diff --git a/cpu-exec.c b/cpu-exec.c
index 81441e7b05..7e9f4cddf6 100644
--- a/cpu-exec.c
+++ b/cpu-exec.c
@@ -523,11 +523,6 @@ int cpu_exec(CPUArchState *env)
                         cc->do_interrupt(cpu);
                         next_tb = 0;
                     }
-#elif defined(TARGET_TRICORE)
-                    if ((interrupt_request & CPU_INTERRUPT_HARD)) {
-                        cc->do_interrupt(cpu);
-                        next_tb = 0;
-                    }
 #endif
                     /* The target hook has 3 exit conditions:
                        False when the interrupt isn't processed,
diff --git a/target-tricore/cpu-qom.h b/target-tricore/cpu-qom.h
index 470215ac9e..66c9664745 100644
--- a/target-tricore/cpu-qom.h
+++ b/target-tricore/cpu-qom.h
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@ static inline TriCoreCPU *tricore_env_get_cpu(CPUTriCoreState *env)
 #define ENV_OFFSET offsetof(TriCoreCPU, env)
 
 hwaddr tricore_cpu_get_phys_page_debug(CPUState *cpu, vaddr addr);
-void tricore_cpu_do_interrupt(CPUState *cpu);
 void tricore_cpu_dump_state(CPUState *cpu, FILE *f,
                             fprintf_function cpu_fprintf, int flags);
 
diff --git a/target-tricore/cpu.c b/target-tricore/cpu.c
index db9f404b44..7bf041afb9 100644
--- a/target-tricore/cpu.c
+++ b/target-tricore/cpu.c
@@ -145,7 +145,6 @@ static void tricore_cpu_class_init(ObjectClass *c, void *data)
     cc->class_by_name = tricore_cpu_class_by_name;
     cc->has_work = tricore_cpu_has_work;
 
-    cc->do_interrupt = tricore_cpu_do_interrupt;
     cc->dump_state = tricore_cpu_dump_state;
     cc->set_pc = tricore_cpu_set_pc;
     cc->synchronize_from_tb = tricore_cpu_synchronize_from_tb;
diff --git a/target-tricore/cpu.h b/target-tricore/cpu.h
index b036ff1159..7555b70a47 100644
--- a/target-tricore/cpu.h
+++ b/target-tricore/cpu.h
@@ -400,6 +400,4 @@ static inline void cpu_pc_from_tb(CPUTriCoreState *env, TranslationBlock *tb)
     env->PC = tb->pc;
 }
 
-void do_interrupt(CPUTriCoreState *env);
-
 #endif /*__TRICORE_CPU_H__ */
diff --git a/target-tricore/helper.c b/target-tricore/helper.c
index e4af6f1ac2..f52504c9f8 100644
--- a/target-tricore/helper.c
+++ b/target-tricore/helper.c
@@ -82,10 +82,6 @@ int cpu_tricore_handle_mmu_fault(CPUState *cs, target_ulong address,
     return ret;
 }
 
-void tricore_cpu_do_interrupt(CPUState *cs)
-{
-}
-
 TriCoreCPU *cpu_tricore_init(const char *cpu_model)
 {
     return TRICORE_CPU(cpu_generic_init(TYPE_TRICORE_CPU, cpu_model));