diff --git a/target/hexagon/README b/target/hexagon/README
index 224a3f9206..7ffd517d70 100644
--- a/target/hexagon/README
+++ b/target/hexagon/README
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ header files in <BUILD_DIR>/target/hexagon
         gen_printinsn.py                -> printinsn_generated.h.inc
         gen_op_attribs.py               -> op_attribs_generated.h.inc
         gen_helper_protos.py            -> helper_protos_generated.h.inc
-        gen_shortcode.py                -> shortcode_generated.h.inc
         gen_tcg_funcs.py                -> tcg_funcs_generated.c.inc
         gen_tcg_func_table.py           -> tcg_func_table_generated.c.inc
         gen_helper_funcs.py             -> helper_funcs_generated.c.inc
diff --git a/target/hexagon/gen_shortcode.py b/target/hexagon/gen_shortcode.py
deleted file mode 100755
index deb94446c4..0000000000
--- a/target/hexagon/gen_shortcode.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,63 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python3
-
-##
-##  Copyright(c) 2019-2023 Qualcomm Innovation Center, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
-##
-##  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
-##  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
-##  the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
-##  (at your option) any later version.
-##
-##  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-##  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-##  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
-##  GNU General Public License for more details.
-##
-##  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-##  along with this program; if not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-##
-
-import sys
-import re
-import string
-import hex_common
-
-
-def gen_shortcode(f, tag):
-    f.write(f"DEF_SHORTCODE({tag}, {hex_common.semdict[tag]})\n")
-
-
-def main():
-    hex_common.read_semantics_file(sys.argv[1])
-    hex_common.read_attribs_file(sys.argv[2])
-    hex_common.calculate_attribs()
-    tagregs = hex_common.get_tagregs()
-    tagimms = hex_common.get_tagimms()
-
-    with open(sys.argv[3], "w") as f:
-        f.write("#ifndef DEF_SHORTCODE\n")
-        f.write("#define DEF_SHORTCODE(TAG,SHORTCODE)    /* Nothing */\n")
-        f.write("#endif\n")
-
-        for tag in hex_common.tags:
-            ## Skip the priv instructions
-            if "A_PRIV" in hex_common.attribdict[tag]:
-                continue
-            ## Skip the guest instructions
-            if "A_GUEST" in hex_common.attribdict[tag]:
-                continue
-            ## Skip the diag instructions
-            if tag == "Y6_diag":
-                continue
-            if tag == "Y6_diag0":
-                continue
-            if tag == "Y6_diag1":
-                continue
-
-            gen_shortcode(f, tag)
-
-        f.write("#undef DEF_SHORTCODE\n")
-
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-    main()
diff --git a/target/hexagon/meson.build b/target/hexagon/meson.build
index b3a0944d3b..988e7489ba 100644
--- a/target/hexagon/meson.build
+++ b/target/hexagon/meson.build
@@ -42,21 +42,11 @@ hexagon_ss.add(semantics_generated)
 #
 # Step 2
 # We use Python scripts to generate the following files
-#     shortcode_generated.h.inc
 #     tcg_func_table_generated.c.inc
 #     printinsn_generated.h.inc
 #     op_attribs_generated.h.inc
 #     opcodes_def_generated.h.inc
 #
-shortcode_generated = custom_target(
-    'shortcode_generated.h.inc',
-    output: 'shortcode_generated.h.inc',
-    depends: [semantics_generated],
-    depend_files: [hex_common_py, attribs_def],
-    command: [python, files('gen_shortcode.py'), semantics_generated, attribs_def, '@OUTPUT@'],
-)
-hexagon_ss.add(shortcode_generated)
-
 tcg_func_table_generated = custom_target(
     'tcg_func_table_generated.c.inc',
     output: 'tcg_func_table_generated.c.inc',
diff --git a/target/hexagon/opcodes.c b/target/hexagon/opcodes.c
index 02ae9cf787..c8bde2f9e9 100644
--- a/target/hexagon/opcodes.c
+++ b/target/hexagon/opcodes.c
@@ -37,13 +37,6 @@ const char * const opcode_names[] = {
 };
 
 
-const char * const opcode_short_semantics[] = {
-#define DEF_SHORTCODE(TAG, SHORTCODE)              [TAG] = #SHORTCODE,
-#include "shortcode_generated.h.inc"
-#undef DEF_SHORTCODE
-    NULL
-};
-
 DECLARE_BITMAP(opcode_attribs[XX_LAST_OPCODE], A_ZZ_LASTATTRIB);
 
 static void init_attribs(int tag, ...)