diff --git a/hw/block/virtio-blk.c b/hw/block/virtio-blk.c
index cb29fdb..19d0961 100644
--- a/hw/block/virtio-blk.c
+++ b/hw/block/virtio-blk.c
@@ -738,16 +738,18 @@ static void virtio_blk_device_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
     add_boot_device_path(s->conf->bootindex, dev, "/disk@0,0");
 }
 
-static void virtio_blk_device_exit(VirtIODevice *vdev)
+static void virtio_blk_device_unrealize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
 {
-    VirtIOBlock *s = VIRTIO_BLK(vdev);
+    VirtIODevice *vdev = VIRTIO_DEVICE(dev);
+    VirtIOBlock *s = VIRTIO_BLK(dev);
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_VIRTIO_BLK_DATA_PLANE
     remove_migration_state_change_notifier(&s->migration_state_notifier);
     virtio_blk_data_plane_destroy(s->dataplane);
     s->dataplane = NULL;
 #endif
     qemu_del_vm_change_state_handler(s->change);
-    unregister_savevm(DEVICE(vdev), "virtio-blk", s);
+    unregister_savevm(dev, "virtio-blk", s);
     blockdev_mark_auto_del(s->bs);
     virtio_cleanup(vdev);
 }
@@ -765,7 +767,7 @@ static void virtio_blk_class_init(ObjectClass *klass, void *data)
     dc->props = virtio_blk_properties;
     set_bit(DEVICE_CATEGORY_STORAGE, dc->categories);
     vdc->realize = virtio_blk_device_realize;
-    vdc->exit = virtio_blk_device_exit;
+    vdc->unrealize = virtio_blk_device_unrealize;
     vdc->get_config = virtio_blk_update_config;
     vdc->set_config = virtio_blk_set_config;
     vdc->get_features = virtio_blk_get_features;
diff --git a/hw/char/virtio-serial-bus.c b/hw/char/virtio-serial-bus.c
index df96117..226e9f9 100644
--- a/hw/char/virtio-serial-bus.c
+++ b/hw/char/virtio-serial-bus.c
@@ -988,11 +988,12 @@ static const TypeInfo virtio_serial_port_type_info = {
     .class_init = virtio_serial_port_class_init,
 };
 
-static void virtio_serial_device_exit(VirtIODevice *vdev)
+static void virtio_serial_device_unrealize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
 {
-    VirtIOSerial *vser = VIRTIO_SERIAL(vdev);
+    VirtIODevice *vdev = VIRTIO_DEVICE(dev);
+    VirtIOSerial *vser = VIRTIO_SERIAL(dev);
 
-    unregister_savevm(DEVICE(vdev), "virtio-console", vser);
+    unregister_savevm(dev, "virtio-console", vser);
 
     g_free(vser->ivqs);
     g_free(vser->ovqs);
@@ -1019,7 +1020,7 @@ static void virtio_serial_class_init(ObjectClass *klass, void *data)
     dc->props = virtio_serial_properties;
     set_bit(DEVICE_CATEGORY_INPUT, dc->categories);
     vdc->realize = virtio_serial_device_realize;
-    vdc->exit = virtio_serial_device_exit;
+    vdc->unrealize = virtio_serial_device_unrealize;
     vdc->get_features = get_features;
     vdc->get_config = get_config;
     vdc->set_config = set_config;
diff --git a/hw/net/virtio-net.c b/hw/net/virtio-net.c
index d9e4b8a..2b193bf 100644
--- a/hw/net/virtio-net.c
+++ b/hw/net/virtio-net.c
@@ -1567,15 +1567,16 @@ static void virtio_net_device_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
     add_boot_device_path(n->nic_conf.bootindex, dev, "/ethernet-phy@0");
 }
 
-static void virtio_net_device_exit(VirtIODevice *vdev)
+static void virtio_net_device_unrealize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
 {
-    VirtIONet *n = VIRTIO_NET(vdev);
+    VirtIODevice *vdev = VIRTIO_DEVICE(dev);
+    VirtIONet *n = VIRTIO_NET(dev);
     int i;
 
     /* This will stop vhost backend if appropriate. */
     virtio_net_set_status(vdev, 0);
 
-    unregister_savevm(DEVICE(vdev), "virtio-net", n);
+    unregister_savevm(dev, "virtio-net", n);
 
     if (n->netclient_name) {
         g_free(n->netclient_name);
@@ -1636,7 +1637,7 @@ static void virtio_net_class_init(ObjectClass *klass, void *data)
     dc->props = virtio_net_properties;
     set_bit(DEVICE_CATEGORY_NETWORK, dc->categories);
     vdc->realize = virtio_net_device_realize;
-    vdc->exit = virtio_net_device_exit;
+    vdc->unrealize = virtio_net_device_unrealize;
     vdc->get_config = virtio_net_get_config;
     vdc->set_config = virtio_net_set_config;
     vdc->get_features = virtio_net_get_features;
diff --git a/hw/scsi/vhost-scsi.c b/hw/scsi/vhost-scsi.c
index 1f1c9f3..3983a5b 100644
--- a/hw/scsi/vhost-scsi.c
+++ b/hw/scsi/vhost-scsi.c
@@ -240,10 +240,10 @@ static void vhost_scsi_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
     migrate_add_blocker(s->migration_blocker);
 }
 
-static void vhost_scsi_exit(VirtIODevice *vdev)
+static void vhost_scsi_unrealize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
 {
-    VHostSCSI *s = VHOST_SCSI(vdev);
-    VirtIOSCSICommon *vs = VIRTIO_SCSI_COMMON(vdev);
+    VirtIODevice *vdev = VIRTIO_DEVICE(dev);
+    VHostSCSI *s = VHOST_SCSI(dev);
 
     migrate_del_blocker(s->migration_blocker);
     error_free(s->migration_blocker);
@@ -252,7 +252,8 @@ static void vhost_scsi_exit(VirtIODevice *vdev)
     vhost_scsi_set_status(vdev, 0);
 
     g_free(s->dev.vqs);
-    virtio_scsi_common_exit(vs);
+
+    virtio_scsi_common_unrealize(dev, errp);
 }
 
 static Property vhost_scsi_properties[] = {
@@ -268,7 +269,7 @@ static void vhost_scsi_class_init(ObjectClass *klass, void *data)
     dc->props = vhost_scsi_properties;
     set_bit(DEVICE_CATEGORY_STORAGE, dc->categories);
     vdc->realize = vhost_scsi_realize;
-    vdc->exit = vhost_scsi_exit;
+    vdc->unrealize = vhost_scsi_unrealize;
     vdc->get_features = vhost_scsi_get_features;
     vdc->set_config = vhost_scsi_set_config;
     vdc->set_status = vhost_scsi_set_status;
diff --git a/hw/scsi/virtio-scsi.c b/hw/scsi/virtio-scsi.c
index a208cf3..6dcdd1b 100644
--- a/hw/scsi/virtio-scsi.c
+++ b/hw/scsi/virtio-scsi.c
@@ -640,21 +640,22 @@ static void virtio_scsi_device_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
                     virtio_scsi_save, virtio_scsi_load, s);
 }
 
-void virtio_scsi_common_exit(VirtIOSCSICommon *vs)
+void virtio_scsi_common_unrealize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
 {
-    VirtIODevice *vdev = VIRTIO_DEVICE(vs);
+    VirtIODevice *vdev = VIRTIO_DEVICE(dev);
+    VirtIOSCSICommon *vs = VIRTIO_SCSI_COMMON(dev);
 
     g_free(vs->cmd_vqs);
     virtio_cleanup(vdev);
 }
 
-static void virtio_scsi_device_exit(VirtIODevice *vdev)
+static void virtio_scsi_device_unrealize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
 {
-    VirtIOSCSI *s = VIRTIO_SCSI(vdev);
-    VirtIOSCSICommon *vs = VIRTIO_SCSI_COMMON(vdev);
+    VirtIOSCSI *s = VIRTIO_SCSI(dev);
+
+    unregister_savevm(dev, "virtio-scsi", s);
 
-    unregister_savevm(DEVICE(vdev), "virtio-scsi", s);
-    virtio_scsi_common_exit(vs);
+    virtio_scsi_common_unrealize(dev, errp);
 }
 
 static Property virtio_scsi_properties[] = {
@@ -679,7 +680,7 @@ static void virtio_scsi_class_init(ObjectClass *klass, void *data)
     dc->props = virtio_scsi_properties;
     set_bit(DEVICE_CATEGORY_STORAGE, dc->categories);
     vdc->realize = virtio_scsi_device_realize;
-    vdc->exit = virtio_scsi_device_exit;
+    vdc->unrealize = virtio_scsi_device_unrealize;
     vdc->set_config = virtio_scsi_set_config;
     vdc->get_features = virtio_scsi_get_features;
     vdc->reset = virtio_scsi_reset;
diff --git a/hw/virtio/virtio-balloon.c b/hw/virtio/virtio-balloon.c
index 755e188..d9754db 100644
--- a/hw/virtio/virtio-balloon.c
+++ b/hw/virtio/virtio-balloon.c
@@ -370,13 +370,14 @@ static void virtio_balloon_device_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
                         NULL, s, NULL);
 }
 
-static void virtio_balloon_device_exit(VirtIODevice *vdev)
+static void virtio_balloon_device_unrealize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
 {
-    VirtIOBalloon *s = VIRTIO_BALLOON(vdev);
+    VirtIODevice *vdev = VIRTIO_DEVICE(dev);
+    VirtIOBalloon *s = VIRTIO_BALLOON(dev);
 
     balloon_stats_destroy_timer(s);
     qemu_remove_balloon_handler(s);
-    unregister_savevm(DEVICE(vdev), "virtio-balloon", s);
+    unregister_savevm(dev, "virtio-balloon", s);
     virtio_cleanup(vdev);
 }
 
@@ -392,7 +393,7 @@ static void virtio_balloon_class_init(ObjectClass *klass, void *data)
     dc->props = virtio_balloon_properties;
     set_bit(DEVICE_CATEGORY_MISC, dc->categories);
     vdc->realize = virtio_balloon_device_realize;
-    vdc->exit = virtio_balloon_device_exit;
+    vdc->unrealize = virtio_balloon_device_unrealize;
     vdc->get_config = virtio_balloon_get_config;
     vdc->set_config = virtio_balloon_set_config;
     vdc->get_features = virtio_balloon_get_features;
diff --git a/hw/virtio/virtio-rng.c b/hw/virtio/virtio-rng.c
index fd61cb2..755fdee 100644
--- a/hw/virtio/virtio-rng.c
+++ b/hw/virtio/virtio-rng.c
@@ -187,13 +187,14 @@ static void virtio_rng_device_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
                     virtio_rng_load, vrng);
 }
 
-static void virtio_rng_device_exit(VirtIODevice *vdev)
+static void virtio_rng_device_unrealize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
 {
-    VirtIORNG *vrng = VIRTIO_RNG(vdev);
+    VirtIODevice *vdev = VIRTIO_DEVICE(dev);
+    VirtIORNG *vrng = VIRTIO_RNG(dev);
 
     timer_del(vrng->rate_limit_timer);
     timer_free(vrng->rate_limit_timer);
-    unregister_savevm(DEVICE(vdev), "virtio-rng", vrng);
+    unregister_savevm(dev, "virtio-rng", vrng);
     virtio_cleanup(vdev);
 }
 
@@ -210,7 +211,7 @@ static void virtio_rng_class_init(ObjectClass *klass, void *data)
     dc->props = virtio_rng_properties;
     set_bit(DEVICE_CATEGORY_MISC, dc->categories);
     vdc->realize = virtio_rng_device_realize;
-    vdc->exit = virtio_rng_device_exit;
+    vdc->unrealize = virtio_rng_device_unrealize;
     vdc->get_features = get_features;
 }
 
diff --git a/hw/virtio/virtio.c b/hw/virtio/virtio.c
index 1dba284..144b9ca 100644
--- a/hw/virtio/virtio.c
+++ b/hw/virtio/virtio.c
@@ -1169,12 +1169,15 @@ static void virtio_device_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
 static void virtio_device_unrealize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
 {
     VirtIODevice *vdev = VIRTIO_DEVICE(dev);
-    VirtioDeviceClass *k = VIRTIO_DEVICE_GET_CLASS(dev);
-
-    virtio_bus_device_unplugged(vdev);
+    VirtioDeviceClass *vdc = VIRTIO_DEVICE_GET_CLASS(dev);
+    Error *err = NULL;
 
-    if (k->exit != NULL) {
-        k->exit(vdev);
+    if (vdc->unrealize != NULL) {
+        vdc->unrealize(dev, &err);
+        if (err != NULL) {
+            error_propagate(errp, err);
+            return;
+        }
     }
 
     if (vdev->bus_name) {
diff --git a/include/hw/virtio/virtio-scsi.h b/include/hw/virtio/virtio-scsi.h
index da343f1..42b1024 100644
--- a/include/hw/virtio/virtio-scsi.h
+++ b/include/hw/virtio/virtio-scsi.h
@@ -187,6 +187,6 @@ typedef struct {
                                             VIRTIO_SCSI_F_CHANGE, true)
 
 void virtio_scsi_common_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp);
-void virtio_scsi_common_exit(VirtIOSCSICommon *vs);
+void virtio_scsi_common_unrealize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp);
 
 #endif /* _QEMU_VIRTIO_SCSI_H */
diff --git a/include/hw/virtio/virtio.h b/include/hw/virtio/virtio.h
index 6da88c0..3e54e90 100644
--- a/include/hw/virtio/virtio.h
+++ b/include/hw/virtio/virtio.h
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ typedef struct VirtioDeviceClass {
 
     /* This is what a VirtioDevice must implement */
     DeviceRealize realize;
-    void (*exit)(VirtIODevice *vdev);
+    DeviceUnrealize unrealize;
     uint32_t (*get_features)(VirtIODevice *vdev, uint32_t requested_features);
     uint32_t (*bad_features)(VirtIODevice *vdev);
     void (*set_features)(VirtIODevice *vdev, uint32_t val);
