diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.c b/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.c
index 9218a2880d..f6f4ee28fb 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.c
@@ -2049,19 +2049,6 @@ virQEMUCapsSet(virQEMUCaps *qemuCaps,
 }
 
 
-void
-virQEMUCapsSetList(virQEMUCaps *qemuCaps, ...)
-{
-    va_list list;
-    int flag;
-
-    va_start(list, qemuCaps);
-    while ((flag = va_arg(list, int)) < QEMU_CAPS_LAST)
-        virQEMUCapsSet(qemuCaps, flag);
-    va_end(list);
-}
-
-
 void
 virQEMUCapsClear(virQEMUCaps *qemuCaps,
                  virQEMUCapsFlags flag)
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.h b/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.h
index a7afe930c3..17fe91dae9 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.h
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_capabilities.h
@@ -631,8 +631,6 @@ virQEMUCaps *virQEMUCapsNewBinary(const char *binary);
 void virQEMUCapsSet(virQEMUCaps *qemuCaps,
                     virQEMUCapsFlags flag) ATTRIBUTE_NONNULL(1);
 
-void virQEMUCapsSetList(virQEMUCaps *qemuCaps, ...) ATTRIBUTE_NONNULL(1);
-
 void virQEMUCapsClear(virQEMUCaps *qemuCaps,
                       virQEMUCapsFlags flag) ATTRIBUTE_NONNULL(1);