diff --git a/include/hw/qdev-core.h b/include/hw/qdev-core.h
index 9fbb22a48d..8f91faebc3 100644
--- a/include/hw/qdev-core.h
+++ b/include/hw/qdev-core.h
@@ -276,43 +276,6 @@ struct BusState {
     ResettableState reset;
 };
 
-/**
- * Property:
- * @set_default: true if the default value should be set from @defval,
- *    in which case @info->set_default_value must not be NULL
- *    (if false then no default value is set by the property system
- *     and the field retains whatever value it was given by instance_init).
- * @defval: default value for the property. This is used only if @set_default
- *     is true.
- */
-struct Property {
-    const char   *name;
-    const PropertyInfo *info;
-    ptrdiff_t    offset;
-    uint8_t      bitnr;
-    bool         set_default;
-    union {
-        int64_t i;
-        uint64_t u;
-    } defval;
-    int          arrayoffset;
-    const PropertyInfo *arrayinfo;
-    int          arrayfieldsize;
-    const char   *link_type;
-};
-
-struct PropertyInfo {
-    const char *name;
-    const char *description;
-    const QEnumLookup *enum_table;
-    int (*print)(DeviceState *dev, Property *prop, char *dest, size_t len);
-    void (*set_default_value)(ObjectProperty *op, const Property *prop);
-    void (*create)(ObjectClass *oc, Property *prop);
-    ObjectPropertyAccessor *get;
-    ObjectPropertyAccessor *set;
-    ObjectPropertyRelease *release;
-};
-
 /**
  * GlobalProperty:
  * @used: Set to true if property was used when initializing a device.
diff --git a/include/hw/qdev-properties.h b/include/hw/qdev-properties.h
index 4437450065..db7ce51dd5 100644
--- a/include/hw/qdev-properties.h
+++ b/include/hw/qdev-properties.h
@@ -3,6 +3,44 @@
 
 #include "hw/qdev-core.h"
 
+/**
+ * Property:
+ * @set_default: true if the default value should be set from @defval,
+ *    in which case @info->set_default_value must not be NULL
+ *    (if false then no default value is set by the property system
+ *     and the field retains whatever value it was given by instance_init).
+ * @defval: default value for the property. This is used only if @set_default
+ *     is true.
+ */
+struct Property {
+    const char   *name;
+    const PropertyInfo *info;
+    ptrdiff_t    offset;
+    uint8_t      bitnr;
+    bool         set_default;
+    union {
+        int64_t i;
+        uint64_t u;
+    } defval;
+    int          arrayoffset;
+    const PropertyInfo *arrayinfo;
+    int          arrayfieldsize;
+    const char   *link_type;
+};
+
+struct PropertyInfo {
+    const char *name;
+    const char *description;
+    const QEnumLookup *enum_table;
+    int (*print)(DeviceState *dev, Property *prop, char *dest, size_t len);
+    void (*set_default_value)(ObjectProperty *op, const Property *prop);
+    void (*create)(ObjectClass *oc, Property *prop);
+    ObjectPropertyAccessor *get;
+    ObjectPropertyAccessor *set;
+    ObjectPropertyRelease *release;
+};
+
+
 /*** qdev-properties.c ***/
 
 extern const PropertyInfo qdev_prop_bit;
diff --git a/hw/core/qdev-properties.c b/hw/core/qdev-properties.c
index 509cbf155d..12a053e732 100644
--- a/hw/core/qdev-properties.c
+++ b/hw/core/qdev-properties.c
@@ -929,3 +929,123 @@ const PropertyInfo qdev_prop_link = {
     .name = "link",
     .create = create_link_property,
 };
+
+void qdev_property_add_static(DeviceState *dev, Property *prop)
+{
+    Object *obj = OBJECT(dev);
+    ObjectProperty *op;
+
+    assert(!prop->info->create);
+
+    op = object_property_add(obj, prop->name, prop->info->name,
+                             prop->info->get, prop->info->set,
+                             prop->info->release,
+                             prop);
+
+    object_property_set_description(obj, prop->name,
+                                    prop->info->description);
+
+    if (prop->set_default) {
+        prop->info->set_default_value(op, prop);
+        if (op->init) {
+            op->init(obj, op);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+static void qdev_class_add_property(DeviceClass *klass, Property *prop)
+{
+    ObjectClass *oc = OBJECT_CLASS(klass);
+
+    if (prop->info->create) {
+        prop->info->create(oc, prop);
+    } else {
+        ObjectProperty *op;
+
+        op = object_class_property_add(oc,
+                                       prop->name, prop->info->name,
+                                       prop->info->get, prop->info->set,
+                                       prop->info->release,
+                                       prop);
+        if (prop->set_default) {
+            prop->info->set_default_value(op, prop);
+        }
+    }
+    object_class_property_set_description(oc, prop->name,
+                                          prop->info->description);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Legacy property handling
+ */
+
+static void qdev_get_legacy_property(Object *obj, Visitor *v,
+                                     const char *name, void *opaque,
+                                     Error **errp)
+{
+    DeviceState *dev = DEVICE(obj);
+    Property *prop = opaque;
+
+    char buffer[1024];
+    char *ptr = buffer;
+
+    prop->info->print(dev, prop, buffer, sizeof(buffer));
+    visit_type_str(v, name, &ptr, errp);
+}
+
+/**
+ * qdev_class_add_legacy_property:
+ * @dev: Device to add the property to.
+ * @prop: The qdev property definition.
+ *
+ * Add a legacy QOM property to @dev for qdev property @prop.
+ *
+ * Legacy properties are string versions of QOM properties.  The format of
+ * the string depends on the property type.  Legacy properties are only
+ * needed for "info qtree".
+ *
+ * Do not use this in new code!  QOM Properties added through this interface
+ * will be given names in the "legacy" namespace.
+ */
+static void qdev_class_add_legacy_property(DeviceClass *dc, Property *prop)
+{
+    g_autofree char *name = NULL;
+
+    /* Register pointer properties as legacy properties */
+    if (!prop->info->print && prop->info->get) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    name = g_strdup_printf("legacy-%s", prop->name);
+    object_class_property_add(OBJECT_CLASS(dc), name, "str",
+        prop->info->print ? qdev_get_legacy_property : prop->info->get,
+        NULL, NULL, prop);
+}
+
+void device_class_set_props(DeviceClass *dc, Property *props)
+{
+    Property *prop;
+
+    dc->props_ = props;
+    for (prop = props; prop && prop->name; prop++) {
+        qdev_class_add_legacy_property(dc, prop);
+        qdev_class_add_property(dc, prop);
+    }
+}
+
+void qdev_alias_all_properties(DeviceState *target, Object *source)
+{
+    ObjectClass *class;
+    Property *prop;
+
+    class = object_get_class(OBJECT(target));
+    do {
+        DeviceClass *dc = DEVICE_CLASS(class);
+
+        for (prop = dc->props_; prop && prop->name; prop++) {
+            object_property_add_alias(source, prop->name,
+                                      OBJECT(target), prop->name);
+        }
+        class = object_class_get_parent(class);
+    } while (class != object_class_by_name(TYPE_DEVICE));
+}
diff --git a/hw/core/qdev.c b/hw/core/qdev.c
index cbdff0b6c6..d3611e7c03 100644
--- a/hw/core/qdev.c
+++ b/hw/core/qdev.c
@@ -705,115 +705,6 @@ char *qdev_get_dev_path(DeviceState *dev)
     return NULL;
 }
 
-/**
- * Legacy property handling
- */
-
-static void qdev_get_legacy_property(Object *obj, Visitor *v,
-                                     const char *name, void *opaque,
-                                     Error **errp)
-{
-    DeviceState *dev = DEVICE(obj);
-    Property *prop = opaque;
-
-    char buffer[1024];
-    char *ptr = buffer;
-
-    prop->info->print(dev, prop, buffer, sizeof(buffer));
-    visit_type_str(v, name, &ptr, errp);
-}
-
-/**
- * qdev_class_add_legacy_property:
- * @dev: Device to add the property to.
- * @prop: The qdev property definition.
- *
- * Add a legacy QOM property to @dev for qdev property @prop.
- *
- * Legacy properties are string versions of QOM properties.  The format of
- * the string depends on the property type.  Legacy properties are only
- * needed for "info qtree".
- *
- * Do not use this in new code!  QOM Properties added through this interface
- * will be given names in the "legacy" namespace.
- */
-static void qdev_class_add_legacy_property(DeviceClass *dc, Property *prop)
-{
-    g_autofree char *name = NULL;
-
-    /* Register pointer properties as legacy properties */
-    if (!prop->info->print && prop->info->get) {
-        return;
-    }
-
-    name = g_strdup_printf("legacy-%s", prop->name);
-    object_class_property_add(OBJECT_CLASS(dc), name, "str",
-        prop->info->print ? qdev_get_legacy_property : prop->info->get,
-        NULL, NULL, prop);
-}
-
-void qdev_property_add_static(DeviceState *dev, Property *prop)
-{
-    Object *obj = OBJECT(dev);
-    ObjectProperty *op;
-
-    assert(!prop->info->create);
-
-    op = object_property_add(obj, prop->name, prop->info->name,
-                             prop->info->get, prop->info->set,
-                             prop->info->release,
-                             prop);
-
-    object_property_set_description(obj, prop->name,
-                                    prop->info->description);
-
-    if (prop->set_default) {
-        prop->info->set_default_value(op, prop);
-        if (op->init) {
-            op->init(obj, op);
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-static void qdev_class_add_property(DeviceClass *klass, Property *prop)
-{
-    ObjectClass *oc = OBJECT_CLASS(klass);
-
-    if (prop->info->create) {
-        prop->info->create(oc, prop);
-    } else {
-        ObjectProperty *op;
-
-        op = object_class_property_add(oc,
-                                       prop->name, prop->info->name,
-                                       prop->info->get, prop->info->set,
-                                       prop->info->release,
-                                       prop);
-        if (prop->set_default) {
-            prop->info->set_default_value(op, prop);
-        }
-    }
-    object_class_property_set_description(oc, prop->name,
-                                          prop->info->description);
-}
-
-void qdev_alias_all_properties(DeviceState *target, Object *source)
-{
-    ObjectClass *class;
-    Property *prop;
-
-    class = object_get_class(OBJECT(target));
-    do {
-        DeviceClass *dc = DEVICE_CLASS(class);
-
-        for (prop = dc->props_; prop && prop->name; prop++) {
-            object_property_add_alias(source, prop->name,
-                                      OBJECT(target), prop->name);
-        }
-        class = object_class_get_parent(class);
-    } while (class != object_class_by_name(TYPE_DEVICE));
-}
-
 static bool device_get_realized(Object *obj, Error **errp)
 {
     DeviceState *dev = DEVICE(obj);
@@ -1208,17 +1099,6 @@ static void device_class_init(ObjectClass *class, void *data)
                                    offsetof(DeviceState, parent_bus), NULL, 0);
 }
 
-void device_class_set_props(DeviceClass *dc, Property *props)
-{
-    Property *prop;
-
-    dc->props_ = props;
-    for (prop = props; prop && prop->name; prop++) {
-        qdev_class_add_legacy_property(dc, prop);
-        qdev_class_add_property(dc, prop);
-    }
-}
-
 void device_class_set_parent_reset(DeviceClass *dc,
                                    DeviceReset dev_reset,
                                    DeviceReset *parent_reset)
diff --git a/softmmu/qdev-monitor.c b/softmmu/qdev-monitor.c
index 832e254842..8c072e3efc 100644
--- a/softmmu/qdev-monitor.c
+++ b/softmmu/qdev-monitor.c
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 #include "migration/misc.h"
 #include "migration/migration.h"
 #include "qemu/cutils.h"
+#include "hw/qdev-properties.h"
 #include "hw/clock.h"
 
 /*
