diff --git a/target-alpha/helper.h b/target-alpha/helper.h
index 4c4855d093..f62b1c2b55 100644
--- a/target-alpha/helper.h
+++ b/target-alpha/helper.h
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ DEF_HELPER_0(tb_flush, void)
 DEF_HELPER_2(excp, void, int, int)
 DEF_HELPER_1(amask, i64, i64)
 DEF_HELPER_0(load_pcc, i64)
-DEF_HELPER_0(load_implver, i64)
 DEF_HELPER_0(rc, i64)
 DEF_HELPER_0(rs, i64)
 
diff --git a/target-alpha/op_helper.c b/target-alpha/op_helper.c
index e61fa7396c..6b41d2bec5 100644
--- a/target-alpha/op_helper.c
+++ b/target-alpha/op_helper.c
@@ -58,11 +58,6 @@ uint64_t helper_load_pcc (void)
     return 0;
 }
 
-uint64_t helper_load_implver (void)
-{
-    return env->implver;
-}
-
 uint64_t helper_load_fpcr (void)
 {
     uint64_t ret = 0;
diff --git a/target-alpha/translate.c b/target-alpha/translate.c
index ce635b727d..c68a6284d3 100644
--- a/target-alpha/translate.c
+++ b/target-alpha/translate.c
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ struct DisasContext {
 #if !defined (CONFIG_USER_ONLY)
     int pal_mode;
 #endif
+    CPUAlphaState *env;
     uint32_t amask;
 };
 
@@ -1175,7 +1176,7 @@ static always_inline int translate_one (DisasContext *ctx, uint32_t insn)
         case 0x6C:
             /* IMPLVER */
             if (rc != 31)
-                gen_helper_load_implver(cpu_ir[rc]);
+                tcg_gen_movi_i64(cpu_ir[rc], ctx->env->implver);
             break;
         default:
             goto invalid_opc;
@@ -2352,6 +2353,7 @@ static always_inline void gen_intermediate_code_internal (CPUState *env,
     gen_opc_end = gen_opc_buf + OPC_MAX_SIZE;
     ctx.pc = pc_start;
     ctx.amask = env->amask;
+    ctx.env = env;
 #if defined (CONFIG_USER_ONLY)
     ctx.mem_idx = 0;
 #else