diff --git a/console.c b/console.c
index 553358ba2..500b3fbc7 100644
--- a/console.c
+++ b/console.c
@@ -1102,21 +1102,6 @@ static int console_puts(CharDriverState *chr, const uint8_t *buf, int len)
     return len;
 }
 
-static void console_send_event(CharDriverState *chr, int event)
-{
-    TextConsole *s = chr->opaque;
-    int i;
-
-    if (event == CHR_EVENT_FOCUS) {
-        for(i = 0; i < nb_consoles; i++) {
-            if (consoles[i] == s) {
-                console_select(i);
-                break;
-            }
-        }
-    }
-}
-
 static void kbd_send_chars(void *opaque)
 {
     TextConsole *s = opaque;
@@ -1462,7 +1447,6 @@ static void text_console_do_init(CharDriverState *chr, DisplayState *ds)
     s = chr->opaque;
 
     chr->chr_write = console_puts;
-    chr->chr_send_event = console_send_event;
 
     s->out_fifo.buf = s->out_fifo_buf;
     s->out_fifo.buf_size = sizeof(s->out_fifo_buf);
diff --git a/hw/baum.c b/hw/baum.c
index 1c6d3e277..86d780a61 100644
--- a/hw/baum.c
+++ b/hw/baum.c
@@ -468,20 +468,6 @@ static int baum_write(CharDriverState *chr, const uint8_t *buf, int len)
     return orig_len;
 }
 
-/* The other end sent us some event */
-static void baum_send_event(CharDriverState *chr, int event)
-{
-    BaumDriverState *baum = chr->opaque;
-    switch (event) {
-    case CHR_EVENT_BREAK:
-        break;
-    case CHR_EVENT_OPENED:
-        /* Reset state */
-        baum->in_buf_used = 0;
-        break;
-    }
-}
-
 /* Send the key code to the other end */
 static void baum_send_key(BaumDriverState *baum, uint8_t type, uint8_t value) {
     uint8_t packet[] = { type, value };
@@ -591,7 +577,6 @@ int chr_baum_init(QemuOpts *opts, CharDriverState **_chr)
 
     chr->opaque = baum;
     chr->chr_write = baum_write;
-    chr->chr_send_event = baum_send_event;
     chr->chr_accept_input = baum_accept_input;
     chr->chr_close = baum_close;
 
diff --git a/qemu-char.c b/qemu-char.c
index 2075118f6..c9e5c41dc 100644
--- a/qemu-char.c
+++ b/qemu-char.c
@@ -189,12 +189,6 @@ void qemu_chr_fe_printf(CharDriverState *s, const char *fmt, ...)
     va_end(ap);
 }
 
-void qemu_chr_send_event(CharDriverState *s, int event)
-{
-    if (s->chr_send_event)
-        s->chr_send_event(s, event);
-}
-
 void qemu_chr_add_handlers(CharDriverState *s,
                            IOCanReadHandler *fd_can_read,
                            IOReadHandler *fd_read,
diff --git a/qemu-char.h b/qemu-char.h
index abd9cbdcb..fba02907c 100644
--- a/qemu-char.h
+++ b/qemu-char.h
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@ struct CharDriverState {
     IOCanReadHandler *chr_can_read;
     IOReadHandler *chr_read;
     void *handler_opaque;
-    void (*chr_send_event)(struct CharDriverState *chr, int event);
     void (*chr_close)(struct CharDriverState *chr);
     void (*chr_accept_input)(struct CharDriverState *chr);
     void (*chr_set_echo)(struct CharDriverState *chr, bool echo);
@@ -88,7 +87,6 @@ void qemu_chr_delete(CharDriverState *chr);
 void qemu_chr_fe_printf(CharDriverState *s, const char *fmt, ...)
     GCC_FMT_ATTR(2, 3);
 int qemu_chr_fe_write(CharDriverState *s, const uint8_t *buf, int len);
-void qemu_chr_send_event(CharDriverState *s, int event);
 void qemu_chr_add_handlers(CharDriverState *s,
                            IOCanReadHandler *fd_can_read,
                            IOReadHandler *fd_read,