diff --git a/target/sparc/helper.c b/target/sparc/helper.c
index 359b0b15ed..1d854890b4 100644
--- a/target/sparc/helper.c
+++ b/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/target/sparc/helper.h b/target/sparc/helper.h
index 0cf1bfb73a..3ef38b9a22 100644
--- a/target/sparc/helper.h
+++ b/target/sparc/helper.h
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ 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/target/sparc/translate.c b/target/sparc/translate.c
index 2205f89837..ead585eef5 100644
--- a/target/sparc/translate.c
+++ b/target/sparc/translate.c
@@ -4647,7 +4647,7 @@ static void disas_sparc_insn(DisasContext * dc, unsigned int insn)
                         gen_store_gpr(dc, rd, cpu_dst);
                         break;
                     case 0x2e: /* V9 popc */
-                        gen_helper_popc(cpu_dst, cpu_src2);
+                        tcg_gen_ctpop_tl(cpu_dst, cpu_src2);
                         gen_store_gpr(dc, rd, cpu_dst);
                         break;
                     case 0x2f: /* V9 movr */