diff --git a/hw/s390-virtio-bus.c b/hw/s390-virtio-bus.c
index 017fc0d..7b9cb60 100644
--- a/hw/s390-virtio-bus.c
+++ b/hw/s390-virtio-bus.c
@@ -52,8 +52,6 @@ static const TypeInfo s390_virtio_bus_info = {
     .instance_size = sizeof(VirtIOS390Bus),
 };
 
-static const VirtIOBindings virtio_s390_bindings;
-
 static ram_addr_t s390_virtio_device_num_vq(VirtIOS390Device *dev);
 
 /* length of VirtIO device pages */
@@ -429,11 +427,6 @@ static unsigned virtio_s390_get_features(DeviceState *d)
 
 /**************** S390 Virtio Bus Device Descriptions *******************/
 
-static const VirtIOBindings virtio_s390_bindings = {
-    .notify = virtio_s390_notify,
-    .get_features = virtio_s390_get_features,
-};
-
 static Property s390_virtio_net_properties[] = {
     DEFINE_NIC_PROPERTIES(VirtIONetS390, nic),
     DEFINE_PROP_UINT32("x-txtimer", VirtIONetS390,
diff --git a/hw/vhost.c b/hw/vhost.c
index 4e1cb47..7e9171d 100644
--- a/hw/vhost.c
+++ b/hw/vhost.c
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #include "qemu/range.h"
 #include <linux/vhost.h>
 #include "exec/address-spaces.h"
+#include "virtio-bus.h"
 
 static void vhost_dev_sync_region(struct vhost_dev *dev,
                                   MemoryRegionSection *section,
@@ -811,9 +812,13 @@ void vhost_dev_cleanup(struct vhost_dev *hdev)
 
 bool vhost_dev_query(struct vhost_dev *hdev, VirtIODevice *vdev)
 {
-    return !vdev->binding->query_guest_notifiers ||
-        vdev->binding->query_guest_notifiers(vdev->binding_opaque) ||
-        hdev->force;
+    BusState *qbus = BUS(qdev_get_parent_bus(DEVICE(vdev)));
+    VirtioBusState *vbus = VIRTIO_BUS(qbus);
+    VirtioBusClass *k = VIRTIO_BUS_GET_CLASS(vbus);
+
+    return !k->query_guest_notifiers ||
+           k->query_guest_notifiers(qbus->parent) ||
+           hdev->force;
 }
 
 /* Stop processing guest IO notifications in qemu.
@@ -821,15 +826,18 @@ bool vhost_dev_query(struct vhost_dev *hdev, VirtIODevice *vdev)
  */
 int vhost_dev_enable_notifiers(struct vhost_dev *hdev, VirtIODevice *vdev)
 {
+    BusState *qbus = BUS(qdev_get_parent_bus(DEVICE(vdev)));
+    VirtioBusState *vbus = VIRTIO_BUS(qbus);
+    VirtioBusClass *k = VIRTIO_BUS_GET_CLASS(vbus);
     int i, r;
-    if (!vdev->binding->set_host_notifier) {
+    if (!k->set_host_notifier) {
         fprintf(stderr, "binding does not support host notifiers\n");
         r = -ENOSYS;
         goto fail;
     }
 
     for (i = 0; i < hdev->nvqs; ++i) {
-        r = vdev->binding->set_host_notifier(vdev->binding_opaque, i, true);
+        r = k->set_host_notifier(qbus->parent, i, true);
         if (r < 0) {
             fprintf(stderr, "vhost VQ %d notifier binding failed: %d\n", i, -r);
             goto fail_vq;
@@ -839,7 +847,7 @@ int vhost_dev_enable_notifiers(struct vhost_dev *hdev, VirtIODevice *vdev)
     return 0;
 fail_vq:
     while (--i >= 0) {
-        r = vdev->binding->set_host_notifier(vdev->binding_opaque, i, false);
+        r = k->set_host_notifier(qbus->parent, i, false);
         if (r < 0) {
             fprintf(stderr, "vhost VQ %d notifier cleanup error: %d\n", i, -r);
             fflush(stderr);
@@ -857,10 +865,13 @@ fail:
  */
 void vhost_dev_disable_notifiers(struct vhost_dev *hdev, VirtIODevice *vdev)
 {
+    BusState *qbus = BUS(qdev_get_parent_bus(DEVICE(vdev)));
+    VirtioBusState *vbus = VIRTIO_BUS(qbus);
+    VirtioBusClass *k = VIRTIO_BUS_GET_CLASS(vbus);
     int i, r;
 
     for (i = 0; i < hdev->nvqs; ++i) {
-        r = vdev->binding->set_host_notifier(vdev->binding_opaque, i, false);
+        r = k->set_host_notifier(qbus->parent, i, false);
         if (r < 0) {
             fprintf(stderr, "vhost VQ %d notifier cleanup failed: %d\n", i, -r);
             fflush(stderr);
@@ -872,14 +883,17 @@ void vhost_dev_disable_notifiers(struct vhost_dev *hdev, VirtIODevice *vdev)
 /* Host notifiers must be enabled at this point. */
 int vhost_dev_start(struct vhost_dev *hdev, VirtIODevice *vdev)
 {
+    BusState *qbus = BUS(qdev_get_parent_bus(DEVICE(vdev)));
+    VirtioBusState *vbus = VIRTIO_BUS(qbus);
+    VirtioBusClass *k = VIRTIO_BUS_GET_CLASS(vbus);
     int i, r;
-    if (!vdev->binding->set_guest_notifiers) {
+    if (!k->set_guest_notifiers) {
         fprintf(stderr, "binding does not support guest notifiers\n");
         r = -ENOSYS;
         goto fail;
     }
 
-    r = vdev->binding->set_guest_notifiers(vdev->binding_opaque, true);
+    r = k->set_guest_notifiers(qbus->parent, true);
     if (r < 0) {
         fprintf(stderr, "Error binding guest notifier: %d\n", -r);
         goto fail_notifiers;
@@ -929,7 +943,7 @@ fail_vq:
     }
 fail_mem:
 fail_features:
-    vdev->binding->set_guest_notifiers(vdev->binding_opaque, false);
+    k->set_guest_notifiers(qbus->parent, false);
 fail_notifiers:
 fail:
     return r;
@@ -938,6 +952,8 @@ fail:
 /* Host notifiers must be enabled at this point. */
 void vhost_dev_stop(struct vhost_dev *hdev, VirtIODevice *vdev)
 {
+    BusState *qbus = BUS(qdev_get_parent_bus(DEVICE(vdev)));
+    VirtioBusClass *k = VIRTIO_BUS_GET_CLASS(qbus);
     int i, r;
 
     for (i = 0; i < hdev->nvqs; ++i) {
@@ -950,7 +966,7 @@ void vhost_dev_stop(struct vhost_dev *hdev, VirtIODevice *vdev)
         vhost_sync_dirty_bitmap(hdev, &hdev->mem_sections[i],
                                 0, (hwaddr)~0x0ull);
     }
-    r = vdev->binding->set_guest_notifiers(vdev->binding_opaque, false);
+    r = k->set_guest_notifiers(qbus->parent, false);
     if (r < 0) {
         fprintf(stderr, "vhost guest notifier cleanup failed: %d\n", r);
         fflush(stderr);
diff --git a/hw/virtio-bus.c b/hw/virtio-bus.c
index c5e67b0..ff93997 100644
--- a/hw/virtio-bus.c
+++ b/hw/virtio-bus.c
@@ -48,23 +48,6 @@ int virtio_bus_plug_device(VirtIODevice *vdev)
 
     bus->vdev = vdev;
 
-    /*
-     * The lines below will disappear when we drop VirtIOBindings, at the end
-     * of the series.
-     */
-    bus->bindings.notify = klass->notify;
-    bus->bindings.save_config = klass->save_config;
-    bus->bindings.save_queue = klass->save_queue;
-    bus->bindings.load_config = klass->load_config;
-    bus->bindings.load_queue = klass->load_queue;
-    bus->bindings.load_done = klass->load_done;
-    bus->bindings.get_features = klass->get_features;
-    bus->bindings.query_guest_notifiers = klass->query_guest_notifiers;
-    bus->bindings.set_guest_notifiers = klass->set_guest_notifiers;
-    bus->bindings.set_host_notifier = klass->set_host_notifier;
-    bus->bindings.vmstate_change = klass->vmstate_change;
-    virtio_bind_device(bus->vdev, &bus->bindings, qbus->parent);
-
     if (klass->device_plugged != NULL) {
         klass->device_plugged(qbus->parent);
     }
diff --git a/hw/virtio-bus.h b/hw/virtio-bus.h
index 7bea64a..9a43728 100644
--- a/hw/virtio-bus.h
+++ b/hw/virtio-bus.h
@@ -70,10 +70,6 @@ struct VirtioBusState {
      * Only one VirtIODevice can be plugged on the bus.
      */
     VirtIODevice *vdev;
-    /*
-     * This will be removed at the end of the series.
-     */
-    VirtIOBindings bindings;
 };
 
 int virtio_bus_plug_device(VirtIODevice *vdev);
diff --git a/hw/virtio-pci.c b/hw/virtio-pci.c
index 4588073..581ab76 100644
--- a/hw/virtio-pci.c
+++ b/hw/virtio-pci.c
@@ -712,19 +712,6 @@ static void virtio_pci_vmstate_change(DeviceState *d, bool running)
     }
 }
 
-static const VirtIOBindings virtio_pci_bindings = {
-    .notify = virtio_pci_notify,
-    .save_config = virtio_pci_save_config,
-    .load_config = virtio_pci_load_config,
-    .save_queue = virtio_pci_save_queue,
-    .load_queue = virtio_pci_load_queue,
-    .get_features = virtio_pci_get_features,
-    .query_guest_notifiers = virtio_pci_query_guest_notifiers,
-    .set_host_notifier = virtio_pci_set_host_notifier,
-    .set_guest_notifiers = virtio_pci_set_guest_notifiers,
-    .vmstate_change = virtio_pci_vmstate_change,
-};
-
 /*
  * virtio-pci : This is the PCIDevice which have a virtio-pci-bus.
  */
diff --git a/hw/virtio.c b/hw/virtio.c
index d72b84a..a852adf 100644
--- a/hw/virtio.c
+++ b/hw/virtio.c
@@ -505,8 +505,12 @@ int virtqueue_pop(VirtQueue *vq, VirtQueueElement *elem)
 /* virtio device */
 static void virtio_notify_vector(VirtIODevice *vdev, uint16_t vector)
 {
-    if (vdev->binding->notify) {
-        vdev->binding->notify(vdev->binding_opaque, vector);
+    BusState *qbus = BUS(qdev_get_parent_bus(DEVICE(vdev)));
+    VirtioBusState *vbus = VIRTIO_BUS(qbus);
+    VirtioBusClass *k = VIRTIO_BUS_GET_CLASS(vbus);
+
+    if (k->notify) {
+        k->notify(qbus->parent, vector);
     }
 }
 
@@ -776,10 +780,14 @@ void virtio_notify_config(VirtIODevice *vdev)
 
 void virtio_save(VirtIODevice *vdev, QEMUFile *f)
 {
+    BusState *qbus = BUS(qdev_get_parent_bus(DEVICE(vdev)));
+    VirtioBusState *vbus = VIRTIO_BUS(qbus);
+    VirtioBusClass *k = VIRTIO_BUS_GET_CLASS(vbus);
     int i;
 
-    if (vdev->binding->save_config)
-        vdev->binding->save_config(vdev->binding_opaque, f);
+    if (k->save_config) {
+        k->save_config(qbus->parent, f);
+    }
 
     qemu_put_8s(f, &vdev->status);
     qemu_put_8s(f, &vdev->isr);
@@ -802,16 +810,19 @@ void virtio_save(VirtIODevice *vdev, QEMUFile *f)
         qemu_put_be32(f, vdev->vq[i].vring.num);
         qemu_put_be64(f, vdev->vq[i].pa);
         qemu_put_be16s(f, &vdev->vq[i].last_avail_idx);
-        if (vdev->binding->save_queue)
-            vdev->binding->save_queue(vdev->binding_opaque, i, f);
+        if (k->save_queue) {
+            k->save_queue(qbus->parent, i, f);
+        }
     }
 }
 
 int virtio_set_features(VirtIODevice *vdev, uint32_t val)
 {
+    BusState *qbus = BUS(qdev_get_parent_bus(DEVICE(vdev)));
+    VirtioBusState *vbus = VIRTIO_BUS(qbus);
+    VirtioBusClass *vbusk = VIRTIO_BUS_GET_CLASS(vbus);
     VirtioDeviceClass *k = VIRTIO_DEVICE_GET_CLASS(vdev);
-    uint32_t supported_features =
-        vdev->binding->get_features(vdev->binding_opaque);
+    uint32_t supported_features = vbusk->get_features(qbus->parent);
     bool bad = (val & ~supported_features) != 0;
 
     val &= supported_features;
@@ -827,9 +838,12 @@ int virtio_load(VirtIODevice *vdev, QEMUFile *f)
     int num, i, ret;
     uint32_t features;
     uint32_t supported_features;
+    BusState *qbus = BUS(qdev_get_parent_bus(DEVICE(vdev)));
+    VirtioBusState *vbus = VIRTIO_BUS(qbus);
+    VirtioBusClass *k = VIRTIO_BUS_GET_CLASS(vbus);
 
-    if (vdev->binding->load_config) {
-        ret = vdev->binding->load_config(vdev->binding_opaque, f);
+    if (k->load_config) {
+        ret = k->load_config(qbus->parent, f);
         if (ret)
             return ret;
     }
@@ -840,7 +854,7 @@ int virtio_load(VirtIODevice *vdev, QEMUFile *f)
     qemu_get_be32s(f, &features);
 
     if (virtio_set_features(vdev, features) < 0) {
-        supported_features = vdev->binding->get_features(vdev->binding_opaque);
+        supported_features = k->get_features(qbus->parent);
         error_report("Features 0x%x unsupported. Allowed features: 0x%x",
                      features, supported_features);
         return -1;
@@ -876,8 +890,8 @@ int virtio_load(VirtIODevice *vdev, QEMUFile *f)
                          i, vdev->vq[i].last_avail_idx);
                 return -1;
 	}
-        if (vdev->binding->load_queue) {
-            ret = vdev->binding->load_queue(vdev->binding_opaque, i, f);
+        if (k->load_queue) {
+            ret = k->load_queue(qbus->parent, i, f);
             if (ret)
                 return ret;
         }
@@ -903,6 +917,9 @@ void virtio_cleanup(VirtIODevice *vdev)
 static void virtio_vmstate_change(void *opaque, int running, RunState state)
 {
     VirtIODevice *vdev = opaque;
+    BusState *qbus = BUS(qdev_get_parent_bus(DEVICE(vdev)));
+    VirtioBusState *vbus = VIRTIO_BUS(qbus);
+    VirtioBusClass *k = VIRTIO_BUS_GET_CLASS(vbus);
     bool backend_run = running && (vdev->status & VIRTIO_CONFIG_S_DRIVER_OK);
     vdev->vm_running = running;
 
@@ -910,8 +927,8 @@ static void virtio_vmstate_change(void *opaque, int running, RunState state)
         virtio_set_status(vdev, vdev->status);
     }
 
-    if (vdev->binding->vmstate_change) {
-        vdev->binding->vmstate_change(vdev->binding_opaque, backend_run);
+    if (k->vmstate_change) {
+        k->vmstate_change(qbus->parent, backend_run);
     }
 
     if (!backend_run) {
@@ -955,13 +972,6 @@ VirtIODevice *virtio_common_init(const char *name, uint16_t device_id,
     return vdev;
 }
 
-void virtio_bind_device(VirtIODevice *vdev, const VirtIOBindings *binding,
-                        DeviceState *opaque)
-{
-    vdev->binding = binding;
-    vdev->binding_opaque = opaque;
-}
-
 hwaddr virtio_queue_get_desc_addr(VirtIODevice *vdev, int n)
 {
     return vdev->vq[n].vring.desc;
diff --git a/hw/virtio.h b/hw/virtio.h
index fbbf8e8..3199676 100644
--- a/hw/virtio.h
+++ b/hw/virtio.h
@@ -90,20 +90,6 @@ typedef struct VirtQueueElement
     struct iovec out_sg[VIRTQUEUE_MAX_SIZE];
 } VirtQueueElement;
 
-typedef struct {
-    void (*notify)(DeviceState *d, uint16_t vector);
-    void (*save_config)(DeviceState *d, QEMUFile *f);
-    void (*save_queue)(DeviceState *d, int n, QEMUFile *f);
-    int (*load_config)(DeviceState *d, QEMUFile *f);
-    int (*load_queue)(DeviceState *d, int n, QEMUFile *f);
-    int (*load_done)(DeviceState *d, QEMUFile *f);
-    unsigned (*get_features)(DeviceState *d);
-    bool (*query_guest_notifiers)(DeviceState *d);
-    int (*set_guest_notifiers)(DeviceState *d, bool assigned);
-    int (*set_host_notifier)(DeviceState *d, int n, bool assigned);
-    void (*vmstate_change)(DeviceState *d, bool running);
-} VirtIOBindings;
-
 #define VIRTIO_PCI_QUEUE_MAX 64
 
 #define VIRTIO_NO_VECTOR 0xffff
@@ -129,8 +115,6 @@ struct VirtIODevice
     uint16_t config_vector;
     int nvectors;
     VirtQueue *vq;
-    const VirtIOBindings *binding;
-    DeviceState *binding_opaque;
     uint16_t device_id;
     bool vm_running;
     VMChangeStateEntry *vmstate;
@@ -209,9 +193,6 @@ void virtio_reset(void *opaque);
 void virtio_update_irq(VirtIODevice *vdev);
 int virtio_set_features(VirtIODevice *vdev, uint32_t val);
 
-void virtio_bind_device(VirtIODevice *vdev, const VirtIOBindings *binding,
-                        DeviceState *opaque);
-
 /* Base devices.  */
 typedef struct VirtIOBlkConf VirtIOBlkConf;
 VirtIODevice *virtio_blk_init(DeviceState *dev, VirtIOBlkConf *blk);
