diff --git a/include/qemu-common.h b/include/qemu-common.h
index c9f7dd7e193a..a049ac073874 100644
--- a/include/qemu-common.h
+++ b/include/qemu-common.h
@@ -33,25 +33,6 @@ ssize_t qemu_write_full(int fd, const void *buf, size_t count)
 int qemu_pipe(int pipefd[2]);
 #endif
 
-#ifdef _WIN32
-/* MinGW needs type casts for the 'buf' and 'optval' arguments. */
-#define qemu_getsockopt(sockfd, level, optname, optval, optlen) \
-    getsockopt(sockfd, level, optname, (void *)optval, optlen)
-#define qemu_setsockopt(sockfd, level, optname, optval, optlen) \
-    setsockopt(sockfd, level, optname, (const void *)optval, optlen)
-#define qemu_recv(sockfd, buf, len, flags) recv(sockfd, (void *)buf, len, flags)
-#define qemu_sendto(sockfd, buf, len, flags, destaddr, addrlen) \
-    sendto(sockfd, (const void *)buf, len, flags, destaddr, addrlen)
-#else
-#define qemu_getsockopt(sockfd, level, optname, optval, optlen) \
-    getsockopt(sockfd, level, optname, optval, optlen)
-#define qemu_setsockopt(sockfd, level, optname, optval, optlen) \
-    setsockopt(sockfd, level, optname, optval, optlen)
-#define qemu_recv(sockfd, buf, len, flags) recv(sockfd, buf, len, flags)
-#define qemu_sendto(sockfd, buf, len, flags, destaddr, addrlen) \
-    sendto(sockfd, buf, len, flags, destaddr, addrlen)
-#endif
-
 void cpu_exec_init_all(void);
 void cpu_exec_step_atomic(CPUState *cpu);
 
diff --git a/crypto/cipher-afalg.c b/crypto/cipher-afalg.c
index 052355a8a921..c55cd28bf01c 100644
--- a/crypto/cipher-afalg.c
+++ b/crypto/cipher-afalg.c
@@ -84,8 +84,8 @@ qcrypto_afalg_cipher_ctx_new(QCryptoCipherAlgorithm alg,
     g_free(name);
 
     /* setkey */
-    if (qemu_setsockopt(afalg->tfmfd, SOL_ALG, ALG_SET_KEY, key,
-                        nkey) != 0) {
+    if (setsockopt(afalg->tfmfd, SOL_ALG, ALG_SET_KEY, key,
+                   nkey) != 0) {
         error_setg_errno(errp, errno, "Set key failed");
         qcrypto_afalg_comm_free(afalg);
         return NULL;
diff --git a/crypto/hash-afalg.c b/crypto/hash-afalg.c
index cf34c694af6f..4ac18c7c1db7 100644
--- a/crypto/hash-afalg.c
+++ b/crypto/hash-afalg.c
@@ -88,8 +88,8 @@ qcrypto_afalg_hash_hmac_ctx_new(QCryptoHashAlgorithm alg,
 
     /* HMAC needs setkey */
     if (is_hmac) {
-        if (qemu_setsockopt(afalg->tfmfd, SOL_ALG, ALG_SET_KEY,
-                            key, nkey) != 0) {
+        if (setsockopt(afalg->tfmfd, SOL_ALG, ALG_SET_KEY,
+                       key, nkey) != 0) {
             error_setg_errno(errp, errno, "Set hmac key failed");
             qcrypto_afalg_comm_free(afalg);
             return NULL;
diff --git a/gdbstub.c b/gdbstub.c
index 3c14c6a03831..c8375e3c3ffe 100644
--- a/gdbstub.c
+++ b/gdbstub.c
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ static int get_char(void)
     int ret;
 
     for(;;) {
-        ret = qemu_recv(gdbserver_state.fd, &ch, 1, 0);
+        ret = recv(gdbserver_state.fd, &ch, 1, 0);
         if (ret < 0) {
             if (errno == ECONNRESET)
                 gdbserver_state.fd = -1;
diff --git a/io/channel-socket.c b/io/channel-socket.c
index 459922c87480..7a8d9f69c92d 100644
--- a/io/channel-socket.c
+++ b/io/channel-socket.c
@@ -681,9 +681,9 @@ qio_channel_socket_set_delay(QIOChannel *ioc,
     QIOChannelSocket *sioc = QIO_CHANNEL_SOCKET(ioc);
     int v = enabled ? 0 : 1;
 
-    qemu_setsockopt(sioc->fd,
-                    IPPROTO_TCP, TCP_NODELAY,
-                    &v, sizeof(v));
+    setsockopt(sioc->fd,
+               IPPROTO_TCP, TCP_NODELAY,
+               &v, sizeof(v));
 }
 
 
diff --git a/net/socket.c b/net/socket.c
index 15b410e8d825..c4b80e9228d7 100644
--- a/net/socket.c
+++ b/net/socket.c
@@ -120,9 +120,9 @@ static ssize_t net_socket_receive_dgram(NetClientState *nc, const uint8_t *buf,
 
     do {
         if (s->dgram_dst.sin_family != AF_UNIX) {
-            ret = qemu_sendto(s->fd, buf, size, 0,
-                              (struct sockaddr *)&s->dgram_dst,
-                              sizeof(s->dgram_dst));
+            ret = sendto(s->fd, buf, size, 0,
+                         (struct sockaddr *)&s->dgram_dst,
+                         sizeof(s->dgram_dst));
         } else {
             ret = send(s->fd, buf, size, 0);
         }
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ static void net_socket_send(void *opaque)
     uint8_t buf1[NET_BUFSIZE];
     const uint8_t *buf;
 
-    size = qemu_recv(s->fd, buf1, sizeof(buf1), 0);
+    size = recv(s->fd, buf1, sizeof(buf1), 0);
     if (size < 0) {
         if (errno != EWOULDBLOCK)
             goto eoc;
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ static void net_socket_send_dgram(void *opaque)
     NetSocketState *s = opaque;
     int size;
 
-    size = qemu_recv(s->fd, s->rs.buf, sizeof(s->rs.buf), 0);
+    size = recv(s->fd, s->rs.buf, sizeof(s->rs.buf), 0);
     if (size < 0)
         return;
     if (size == 0) {
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ static int net_socket_mcast_create(struct sockaddr_in *mcastaddr,
      * only on posix systems.
      */
     val = 1;
-    ret = qemu_setsockopt(fd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_REUSEADDR, &val, sizeof(val));
+    ret = setsockopt(fd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_REUSEADDR, &val, sizeof(val));
     if (ret < 0) {
         error_setg_errno(errp, errno,
                          "can't set socket option SO_REUSEADDR");
@@ -268,8 +268,8 @@ static int net_socket_mcast_create(struct sockaddr_in *mcastaddr,
         imr.imr_interface.s_addr = htonl(INADDR_ANY);
     }
 
-    ret = qemu_setsockopt(fd, IPPROTO_IP, IP_ADD_MEMBERSHIP,
-                          &imr, sizeof(struct ip_mreq));
+    ret = setsockopt(fd, IPPROTO_IP, IP_ADD_MEMBERSHIP,
+                     &imr, sizeof(struct ip_mreq));
     if (ret < 0) {
         error_setg_errno(errp, errno,
                          "can't add socket to multicast group %s",
@@ -279,8 +279,8 @@ static int net_socket_mcast_create(struct sockaddr_in *mcastaddr,
 
     /* Force mcast msgs to loopback (eg. several QEMUs in same host */
     loop = 1;
-    ret = qemu_setsockopt(fd, IPPROTO_IP, IP_MULTICAST_LOOP,
-                          &loop, sizeof(loop));
+    ret = setsockopt(fd, IPPROTO_IP, IP_MULTICAST_LOOP,
+                     &loop, sizeof(loop));
     if (ret < 0) {
         error_setg_errno(errp, errno,
                          "can't force multicast message to loopback");
@@ -289,8 +289,8 @@ static int net_socket_mcast_create(struct sockaddr_in *mcastaddr,
 
     /* If a bind address is given, only send packets from that address */
     if (localaddr != NULL) {
-        ret = qemu_setsockopt(fd, IPPROTO_IP, IP_MULTICAST_IF,
-                              localaddr, sizeof(*localaddr));
+        ret = setsockopt(fd, IPPROTO_IP, IP_MULTICAST_IF,
+                         localaddr, sizeof(*localaddr));
         if (ret < 0) {
             error_setg_errno(errp, errno,
                              "can't set the default network send interface");
diff --git a/tests/qtest/e1000e-test.c b/tests/qtest/e1000e-test.c
index 0273fe4c1566..e648fdd409cd 100644
--- a/tests/qtest/e1000e-test.c
+++ b/tests/qtest/e1000e-test.c
@@ -91,9 +91,9 @@ static void e1000e_send_verify(QE1000E *d, int *test_sockets, QGuestAllocator *a
     g_assert_cmphex(le32_to_cpu(descr.upper.data) & dsta_dd, ==, dsta_dd);
 
     /* Check data sent to the backend */
-    ret = qemu_recv(test_sockets[0], &recv_len, sizeof(recv_len), 0);
+    ret = recv(test_sockets[0], &recv_len, sizeof(recv_len), 0);
     g_assert_cmpint(ret, == , sizeof(recv_len));
-    ret = qemu_recv(test_sockets[0], buffer, 64, 0);
+    ret = recv(test_sockets[0], buffer, 64, 0);
     g_assert_cmpint(ret, >=, 5);
     g_assert_cmpstr(buffer, == , "TEST");
 
diff --git a/tests/qtest/libqtest.c b/tests/qtest/libqtest.c
index 41f4da4e54fc..9dac018fcba0 100644
--- a/tests/qtest/libqtest.c
+++ b/tests/qtest/libqtest.c
@@ -94,8 +94,8 @@ static int socket_accept(int sock)
     struct timeval timeout = { .tv_sec = SOCKET_TIMEOUT,
                                .tv_usec = 0 };
 
-    if (qemu_setsockopt(sock, SOL_SOCKET, SO_RCVTIMEO,
-                        (void *)&timeout, sizeof(timeout))) {
+    if (setsockopt(sock, SOL_SOCKET, SO_RCVTIMEO,
+                   (void *)&timeout, sizeof(timeout))) {
         fprintf(stderr, "%s failed to set SO_RCVTIMEO: %s\n",
                 __func__, strerror(errno));
         close(sock);
diff --git a/tests/qtest/npcm7xx_emc-test.c b/tests/qtest/npcm7xx_emc-test.c
index 9eec71d87c1f..7c435ac91576 100644
--- a/tests/qtest/npcm7xx_emc-test.c
+++ b/tests/qtest/npcm7xx_emc-test.c
@@ -521,12 +521,12 @@ static void emc_send_verify1(QTestState *qts, const EMCModule *mod, int fd,
 
     /* Check data sent to the backend. */
     recv_len = ~0;
-    ret = qemu_recv(fd, &recv_len, sizeof(recv_len), MSG_DONTWAIT);
+    ret = recv(fd, &recv_len, sizeof(recv_len), MSG_DONTWAIT);
     g_assert_cmpint(ret, == , sizeof(recv_len));
 
     g_assert(wait_socket_readable(fd));
     memset(buffer, 0xff, sizeof(buffer));
-    ret = qemu_recv(fd, buffer, test_size, MSG_DONTWAIT);
+    ret = recv(fd, buffer, test_size, MSG_DONTWAIT);
     g_assert_cmpmem(buffer, ret, test_data, test_size);
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/qtest/test-filter-mirror.c b/tests/qtest/test-filter-mirror.c
index 95367d14d36d..da4f94de727a 100644
--- a/tests/qtest/test-filter-mirror.c
+++ b/tests/qtest/test-filter-mirror.c
@@ -58,13 +58,13 @@ static void test_mirror(void)
     g_assert_cmpint(ret, ==, sizeof(send_buf) + sizeof(size));
     close(send_sock[0]);
 
-    ret = qemu_recv(recv_sock[0], &len, sizeof(len), 0);
+    ret = recv(recv_sock[0], &len, sizeof(len), 0);
     g_assert_cmpint(ret, ==, sizeof(len));
     len = ntohl(len);
 
     g_assert_cmpint(len, ==, sizeof(send_buf));
     recv_buf = g_malloc(len);
-    ret = qemu_recv(recv_sock[0], recv_buf, len, 0);
+    ret = recv(recv_sock[0], recv_buf, len, 0);
     g_assert_cmpstr(recv_buf, ==, send_buf);
 
     g_free(recv_buf);
diff --git a/tests/qtest/test-filter-redirector.c b/tests/qtest/test-filter-redirector.c
index 4f3f59cba865..fc16cf7e8d5f 100644
--- a/tests/qtest/test-filter-redirector.c
+++ b/tests/qtest/test-filter-redirector.c
@@ -115,13 +115,13 @@ static void test_redirector_tx(void)
     g_assert_cmpint(ret, ==, sizeof(send_buf) + sizeof(size));
     close(backend_sock[0]);
 
-    ret = qemu_recv(recv_sock, &len, sizeof(len), 0);
+    ret = recv(recv_sock, &len, sizeof(len), 0);
     g_assert_cmpint(ret, ==, sizeof(len));
     len = ntohl(len);
 
     g_assert_cmpint(len, ==, sizeof(send_buf));
     recv_buf = g_malloc(len);
-    ret = qemu_recv(recv_sock, recv_buf, len, 0);
+    ret = recv(recv_sock, recv_buf, len, 0);
     g_assert_cmpstr(recv_buf, ==, send_buf);
 
     g_free(recv_buf);
@@ -182,13 +182,13 @@ static void test_redirector_rx(void)
     ret = iov_send(send_sock, iov, 2, 0, sizeof(size) + sizeof(send_buf));
     g_assert_cmpint(ret, ==, sizeof(send_buf) + sizeof(size));
 
-    ret = qemu_recv(backend_sock[0], &len, sizeof(len), 0);
+    ret = recv(backend_sock[0], &len, sizeof(len), 0);
     g_assert_cmpint(ret, ==, sizeof(len));
     len = ntohl(len);
 
     g_assert_cmpint(len, ==, sizeof(send_buf));
     recv_buf = g_malloc(len);
-    ret = qemu_recv(backend_sock[0], recv_buf, len, 0);
+    ret = recv(backend_sock[0], recv_buf, len, 0);
     g_assert_cmpstr(recv_buf, ==, send_buf);
 
     close(send_sock);
diff --git a/tests/qtest/virtio-net-test.c b/tests/qtest/virtio-net-test.c
index 8bf74e516cce..a71395849f33 100644
--- a/tests/qtest/virtio-net-test.c
+++ b/tests/qtest/virtio-net-test.c
@@ -87,11 +87,11 @@ static void tx_test(QVirtioDevice *dev,
                            QVIRTIO_NET_TIMEOUT_US);
     guest_free(alloc, req_addr);
 
-    ret = qemu_recv(socket, &len, sizeof(len), 0);
+    ret = recv(socket, &len, sizeof(len), 0);
     g_assert_cmpint(ret, ==, sizeof(len));
     len = ntohl(len);
 
-    ret = qemu_recv(socket, buffer, len, 0);
+    ret = recv(socket, buffer, len, 0);
     g_assert_cmpstr(buffer, ==, "TEST");
 }
 
@@ -202,11 +202,11 @@ static void announce_self(void *obj, void *data, QGuestAllocator *t_alloc)
     qobject_unref(rsp);
 
     /* Catch the first packet and make sure it's a RARP */
-    ret = qemu_recv(sv[0], &len, sizeof(len), 0);
+    ret = recv(sv[0], &len, sizeof(len), 0);
     g_assert_cmpint(ret, ==,  sizeof(len));
     len = ntohl(len);
 
-    ret = qemu_recv(sv[0], buffer, len, 0);
+    ret = recv(sv[0], buffer, len, 0);
     g_assert_cmpint(*proto, ==, htons(ETH_P_RARP));
 
     /*
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ static void announce_self(void *obj, void *data, QGuestAllocator *t_alloc)
 
     while (true) {
         int saved_err;
-        ret = qemu_recv(sv[0], buffer, 60, MSG_DONTWAIT);
+        ret = recv(sv[0], buffer, 60, MSG_DONTWAIT);
         saved_err = errno;
         now = g_get_monotonic_time();
         g_assert_cmpint(now, <, deadline);
diff --git a/tests/unit/socket-helpers.c b/tests/unit/socket-helpers.c
index f704fd1a69ce..ef31664d0224 100644
--- a/tests/unit/socket-helpers.c
+++ b/tests/unit/socket-helpers.c
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ static int socket_can_bind_connect(const char *hostname, int family)
     }
 
     if (check_soerr) {
-        if (qemu_getsockopt(cfd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_ERROR, &soerr, &soerrlen) < 0) {
+        if (getsockopt(cfd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_ERROR, &soerr, &soerrlen) < 0) {
             goto cleanup;
         }
         if (soerr) {
diff --git a/util/osdep.c b/util/osdep.c
index 7c4deda6feba..af1d3c96396c 100644
--- a/util/osdep.c
+++ b/util/osdep.c
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ static const char *hw_version = QEMU_HW_VERSION;
 int socket_set_cork(int fd, int v)
 {
 #if defined(SOL_TCP) && defined(TCP_CORK)
-    return qemu_setsockopt(fd, SOL_TCP, TCP_CORK, &v, sizeof(v));
+    return setsockopt(fd, SOL_TCP, TCP_CORK, &v, sizeof(v));
 #else
     return 0;
 #endif
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ int socket_set_cork(int fd, int v)
 int socket_set_nodelay(int fd)
 {
     int v = 1;
-    return qemu_setsockopt(fd, IPPROTO_TCP, TCP_NODELAY, &v, sizeof(v));
+    return setsockopt(fd, IPPROTO_TCP, TCP_NODELAY, &v, sizeof(v));
 }
 
 int qemu_madvise(void *addr, size_t len, int advice)
diff --git a/util/qemu-sockets.c b/util/qemu-sockets.c
index 0585e7a6298e..e8f45a7d30a5 100644
--- a/util/qemu-sockets.c
+++ b/util/qemu-sockets.c
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ bool fd_is_socket(int fd)
 {
     int optval;
     socklen_t optlen = sizeof(optval);
-    return !qemu_getsockopt(fd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_TYPE, &optval, &optlen);
+    return !getsockopt(fd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_TYPE, &optval, &optlen);
 }
 
 
@@ -185,8 +185,8 @@ static int try_bind(int socket, InetSocketAddress *saddr, struct addrinfo *e)
 
  rebind:
     if (e->ai_family == PF_INET6) {
-        qemu_setsockopt(socket, IPPROTO_IPV6, IPV6_V6ONLY, &v6only,
-                        sizeof(v6only));
+        setsockopt(socket, IPPROTO_IPV6, IPV6_V6ONLY, &v6only,
+                   sizeof(v6only));
     }
 
     stat = bind(socket, e->ai_addr, e->ai_addrlen);
@@ -483,8 +483,8 @@ int inet_connect_saddr(InetSocketAddress *saddr, Error **errp)
 
     if (saddr->keep_alive) {
         int val = 1;
-        int ret = qemu_setsockopt(sock, SOL_SOCKET, SO_KEEPALIVE,
-                                  &val, sizeof(val));
+        int ret = setsockopt(sock, SOL_SOCKET, SO_KEEPALIVE,
+                             &val, sizeof(val));
 
         if (ret < 0) {
             error_setg_errno(errp, errno, "Unable to set KEEPALIVE");
