3 files changed, 1 insertions, 13 deletions
diff --git a/backends/hostmem-file.c b/backends/hostmem-file.c
index cb319a9157..c8c355f5aa 100644
--- a/backends/hostmem-file.c
+++ b/backends/hostmem-file.c
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ file_backend_memory_alloc(HostMemoryBackend *backend, Error **errp)
         return;
     }
 
-    backend->force_prealloc = mem_prealloc;
     name = host_memory_backend_get_name(backend);
     memory_region_init_ram_from_file(&backend->mr, OBJECT(backend),
                                      name,
diff --git a/backends/hostmem-memfd.c b/backends/hostmem-memfd.c
index 26070b425e..74ba9879c4 100644
--- a/backends/hostmem-memfd.c
+++ b/backends/hostmem-memfd.c
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ memfd_backend_memory_alloc(HostMemoryBackend *backend, Error **errp)
         return;
     }
 
-    backend->force_prealloc = mem_prealloc;
     fd = qemu_memfd_create(TYPE_MEMORY_BACKEND_MEMFD, backend->size,
                            m->hugetlb, m->hugetlbsize, m->seal ?
                            F_SEAL_GROW | F_SEAL_SHRINK | F_SEAL_SEAL : 0,
diff --git a/backends/hostmem.c b/backends/hostmem.c
index 0988986016..a70867b255 100644
--- a/backends/hostmem.c
+++ b/backends/hostmem.c
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ static bool host_memory_backend_get_prealloc(Object *obj, Error **errp)
 {
     HostMemoryBackend *backend = MEMORY_BACKEND(obj);
 
-    return backend->prealloc || backend->force_prealloc;
+    return backend->prealloc;
 }
 
 static void host_memory_backend_set_prealloc(Object *obj, bool value,
@@ -224,14 +224,6 @@ static void host_memory_backend_set_prealloc(Object *obj, bool value,
     Error *local_err = NULL;
     HostMemoryBackend *backend = MEMORY_BACKEND(obj);
 
-    if (backend->force_prealloc) {
-        if (value) {
-            error_setg(errp,
-                       "remove -mem-prealloc to use the prealloc property");
-            return;
-        }
-    }
-
     if (!host_memory_backend_mr_inited(backend)) {
         backend->prealloc = value;
         return;
@@ -288,8 +280,6 @@ static void host_memory_backend_init(Object *obj)
     /* TODO: convert access to globals to compat properties */
     backend->merge = machine_mem_merge(machine);
     backend->dump = machine_dump_guest_core(machine);
-    backend->prealloc = mem_prealloc;
-    backend->prealloc_threads = 1;
 }
 
 static void host_memory_backend_post_init(Object *obj)