diff --git a/qapi/block-core.json b/qapi/block-core.json
index 92e0205d91..762000f31f 100644
--- a/qapi/block-core.json
+++ b/qapi/block-core.json
@@ -2623,7 +2623,9 @@
             'copy-on-read', 'dmg', 'file', 'ftp', 'ftps', 'gluster',
             'host_cdrom', 'host_device', 'http', 'https', 'iscsi', 'luks',
             'nbd', 'nfs', 'null-aio', 'null-co', 'nvme', 'parallels', 'qcow',
-            'qcow2', 'qed', 'quorum', 'raw', 'rbd', 'replication', 'sheepdog',
+            'qcow2', 'qed', 'quorum', 'raw', 'rbd',
+            { 'name': 'replication', 'if': 'defined(CONFIG_REPLICATION)' },
+            'sheepdog',
             'ssh', 'throttle', 'vdi', 'vhdx', 'vmdk', 'vpc', 'vvfat', 'vxhs' ] }
 
 ##
@@ -3380,7 +3382,8 @@
 #
 # Since: 2.9
 ##
-{ 'enum' : 'ReplicationMode', 'data' : [ 'primary', 'secondary' ] }
+{ 'enum' : 'ReplicationMode', 'data' : [ 'primary', 'secondary' ],
+  'if': 'defined(CONFIG_REPLICATION)' }
 
 ##
 # @BlockdevOptionsReplication:
@@ -3398,7 +3401,8 @@
 { 'struct': 'BlockdevOptionsReplication',
   'base': 'BlockdevOptionsGenericFormat',
   'data': { 'mode': 'ReplicationMode',
-            '*top-id': 'str' } }
+            '*top-id': 'str' },
+  'if': 'defined(CONFIG_REPLICATION)' }
 
 ##
 # @NFSTransport:
@@ -3714,7 +3718,8 @@
       'quorum':     'BlockdevOptionsQuorum',
       'raw':        'BlockdevOptionsRaw',
       'rbd':        'BlockdevOptionsRbd',
-      'replication':'BlockdevOptionsReplication',
+      'replication': { 'type': 'BlockdevOptionsReplication',
+                       'if': 'defined(CONFIG_REPLICATION)' },
       'sheepdog':   'BlockdevOptionsSheepdog',
       'ssh':        'BlockdevOptionsSsh',
       'throttle':   'BlockdevOptionsThrottle',
diff --git a/qapi/migration.json b/qapi/migration.json
index 5fd33316a0..31b589ec26 100644
--- a/qapi/migration.json
+++ b/qapi/migration.json
@@ -1257,7 +1257,8 @@
 # Since: 2.9
 ##
 { 'command': 'xen-set-replication',
-  'data': { 'enable': 'bool', 'primary': 'bool', '*failover' : 'bool' } }
+  'data': { 'enable': 'bool', 'primary': 'bool', '*failover' : 'bool' },
+  'if': 'defined(CONFIG_REPLICATION)' }
 
 ##
 # @ReplicationStatus:
@@ -1272,7 +1273,8 @@
 # Since: 2.9
 ##
 { 'struct': 'ReplicationStatus',
-  'data': { 'error': 'bool', '*desc': 'str' } }
+  'data': { 'error': 'bool', '*desc': 'str' },
+  'if': 'defined(CONFIG_REPLICATION)' }
 
 ##
 # @query-xen-replication-status:
@@ -1289,7 +1291,8 @@
 # Since: 2.9
 ##
 { 'command': 'query-xen-replication-status',
-  'returns': 'ReplicationStatus' }
+  'returns': 'ReplicationStatus',
+  'if': 'defined(CONFIG_REPLICATION)' }
 
 ##
 # @xen-colo-do-checkpoint:
@@ -1305,7 +1308,8 @@
 #
 # Since: 2.9
 ##
-{ 'command': 'xen-colo-do-checkpoint' }
+{ 'command': 'xen-colo-do-checkpoint',
+  'if': 'defined(CONFIG_REPLICATION)' }
 
 ##
 # @COLOStatus:
diff --git a/migration/colo.c b/migration/colo.c
index fcff04c78c..398b239d1c 100644
--- a/migration/colo.c
+++ b/migration/colo.c
@@ -24,7 +24,9 @@
 #include "trace.h"
 #include "qemu/error-report.h"
 #include "migration/failover.h"
+#ifdef CONFIG_REPLICATION
 #include "replication.h"
+#endif
 #include "net/colo-compare.h"
 #include "net/colo.h"
 #include "block/block.h"
@@ -201,11 +203,11 @@ void colo_do_failover(MigrationState *s)
     }
 }
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_REPLICATION
 void qmp_xen_set_replication(bool enable, bool primary,
                              bool has_failover, bool failover,
                              Error **errp)
 {
-#ifdef CONFIG_REPLICATION
     ReplicationMode mode = primary ?
                            REPLICATION_MODE_PRIMARY :
                            REPLICATION_MODE_SECONDARY;
@@ -224,14 +226,10 @@ void qmp_xen_set_replication(bool enable, bool primary,
         }
         replication_stop_all(failover, failover ? NULL : errp);
     }
-#else
-    abort();
-#endif
 }
 
 ReplicationStatus *qmp_query_xen_replication_status(Error **errp)
 {
-#ifdef CONFIG_REPLICATION
     Error *err = NULL;
     ReplicationStatus *s = g_new0(ReplicationStatus, 1);
 
@@ -246,19 +244,13 @@ ReplicationStatus *qmp_query_xen_replication_status(Error **errp)
 
     error_free(err);
     return s;
-#else
-    abort();
-#endif
 }
 
 void qmp_xen_colo_do_checkpoint(Error **errp)
 {
-#ifdef CONFIG_REPLICATION
     replication_do_checkpoint_all(errp);
-#else
-    abort();
-#endif
 }
+#endif
 
 COLOStatus *qmp_query_colo_status(Error **errp)
 {
diff --git a/monitor.c b/monitor.c
index d39390c2f2..16a180dd50 100644
--- a/monitor.c
+++ b/monitor.c
@@ -1146,11 +1146,6 @@ static void qmp_query_qmp_schema(QDict *qdict, QObject **ret_data,
  */
 static void qmp_unregister_commands_hack(void)
 {
-#ifndef CONFIG_REPLICATION
-    qmp_unregister_command(&qmp_commands, "xen-set-replication");
-    qmp_unregister_command(&qmp_commands, "query-xen-replication-status");
-    qmp_unregister_command(&qmp_commands, "xen-colo-do-checkpoint");
-#endif
 #ifndef TARGET_I386
     qmp_unregister_command(&qmp_commands, "rtc-reset-reinjection");
     qmp_unregister_command(&qmp_commands, "query-sev");
