diff --git a/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/powerpc/20030218-1.c b/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/powerpc/20030218-1.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 6783052029c..00000000000
--- a/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/powerpc/20030218-1.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-/* { dg-do compile } */
-/* { dg-options "-mdejagnu-cpu=8540 -mspe -mabi=spe -mfloat-gprs=single" } */
-/* { dg-skip-if "not an SPE target" { ! powerpc_spe_nocache } } */
-
-/* Test vectors that can interconvert without a cast.  */
-
-__ev64_opaque__ opp;
-int vint   __attribute__((vector_size (8)));
-short vshort __attribute__((vector_size (8)));
-float vfloat __attribute__((vector_size (8)));
-
-int
-main (void)
-{
-  __ev64_opaque__ george = { 1, 2 }; /* { dg-error "opaque vector types cannot be initialized" } */
-
-  opp = vfloat;
-  vshort = opp;
-  vfloat = vshort; /* { dg-error "incompatible types when assigning" } */
-
-  /* Just because this is a V2SI, it doesn't make it an opaque.  */
-  vint = vshort; /* { dg-message "note: use -flax-vector-conversions to permit conversions between vectors with differing element types or numbers of subparts" } */
-  /* { dg-error "incompatible types when assigning" "" { target *-*-* } .-1 } */
-
-  return 0;
-}
diff --git a/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/powerpc/20030505.c b/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/powerpc/20030505.c
deleted file mode 100644
index bd7994654a0..00000000000
--- a/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/powerpc/20030505.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-/* { dg-do compile } */
-/* { dg-options "-W -mdejagnu-cpu=8540 -mspe -mabi=spe -mfloat-gprs=single" } */
-/* { dg-skip-if "not an SPE target" { ! powerpc_spe_nocache } } */
-
-#define __vector __attribute__((vector_size(8)))
-
-typedef float                   __vector __ev64_fs__;
-
-__ev64_opaque__ *p1;
-__ev64_fs__ *p2;
-int *x;
-
-extern void f (__ev64_opaque__ *); /* { dg-message "expected.*but argument is of type" } */
-
-int main ()
-{
-	f (x);	/* { dg-warning "incompatible pointer type" } */
-	f (p1);
-	f (p2);
-	return 0;
-}
diff --git a/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/powerpc/20081204-1.c b/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/powerpc/20081204-1.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 98332ec9673..00000000000
--- a/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/powerpc/20081204-1.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-/* Test for ICE arising from inconsistent use of TARGET_E500 versus
-   TARGET_HARD_FLOAT && !TARGET_FPRS.  */
-/* { dg-do compile } */
-/* { dg-options "-mdejagnu-cpu=750 -mfloat-gprs=single" } */
-/* { dg-skip-if "not an SPE target" { ! powerpc_spe_nocache } } */
-
-static int comp(const void *a,const void *b){
-  return (*(float *)a<*(float *)b)-(*(float *)a>*(float *)b);
-}
diff --git a/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/powerpc/bcd-1.c b/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/powerpc/bcd-1.c
index 1a086eb3620..00a6f84c3d8 100644
--- a/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/powerpc/bcd-1.c
+++ b/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/powerpc/bcd-1.c
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 /* { dg-do compile { target { powerpc*-*-linux* } } } */
 /* { dg-skip-if "" { powerpc*-*-darwin* } } */
-/* { dg-skip-if "" { powerpc*-*-*spe* } } */
 /* { dg-require-effective-target powerpc_vsx_ok } */
 /* { dg-options "-mdejagnu-cpu=power7 -O2" } */
 /* { dg-final { scan-assembler-times "cdtbcd " 1 } } */
diff --git a/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/powerpc/bcd-2.c b/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/powerpc/bcd-2.c
index b623064b90a..2f51dee257f 100644
--- a/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/powerpc/bcd-2.c
+++ b/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/powerpc/bcd-2.c
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 /* { dg-do compile { target { powerpc*-*-linux* && lp64 } } } */
 /* { dg-skip-if "" { powerpc*-*-darwin* } } */
-/* { dg-skip-if "" { powerpc*-*-*spe* } } */
 /* { dg-require-effective-target powerpc_p8vector_ok } */
 /* { dg-options "-mdejagnu-cpu=power8 -O2" } */
 /* { dg-final { scan-assembler-times "bcdadd\[.\] " 2 } } */
diff --git a/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/powerpc/bcd-3.c b/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/powerpc/bcd-3.c
index d77170fe85d..1b20841ae1c 100644
--- a/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/powerpc/bcd-3.c
+++ b/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/powerpc/bcd-3.c
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 /* { dg-do compile { target { powerpc*-*-linux* && lp64 } } } */
 /* { dg-skip-if "" { powerpc*-*-darwin* } } */
-/* { dg-skip-if "" { powerpc*-*-*spe* } } */
 /* { dg-require-effective-target powerpc_p8vector_ok } */
 /* { dg-options "-mdejagnu-cpu=power8 -O2" } */
 /* { dg-final { scan-assembler-times "bcdadd\[.\] " 4 } } */
diff --git a/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/powerpc/direct-move-double1.c b/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/powerpc/direct-move-double1.c
index 13f01921869..c8cf228ca1a 100644
--- a/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/powerpc/direct-move-double1.c
+++ b/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/powerpc/direct-move-double1.c
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 /* { dg-do compile { target { powerpc*-*-linux* && lp64 } } } */
 /* { dg-skip-if "" { powerpc*-*-darwin* } } */
-/* { dg-skip-if "" { powerpc*-*-*spe* } } */
 /* { dg-require-effective-target powerpc_p8vector_ok } */
 /* { dg-options "-mdejagnu-cpu=power8 -O2" } */
 /* { dg-final { scan-assembler "mtvsrd" } } */
diff --git a/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/powerpc/direct-move-double2.c b/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/powerpc/direct-move-double2.c
index 23e3423ead7..f376d49ea28 100644
--- a/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/powerpc/direct-move-double2.c
+++ b/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/powerpc/direct-move-double2.c
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 /* { dg-do run { target { powerpc*-*-linux* && lp64 } } } */
 /* { dg-skip-if "" { powerpc*-*-darwin* } } */
-/* { dg-skip-if "" { powerpc*-*-*spe* } } */
 /* { dg-require-effective-target p8vector_hw } */
 /* { dg-options "-mdejagnu-cpu=power8 -O2" } */
 
diff --git a/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/powerpc/direct-move-float1.c b/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/powerpc/direct-move-float1.c
index 63ab59167c8..4c86735baba 100644
--- a/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/powerpc/direct-move-float1.c
+++ b/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/powerpc/direct-move-float1.c
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 /* { dg-do compile { target { powerpc*-*-linux* && lp64 } } } */
 /* { dg-skip-if "" { powerpc*-*-darwin* } } */
-/* { dg-skip-if "" { powerpc*-*-*spe* } } */
 /* { dg-require-effective-target powerpc_p8vector_ok } */
 /* { dg-options "-mdejagnu-cpu=power8 -O2" } */
 /* { dg-final { scan-assembler {\mmtvsrd\M}    } } */
diff --git a/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/powerpc/direct-move-float2.c b/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/powerpc/direct-move-float2.c
index 666b2921fdc..5023bbf4aa9 100644
--- a/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/powerpc/direct-move-float2.c
+++ b/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/powerpc/direct-move-float2.c
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 /* { dg-do run { target { powerpc*-*-linux* && lp64 } } } */
 /* { dg-skip-if "" { powerpc*-*-darwin* } } */
-/* { dg-skip-if "" { powerpc*-*-*spe* } } */
 /* { dg-require-effective-target p8vector_hw } */
 /* { dg-options "-mdejagnu-cpu=power8 -O2" } */
 
diff --git a/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/powerpc/direct-move-float3.c b/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/powerpc/direct-move-float3.c
index 6e294aabdf7..213c6963786 100644
--- a/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/powerpc/direct-move-float3.c
+++ b/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/powerpc/direct-move-float3.c
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 /* { dg-do compile { target { powerpc*-*-linux* && lp64 } } } */
 /* { dg-skip-if "" { powerpc*-*-darwin* } } */
-/* { dg-skip-if "" { powerpc*-*-*spe* } } */
 /* { dg-require-effective-target powerpc_p8vector_ok } */
 /* { dg-options "-mpower8-vector -O2" } */
 
diff --git a/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/powerpc/direct-move-long1.c b/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/powerpc/direct-move-long1.c
index 1a9bdd8eba2..69f3b2ea29d 100644
--- a/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/powerpc/direct-move-long1.c
+++ b/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/powerpc/direct-move-long1.c
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 /* { dg-do compile { target { powerpc*-*-linux* && lp64 } } } */
 /* { dg-skip-if "" { powerpc*-*-darwin* } } */
-/* { dg-skip-if "" { powerpc*-*-*spe* } } */
 /* { dg-require-effective-target powerpc_p8vector_ok } */
 /* { dg-options "-mdejagnu-cpu=power8 -O2" } */
 /* { dg-final { scan-assembler "mtvsrd" } } */
diff --git a/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/powerpc/direct-move-long2.c b/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/powerpc/direct-move-long2.c
index d0a4cfec71c..bd508489444 100644
--- a/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/powerpc/direct-move-long2.c
+++ b/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/powerpc/direct-move-long2.c
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 /* { dg-do run { target { powerpc*-*-linux* && lp64 } } } */
 /* { dg-skip-if "" { powerpc*-*-darwin* } } */
-/* { dg-skip-if "" { powerpc*-*-*spe* } } */
 /* { dg-require-effective-target p8vector_hw } */
 /* { dg-options "-mdejagnu-cpu=power8 -O2" } */
 
diff --git a/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/powerpc/direct-move-vint1.c b/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/powerpc/direct-move-vint1.c
index fa9d6606242..0ea2960b785 100644
--- a/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/powerpc/direct-move-vint1.c
+++ b/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/powerpc/direct-move-vint1.c
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 /* { dg-do compile { target { powerpc*-*-linux* && lp64 } } } */
 /* { dg-skip-if "" { powerpc*-*-darwin* } } */
-/* { dg-skip-if "" { powerpc*-*-*spe* } } */
 /* { dg-require-effective-target powerpc_p8vector_ok } */
 /* { dg-options "-mdejagnu-cpu=power8 -O2" } */
 /* { dg-final { scan-assembler "mtvsrd" } } */
diff --git a/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/powerpc/direct-move-vint2.c b/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/powerpc/direct-move-vint2.c
index b813ad4e2f6..659941f8848 100644
--- a/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/powerpc/direct-move-vint2.c
+++ b/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/powerpc/direct-move-vint2.c
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 /* { dg-do run { target { powerpc*-*-linux* && lp64 } } } */
 /* { dg-skip-if "" { powerpc*-*-darwin* } } */
-/* { dg-skip-if "" { powerpc*-*-*spe* } } */
 /* { dg-require-effective-target p8vector_hw } */
 /* { dg-options "-mdejagnu-cpu=power8 -O2" } */
 
diff --git a/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/powerpc/extend-divide-1.c b/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/powerpc/extend-divide-1.c
index 35efb25fa65..b648efd8a40 100644
--- a/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/powerpc/extend-divide-1.c
+++ b/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/powerpc/extend-divide-1.c
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 /* { dg-do compile { target { powerpc*-*-linux* } } } */
 /* { dg-skip-if "" { powerpc*-*-darwin* } } */
-/* { dg-skip-if "" { powerpc*-*-*spe* } } */
 /* { dg-require-effective-target powerpc_vsx_ok } */
 /* { dg-options "-mdejagnu-cpu=power7 -O2" } */
 /* { dg-final { scan-assembler-times "divwe "   1 } } */
diff --git a/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/powerpc/extend-divide-2.c b/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/powerpc/extend-divide-2.c
index 623a5dee066..5b1aaa71e93 100644
--- a/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/powerpc/extend-divide-2.c
+++ b/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/powerpc/extend-divide-2.c
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 /* { dg-do compile { target { powerpc*-*-linux* && lp64 } } } */
 /* { dg-skip-if "" { powerpc*-*-darwin* } } */
-/* { dg-skip-if "" { powerpc*-*-*spe* } } */
 /* { dg-require-effective-target powerpc_vsx_ok } */
 /* { dg-options "-mdejagnu-cpu=power7 -O2" } */
 /* { dg-final { scan-assembler-times "divde "   1 } } */
diff --git a/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/powerpc/pack01.c b/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/powerpc/pack01.c
index bc4c03b1524..fc1dd505951 100644
--- a/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/powerpc/pack01.c
+++ b/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/powerpc/pack01.c
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 /* { dg-do run { target { powerpc*-*-linux* && lp64 } } } */
 /* { dg-skip-if "" { powerpc*-*-darwin* } } */
-/* { dg-skip-if "" { powerpc*-*-*spe* } } */
 /* { dg-require-effective-target p8vector_hw } */
 /* { dg-options "-mdejagnu-cpu=power8 -O2" } */
 
diff --git a/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/powerpc/pack02.c b/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/powerpc/pack02.c
index 2cc2396235b..07d3ba0c390 100644
--- a/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/powerpc/pack02.c
+++ b/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/powerpc/pack02.c
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 /* { dg-do run { target { powerpc*-*-linux* } } } */
 /* { dg-skip-if "" { powerpc*-*-darwin* } } */
-/* { dg-skip-if "" { powerpc*-*-*spe* } } */
 /* { dg-require-effective-target powerpc_fprs } */
 /* { dg-require-effective-target longdouble128 } */
 /* { dg-options "-O2 -mhard-float" } */
diff --git a/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/powerpc/pack03.c b/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/powerpc/pack03.c
index f6e994388c0..0295a974cfb 100644
--- a/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/powerpc/pack03.c
+++ b/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/powerpc/pack03.c
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 /* { dg-do run { target { powerpc*-*-linux* } } } */
 /* { dg-skip-if "" { powerpc*-*-darwin* } } */
-/* { dg-skip-if "" { powerpc*-*-*spe* } } */
 /* { dg-require-effective-target dfp_hw } */
 /* { dg-options "-O2 -mhard-dfp" } */
 
diff --git a/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/powerpc/pr52457.c b/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/powerpc/pr52457.c
index ed89daad9df..be8e8f16d3e 100644
--- a/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/powerpc/pr52457.c
+++ b/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/powerpc/pr52457.c
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 /* { dg-do run { target { powerpc*-*-linux* } } } */
 /* { dg-skip-if "" { powerpc*-*-darwin* } } */
-/* { dg-skip-if "" { powerpc*-*-*spe* } } */
 /* { dg-require-effective-target vsx_hw } */
 /* { dg-options "-O1 -mdejagnu-cpu=power7" } */
 
diff --git a/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/powerpc/pr88845.c b/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/powerpc/pr88845.c
index a939fa950bf..f3d02c5a52d 100644
--- a/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/powerpc/pr88845.c
+++ b/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/powerpc/pr88845.c
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 /* { dg-do compile { target powerpc*-*-linux* } } */
 /* { dg-skip-if "" { powerpc*-*-darwin* } } */
-/* { dg-skip-if "" { powerpc*-*-*spe* } } */
 /* { dg-require-effective-target powerpc_p8vector_ok } */
 /* { dg-options "-mdejagnu-cpu=power8 -O2" } */
 /* { dg-final { scan-assembler {\mmtvsrd\M} { target { lp64 } } } } */
diff --git a/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/powerpc/quad-atomic.c b/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/powerpc/quad-atomic.c
index f48ff5f67b1..0849e5eeaa2 100644
--- a/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/powerpc/quad-atomic.c
+++ b/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/powerpc/quad-atomic.c
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 /* { dg-do run { target { powerpc*-*-linux* && lp64 } } } */
 /* { dg-skip-if "" { powerpc*-*-darwin* } } */
-/* { dg-skip-if "" { powerpc*-*-*spe* } } */
 /* { dg-require-effective-target p8vector_hw } */
 /* { dg-options "-mdejagnu-cpu=power8 -O2 -Wno-shift-overflow" } */
 
diff --git a/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/powerpc/recip-6.c b/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/powerpc/recip-6.c
index 3748dbfdb08..151dd6f88d4 100644
--- a/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/powerpc/recip-6.c
+++ b/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/powerpc/recip-6.c
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 /* { dg-do run { target { powerpc*-*-linux* powerpc*-ibm-aix* } } } */
 /* { dg-skip-if "" { powerpc*-*-darwin* } } */
-/* { dg-skip-if "" { powerpc*-*-*spe* } } */
 /* { dg-require-effective-target vsx_hw } */
 /* { dg-options "-mdejagnu-cpu=power7 -O3 -ftree-vectorize -ffast-math -mrecip=all -mrecip-precision" } */
 
diff --git a/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/powerpc/recip-7.c b/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/powerpc/recip-7.c
index 8841e9e11e8..12b1e9cd6f9 100644
--- a/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/powerpc/recip-7.c
+++ b/gcc/testsuite/gcc.target/powerpc/recip-7.c
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 /* { dg-do run { target { powerpc*-*-linux* powerpc*-ibm-aix* } } } */
 /* { dg-skip-if "" { powerpc*-*-darwin* } } */
-/* { dg-skip-if "" { powerpc*-*-*spe* } } */
 /* { dg-require-effective-target ppc_recip_hw } */
 /* { dg-options "-O3 -ftree-vectorize -ffast-math -mrecip -mpowerpc-gfxopt -mpowerpc-gpopt -mpopcntb" } */