diff --git a/qemu/target/arm/translate.c b/qemu/target/arm/translate.c
index e366bb50..dda37fe8 100644
--- a/qemu/target/arm/translate.c
+++ b/qemu/target/arm/translate.c
@@ -5857,16 +5857,8 @@ static int disas_neon_data_insn(DisasContext *s, uint32_t insn)
                         gen_gvec_sli(tcg_ctx, size, rd_ofs, rm_ofs, shift,
                                      vec_size, vec_size);
                     } else { /* VSHL */
-                        /* Shifts larger than the element size are
-                         * architecturally valid and results in zero.
-                         */
-                        if (shift >= 8 << size) {
-                            tcg_gen_gvec_dup_imm(tcg_ctx, size, rd_ofs,
-                                                 vec_size, vec_size, 0);
-                        } else {
-                            tcg_gen_gvec_shli(tcg_ctx, size, rd_ofs, rm_ofs, shift,
-                                              vec_size, vec_size);
-                        }
+                        tcg_gen_gvec_shli(tcg_ctx, size, rd_ofs, rm_ofs, shift,
+                                          vec_size, vec_size);
                     }
                     return 0;
                 }