diff --git a/target/tilegx/helper.c b/target/tilegx/helper.c
index b6f5e29ddd..4964bb9111 100644
--- a/target/tilegx/helper.c
+++ b/target/tilegx/helper.c
@@ -55,11 +55,6 @@ void helper_ext01_ics(CPUTLGState *env)
     }
 }
 
-uint64_t helper_pcnt(uint64_t arg)
-{
-    return ctpop64(arg);
-}
-
 uint64_t helper_revbits(uint64_t arg)
 {
     return revbit64(arg);
diff --git a/target/tilegx/helper.h b/target/tilegx/helper.h
index bab303a8d1..16745c266f 100644
--- a/target/tilegx/helper.h
+++ b/target/tilegx/helper.h
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 DEF_HELPER_2(exception, noreturn, env, i32)
 DEF_HELPER_1(ext01_ics, void, env)
-DEF_HELPER_FLAGS_1(pcnt, TCG_CALL_NO_RWG_SE, i64, i64)
 DEF_HELPER_FLAGS_1(revbits, TCG_CALL_NO_RWG_SE, i64, i64)
 DEF_HELPER_FLAGS_3(shufflebytes, TCG_CALL_NO_RWG_SE, i64, i64, i64, i64)
 DEF_HELPER_FLAGS_2(crc32_8, TCG_CALL_NO_RWG_SE, i64, i64, i64)
diff --git a/target/tilegx/translate.c b/target/tilegx/translate.c
index 8a2df1b272..ff2ef7b63d 100644
--- a/target/tilegx/translate.c
+++ b/target/tilegx/translate.c
@@ -697,7 +697,7 @@ static TileExcp gen_rr_opcode(DisasContext *dc, unsigned opext,
         break;
     case OE_RR_X0(PCNT):
     case OE_RR_Y0(PCNT):
-        gen_helper_pcnt(tdest, tsrca);
+        tcg_gen_ctpop_tl(tdest, tsrca);
         mnemonic = "pcnt";
         break;
     case OE_RR_X0(REVBITS):