diff --git a/src/conf/checkpoint_conf.c b/src/conf/checkpoint_conf.c
index c5d1f85ea5..58e27c19b3 100644
--- a/src/conf/checkpoint_conf.c
+++ b/src/conf/checkpoint_conf.c
@@ -530,8 +530,7 @@ virDomainCheckpointRedefinePrep(virDomainObjPtr vm,
 
 virDomainMomentObjPtr
 virDomainCheckpointRedefineCommit(virDomainObjPtr vm,
-                                  virDomainCheckpointDefPtr *defptr,
-                                  virDomainXMLOptionPtr xmlopt)
+                                  virDomainCheckpointDefPtr *defptr)
 {
     virDomainCheckpointDefPtr def = *defptr;
     virDomainMomentObjPtr other = NULL;
@@ -541,10 +540,6 @@ virDomainCheckpointRedefineCommit(virDomainObjPtr vm,
     other = virDomainCheckpointFindByName(vm->checkpoints, def->parent.name);
     if (other) {
         otherdef = virDomainCheckpointObjGetDef(other);
-        if (!virDomainDefCheckABIStability(otherdef->parent.dom,
-                                           def->parent.dom, xmlopt))
-            return NULL;
-
         /* Drop and rebuild the parent relationship, but keep all
          * child relations by reusing chk.  */
         virDomainMomentDropParent(other);
diff --git a/src/conf/checkpoint_conf.h b/src/conf/checkpoint_conf.h
index 5997e07ff9..9cb5155998 100644
--- a/src/conf/checkpoint_conf.h
+++ b/src/conf/checkpoint_conf.h
@@ -96,7 +96,6 @@ virDomainCheckpointRedefinePrep(virDomainObjPtr vm,
 
 virDomainMomentObjPtr
 virDomainCheckpointRedefineCommit(virDomainObjPtr vm,
-                                  virDomainCheckpointDefPtr *defptr,
-                                  virDomainXMLOptionPtr xmlopt);
+                                  virDomainCheckpointDefPtr *defptr);
 
 VIR_ENUM_DECL(virDomainCheckpoint);
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_checkpoint.c b/src/qemu/qemu_checkpoint.c
index e8d18b2e02..1740cadabf 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_checkpoint.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_checkpoint.c
@@ -439,8 +439,7 @@ qemuCheckpointRedefineValidateBitmaps(virDomainObjPtr vm,
 
 
 static virDomainMomentObjPtr
-qemuCheckpointRedefine(virQEMUDriverPtr driver,
-                       virDomainObjPtr vm,
+qemuCheckpointRedefine(virDomainObjPtr vm,
                        virDomainCheckpointDefPtr *def,
                        bool *update_current,
                        bool validate_bitmaps)
@@ -452,7 +451,7 @@ qemuCheckpointRedefine(virQEMUDriverPtr driver,
         qemuCheckpointRedefineValidateBitmaps(vm, *def) < 0)
         return NULL;
 
-    return virDomainCheckpointRedefineCommit(vm, def, driver->xmlopt);
+    return virDomainCheckpointRedefineCommit(vm, def);
 }
 
 
@@ -605,7 +604,7 @@ qemuCheckpointCreateXML(virDomainPtr domain,
         return NULL;
 
     if (redefine) {
-        chk = qemuCheckpointRedefine(driver, vm, &def, &update_current, validate_bitmaps);
+        chk = qemuCheckpointRedefine(vm, &def, &update_current, validate_bitmaps);
     } else {
         chk = qemuCheckpointCreate(driver, vm, &def);
     }
diff --git a/src/test/test_driver.c b/src/test/test_driver.c
index 136269de3d..29c4c86b1d 100644
--- a/src/test/test_driver.c
+++ b/src/test/test_driver.c
@@ -8991,7 +8991,7 @@ testDomainCheckpointCreateXML(virDomainPtr domain,
         if (virDomainCheckpointRedefinePrep(vm, def, &update_current) < 0)
             goto cleanup;
 
-        if (!(chk = virDomainCheckpointRedefineCommit(vm, &def, privconn->xmlopt)))
+        if (!(chk = virDomainCheckpointRedefineCommit(vm, &def)))
             goto cleanup;
     } else {
         if (!(def->parent.dom = virDomainDefCopy(vm->def,