diff --git a/tcg/tcg-op.c b/tcg/tcg-op.c
index cdd61d678b..bb2bfeef3c 100644
--- a/tcg/tcg-op.c
+++ b/tcg/tcg-op.c
@@ -150,17 +150,7 @@ void tcg_gen_op6(TCGContext *ctx, TCGOpcode opc, TCGArg a1, TCGArg a2,
 
 void tcg_gen_mb(TCGBar mb_type)
 {
-    bool emit_barriers = true;
-
-#ifndef CONFIG_USER_ONLY
-    /* TODO: When MTTCG is available for system mode, we will check
-     * the following condition and enable emit_barriers
-     * (qemu_tcg_mttcg_enabled() && smp_cpus > 1)
-     */
-    emit_barriers = false;
-#endif
-
-    if (emit_barriers) {
+    if (parallel_cpus) {
         tcg_gen_op1(&tcg_ctx, INDEX_op_mb, mb_type);
     }
 }