diff --git a/hw/arm/virt.c b/hw/arm/virt.c
index 0546e43448..7d9dbc2663 100644
--- a/hw/arm/virt.c
+++ b/hw/arm/virt.c
@@ -73,11 +73,10 @@
 #include "hw/arm/smmuv3.h"
 #include "hw/acpi/acpi.h"
 #include "target/arm/internals.h"
-#include "hw/mem/memory-device.h"
 #include "hw/mem/pc-dimm.h"
 #include "hw/mem/nvdimm.h"
 #include "hw/acpi/generic_event_device.h"
-#include "hw/virtio/virtio-mem-pci.h"
+#include "hw/virtio/virtio-md-pci.h"
 #include "hw/virtio/virtio-iommu.h"
 #include "hw/char/pl011.h"
 #include "qemu/guest-random.h"
@@ -2733,64 +2732,6 @@ static void virt_memory_plug(HotplugHandler *hotplug_dev,
                          dev, &error_abort);
 }
 
-static void virt_virtio_md_pci_pre_plug(HotplugHandler *hotplug_dev,
-                                        DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
-{
-    HotplugHandler *hotplug_dev2 = qdev_get_bus_hotplug_handler(dev);
-    Error *local_err = NULL;
-
-    if (!hotplug_dev2 && dev->hotplugged) {
-        /*
-         * Without a bus hotplug handler, we cannot control the plug/unplug
-         * order. We should never reach this point when hotplugging on ARM.
-         * However, it's nice to add a safety net, similar to what we have
-         * on x86.
-         */
-        error_setg(errp, "hotplug of virtio based memory devices not supported"
-                   " on this bus.");
-        return;
-    }
-    /*
-     * First, see if we can plug this memory device at all. If that
-     * succeeds, branch of to the actual hotplug handler.
-     */
-    memory_device_pre_plug(MEMORY_DEVICE(dev), MACHINE(hotplug_dev), NULL,
-                           &local_err);
-    if (!local_err && hotplug_dev2) {
-        hotplug_handler_pre_plug(hotplug_dev2, dev, &local_err);
-    }
-    error_propagate(errp, local_err);
-}
-
-static void virt_virtio_md_pci_plug(HotplugHandler *hotplug_dev,
-                                    DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
-{
-    HotplugHandler *hotplug_dev2 = qdev_get_bus_hotplug_handler(dev);
-    Error *local_err = NULL;
-
-    /*
-     * Plug the memory device first and then branch off to the actual
-     * hotplug handler. If that one fails, we can easily undo the memory
-     * device bits.
-     */
-    memory_device_plug(MEMORY_DEVICE(dev), MACHINE(hotplug_dev));
-    if (hotplug_dev2) {
-        hotplug_handler_plug(hotplug_dev2, dev, &local_err);
-        if (local_err) {
-            memory_device_unplug(MEMORY_DEVICE(dev), MACHINE(hotplug_dev));
-        }
-    }
-    error_propagate(errp, local_err);
-}
-
-static void virt_virtio_md_pci_unplug_request(HotplugHandler *hotplug_dev,
-                                              DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
-{
-    /* We don't support hot unplug of virtio based memory devices */
-    error_setg(errp, "virtio based memory devices cannot be unplugged.");
-}
-
-
 static void virt_machine_device_pre_plug_cb(HotplugHandler *hotplug_dev,
                                             DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
 {
@@ -2798,8 +2739,8 @@ static void virt_machine_device_pre_plug_cb(HotplugHandler *hotplug_dev,
 
     if (object_dynamic_cast(OBJECT(dev), TYPE_PC_DIMM)) {
         virt_memory_pre_plug(hotplug_dev, dev, errp);
-    } else if (object_dynamic_cast(OBJECT(dev), TYPE_VIRTIO_MEM_PCI)) {
-        virt_virtio_md_pci_pre_plug(hotplug_dev, dev, errp);
+    } else if (object_dynamic_cast(OBJECT(dev), TYPE_VIRTIO_MD_PCI)) {
+        virtio_md_pci_pre_plug(VIRTIO_MD_PCI(dev), MACHINE(hotplug_dev), errp);
     } else if (object_dynamic_cast(OBJECT(dev), TYPE_VIRTIO_IOMMU_PCI)) {
         hwaddr db_start = 0, db_end = 0;
         char *resv_prop_str;
@@ -2848,12 +2789,11 @@ static void virt_machine_device_plug_cb(HotplugHandler *hotplug_dev,
                                      SYS_BUS_DEVICE(dev));
         }
     }
+
     if (object_dynamic_cast(OBJECT(dev), TYPE_PC_DIMM)) {
         virt_memory_plug(hotplug_dev, dev, errp);
-    }
-
-    if (object_dynamic_cast(OBJECT(dev), TYPE_VIRTIO_MEM_PCI)) {
-        virt_virtio_md_pci_plug(hotplug_dev, dev, errp);
+    } else if (object_dynamic_cast(OBJECT(dev), TYPE_VIRTIO_MD_PCI)) {
+        virtio_md_pci_plug(VIRTIO_MD_PCI(dev), MACHINE(hotplug_dev), errp);
     }
 
     if (object_dynamic_cast(OBJECT(dev), TYPE_VIRTIO_IOMMU_PCI)) {
@@ -2908,8 +2848,9 @@ static void virt_machine_device_unplug_request_cb(HotplugHandler *hotplug_dev,
 {
     if (object_dynamic_cast(OBJECT(dev), TYPE_PC_DIMM)) {
         virt_dimm_unplug_request(hotplug_dev, dev, errp);
-    } else if (object_dynamic_cast(OBJECT(dev), TYPE_VIRTIO_MEM_PCI)) {
-        virt_virtio_md_pci_unplug_request(hotplug_dev, dev, errp);
+    } else if (object_dynamic_cast(OBJECT(dev), TYPE_VIRTIO_MD_PCI)) {
+        virtio_md_pci_unplug_request(VIRTIO_MD_PCI(dev), MACHINE(hotplug_dev),
+                                     errp);
     } else {
         error_setg(errp, "device unplug request for unsupported device"
                    " type: %s", object_get_typename(OBJECT(dev)));
@@ -2921,6 +2862,8 @@ static void virt_machine_device_unplug_cb(HotplugHandler *hotplug_dev,
 {
     if (object_dynamic_cast(OBJECT(dev), TYPE_PC_DIMM)) {
         virt_dimm_unplug(hotplug_dev, dev, errp);
+    } else if (object_dynamic_cast(OBJECT(dev), TYPE_VIRTIO_MD_PCI)) {
+        virtio_md_pci_unplug(VIRTIO_MD_PCI(dev), MACHINE(hotplug_dev), errp);
     } else {
         error_setg(errp, "virt: device unplug for unsupported device"
                    " type: %s", object_get_typename(OBJECT(dev)));
@@ -2934,7 +2877,7 @@ static HotplugHandler *virt_machine_get_hotplug_handler(MachineState *machine,
 
     if (device_is_dynamic_sysbus(mc, dev) ||
         object_dynamic_cast(OBJECT(dev), TYPE_PC_DIMM) ||
-        object_dynamic_cast(OBJECT(dev), TYPE_VIRTIO_MEM_PCI) ||
+        object_dynamic_cast(OBJECT(dev), TYPE_VIRTIO_MD_PCI) ||
         object_dynamic_cast(OBJECT(dev), TYPE_VIRTIO_IOMMU_PCI)) {
         return HOTPLUG_HANDLER(machine);
     }