diff --git a/qemu/target-sparc/helper.c b/qemu/target-sparc/helper.c
index c1642d44..51084777 100644
--- a/qemu/target-sparc/helper.c
+++ b/qemu/target-sparc/helper.c
@@ -49,11 +49,6 @@ void helper_debug(CPUSPARCState *env)
 }
 
 #ifdef TARGET_SPARC64
-target_ulong helper_popc(target_ulong val)
-{
-    return ctpop64(val);
-}
-
 void helper_tick_set_count(void *opaque, uint64_t count)
 {
 #if !defined(CONFIG_USER_ONLY)
diff --git a/qemu/target-sparc/helper.h b/qemu/target-sparc/helper.h
index e1897752..e65ff275 100644
--- a/qemu/target-sparc/helper.h
+++ b/qemu/target-sparc/helper.h
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ DEF_HELPER_2(wrccr, void, env, tl)
 DEF_HELPER_1(rdcwp, tl, env)
 DEF_HELPER_2(wrcwp, void, env, tl)
 DEF_HELPER_FLAGS_2(array8, TCG_CALL_NO_RWG_SE, tl, tl, tl)
-DEF_HELPER_FLAGS_1(popc, TCG_CALL_NO_RWG_SE, tl, tl)
 DEF_HELPER_FLAGS_2(set_softint, TCG_CALL_NO_RWG, void, env, i64)
 DEF_HELPER_FLAGS_2(clear_softint, TCG_CALL_NO_RWG, void, env, i64)
 DEF_HELPER_FLAGS_2(write_softint, TCG_CALL_NO_RWG, void, env, i64)
diff --git a/qemu/target-sparc/translate.c b/qemu/target-sparc/translate.c
index 06ad08f5..46ccccc9 100644
--- a/qemu/target-sparc/translate.c
+++ b/qemu/target-sparc/translate.c
@@ -4850,7 +4850,7 @@ static void disas_sparc_insn(DisasContext * dc, unsigned int insn, bool hook_ins
                         gen_store_gpr(dc, rd, cpu_dst);
                         break;
                     case 0x2e: /* V9 popc */
-                        gen_helper_popc(tcg_ctx, cpu_dst, cpu_src2);
+                        tcg_gen_ctpop_tl(tcg_ctx, cpu_dst, cpu_src2);
                         gen_store_gpr(dc, rd, cpu_dst);
                         break;
                     case 0x2f: /* V9 movr */