diff --git a/cpu-exec.c b/cpu-exec.c
index 7323f3c260..16a223ed1a 100644
--- a/cpu-exec.c
+++ b/cpu-exec.c
@@ -704,19 +704,6 @@ int cpu_exec(CPUState *env1)
     return ret;
 }
 
-/* must only be called from the generated code as an exception can be
-   generated */
-void tb_invalidate_page_range(target_ulong start, target_ulong end)
-{
-    /* XXX: cannot enable it yet because it yields to MMU exception
-       where NIP != read address on PowerPC */
-#if 0
-    target_ulong phys_addr;
-    phys_addr = get_phys_addr_code(env, start);
-    tb_invalidate_phys_page_range(phys_addr, phys_addr + end - start, 0);
-#endif
-}
-
 #if defined(TARGET_I386) && defined(CONFIG_USER_ONLY)
 
 void cpu_x86_load_seg(CPUX86State *s, int seg_reg, int selector)
diff --git a/exec-all.h b/exec-all.h
index 7c2d29ff98..cf3a704e6d 100644
--- a/exec-all.h
+++ b/exec-all.h
@@ -95,7 +95,6 @@ void QEMU_NORETURN cpu_loop_exit(void);
 int page_unprotect(target_ulong address, unsigned long pc, void *puc);
 void tb_invalidate_phys_page_range(tb_page_addr_t start, tb_page_addr_t end,
                                    int is_cpu_write_access);
-void tb_invalidate_page_range(target_ulong start, target_ulong end);
 void tlb_flush_page(CPUState *env, target_ulong addr);
 void tlb_flush(CPUState *env, int flush_global);
 #if !defined(CONFIG_USER_ONLY)
diff --git a/linux-user/main.c b/linux-user/main.c
index a4996e7e3a..8336639d08 100644
--- a/linux-user/main.c
+++ b/linux-user/main.c
@@ -455,24 +455,6 @@ void cpu_loop(CPUX86State *env)
 
 #ifdef TARGET_ARM
 
-static void arm_cache_flush(abi_ulong start, abi_ulong last)
-{
-    abi_ulong addr, last1;
-
-    if (last < start)
-        return;
-    addr = start;
-    for(;;) {
-        last1 = ((addr + TARGET_PAGE_SIZE) & TARGET_PAGE_MASK) - 1;
-        if (last1 > last)
-            last1 = last;
-        tb_invalidate_page_range(addr, last1 + 1);
-        if (last1 == last)
-            break;
-        addr = last1 + 1;
-    }
-}
-
 /* Handle a jump to the kernel code page.  */
 static int
 do_kernel_trap(CPUARMState *env)
@@ -717,7 +699,7 @@ void cpu_loop(CPUARMState *env)
                 }
 
                 if (n == ARM_NR_cacheflush) {
-                    arm_cache_flush(env->regs[0], env->regs[1]);
+                    /* nop */
                 } else if (n == ARM_NR_semihosting
                            || n == ARM_NR_thumb_semihosting) {
                     env->regs[0] = do_arm_semihosting (env);
@@ -733,7 +715,7 @@ void cpu_loop(CPUARMState *env)
                     if ( n > ARM_NR_BASE) {
                         switch (n) {
                         case ARM_NR_cacheflush:
-                            arm_cache_flush(env->regs[0], env->regs[1]);
+                            /* nop */
                             break;
                         case ARM_NR_set_tls:
                             cpu_set_tls(env, env->regs[0]);
diff --git a/target-ppc/op_helper.c b/target-ppc/op_helper.c
index e165444102..c52a37173b 100644
--- a/target-ppc/op_helper.c
+++ b/target-ppc/op_helper.c
@@ -362,7 +362,6 @@ void helper_icbi(target_ulong addr)
      * do the load "by hand".
      */
     ldl(addr);
-    tb_invalidate_page_range(addr, addr + env->icache_line_size);
 }
 
 // XXX: to be tested
diff --git a/target-sparc/helper.h b/target-sparc/helper.h
index 12e8557133..023f4d6023 100644
--- a/target-sparc/helper.h
+++ b/target-sparc/helper.h
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ DEF_HELPER_2(check_align, void, tl, i32)
 DEF_HELPER_0(debug, void)
 DEF_HELPER_0(save, void)
 DEF_HELPER_0(restore, void)
-DEF_HELPER_1(flush, void, tl)
 DEF_HELPER_2(udiv, tl, tl, tl)
 DEF_HELPER_2(udiv_cc, tl, tl, tl)
 DEF_HELPER_2(sdiv, tl, tl, tl)
diff --git a/target-sparc/op_helper.c b/target-sparc/op_helper.c
index ffffb8c0bd..b38691e19d 100644
--- a/target-sparc/op_helper.c
+++ b/target-sparc/op_helper.c
@@ -4092,12 +4092,6 @@ void helper_write_softint(uint64_t value)
 }
 #endif
 
-void helper_flush(target_ulong addr)
-{
-    addr &= ~7;
-    tb_invalidate_page_range(addr, addr + 8);
-}
-
 #ifdef TARGET_SPARC64
 #ifdef DEBUG_PCALL
 static const char * const excp_names[0x80] = {
diff --git a/target-sparc/translate.c b/target-sparc/translate.c
index fe99f0bfea..0cc47e9ff3 100644
--- a/target-sparc/translate.c
+++ b/target-sparc/translate.c
@@ -4226,7 +4226,7 @@ static void disas_sparc_insn(DisasContext * dc)
                 case 0x3b: /* flush */
                     if (!((dc)->def->features & CPU_FEATURE_FLUSH))
                         goto unimp_flush;
-                    gen_helper_flush(cpu_dst);
+                    /* nop */
                     break;
                 case 0x3c:      /* save */
                     save_state(dc, cpu_cond);