diff --git a/target/ppc/cpu-models.h b/target/ppc/cpu-models.h
index 629f112337..df31d7f492 100644
--- a/target/ppc/cpu-models.h
+++ b/target/ppc/cpu-models.h
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@
 typedef struct PowerPCCPUAlias {
     const char *alias;
     const char *model;
-    ObjectClass *oc;
 } PowerPCCPUAlias;
 
 extern PowerPCCPUAlias ppc_cpu_aliases[];
diff --git a/target/ppc/kvm.c b/target/ppc/kvm.c
index 6861f2f585..6442dfcb95 100644
--- a/target/ppc/kvm.c
+++ b/target/ppc/kvm.c
@@ -2533,7 +2533,6 @@ static int kvm_ppc_register_host_cpu_type(void)
             if (suffix) {
                 *suffix = 0;
             }
-            ppc_cpu_aliases[i].oc = oc;
             break;
         }
     }
diff --git a/target/ppc/translate_init.c b/target/ppc/translate_init.c
index 7c1d83b489..3e24cddb86 100644
--- a/target/ppc/translate_init.c
+++ b/target/ppc/translate_init.c
@@ -10253,28 +10253,6 @@ PowerPCCPUClass *ppc_cpu_class_by_pvr_mask(uint32_t pvr)
     return pcc;
 }
 
-static ObjectClass *ppc_cpu_class_by_name(const char *name);
-
-static ObjectClass *ppc_cpu_class_by_alias(PowerPCCPUAlias *alias)
-{
-    ObjectClass *invalid_class = (void*)ppc_cpu_class_by_alias;
-
-    /* Cache target class lookups in the alias table */
-    if (!alias->oc) {
-        alias->oc = ppc_cpu_class_by_name(alias->model);
-        if (!alias->oc) {
-            /* Fast check for non-existing aliases */
-            alias->oc = invalid_class;
-        }
-    }
-
-    if (alias->oc == invalid_class) {
-        return NULL;
-    } else {
-        return alias->oc;
-    }
-}
-
 static ObjectClass *ppc_cpu_class_by_name(const char *name)
 {
     char *cpu_model, *typename;
@@ -10386,7 +10364,7 @@ static void ppc_cpu_list_entry(gpointer data, gpointer user_data)
                       name, pcc->pvr);
     for (i = 0; ppc_cpu_aliases[i].alias != NULL; i++) {
         PowerPCCPUAlias *alias = &ppc_cpu_aliases[i];
-        ObjectClass *alias_oc = ppc_cpu_class_by_alias(alias);
+        ObjectClass *alias_oc = ppc_cpu_class_by_name(alias->model);
 
         if (alias_oc != oc) {
             continue;
@@ -10466,7 +10444,7 @@ CpuDefinitionInfoList *arch_query_cpu_definitions(Error **errp)
         CpuDefinitionInfoList *entry;
         CpuDefinitionInfo *info;
 
-        oc = ppc_cpu_class_by_alias(alias);
+        oc = ppc_cpu_class_by_name(alias->model);
         if (oc == NULL) {
             continue;
         }