diff --git a/include/hw/ssi/ssi.h b/include/hw/ssi/ssi.h
index 1107cb89ee..1725b13c32 100644
--- a/include/hw/ssi/ssi.h
+++ b/include/hw/ssi/ssi.h
@@ -86,10 +86,6 @@ SSIBus *ssi_create_bus(DeviceState *parent, const char *name);
 
 uint32_t ssi_transfer(SSIBus *bus, uint32_t val);
 
-/* Automatically connect all children nodes a spi controller as slaves */
-void ssi_auto_connect_slaves(DeviceState *parent, qemu_irq *cs_lines,
-                             SSIBus *bus);
-
 /* max111x.c */
 void max111x_set_input(DeviceState *dev, int line, uint8_t value);
 
diff --git a/hw/ssi/aspeed_smc.c b/hw/ssi/aspeed_smc.c
index 2edccef2d5..4fab1f5f85 100644
--- a/hw/ssi/aspeed_smc.c
+++ b/hw/ssi/aspeed_smc.c
@@ -1356,7 +1356,6 @@ static void aspeed_smc_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
 
     /* Setup cs_lines for slaves */
     s->cs_lines = g_new0(qemu_irq, s->num_cs);
-    ssi_auto_connect_slaves(dev, s->cs_lines, s->spi);
 
     for (i = 0; i < s->num_cs; ++i) {
         sysbus_init_irq(sbd, &s->cs_lines[i]);
diff --git a/hw/ssi/imx_spi.c b/hw/ssi/imx_spi.c
index 2dd9a631e1..2f09f15892 100644
--- a/hw/ssi/imx_spi.c
+++ b/hw/ssi/imx_spi.c
@@ -424,8 +424,6 @@ static void imx_spi_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
     sysbus_init_mmio(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(dev), &s->iomem);
     sysbus_init_irq(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(dev), &s->irq);
 
-    ssi_auto_connect_slaves(dev, s->cs_lines, s->bus);
-
     for (i = 0; i < 4; ++i) {
         sysbus_init_irq(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(dev), &s->cs_lines[i]);
     }
diff --git a/hw/ssi/mss-spi.c b/hw/ssi/mss-spi.c
index 3050fabb69..b2432c5a13 100644
--- a/hw/ssi/mss-spi.c
+++ b/hw/ssi/mss-spi.c
@@ -376,7 +376,6 @@ static void mss_spi_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
     s->spi = ssi_create_bus(dev, "spi");
 
     sysbus_init_irq(sbd, &s->irq);
-    ssi_auto_connect_slaves(dev, &s->cs_line, s->spi);
     sysbus_init_irq(sbd, &s->cs_line);
 
     memory_region_init_io(&s->mmio, OBJECT(s), &spi_ops, s,
diff --git a/hw/ssi/ssi.c b/hw/ssi/ssi.c
index c6415eb6e3..54106f5ef8 100644
--- a/hw/ssi/ssi.c
+++ b/hw/ssi/ssi.c
@@ -142,36 +142,3 @@ static void ssi_slave_register_types(void)
 }
 
 type_init(ssi_slave_register_types)
-
-typedef struct SSIAutoConnectArg {
-    qemu_irq **cs_linep;
-    SSIBus *bus;
-} SSIAutoConnectArg;
-
-static int ssi_auto_connect_slave(Object *child, void *opaque)
-{
-    SSIAutoConnectArg *arg = opaque;
-    SSISlave *dev = (SSISlave *)object_dynamic_cast(child, TYPE_SSI_SLAVE);
-    qemu_irq cs_line;
-
-    if (!dev) {
-        return 0;
-    }
-
-    cs_line = qdev_get_gpio_in_named(DEVICE(dev), SSI_GPIO_CS, 0);
-    qdev_set_parent_bus(DEVICE(dev), BUS(arg->bus));
-    **arg->cs_linep = cs_line;
-    (*arg->cs_linep)++;
-    return 0;
-}
-
-void ssi_auto_connect_slaves(DeviceState *parent, qemu_irq *cs_line,
-                             SSIBus *bus)
-{
-    SSIAutoConnectArg arg = {
-        .cs_linep = &cs_line,
-        .bus = bus
-    };
-
-    object_child_foreach(OBJECT(parent), ssi_auto_connect_slave, &arg);
-}
diff --git a/hw/ssi/xilinx_spi.c b/hw/ssi/xilinx_spi.c
index eba7ccd46a..80d1488dc7 100644
--- a/hw/ssi/xilinx_spi.c
+++ b/hw/ssi/xilinx_spi.c
@@ -334,7 +334,6 @@ static void xilinx_spi_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
 
     sysbus_init_irq(sbd, &s->irq);
     s->cs_lines = g_new0(qemu_irq, s->num_cs);
-    ssi_auto_connect_slaves(dev, s->cs_lines, s->spi);
     for (i = 0; i < s->num_cs; ++i) {
         sysbus_init_irq(sbd, &s->cs_lines[i]);
     }
diff --git a/hw/ssi/xilinx_spips.c b/hw/ssi/xilinx_spips.c
index e76cf290c8..b9371dbf8d 100644
--- a/hw/ssi/xilinx_spips.c
+++ b/hw/ssi/xilinx_spips.c
@@ -1270,7 +1270,6 @@ static void xilinx_spips_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
     XilinxSPIPS *s = XILINX_SPIPS(dev);
     SysBusDevice *sbd = SYS_BUS_DEVICE(dev);
     XilinxSPIPSClass *xsc = XILINX_SPIPS_GET_CLASS(s);
-    qemu_irq *cs;
     int i;
 
     DB_PRINT_L(0, "realized spips\n");
@@ -1297,9 +1296,6 @@ static void xilinx_spips_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
 
     s->cs_lines = g_new0(qemu_irq, s->num_cs * s->num_busses);
     s->cs_lines_state = g_new0(bool, s->num_cs * s->num_busses);
-    for (i = 0, cs = s->cs_lines; i < s->num_busses; ++i, cs += s->num_cs) {
-        ssi_auto_connect_slaves(DEVICE(s), cs, s->spi[i]);
-    }
 
     sysbus_init_irq(sbd, &s->irq);
     for (i = 0; i < s->num_cs * s->num_busses; ++i) {
