diff --git a/src/conf/domain_conf.c b/src/conf/domain_conf.c
index 7da94bb5f3..0b187205d5 100644
--- a/src/conf/domain_conf.c
+++ b/src/conf/domain_conf.c
@@ -17468,6 +17468,29 @@ virDomainIOThreadIDDel(virDomainDefPtr def,
     }
 }
 
+void
+virDomainIOThreadSchedDelId(virDomainDefPtr def,
+                            unsigned int iothreadid)
+{
+    size_t i;
+
+    if (!def->cputune.iothreadsched || !def->cputune.niothreadsched)
+        return;
+
+    for (i = 0; i < def->cputune.niothreadsched; i++) {
+        if (virBitmapIsBitSet(def->cputune.iothreadsched[i].ids, iothreadid)) {
+            ignore_value(virBitmapClearBit(def->cputune.iothreadsched[i].ids,
+                                           iothreadid));
+            if (virBitmapIsAllClear(def->cputune.iothreadsched[i].ids)) {
+                virBitmapFree(def->cputune.iothreadsched[i].ids);
+                VIR_DELETE_ELEMENT(def->cputune.iothreadsched, i,
+                                   def->cputune.niothreadsched);
+            }
+            return;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 virDomainPinDefPtr
 virDomainPinFind(virDomainPinDefPtr *def,
                  int npin,
diff --git a/src/conf/domain_conf.h b/src/conf/domain_conf.h
index f60f7a073e..0761eee3f6 100644
--- a/src/conf/domain_conf.h
+++ b/src/conf/domain_conf.h
@@ -2617,6 +2617,7 @@ virDomainIOThreadIDDefPtr virDomainIOThreadIDFind(virDomainDefPtr def,
 virDomainIOThreadIDDefPtr virDomainIOThreadIDAdd(virDomainDefPtr def,
                                                  unsigned int iothread_id);
 void virDomainIOThreadIDDel(virDomainDefPtr def, unsigned int iothread_id);
+void virDomainIOThreadSchedDelId(virDomainDefPtr def, unsigned int iothread_id);
 
 unsigned int virDomainDefFormatConvertXMLFlags(unsigned int flags);
 
diff --git a/src/libvirt_private.syms b/src/libvirt_private.syms
index f3d2c38deb..2042c8a486 100644
--- a/src/libvirt_private.syms
+++ b/src/libvirt_private.syms
@@ -328,6 +328,7 @@ virDomainIOThreadIDAdd;
 virDomainIOThreadIDDefFree;
 virDomainIOThreadIDDel;
 virDomainIOThreadIDFind;
+virDomainIOThreadSchedDelId;
 virDomainLeaseDefFree;
 virDomainLeaseIndex;
 virDomainLeaseInsert;