(def) && !virQEMUCapsGet(qemuCaps, QEMU_CAPS_ICH9_ACPI_HOTPLUG_BRIDGE)) ||
-                    (!qemuDomainIsQ35(def) && !virQEMUCapsGet(qemuCaps, QEMU_CAPS_PIIX4_ACPI_HOTPLUG_BRIDGE))) {
+                if (qemuDomainIsQ35(def) &&
+                    !virQEMUCapsGet(qemuCaps, QEMU_CAPS_ICH9_ACPI_HOTPLUG_BRIDGE)) {
                     virReportError(VIR_ERR_CONFIG_UNSUPPORTED, "%s",
                                    _("acpi-bridge-hotplug is not available with this QEMU binary"));
                     return -1;
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.11.0.x86_64.xml b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.11.0.x86_64.xml
index 65bfe911dd..d6549d6440 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.11.0.x86_64.xml
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.11.0.x86_64.xml
@@ -172,7 +172,6 @@
   <flag name='am53c974'/>
   <flag name='cpu-max'/>
   <flag name='input-linux'/>
-  <flag name='piix4.acpi-hotplug-bridge'/>
   <version>2011000</version>
   <kvmVersion>0</kvmVersion>
   <microcodeVersion>43100288</microcodeVersion>
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.12.0.x86_64.xml b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.12.0.x86_64.xml
index e4d936886b..354a95cebc 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.12.0.x86_64.xml
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_2.12.0.x86_64.xml
@@ -184,7 +184,6 @@
   <flag name='cpu-max'/>
   <flag name='input-linux'/>
   <flag name='virtio-blk.queue-size'/>
-  <flag name='piix4.acpi-hotplug-bridge'/>
   <version>2011090</version>
   <kvmVersion>0</kvmVersion>
   <microcodeVersion>43100289</microcodeVersion>
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_3.0.0.x86_64.xml b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_3.0.0.x86_64.xml
index b903fbe403..cffe482bf6 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_3.0.0.x86_64.xml
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_3.0.0.x86_64.xml
@@ -190,7 +190,6 @@
   <flag name='cpu-max'/>
   <flag name='input-linux'/>
   <flag name='virtio-blk.queue-size'/>
-  <flag name='piix4.acpi-hotplug-bridge'/>
   <version>3000000</version>
   <kvmVersion>0</kvmVersion>
   <microcodeVersion>43100239</microcodeVersion>
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_3.1.0.x86_64.xml b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_3.1.0.x86_64.xml
index 143edb4e52..514e5985ac 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_3.1.0.x86_64.xml
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_3.1.0.x86_64.xml
@@ -194,7 +194,6 @@
   <flag name='input-linux'/>
   <flag name='query-display-options'/>
   <flag name='virtio-blk.queue-size'/>
-  <flag name='piix4.acpi-hotplug-bridge'/>
   <version>3000092</version>
   <kvmVersion>0</kvmVersion>
   <microcodeVersion>43100240</microcodeVersion>
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_4.0.0.x86_64.xml b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_4.0.0.x86_64.xml
index 936726939d..5e733fec13 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_4.0.0.x86_64.xml
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_4.0.0.x86_64.xml
@@ -202,7 +202,6 @@
   <flag name='input-linux'/>
   <flag name='query-display-options'/>
   <flag name='virtio-blk.queue-size'/>
-  <flag name='piix4.acpi-hotplug-bridge'/>
   <version>4000000</version>
   <kvmVersion>0</kvmVersion>
   <microcodeVersion>43100240</microcodeVersion>
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_4.1.0.x86_64.xml b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_4.1.0.x86_64.xml
index 742e71e4ae..ba9ee0dd96 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_4.1.0.x86_64.xml
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_4.1.0.x86_64.xml
@@ -209,7 +209,6 @@
   <flag name='input-linux'/>
   <flag name='query-display-options'/>
   <flag name='virtio-blk.queue-size'/>
-  <flag name='piix4.acpi-hotplug-bridge'/>
   <version>4001000</version>
   <kvmVersion>0</kvmVersion>
   <microcodeVersion>43100241</microcodeVersion>
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_4.2.0.x86_64.xml b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_4.2.0.x86_64.xml
index 52d0acef3d..034a770b08 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_4.2.0.x86_64.xml
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_4.2.0.x86_64.xml
@@ -220,7 +220,6 @@
   <flag name='input-linux'/>
   <flag name='query-display-options'/>
   <flag name='virtio-blk.queue-size'/>
-  <flag name='piix4.acpi-hotplug-bridge'/>
   <version>4002000</version>
   <kvmVersion>0</kvmVersion>
   <microcodeVersion>43100242</microcodeVersion>
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_5.0.0.x86_64.xml b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_5.0.0.x86_64.xml
index ccd7e53ea8..aae5fe018f 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_5.0.0.x86_64.xml
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_5.0.0.x86_64.xml
@@ -227,7 +227,6 @@
   <flag name='input-linux'/>
   <flag name='query-display-options'/>
   <flag name='virtio-blk.queue-size'/>
-  <flag name='piix4.acpi-hotplug-bridge'/>
   <version>5000000</version>
   <kvmVersion>0</kvmVersion>
   <microcodeVersion>43100241</microcodeVersion>
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_5.1.0.x86_64.xml b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_5.1.0.x86_64.xml
index 267a3acd9d..e9ae3c5abb 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_5.1.0.x86_64.xml
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_5.1.0.x86_64.xml
@@ -230,7 +230,6 @@
   <flag name='query-display-options'/>
   <flag name='virtio-blk.queue-size'/>
   <flag name='virtio-mem-pci'/>
-  <flag name='piix4.acpi-hotplug-bridge'/>
   <version>5001000</version>
   <kvmVersion>0</kvmVersion>
   <microcodeVersion>43100242</microcodeVersion>
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_5.2.0.x86_64.xml b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_5.2.0.x86_64.xml
index 2be17f0e45..98b5f34f2b 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_5.2.0.x86_64.xml
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_5.2.0.x86_64.xml
@@ -232,7 +232,6 @@
   <flag name='virtio-blk.queue-size'/>
   <flag name='virtio-mem-pci'/>
   <flag name='piix4.acpi-root-pci-hotplug'/>
-  <flag name='piix4.acpi-hotplug-bridge'/>
   <version>5002000</version>
   <kvmVersion>0</kvmVersion>
   <microcodeVersion>43100243</microcodeVersion>
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_6.0.0.x86_64.xml b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_6.0.0.x86_64.xml
index 9070eb85aa..f13a909314 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_6.0.0.x86_64.xml
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_6.0.0.x86_64.xml
@@ -240,7 +240,6 @@
   <flag name='virtio-blk.queue-size'/>
   <flag name='virtio-mem-pci'/>
   <flag name='piix4.acpi-root-pci-hotplug'/>
-  <flag name='piix4.acpi-hotplug-bridge'/>
   <version>6000000</version>
   <kvmVersion>0</kvmVersion>
   <microcodeVersion>43100242</microcodeVersion>
diff --git a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_6.1.0.x86_64.xml b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_6.1.0.x86_64.xml
index 01833aff4b..9c9f17a83d 100644
--- a/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_6.1.0.x86_64.xml
+++ b/tests/qemucapabilitiesdata/caps_6.1.0.x86_64.xml
@@ -243,7 +243,6 @@
   <flag name='virtio-mem-pci'/>
   <flag name='memory-backend-file.reserve'/>
   <flag name='piix4.acpi-root-pci-hotplug'/>
-  <flag name='piix4.acpi-hotplug-bridge'/>
   <flag name='ich9.acpi-hotplug-bridge'/>
   <version>6001000</version>
   <kvmVersion>0</kvmVersion>