diff --git a/target/ppc/excp_helper.c b/target/ppc/excp_helper.c
index 0eb6b7af5586..a393730c7bd0 100644
--- a/target/ppc/excp_helper.c
+++ b/target/ppc/excp_helper.c
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ static void ppc_excp_debug_sw_tlb(CPUPPCState *env, int excp)
              env->error_code);
 }
 
-
+#if defined(TARGET_PPC64)
 static int powerpc_reset_wakeup(CPUState *cs, CPUPPCState *env, int excp,
                                 target_ulong *msr)
 {
@@ -267,7 +267,6 @@ static void ppc_excp_apply_ail(PowerPCCPU *cpu, int excp_model, int excp,
                                       target_ulong *new_msr,
                                       target_ulong *vector)
 {
-#if defined(TARGET_PPC64)
     CPUPPCState *env = &cpu->env;
     bool mmu_all_on = ((msr >> MSR_IR) & 1) && ((msr >> MSR_DR) & 1);
     bool hv_escalation = !(msr & MSR_HVB) && (*new_msr & MSR_HVB);
@@ -356,8 +355,8 @@ static void ppc_excp_apply_ail(PowerPCCPU *cpu, int excp_model, int excp,
             *vector |= 0xc000000000003000ull; /* Apply scv's AIL=3 offset */
         }
     }
-#endif
 }
+#endif
 
 static void powerpc_set_excp_state(PowerPCCPU *cpu,
                                           target_ulong vector, target_ulong msr)
@@ -1663,476 +1662,6 @@ static inline void powerpc_excp_books(PowerPCCPU *cpu, int excp)
 }
 #endif
 
-/*
- * Note that this function should be greatly optimized when called
- * with a constant excp, from ppc_hw_interrupt
- */
-static inline void powerpc_excp_legacy(PowerPCCPU *cpu, int excp)
-{
-    CPUState *cs = CPU(cpu);
-    CPUPPCState *env = &cpu->env;
-    int excp_model = env->excp_model;
-    target_ulong msr, new_msr, vector;
-    int srr0, srr1, lev = -1;
-
-    if (excp <= POWERPC_EXCP_NONE || excp >= POWERPC_EXCP_NB) {
-        cpu_abort(cs, "Invalid PowerPC exception %d. Aborting\n", excp);
-    }
-
-    qemu_log_mask(CPU_LOG_INT, "Raise exception at " TARGET_FMT_lx
-                  " => %s (%d) error=%02x\n", env->nip, powerpc_excp_name(excp),
-                  excp, env->error_code);
-
-    /* new srr1 value excluding must-be-zero bits */
-    if (excp_model == POWERPC_EXCP_BOOKE) {
-        msr = env->msr;
-    } else {
-        msr = env->msr & ~0x783f0000ULL;
-    }
-
-    /*
-     * new interrupt handler msr preserves existing HV and ME unless
-     * explicitly overriden
-     */
-    new_msr = env->msr & (((target_ulong)1 << MSR_ME) | MSR_HVB);
-
-    /* target registers */
-    srr0 = SPR_SRR0;
-    srr1 = SPR_SRR1;
-
-    /*
-     * check for special resume at 0x100 from doze/nap/sleep/winkle on
-     * P7/P8/P9
-     */
-    if (env->resume_as_sreset) {
-        excp = powerpc_reset_wakeup(cs, env, excp, &msr);
-    }
-
-    /*
-     * Hypervisor emulation assistance interrupt only exists on server
-     * arch 2.05 server or later. We also don't want to generate it if
-     * we don't have HVB in msr_mask (PAPR mode).
-     */
-    if (excp == POWERPC_EXCP_HV_EMU
-#if defined(TARGET_PPC64)
-        && !(mmu_is_64bit(env->mmu_model) && (env->msr_mask & MSR_HVB))
-#endif /* defined(TARGET_PPC64) */
-
-    ) {
-        excp = POWERPC_EXCP_PROGRAM;
-    }
-
-#ifdef TARGET_PPC64
-    /*
-     * SPEU and VPU share the same IVOR but they exist in different
-     * processors. SPEU is e500v1/2 only and VPU is e6500 only.
-     */
-    if (excp_model == POWERPC_EXCP_BOOKE && excp == POWERPC_EXCP_VPU) {
-        excp = POWERPC_EXCP_SPEU;
-    }
-#endif
-
-    vector = env->excp_vectors[excp];
-    if (vector == (target_ulong)-1ULL) {
-        cpu_abort(cs, "Raised an exception without defined vector %d\n",
-                  excp);
-    }
-
-    vector |= env->excp_prefix;
-
-    switch (excp) {
-    case POWERPC_EXCP_CRITICAL:    /* Critical input                         */
-        switch (excp_model) {
-        case POWERPC_EXCP_40x:
-            srr0 = SPR_40x_SRR2;
-            srr1 = SPR_40x_SRR3;
-            break;
-        case POWERPC_EXCP_BOOKE:
-            srr0 = SPR_BOOKE_CSRR0;
-            srr1 = SPR_BOOKE_CSRR1;
-            break;
-        case POWERPC_EXCP_6xx:
-            break;
-        default:
-            goto excp_invalid;
-        }
-        break;
-    case POWERPC_EXCP_MCHECK:    /* Machine check exception                  */
-        if (msr_me == 0) {
-            /*
-             * Machine check exception is not enabled.  Enter
-             * checkstop state.
-             */
-            fprintf(stderr, "Machine check while not allowed. "
-                    "Entering checkstop state\n");
-            if (qemu_log_separate()) {
-                qemu_log("Machine check while not allowed. "
-                        "Entering checkstop state\n");
-            }
-            cs->halted = 1;
-            cpu_interrupt_exittb(cs);
-        }
-        if (env->msr_mask & MSR_HVB) {
-            /*
-             * ISA specifies HV, but can be delivered to guest with HV
-             * clear (e.g., see FWNMI in PAPR).
-             */
-            new_msr |= (target_ulong)MSR_HVB;
-        }
-
-        /* machine check exceptions don't have ME set */
-        new_msr &= ~((target_ulong)1 << MSR_ME);
-
-        /* XXX: should also have something loaded in DAR / DSISR */
-        switch (excp_model) {
-        case POWERPC_EXCP_40x:
-            srr0 = SPR_40x_SRR2;
-            srr1 = SPR_40x_SRR3;
-            break;
-        case POWERPC_EXCP_BOOKE:
-            /* FIXME: choose one or the other based on CPU type */
-            srr0 = SPR_BOOKE_MCSRR0;
-            srr1 = SPR_BOOKE_MCSRR1;
-
-            env->spr[SPR_BOOKE_CSRR0] = env->nip;
-            env->spr[SPR_BOOKE_CSRR1] = msr;
-            break;
-        default:
-            break;
-        }
-        break;
-    case POWERPC_EXCP_DSI:       /* Data storage exception                   */
-        trace_ppc_excp_dsi(env->spr[SPR_DSISR], env->spr[SPR_DAR]);
-        break;
-    case POWERPC_EXCP_ISI:       /* Instruction storage exception            */
-        trace_ppc_excp_isi(msr, env->nip);
-        msr |= env->error_code;
-        break;
-    case POWERPC_EXCP_EXTERNAL:  /* External input                           */
-    {
-        bool lpes0;
-
-        cs = CPU(cpu);
-
-        /*
-         * Exception targeting modifiers
-         *
-         * LPES0 is supported on POWER7/8/9
-         * LPES1 is not supported (old iSeries mode)
-         *
-         * On anything else, we behave as if LPES0 is 1
-         * (externals don't alter MSR:HV)
-         */
-#if defined(TARGET_PPC64)
-        if (excp_model == POWERPC_EXCP_POWER7 ||
-            excp_model == POWERPC_EXCP_POWER8 ||
-            excp_model == POWERPC_EXCP_POWER9 ||
-            excp_model == POWERPC_EXCP_POWER10) {
-            lpes0 = !!(env->spr[SPR_LPCR] & LPCR_LPES0);
-        } else
-#endif /* defined(TARGET_PPC64) */
-        {
-            lpes0 = true;
-        }
-
-        if (!lpes0) {
-            new_msr |= (target_ulong)MSR_HVB;
-            new_msr |= env->msr & ((target_ulong)1 << MSR_RI);
-            srr0 = SPR_HSRR0;
-            srr1 = SPR_HSRR1;
-        }
-        if (env->mpic_proxy) {
-            /* IACK the IRQ on delivery */
-            env->spr[SPR_BOOKE_EPR] = ldl_phys(cs->as, env->mpic_iack);
-        }
-        break;
-    }
-    case POWERPC_EXCP_ALIGN:     /* Alignment exception                      */
-        /* Get rS/rD and rA from faulting opcode */
-        /*
-         * Note: the opcode fields will not be set properly for a
-         * direct store load/store, but nobody cares as nobody
-         * actually uses direct store segments.
-         */
-        env->spr[SPR_DSISR] |= (env->error_code & 0x03FF0000) >> 16;
-        break;
-    case POWERPC_EXCP_PROGRAM:   /* Program exception                        */
-        switch (env->error_code & ~0xF) {
-        case POWERPC_EXCP_FP:
-            if ((msr_fe0 == 0 && msr_fe1 == 0) || msr_fp == 0) {
-                trace_ppc_excp_fp_ignore();
-                cs->exception_index = POWERPC_EXCP_NONE;
-                env->error_code = 0;
-                return;
-            }
-
-            /*
-             * FP exceptions always have NIP pointing to the faulting
-             * instruction, so always use store_next and claim we are
-             * precise in the MSR.
-             */
-            msr |= 0x00100000;
-            env->spr[SPR_BOOKE_ESR] = ESR_FP;
-            break;
-        case POWERPC_EXCP_INVAL:
-            trace_ppc_excp_inval(env->nip);
-            msr |= 0x00080000;
-            env->spr[SPR_BOOKE_ESR] = ESR_PIL;
-            break;
-        case POWERPC_EXCP_PRIV:
-            msr |= 0x00040000;
-            env->spr[SPR_BOOKE_ESR] = ESR_PPR;
-            break;
-        case POWERPC_EXCP_TRAP:
-            msr |= 0x00020000;
-            env->spr[SPR_BOOKE_ESR] = ESR_PTR;
-            break;
-        default:
-            /* Should never occur */
-            cpu_abort(cs, "Invalid program exception %d. Aborting\n",
-                      env->error_code);
-            break;
-        }
-        break;
-    case POWERPC_EXCP_SYSCALL:   /* System call exception                    */
-        lev = env->error_code;
-
-        if ((lev == 1) && cpu->vhyp) {
-            dump_hcall(env);
-        } else {
-            dump_syscall(env);
-        }
-
-        /*
-         * We need to correct the NIP which in this case is supposed
-         * to point to the next instruction
-         */
-        env->nip += 4;
-
-        /* "PAPR mode" built-in hypercall emulation */
-        if ((lev == 1) && cpu->vhyp) {
-            PPCVirtualHypervisorClass *vhc =
-                PPC_VIRTUAL_HYPERVISOR_GET_CLASS(cpu->vhyp);
-            vhc->hypercall(cpu->vhyp, cpu);
-            return;
-        }
-        if (lev == 1) {
-            new_msr |= (target_ulong)MSR_HVB;
-        }
-        break;
-    case POWERPC_EXCP_SYSCALL_VECTORED: /* scv exception                     */
-        lev = env->error_code;
-        dump_syscall(env);
-        env->nip += 4;
-        new_msr |= env->msr & ((target_ulong)1 << MSR_EE);
-        new_msr |= env->msr & ((target_ulong)1 << MSR_RI);
-
-        vector += lev * 0x20;
-
-        env->lr = env->nip;
-        env->ctr = msr;
-        break;
-    case POWERPC_EXCP_FPU:       /* Floating-point unavailable exception     */
-    case POWERPC_EXCP_APU:       /* Auxiliary processor unavailable          */
-    case POWERPC_EXCP_DECR:      /* Decrementer exception                    */
-        break;
-    case POWERPC_EXCP_FIT:       /* Fixed-interval timer interrupt           */
-        /* FIT on 4xx */
-        trace_ppc_excp_print("FIT");
-        break;
-    case POWERPC_EXCP_WDT:       /* Watchdog timer interrupt                 */
-        trace_ppc_excp_print("WDT");
-        switch (excp_model) {
-        case POWERPC_EXCP_BOOKE:
-            srr0 = SPR_BOOKE_CSRR0;
-            srr1 = SPR_BOOKE_CSRR1;
-            break;
-        default:
-            break;
-        }
-        break;
-    case POWERPC_EXCP_DTLB:      /* Data TLB error                           */
-    case POWERPC_EXCP_ITLB:      /* Instruction TLB error                    */
-        break;
-    case POWERPC_EXCP_DEBUG:     /* Debug interrupt                          */
-        if (env->flags & POWERPC_FLAG_DE) {
-            /* FIXME: choose one or the other based on CPU type */
-            srr0 = SPR_BOOKE_DSRR0;
-            srr1 = SPR_BOOKE_DSRR1;
-
-            env->spr[SPR_BOOKE_CSRR0] = env->nip;
-            env->spr[SPR_BOOKE_CSRR1] = msr;
-
-            /* DBSR already modified by caller */
-        } else {
-            cpu_abort(cs, "Debug exception triggered on unsupported model\n");
-        }
-        break;
-    case POWERPC_EXCP_SPEU:   /* SPE/embedded floating-point unavailable/VPU  */
-        env->spr[SPR_BOOKE_ESR] = ESR_SPV;
-        break;
-    case POWERPC_EXCP_DOORI:     /* Embedded doorbell interrupt              */
-        break;
-    case POWERPC_EXCP_DOORCI:    /* Embedded doorbell critical interrupt     */
-        srr0 = SPR_BOOKE_CSRR0;
-        srr1 = SPR_BOOKE_CSRR1;
-        break;
-    case POWERPC_EXCP_RESET:     /* System reset exception                   */
-        /* A power-saving exception sets ME, otherwise it is unchanged */
-        if (msr_pow) {
-            /* indicate that we resumed from power save mode */
-            msr |= 0x10000;
-            new_msr |= ((target_ulong)1 << MSR_ME);
-        }
-        if (env->msr_mask & MSR_HVB) {
-            /*
-             * ISA specifies HV, but can be delivered to guest with HV
-             * clear (e.g., see FWNMI in PAPR, NMI injection in QEMU).
-             */
-            new_msr |= (target_ulong)MSR_HVB;
-        } else {
-            if (msr_pow) {
-                cpu_abort(cs, "Trying to deliver power-saving system reset "
-                          "exception %d with no HV support\n", excp);
-            }
-        }
-        break;
-    case POWERPC_EXCP_DSEG:      /* Data segment exception                   */
-    case POWERPC_EXCP_ISEG:      /* Instruction segment exception            */
-    case POWERPC_EXCP_TRACE:     /* Trace exception                          */
-        break;
-    case POWERPC_EXCP_HISI:      /* Hypervisor instruction storage exception */
-        msr |= env->error_code;
-        /* fall through */
-    case POWERPC_EXCP_HDECR:     /* Hypervisor decrementer exception         */
-    case POWERPC_EXCP_HDSI:      /* Hypervisor data storage exception        */
-    case POWERPC_EXCP_HDSEG:     /* Hypervisor data segment exception        */
-    case POWERPC_EXCP_HISEG:     /* Hypervisor instruction segment exception */
-    case POWERPC_EXCP_SDOOR_HV:  /* Hypervisor Doorbell interrupt            */
-    case POWERPC_EXCP_HV_EMU:
-    case POWERPC_EXCP_HVIRT:     /* Hypervisor virtualization                */
-        srr0 = SPR_HSRR0;
-        srr1 = SPR_HSRR1;
-        new_msr |= (target_ulong)MSR_HVB;
-        new_msr |= env->msr & ((target_ulong)1 << MSR_RI);
-        break;
-    case POWERPC_EXCP_VPU:       /* Vector unavailable exception             */
-    case POWERPC_EXCP_VSXU:       /* VSX unavailable exception               */
-    case POWERPC_EXCP_FU:         /* Facility unavailable exception          */
-#ifdef TARGET_PPC64
-        env->spr[SPR_FSCR] |= ((target_ulong)env->error_code << 56);
-#endif
-        break;
-    case POWERPC_EXCP_HV_FU:     /* Hypervisor Facility Unavailable Exception */
-#ifdef TARGET_PPC64
-        env->spr[SPR_HFSCR] |= ((target_ulong)env->error_code << FSCR_IC_POS);
-        srr0 = SPR_HSRR0;
-        srr1 = SPR_HSRR1;
-        new_msr |= (target_ulong)MSR_HVB;
-        new_msr |= env->msr & ((target_ulong)1 << MSR_RI);
-#endif
-        break;
-    case POWERPC_EXCP_PIT:       /* Programmable interval timer interrupt    */
-        trace_ppc_excp_print("PIT");
-        break;
-    case POWERPC_EXCP_IFTLB:     /* Instruction fetch TLB error              */
-    case POWERPC_EXCP_DLTLB:     /* Data load TLB miss                       */
-    case POWERPC_EXCP_DSTLB:     /* Data store TLB miss                      */
-        switch (excp_model) {
-        case POWERPC_EXCP_6xx:
-            /* Swap temporary saved registers with GPRs */
-            if (!(new_msr & ((target_ulong)1 << MSR_TGPR))) {
-                new_msr |= (target_ulong)1 << MSR_TGPR;
-                hreg_swap_gpr_tgpr(env);
-            }
-            /* fall through */
-        case POWERPC_EXCP_7xx:
-            ppc_excp_debug_sw_tlb(env, excp);
-
-            msr |= env->crf[0] << 28;
-            msr |= env->error_code; /* key, D/I, S/L bits */
-            /* Set way using a LRU mechanism */
-            msr |= ((env->last_way + 1) & (env->nb_ways - 1)) << 17;
-            break;
-        default:
-            cpu_abort(cs, "Invalid TLB miss exception\n");
-            break;
-        }
-        break;
-    case POWERPC_EXCP_EFPDI:     /* Embedded floating-point data interrupt   */
-    case POWERPC_EXCP_EFPRI:     /* Embedded floating-point round interrupt  */
-    case POWERPC_EXCP_EPERFM:    /* Embedded performance monitor interrupt   */
-    case POWERPC_EXCP_FPA:       /* Floating-point assist exception          */
-    case POWERPC_EXCP_DABR:      /* Data address breakpoint                  */
-    case POWERPC_EXCP_IABR:      /* Instruction address breakpoint           */
-    case POWERPC_EXCP_SMI:       /* System management interrupt              */
-    case POWERPC_EXCP_THERM:     /* Thermal interrupt                        */
-    case POWERPC_EXCP_PERFM:     /* Embedded performance monitor interrupt   */
-    case POWERPC_EXCP_VPUA:      /* Vector assist exception                  */
-    case POWERPC_EXCP_SOFTP:     /* Soft patch exception                     */
-    case POWERPC_EXCP_MAINT:     /* Maintenance exception                    */
-    case POWERPC_EXCP_MEXTBR:    /* Maskable external breakpoint             */
-    case POWERPC_EXCP_NMEXTBR:   /* Non maskable external breakpoint         */
-        cpu_abort(cs, "%s exception not implemented\n",
-                  powerpc_excp_name(excp));
-        break;
-    default:
-    excp_invalid:
-        cpu_abort(cs, "Invalid PowerPC exception %d. Aborting\n", excp);
-        break;
-    }
-
-    /* Sanity check */
-    if (!(env->msr_mask & MSR_HVB)) {
-        if (new_msr & MSR_HVB) {
-            cpu_abort(cs, "Trying to deliver HV exception (MSR) %d with "
-                      "no HV support\n", excp);
-        }
-        if (srr0 == SPR_HSRR0) {
-            cpu_abort(cs, "Trying to deliver HV exception (HSRR) %d with "
-                      "no HV support\n", excp);
-        }
-    }
-
-    /*
-     * Sort out endianness of interrupt, this differs depending on the
-     * CPU, the HV mode, etc...
-     */
-    if (ppc_interrupts_little_endian(cpu, !!(new_msr & MSR_HVB))) {
-        new_msr |= (target_ulong)1 << MSR_LE;
-    }
-
-#if defined(TARGET_PPC64)
-    if (excp_model == POWERPC_EXCP_BOOKE) {
-        if (env->spr[SPR_BOOKE_EPCR] & EPCR_ICM) {
-            /* Cat.64-bit: EPCR.ICM is copied to MSR.CM */
-            new_msr |= (target_ulong)1 << MSR_CM;
-        } else {
-            vector = (uint32_t)vector;
-        }
-    } else {
-        if (!msr_isf && !mmu_is_64bit(env->mmu_model)) {
-            vector = (uint32_t)vector;
-        } else {
-            new_msr |= (target_ulong)1 << MSR_SF;
-        }
-    }
-#endif
-
-    if (excp != POWERPC_EXCP_SYSCALL_VECTORED) {
-        /* Save PC */
-        env->spr[srr0] = env->nip;
-
-        /* Save MSR */
-        env->spr[srr1] = msr;
-    }
-
-    /* This can update new_msr and vector if AIL applies */
-    ppc_excp_apply_ail(cpu, excp_model, excp, msr, &new_msr, &vector);
-
-    powerpc_set_excp_state(cpu, vector, new_msr);
-}
-
 static void powerpc_excp(PowerPCCPU *cpu, int excp)
 {
     CPUPPCState *env = &cpu->env;
@@ -2161,7 +1690,7 @@ static void powerpc_excp(PowerPCCPU *cpu, int excp)
         powerpc_excp_books(cpu, excp);
         break;
     default:
-        powerpc_excp_legacy(cpu, excp);
+        g_assert_not_reached();
     }
 }
 
