diff --git a/target/mips/tcg/msa.decode b/target/mips/tcg/msa.decode
index 0e166a4e61..9aac6808fc 100644
--- a/target/mips/tcg/msa.decode
+++ b/target/mips/tcg/msa.decode
@@ -167,7 +167,9 @@ BNZ                 010001 111 .. ..... ................    @bz
 
   SLDI              011110 0000 ...... ..... .....  011001  @elm_df
   SPLATI            011110 0001 ...... ..... .....  011001  @elm_df
+  COPY_S            011110 0010 ...... ..... .....  011001  @elm_df
   COPY_U            011110 0011 ...... ..... .....  011001  @elm_df
+  INSERT            011110 0100 ...... ..... .....  011001  @elm_df
   INSVE             011110 0101 ...... ..... .....  011001  @elm_df
 
   FCAF              011110 0000 . ..... ..... ..... 011010  @3rf_w
diff --git a/target/mips/tcg/msa_translate.c b/target/mips/tcg/msa_translate.c
index 4c560aa1e1..6a034831ef 100644
--- a/target/mips/tcg/msa_translate.c
+++ b/target/mips/tcg/msa_translate.c
@@ -46,9 +46,7 @@ enum {
     /* ELM instructions df(bits 21..16) = _b, _h, _w, _d */
     OPC_CTCMSA      = (0x0 << 22) | (0x3E << 16) | OPC_MSA_ELM,
     OPC_CFCMSA      = (0x1 << 22) | (0x3E << 16) | OPC_MSA_ELM,
-    OPC_COPY_S_df   = (0x2 << 22) | (0x00 << 16) | OPC_MSA_ELM,
     OPC_MOVE_V      = (0x2 << 22) | (0x3E << 16) | OPC_MSA_ELM,
-    OPC_INSERT_df   = (0x4 << 22) | (0x00 << 16) | OPC_MSA_ELM,
 };
 
 static const char msaregnames[][6] = {
@@ -631,98 +629,31 @@ static bool trans_COPY_U(DisasContext *ctx, arg_msa_elm_df *a)
     return trans_msa_elm_fn(ctx, a, gen_msa_copy_u);
 }
 
-static void gen_msa_elm_df(DisasContext *ctx, uint32_t df, uint32_t n)
+static bool trans_COPY_S(DisasContext *ctx, arg_msa_elm_df *a)
 {
-#define MASK_MSA_ELM(op)    (MASK_MSA_MINOR(op) | (op & (0xf << 22)))
-    uint8_t ws = (ctx->opcode >> 11) & 0x1f;
-    uint8_t wd = (ctx->opcode >> 6) & 0x1f;
+    static gen_helper_piii * const gen_msa_copy_s[4] = {
+        gen_helper_msa_copy_s_b, gen_helper_msa_copy_s_h,
+        gen_helper_msa_copy_s_w, NULL_IF_MIPS32(gen_helper_msa_copy_s_d)
+    };
 
-    TCGv_i32 tws = tcg_const_i32(ws);
-    TCGv_i32 twd = tcg_const_i32(wd);
-    TCGv_i32 tn  = tcg_const_i32(n);
+    return trans_msa_elm_fn(ctx, a, gen_msa_copy_s);
+}
 
-    switch (MASK_MSA_ELM(ctx->opcode)) {
-    case OPC_COPY_S_df:
-    case OPC_INSERT_df:
-#if !defined(TARGET_MIPS64)
-        /* Double format valid only for MIPS64 */
-        if (df == DF_DOUBLE) {
-            gen_reserved_instruction(ctx);
-            break;
-        }
-#endif
-        switch (MASK_MSA_ELM(ctx->opcode)) {
-        case OPC_COPY_S_df:
-            if (likely(wd != 0)) {
-                switch (df) {
-                case DF_BYTE:
-                    gen_helper_msa_copy_s_b(cpu_env, twd, tws, tn);
-                    break;
-                case DF_HALF:
-                    gen_helper_msa_copy_s_h(cpu_env, twd, tws, tn);
-                    break;
-                case DF_WORD:
-                    gen_helper_msa_copy_s_w(cpu_env, twd, tws, tn);
-                    break;
-#if defined(TARGET_MIPS64)
-                case DF_DOUBLE:
-                    gen_helper_msa_copy_s_d(cpu_env, twd, tws, tn);
-                    break;
-#endif
-                default:
-                    assert(0);
-                }
-            }
-            break;
-        case OPC_INSERT_df:
-            switch (df) {
-            case DF_BYTE:
-                gen_helper_msa_insert_b(cpu_env, twd, tws, tn);
-                break;
-            case DF_HALF:
-                gen_helper_msa_insert_h(cpu_env, twd, tws, tn);
-                break;
-            case DF_WORD:
-                gen_helper_msa_insert_w(cpu_env, twd, tws, tn);
-                break;
-#if defined(TARGET_MIPS64)
-            case DF_DOUBLE:
-                gen_helper_msa_insert_d(cpu_env, twd, tws, tn);
-                break;
-#endif
-            default:
-                assert(0);
-            }
-            break;
-        }
-        break;
-    default:
-        MIPS_INVAL("MSA instruction");
-        gen_reserved_instruction(ctx);
-    }
-    tcg_temp_free_i32(twd);
-    tcg_temp_free_i32(tws);
-    tcg_temp_free_i32(tn);
+static bool trans_INSERT(DisasContext *ctx, arg_msa_elm_df *a)
+{
+    static gen_helper_piii * const gen_msa_insert[4] = {
+        gen_helper_msa_insert_b, gen_helper_msa_insert_h,
+        gen_helper_msa_insert_w, NULL_IF_MIPS32(gen_helper_msa_insert_d)
+    };
+
+    return trans_msa_elm_fn(ctx, a, gen_msa_insert);
 }
 
 static void gen_msa_elm(DisasContext *ctx)
 {
     uint8_t dfn = (ctx->opcode >> 16) & 0x3f;
-    uint32_t df = 0, n = 0;
 
-    if ((dfn & 0x30) == 0x00) {
-        n = dfn & 0x0f;
-        df = DF_BYTE;
-    } else if ((dfn & 0x38) == 0x20) {
-        n = dfn & 0x07;
-        df = DF_HALF;
-    } else if ((dfn & 0x3c) == 0x30) {
-        n = dfn & 0x03;
-        df = DF_WORD;
-    } else if ((dfn & 0x3e) == 0x38) {
-        n = dfn & 0x01;
-        df = DF_DOUBLE;
-    } else if (dfn == 0x3E) {
+    if (dfn == 0x3E) {
         /* CTCMSA, CFCMSA, MOVE.V */
         gen_msa_elm_3e(ctx);
         return;
@@ -730,8 +661,6 @@ static void gen_msa_elm(DisasContext *ctx)
         gen_reserved_instruction(ctx);
         return;
     }
-
-    gen_msa_elm_df(ctx, df, n);
 }
 
 TRANS(FCAF,     trans_msa_3rf, gen_helper_msa_fcaf_df);