diff --git a/include/migration/migration.h b/include/migration/migration.h
index 4dedc66..b80a6ed 100644
--- a/include/migration/migration.h
+++ b/include/migration/migration.h
@@ -38,10 +38,6 @@
 #define QEMU_VM_COMMAND              0x08
 #define QEMU_VM_SECTION_FOOTER       0x7e
 
-struct MigrationParams {
-    bool unused; /* C doesn't allow empty structs */
-};
-
 /* Messages sent on the return path from destination to source */
 enum mig_rp_message_type {
     MIG_RP_MSG_INVALID = 0,  /* Must be 0 */
@@ -109,12 +105,10 @@ struct MigrationState
     QEMUBH *cleanup_bh;
     QEMUFile *to_dst_file;
 
-    /* New style params from 'migrate-set-parameters' */
+    /* params from 'migrate-set-parameters' */
     MigrationParameters parameters;
 
     int state;
-    /* Old style params from 'migrate' command */
-    MigrationParams params;
 
     /* State related to return path */
     struct {
@@ -207,7 +201,7 @@ void migrate_fd_connect(MigrationState *s);
 
 void add_migration_state_change_notifier(Notifier *notify);
 void remove_migration_state_change_notifier(Notifier *notify);
-MigrationState *migrate_init(const MigrationParams *params);
+MigrationState *migrate_init(void);
 bool migration_is_blocked(Error **errp);
 bool migration_in_setup(MigrationState *);
 bool migration_is_idle(void);
diff --git a/include/migration/vmstate.h b/include/migration/vmstate.h
index 8489659..dacb052 100644
--- a/include/migration/vmstate.h
+++ b/include/migration/vmstate.h
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ typedef int LoadStateHandler(QEMUFile *f, void *opaque, int version_id);
 
 typedef struct SaveVMHandlers {
     /* This runs inside the iothread lock.  */
-    void (*set_params)(const MigrationParams *params, void * opaque);
     SaveStateHandler *save_state;
 
     void (*cleanup)(void *opaque);
diff --git a/include/qemu/typedefs.h b/include/qemu/typedefs.h
index 7d85057..33a6aa1 100644
--- a/include/qemu/typedefs.h
+++ b/include/qemu/typedefs.h
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ typedef struct MemoryRegion MemoryRegion;
 typedef struct MemoryRegionCache MemoryRegionCache;
 typedef struct MemoryRegionSection MemoryRegionSection;
 typedef struct MigrationIncomingState MigrationIncomingState;
-typedef struct MigrationParams MigrationParams;
 typedef struct MigrationState MigrationState;
 typedef struct Monitor Monitor;
 typedef struct MonitorDef MonitorDef;
diff --git a/include/sysemu/sysemu.h b/include/sysemu/sysemu.h
index 83c1ceb..765358e 100644
--- a/include/sysemu/sysemu.h
+++ b/include/sysemu/sysemu.h
@@ -102,8 +102,7 @@ enum qemu_vm_cmd {
 #define MAX_VM_CMD_PACKAGED_SIZE (1ul << 24)
 
 bool qemu_savevm_state_blocked(Error **errp);
-void qemu_savevm_state_begin(QEMUFile *f,
-                             const MigrationParams *params);
+void qemu_savevm_state_begin(QEMUFile *f);
 void qemu_savevm_state_header(QEMUFile *f);
 int qemu_savevm_state_iterate(QEMUFile *f, bool postcopy);
 void qemu_savevm_state_cleanup(void);
diff --git a/migration/colo.c b/migration/colo.c
index 8c86892..dd38fed 100644
--- a/migration/colo.c
+++ b/migration/colo.c
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ static int colo_do_checkpoint_transaction(MigrationState *s,
     /* Disable block migration */
     migrate_set_block_enabled(false, &local_err);
     qemu_savevm_state_header(fb);
-    qemu_savevm_state_begin(fb, &s->params);
+    qemu_savevm_state_begin(fb);
     qemu_mutex_lock_iothread();
     qemu_savevm_state_complete_precopy(fb, false);
     qemu_mutex_unlock_iothread();
diff --git a/migration/migration.c b/migration/migration.c
index b3d300d..ed66158 100644
--- a/migration/migration.c
+++ b/migration/migration.c
@@ -1118,7 +1118,7 @@ bool migration_is_idle(void)
     return false;
 }
 
-MigrationState *migrate_init(const MigrationParams *params)
+MigrationState *migrate_init(void)
 {
     MigrationState *s = migrate_get_current();
 
@@ -1132,7 +1132,6 @@ MigrationState *migrate_init(const MigrationParams *params)
     s->cleanup_bh = 0;
     s->to_dst_file = NULL;
     s->state = MIGRATION_STATUS_NONE;
-    s->params = *params;
     s->rp_state.from_dst_file = NULL;
     s->rp_state.error = false;
     s->mbps = 0.0;
@@ -1221,7 +1220,6 @@ void qmp_migrate(const char *uri, bool has_blk, bool blk,
 {
     Error *local_err = NULL;
     MigrationState *s = migrate_get_current();
-    MigrationParams params;
     const char *p;
 
     if (migration_is_setup_or_active(s->state) ||
@@ -1257,7 +1255,7 @@ void qmp_migrate(const char *uri, bool has_blk, bool blk,
         migrate_set_block_incremental(s, true);
     }
 
-    s = migrate_init(&params);
+    s = migrate_init();
 
     if (strstart(uri, "tcp:", &p)) {
         tcp_start_outgoing_migration(s, p, &local_err);
@@ -1981,7 +1979,7 @@ static void *migration_thread(void *opaque)
         qemu_savevm_send_postcopy_advise(s->to_dst_file);
     }
 
-    qemu_savevm_state_begin(s->to_dst_file, &s->params);
+    qemu_savevm_state_begin(s->to_dst_file);
 
     s->setup_time = qemu_clock_get_ms(QEMU_CLOCK_HOST) - setup_start;
     migrate_set_state(&s->state, MIGRATION_STATUS_SETUP,
diff --git a/migration/savevm.c b/migration/savevm.c
index 2f1f4eb..a728414 100644
--- a/migration/savevm.c
+++ b/migration/savevm.c
@@ -966,21 +966,13 @@ void qemu_savevm_state_header(QEMUFile *f)
 
 }
 
-void qemu_savevm_state_begin(QEMUFile *f,
-                             const MigrationParams *params)
+void qemu_savevm_state_begin(QEMUFile *f)
 {
     SaveStateEntry *se;
     int ret;
 
     trace_savevm_state_begin();
     QTAILQ_FOREACH(se, &savevm_state.handlers, entry) {
-        if (!se->ops || !se->ops->set_params) {
-            continue;
-        }
-        se->ops->set_params(params, se->opaque);
-    }
-
-    QTAILQ_FOREACH(se, &savevm_state.handlers, entry) {
         if (!se->ops || !se->ops->save_live_setup) {
             continue;
         }
@@ -1232,9 +1224,7 @@ void qemu_savevm_state_cleanup(void)
 static int qemu_savevm_state(QEMUFile *f, Error **errp)
 {
     int ret;
-    MigrationParams params = {
-    };
-    MigrationState *ms = migrate_init(&params);
+    MigrationState *ms = migrate_init();
     MigrationStatus status;
     ms->to_dst_file = f;
 
@@ -1251,7 +1241,7 @@ static int qemu_savevm_state(QEMUFile *f, Error **errp)
 
     qemu_mutex_unlock_iothread();
     qemu_savevm_state_header(f);
-    qemu_savevm_state_begin(f, &params);
+    qemu_savevm_state_begin(f);
     qemu_mutex_lock_iothread();
 
     while (qemu_file_get_error(f) == 0) {
