diff --git a/hw/core/qdev.c b/hw/core/qdev.c
index 8b93b85727..c1a338bbe4 100644
--- a/hw/core/qdev.c
+++ b/hw/core/qdev.c
@@ -717,24 +717,17 @@ static void qdev_property_add_legacy(DeviceState *dev, Property *prop,
     g_free(name);
 }
 
-void qdev_property_add_static(DeviceState *dev, Property *prop,
-                              Error **errp)
+void qdev_property_add_static(DeviceState *dev, Property *prop)
 {
-    Error *local_err = NULL;
     Object *obj = OBJECT(dev);
 
     if (prop->info->create) {
-        prop->info->create(obj, prop, &local_err);
+        prop->info->create(obj, prop, &error_abort);
     } else {
         object_property_add(obj, prop->name, prop->info->name,
                             prop->info->get, prop->info->set,
                             prop->info->release,
-                            prop, &local_err);
-    }
-
-    if (local_err) {
-        error_propagate(errp, local_err);
-        return;
+                            prop, &error_abort);
     }
 
     object_property_set_description(obj, prop->name,
@@ -989,7 +982,7 @@ static void device_initfn(Object *obj)
     do {
         for (prop = DEVICE_CLASS(class)->props; prop && prop->name; prop++) {
             qdev_property_add_legacy(dev, prop, &error_abort);
-            qdev_property_add_static(dev, prop, &error_abort);
+            qdev_property_add_static(dev, prop);
         }
         class = object_class_get_parent(class);
     } while (class != object_class_by_name(TYPE_DEVICE));
diff --git a/include/hw/qdev-properties.h b/include/hw/qdev-properties.h
index a708c3870b..0a771c3ac7 100644
--- a/include/hw/qdev-properties.h
+++ b/include/hw/qdev-properties.h
@@ -250,13 +250,12 @@ void error_set_from_qdev_prop_error(Error **errp, int ret, DeviceState *dev,
  * qdev_property_add_static:
  * @dev: Device to add the property to.
  * @prop: The qdev property definition.
- * @errp: location to store error information.
  *
  * Add a static QOM property to @dev for qdev property @prop.
  * On error, store error in @errp.  Static properties access data in a struct.
  * The type of the QOM property is derived from prop->info.
  */
-void qdev_property_add_static(DeviceState *dev, Property *prop, Error **errp);
+void qdev_property_add_static(DeviceState *dev, Property *prop);
 
 void qdev_alias_all_properties(DeviceState *target, Object *source);
 
diff --git a/target/arm/cpu.c b/target/arm/cpu.c
index 7a4ac9339b..a42f1c0dff 100644
--- a/target/arm/cpu.c
+++ b/target/arm/cpu.c
@@ -1076,26 +1076,22 @@ void arm_cpu_post_init(Object *obj)
 
     if (arm_feature(&cpu->env, ARM_FEATURE_CBAR) ||
         arm_feature(&cpu->env, ARM_FEATURE_CBAR_RO)) {
-        qdev_property_add_static(DEVICE(obj), &arm_cpu_reset_cbar_property,
-                                 &error_abort);
+        qdev_property_add_static(DEVICE(obj), &arm_cpu_reset_cbar_property);
     }
 
     if (!arm_feature(&cpu->env, ARM_FEATURE_M)) {
-        qdev_property_add_static(DEVICE(obj), &arm_cpu_reset_hivecs_property,
-                                 &error_abort);
+        qdev_property_add_static(DEVICE(obj), &arm_cpu_reset_hivecs_property);
     }
 
     if (arm_feature(&cpu->env, ARM_FEATURE_AARCH64)) {
-        qdev_property_add_static(DEVICE(obj), &arm_cpu_rvbar_property,
-                                 &error_abort);
+        qdev_property_add_static(DEVICE(obj), &arm_cpu_rvbar_property);
     }
 
     if (arm_feature(&cpu->env, ARM_FEATURE_EL3)) {
         /* Add the has_el3 state CPU property only if EL3 is allowed.  This will
          * prevent "has_el3" from existing on CPUs which cannot support EL3.
          */
-        qdev_property_add_static(DEVICE(obj), &arm_cpu_has_el3_property,
-                                 &error_abort);
+        qdev_property_add_static(DEVICE(obj), &arm_cpu_has_el3_property);
 
 #ifndef CONFIG_USER_ONLY
         object_property_add_link(obj, "secure-memory",
@@ -1108,8 +1104,7 @@ void arm_cpu_post_init(Object *obj)
     }
 
     if (arm_feature(&cpu->env, ARM_FEATURE_EL2)) {
-        qdev_property_add_static(DEVICE(obj), &arm_cpu_has_el2_property,
-                                 &error_abort);
+        qdev_property_add_static(DEVICE(obj), &arm_cpu_has_el2_property);
     }
 
     if (arm_feature(&cpu->env, ARM_FEATURE_PMU)) {
@@ -1126,32 +1121,27 @@ void arm_cpu_post_init(Object *obj)
     if (arm_feature(&cpu->env, ARM_FEATURE_VFP)) {
         cpu->has_vfp = true;
         if (!kvm_enabled()) {
-            qdev_property_add_static(DEVICE(obj), &arm_cpu_has_vfp_property,
-                                     &error_abort);
+            qdev_property_add_static(DEVICE(obj), &arm_cpu_has_vfp_property);
         }
     }
 
     if (arm_feature(&cpu->env, ARM_FEATURE_NEON)) {
         cpu->has_neon = true;
         if (!kvm_enabled()) {
-            qdev_property_add_static(DEVICE(obj), &arm_cpu_has_neon_property,
-                                     &error_abort);
+            qdev_property_add_static(DEVICE(obj), &arm_cpu_has_neon_property);
         }
     }
 
     if (arm_feature(&cpu->env, ARM_FEATURE_M) &&
         arm_feature(&cpu->env, ARM_FEATURE_THUMB_DSP)) {
-        qdev_property_add_static(DEVICE(obj), &arm_cpu_has_dsp_property,
-                                 &error_abort);
+        qdev_property_add_static(DEVICE(obj), &arm_cpu_has_dsp_property);
     }
 
     if (arm_feature(&cpu->env, ARM_FEATURE_PMSA)) {
-        qdev_property_add_static(DEVICE(obj), &arm_cpu_has_mpu_property,
-                                 &error_abort);
+        qdev_property_add_static(DEVICE(obj), &arm_cpu_has_mpu_property);
         if (arm_feature(&cpu->env, ARM_FEATURE_V7)) {
             qdev_property_add_static(DEVICE(obj),
-                                     &arm_cpu_pmsav7_dregion_property,
-                                     &error_abort);
+                                     &arm_cpu_pmsav7_dregion_property);
         }
     }
 
@@ -1170,8 +1160,7 @@ void arm_cpu_post_init(Object *obj)
                             NULL, NULL, &error_abort);
     }
 
-    qdev_property_add_static(DEVICE(obj), &arm_cpu_cfgend_property,
-                             &error_abort);
+    qdev_property_add_static(DEVICE(obj), &arm_cpu_cfgend_property);
 }
 
 static void arm_cpu_finalizefn(Object *obj)
