diff --git a/device-hotplug.c b/device-hotplug.c
index ebfa6b1..eecb08e 100644
--- a/device-hotplug.c
+++ b/device-hotplug.c
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ DriveInfo *add_init_drive(const char *optstr)
         return NULL;
 
     mc = MACHINE_GET_CLASS(current_machine);
-    dinfo = drive_init(opts, mc->qemu_machine->block_default_type);
+    dinfo = drive_init(opts, mc->block_default_type);
     if (!dinfo) {
         qemu_opts_del(opts);
         return NULL;
diff --git a/qmp.c b/qmp.c
index 87a28f7..26eb589 100644
--- a/qmp.c
+++ b/qmp.c
@@ -117,8 +117,8 @@ void qmp_cpu_add(int64_t id, Error **errp)
     MachineClass *mc;
 
     mc = MACHINE_GET_CLASS(current_machine);
-    if (mc->qemu_machine->hot_add_cpu) {
-        mc->qemu_machine->hot_add_cpu(id, errp);
+    if (mc->hot_add_cpu) {
+        mc->hot_add_cpu(id, errp);
     } else {
         error_setg(errp, "Not supported");
     }
diff --git a/vl.c b/vl.c
index 9975e5a..96155ca 100644
--- a/vl.c
+++ b/vl.c
@@ -1583,8 +1583,29 @@ MachineState *current_machine;
 static void machine_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
 {
     MachineClass *mc = MACHINE_CLASS(oc);
-
-    mc->qemu_machine = data;
+    QEMUMachine *qm = data;
+
+    mc->name = qm->name;
+    mc->alias = qm->alias;
+    mc->desc = qm->desc;
+    mc->init = qm->init;
+    mc->reset = qm->reset;
+    mc->hot_add_cpu = qm->hot_add_cpu;
+    mc->kvm_type = qm->kvm_type;
+    mc->block_default_type = qm->block_default_type;
+    mc->max_cpus = qm->max_cpus;
+    mc->no_serial = qm->no_serial;
+    mc->no_parallel = qm->no_parallel;
+    mc->use_virtcon = qm->use_virtcon;
+    mc->use_sclp = qm->use_sclp;
+    mc->no_floppy = qm->no_floppy;
+    mc->no_cdrom = qm->no_cdrom;
+    mc->no_sdcard = qm->no_sdcard;
+    mc->is_default = qm->is_default;
+    mc->default_machine_opts = qm->default_machine_opts;
+    mc->default_boot_order = qm->default_boot_order;
+    mc->compat_props = qm->compat_props;
+    mc->hw_version = qm->hw_version;
 }
 
 int qemu_register_machine(QEMUMachine *m)
@@ -1611,12 +1632,12 @@ static MachineClass *find_machine(const char *name)
     for (el = machines; el; el = el->next) {
         MachineClass *temp = el->data;
 
-        if (!strcmp(temp->qemu_machine->name, name)) {
+        if (!strcmp(temp->name, name)) {
             mc = temp;
             break;
         }
-        if (temp->qemu_machine->alias &&
-            !strcmp(temp->qemu_machine->alias, name)) {
+        if (temp->alias &&
+            !strcmp(temp->alias, name)) {
             mc = temp;
             break;
         }
@@ -1634,7 +1655,7 @@ MachineClass *find_default_machine(void)
     for (el = machines; el; el = el->next) {
         MachineClass *temp = el->data;
 
-        if (temp->qemu_machine->is_default) {
+        if (temp->is_default) {
             mc = temp;
             break;
         }
@@ -1648,27 +1669,25 @@ MachineInfoList *qmp_query_machines(Error **errp)
 {
     GSList *el, *machines = object_class_get_list(TYPE_MACHINE, false);
     MachineInfoList *mach_list = NULL;
-    QEMUMachine *m;
 
     for (el = machines; el; el = el->next) {
         MachineClass *mc = el->data;
         MachineInfoList *entry;
         MachineInfo *info;
 
-        m = mc->qemu_machine;
         info = g_malloc0(sizeof(*info));
-        if (m->is_default) {
+        if (mc->is_default) {
             info->has_is_default = true;
             info->is_default = true;
         }
 
-        if (m->alias) {
+        if (mc->alias) {
             info->has_alias = true;
-            info->alias = g_strdup(m->alias);
+            info->alias = g_strdup(mc->alias);
         }
 
-        info->name = g_strdup(m->name);
-        info->cpu_max = !m->max_cpus ? 1 : m->max_cpus;
+        info->name = g_strdup(mc->name);
+        info->cpu_max = !mc->max_cpus ? 1 : mc->max_cpus;
 
         entry = g_malloc0(sizeof(*entry));
         entry->value = info;
@@ -1874,8 +1893,8 @@ void qemu_system_reset(bool report)
 
     mc = current_machine ? MACHINE_GET_CLASS(current_machine) : NULL;
 
-    if (mc && mc->qemu_machine->reset) {
-        mc->qemu_machine->reset();
+    if (mc && mc->reset) {
+        mc->reset();
     } else {
         qemu_devices_reset();
     }
@@ -2684,12 +2703,11 @@ static MachineClass *machine_parse(const char *name)
         printf("Supported machines are:\n");
         for (el = machines; el; el = el->next) {
             MachineClass *mc = el->data;
-            QEMUMachine *m = mc->qemu_machine;
-            if (m->alias) {
-                printf("%-20s %s (alias of %s)\n", m->alias, m->desc, m->name);
+            if (mc->alias) {
+                printf("%-20s %s (alias of %s)\n", mc->alias, mc->desc, mc->name);
             }
-            printf("%-20s %s%s\n", m->name, m->desc,
-                   m->is_default ? " (default)" : "");
+            printf("%-20s %s%s\n", mc->name, mc->desc,
+                   mc->is_default ? " (default)" : "");
         }
     }
 
@@ -2943,7 +2961,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv, char **envp)
     const char *optarg;
     const char *loadvm = NULL;
     MachineClass *machine_class;
-    QEMUMachine *machine;
+    QEMUMachine *machine = NULL;
     const char *cpu_model;
     const char *vga_model = NULL;
     const char *qtest_chrdev = NULL;
@@ -3939,9 +3957,8 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv, char **envp)
     object_property_add_child(object_get_root(), "machine",
                               OBJECT(current_machine), &error_abort);
 
-    machine = machine_class->qemu_machine;
-    if (machine->hw_version) {
-        qemu_set_version(machine->hw_version);
+    if (machine_class->hw_version) {
+        qemu_set_version(machine_class->hw_version);
     }
 
     if (qemu_opts_foreach(qemu_find_opts("object"),
@@ -4001,11 +4018,11 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv, char **envp)
 
     smp_parse(qemu_opts_find(qemu_find_opts("smp-opts"), NULL));
 
-    machine->max_cpus = machine->max_cpus ?: 1; /* Default to UP */
-    if (smp_cpus > machine->max_cpus) {
+    machine_class->max_cpus = machine_class->max_cpus ?: 1; /* Default to UP */
+    if (smp_cpus > machine_class->max_cpus) {
         fprintf(stderr, "Number of SMP cpus requested (%d), exceeds max cpus "
-                "supported by machine `%s' (%d)\n", smp_cpus,  machine->name,
-                machine->max_cpus);
+                "supported by machine `%s' (%d)\n", smp_cpus,
+                machine_class->name, machine_class->max_cpus);
         exit(1);
     }
 
@@ -4013,9 +4030,9 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv, char **envp)
      * Get the default machine options from the machine if it is not already
      * specified either by the configuration file or by the command line.
      */
-    if (machine->default_machine_opts) {
+    if (machine_class->default_machine_opts) {
         qemu_opts_set_defaults(qemu_find_opts("machine"),
-                               machine->default_machine_opts, 0);
+                               machine_class->default_machine_opts, 0);
     }
 
     qemu_opts_foreach(qemu_find_opts("device"), default_driver_check, NULL, 0);
@@ -4024,25 +4041,25 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv, char **envp)
     if (!vga_model && !default_vga) {
         vga_interface_type = VGA_DEVICE;
     }
-    if (!has_defaults || machine->no_serial) {
+    if (!has_defaults || machine_class->no_serial) {
         default_serial = 0;
     }
-    if (!has_defaults || machine->no_parallel) {
+    if (!has_defaults || machine_class->no_parallel) {
         default_parallel = 0;
     }
-    if (!has_defaults || !machine->use_virtcon) {
+    if (!has_defaults || !machine_class->use_virtcon) {
         default_virtcon = 0;
     }
-    if (!has_defaults || !machine->use_sclp) {
+    if (!has_defaults || !machine_class->use_sclp) {
         default_sclp = 0;
     }
-    if (!has_defaults || machine->no_floppy) {
+    if (!has_defaults || machine_class->no_floppy) {
         default_floppy = 0;
     }
-    if (!has_defaults || machine->no_cdrom) {
+    if (!has_defaults || machine_class->no_cdrom) {
         default_cdrom = 0;
     }
-    if (!has_defaults || machine->no_sdcard) {
+    if (!has_defaults || machine_class->no_sdcard) {
         default_sdcard = 0;
     }
     if (!has_defaults) {
@@ -4182,7 +4199,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv, char **envp)
     kernel_cmdline = qemu_opt_get(machine_opts, "append");
     bios_name = qemu_opt_get(machine_opts, "firmware");
 
-    boot_order = machine->default_boot_order;
+    boot_order = machine_class->default_boot_order;
     opts = qemu_opts_find(qemu_find_opts("boot-opts"), NULL);
     if (opts) {
         char *normal_boot_order;
@@ -4276,11 +4293,11 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv, char **envp)
     if (snapshot)
         qemu_opts_foreach(qemu_find_opts("drive"), drive_enable_snapshot, NULL, 0);
     if (qemu_opts_foreach(qemu_find_opts("drive"), drive_init_func,
-                          &machine->block_default_type, 1) != 0) {
+                          &machine_class->block_default_type, 1) != 0) {
         exit(1);
     }
 
-    default_drive(default_cdrom, snapshot, machine->block_default_type, 2,
+    default_drive(default_cdrom, snapshot, machine_class->block_default_type, 2,
                   CDROM_OPTS);
     default_drive(default_floppy, snapshot, IF_FLOPPY, 0, FD_OPTS);
     default_drive(default_sdcard, snapshot, IF_SD, 0, SD_OPTS);
@@ -4364,8 +4381,8 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv, char **envp)
             exit (i == 1 ? 1 : 0);
     }
 
-    if (machine->compat_props) {
-        qdev_prop_register_global_list(machine->compat_props);
+    if (machine_class->compat_props) {
+        qdev_prop_register_global_list(machine_class->compat_props);
     }
     qemu_add_globals();
 
@@ -4380,7 +4397,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv, char **envp)
                                  .cpu_model = cpu_model };
 
     current_machine->init_args = args;
-    machine->init(&current_machine->init_args);
+    machine_class->init(&current_machine->init_args);
 
     audio_init();
 
