diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_agent.h b/src/qemu/qemu_agent.h
index 94eab9de9f..862f6b0a95 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_agent.h
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_agent.h
@@ -28,8 +28,6 @@ typedef struct _qemuAgent qemuAgent;
 
 typedef struct _qemuAgentCallbacks qemuAgentCallbacks;
 struct _qemuAgentCallbacks {
-    void (*destroy)(qemuAgent *mon,
-                    virDomainObj *vm);
     void (*eofNotify)(qemuAgent *mon,
                       virDomainObj *vm);
     void (*errorNotify)(qemuAgent *mon,
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_process.c b/src/qemu/qemu_process.c
index 3623cf2535..ec5e6999f5 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_process.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_process.c
@@ -193,17 +193,8 @@ qemuProcessHandleAgentError(qemuAgent *agent G_GNUC_UNUSED,
     virObjectUnlock(vm);
 }
 
-static void qemuProcessHandleAgentDestroy(qemuAgent *agent,
-                                          virDomainObj *vm)
-{
-    VIR_DEBUG("Received destroy agent=%p vm=%p", agent, vm);
-
-    virObjectUnref(vm);
-}
-
 
 static qemuAgentCallbacks agentCallbacks = {
-    .destroy = qemuProcessHandleAgentDestroy,
     .eofNotify = qemuProcessHandleAgentEOF,
     .errorNotify = qemuProcessHandleAgentError,
 };