diff --git a/qemu/tcg/tcg.c b/qemu/tcg/tcg.c
index 4607b16b..e7e9980e 100644
--- a/qemu/tcg/tcg.c
+++ b/qemu/tcg/tcg.c
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
  */
 
 /* define it to use liveness analysis (better code) */
-#define USE_LIVENESS_ANALYSIS
 #define USE_TCG_OPTIMIZATIONS
 
 #include "qemu/osdep.h"
@@ -1383,8 +1382,6 @@ void tcg_op_remove(TCGContext *s, TCGOp *op)
 #endif
 }
 
-#ifdef USE_LIVENESS_ANALYSIS
-
 #define TS_DEAD  1
 #define TS_MEM   2
 
@@ -1668,18 +1665,6 @@ static void tcg_liveness_analysis(TCGContext *s)
         op->life = arg_life;
     }
 }
-#else
-/* dummy liveness analysis */
-static void tcg_liveness_analysis(TCGContext *s)
-{
-    int nb_ops = s->gen_next_op_idx;
-
-    s->op_dead_args = tcg_malloc(s, nb_ops * sizeof(uint16_t));
-    memset(s->op_dead_args, 0, nb_ops * sizeof(uint16_t));
-    s->op_sync_args = tcg_malloc(s, nb_ops * sizeof(uint8_t));
-    memset(s->op_sync_args, 0, nb_ops * sizeof(uint8_t));
-}
-#endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_TCG
 static void dump_regs(TCGContext *s)
@@ -1931,7 +1916,6 @@ static void temp_load(TCGContext *s, TCGTemp *ts, TCGRegSet desired_regs,
    temporary registers needs to be allocated to store a constant.  */
 static void temp_save(TCGContext *s, TCGTemp *ts, TCGRegSet allocated_regs)
 {
-#ifdef USE_LIVENESS_ANALYSIS
     /* ??? Liveness does not yet incorporate indirect bases.  */
     if (!ts->indirect_base) {
         /* The liveness analysis already ensures that globals are back
@@ -1939,7 +1923,6 @@ static void temp_save(TCGContext *s, TCGTemp *ts, TCGRegSet allocated_regs)
         tcg_debug_assert(ts->val_type == TEMP_VAL_MEM || ts->fixed_reg);
         return;
     }
-#endif
     temp_sync(s, ts, allocated_regs, 1);
 }
 
@@ -1964,7 +1947,6 @@ static void sync_globals(TCGContext *s, TCGRegSet allocated_regs)
 
     for (i = 0; i < s->nb_globals; i++) {
         TCGTemp *ts = &s->temps[i];
-#ifdef USE_LIVENESS_ANALYSIS
         /* ??? Liveness does not yet incorporate indirect bases.  */
         if (!ts->indirect_base) {
             tcg_debug_assert(ts->val_type != TEMP_VAL_REG
@@ -1972,7 +1954,6 @@ static void sync_globals(TCGContext *s, TCGRegSet allocated_regs)
                              || ts->mem_coherent);
             continue;
         }
-#endif
         temp_sync(s, ts, allocated_regs, 0);
     }
 }
@@ -1988,7 +1969,6 @@ static void tcg_reg_alloc_bb_end(TCGContext *s, TCGRegSet allocated_regs)
         if (ts->temp_local) {
             temp_save(s, ts, allocated_regs);
         } else {
-#ifdef USE_LIVENESS_ANALYSIS
             /* ??? Liveness does not yet incorporate indirect bases.  */
             if (!ts->indirect_base) {
                 /* The liveness analysis already ensures that temps are dead.
@@ -1996,7 +1976,6 @@ static void tcg_reg_alloc_bb_end(TCGContext *s, TCGRegSet allocated_regs)
                 tcg_debug_assert(ts->val_type == TEMP_VAL_DEAD);
                 continue;
             }
-#endif
             temp_dead(s, ts);
         }
     }