diff --git a/include/exec/gen-icount.h b/include/exec/gen-icount.h
index 9b3cb14dfa..de52a67ee8 100644
--- a/include/exec/gen-icount.h
+++ b/include/exec/gen-icount.h
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ static inline void gen_tb_start(TranslationBlock *tb)
         count = tcg_temp_new_i32();
     }
 
-    tcg_gen_ld_i32(count, tcg_ctx.tcg_env,
+    tcg_gen_ld_i32(count, cpu_env,
                    -ENV_OFFSET + offsetof(CPUState, icount_decr.u32));
 
     if (tb->cflags & CF_USE_ICOUNT) {
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ static inline void gen_tb_start(TranslationBlock *tb)
     tcg_gen_brcondi_i32(TCG_COND_LT, count, 0, exitreq_label);
 
     if (tb->cflags & CF_USE_ICOUNT) {
-        tcg_gen_st16_i32(count, tcg_ctx.tcg_env,
+        tcg_gen_st16_i32(count, cpu_env,
                          -ENV_OFFSET + offsetof(CPUState, icount_decr.u16.low));
     }
 
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ static inline void gen_tb_end(TranslationBlock *tb, int num_insns)
 static inline void gen_io_start(void)
 {
     TCGv_i32 tmp = tcg_const_i32(1);
-    tcg_gen_st_i32(tmp, tcg_ctx.tcg_env,
+    tcg_gen_st_i32(tmp, cpu_env,
                    -ENV_OFFSET + offsetof(CPUState, can_do_io));
     tcg_temp_free_i32(tmp);
 }
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ static inline void gen_io_start(void)
 static inline void gen_io_end(void)
 {
     TCGv_i32 tmp = tcg_const_i32(0);
-    tcg_gen_st_i32(tmp, tcg_ctx.tcg_env,
+    tcg_gen_st_i32(tmp, cpu_env,
                    -ENV_OFFSET + offsetof(CPUState, can_do_io));
     tcg_temp_free_i32(tmp);
 }
diff --git a/target/arm/translate.h b/target/arm/translate.h
index 3c96aec956..410ba79c0d 100644
--- a/target/arm/translate.h
+++ b/target/arm/translate.h
@@ -80,7 +80,6 @@ typedef struct DisasCompare {
 } DisasCompare;
 
 /* Share the TCG temporaries common between 32 and 64 bit modes.  */
-extern TCGv_env cpu_env;
 extern TCGv_i32 cpu_NF, cpu_ZF, cpu_CF, cpu_VF;
 extern TCGv_i64 cpu_exclusive_addr;
 extern TCGv_i64 cpu_exclusive_val;
diff --git a/tcg/tcg.h b/tcg/tcg.h
index b2d42e3136..da1fefd6f1 100644
--- a/tcg/tcg.h
+++ b/tcg/tcg.h
@@ -702,7 +702,6 @@ struct TCGContext {
 
     /* Track which vCPU triggers events */
     CPUState *cpu;                      /* *_trans */
-    TCGv_env tcg_env;                   /* *_exec  */
 
     /* These structures are private to tcg-target.inc.c.  */
 #ifdef TCG_TARGET_NEED_LDST_LABELS
@@ -727,6 +726,7 @@ struct TCGContext {
 };
 
 extern TCGContext tcg_ctx;
+extern TCGv_env cpu_env;
 extern bool parallel_cpus;
 
 static inline void tcg_set_insn_param(int op_idx, int arg, TCGArg v)
@@ -783,9 +783,6 @@ void tcg_set_frame(TCGContext *s, TCGReg reg, intptr_t start, intptr_t size);
 
 int tcg_global_mem_new_internal(TCGType, TCGv_ptr, intptr_t, const char *);
 
-TCGv_i32 tcg_global_reg_new_i32(TCGReg reg, const char *name);
-TCGv_i64 tcg_global_reg_new_i64(TCGReg reg, const char *name);
-
 TCGv_i32 tcg_temp_new_internal_i32(int temp_local);
 TCGv_i64 tcg_temp_new_internal_i64(int temp_local);
 
@@ -904,8 +901,6 @@ do {\
 #define TCGV_PTR_TO_NAT(n) MAKE_TCGV_I32(GET_TCGV_PTR(n))
 
 #define tcg_const_ptr(V) TCGV_NAT_TO_PTR(tcg_const_i32((intptr_t)(V)))
-#define tcg_global_reg_new_ptr(R, N) \
-    TCGV_NAT_TO_PTR(tcg_global_reg_new_i32((R), (N)))
 #define tcg_global_mem_new_ptr(R, O, N) \
     TCGV_NAT_TO_PTR(tcg_global_mem_new_i32((R), (O), (N)))
 #define tcg_temp_new_ptr() TCGV_NAT_TO_PTR(tcg_temp_new_i32())
@@ -915,8 +910,6 @@ do {\
 #define TCGV_PTR_TO_NAT(n) MAKE_TCGV_I64(GET_TCGV_PTR(n))
 
 #define tcg_const_ptr(V) TCGV_NAT_TO_PTR(tcg_const_i64((intptr_t)(V)))
-#define tcg_global_reg_new_ptr(R, N) \
-    TCGV_NAT_TO_PTR(tcg_global_reg_new_i64((R), (N)))
 #define tcg_global_mem_new_ptr(R, O, N) \
     TCGV_NAT_TO_PTR(tcg_global_mem_new_i64((R), (O), (N)))
 #define tcg_temp_new_ptr() TCGV_NAT_TO_PTR(tcg_temp_new_i64())
diff --git a/target/alpha/translate.c b/target/alpha/translate.c
index f32c95b9a1..bbfffc7173 100644
--- a/target/alpha/translate.c
+++ b/target/alpha/translate.c
@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@ struct DisasContext {
 #define DISAS_PC_STALE            DISAS_TARGET_2
 
 /* global register indexes */
-static TCGv_env cpu_env;
 static TCGv cpu_std_ir[31];
 static TCGv cpu_fir[31];
 static TCGv cpu_pc;
@@ -132,9 +131,6 @@ void alpha_translate_init(void)
     }
     done_init = 1;
 
-    cpu_env = tcg_global_reg_new_ptr(TCG_AREG0, "env");
-    tcg_ctx.tcg_env = cpu_env;
-
     for (i = 0; i < 31; i++) {
         cpu_std_ir[i] = tcg_global_mem_new_i64(cpu_env,
                                                offsetof(CPUAlphaState, ir[i]),
diff --git a/target/arm/translate.c b/target/arm/translate.c
index fdc46cc525..722b66238a 100644
--- a/target/arm/translate.c
+++ b/target/arm/translate.c
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@
 #define IS_USER(s) (s->user)
 #endif
 
-TCGv_env cpu_env;
 /* We reuse the same 64-bit temporaries for efficiency.  */
 static TCGv_i64 cpu_V0, cpu_V1, cpu_M0;
 static TCGv_i32 cpu_R[16];
@@ -81,9 +80,6 @@ void arm_translate_init(void)
 {
     int i;
 
-    cpu_env = tcg_global_reg_new_ptr(TCG_AREG0, "env");
-    tcg_ctx.tcg_env = cpu_env;
-
     for (i = 0; i < 16; i++) {
         cpu_R[i] = tcg_global_mem_new_i32(cpu_env,
                                           offsetof(CPUARMState, regs[i]),
diff --git a/target/cris/translate.c b/target/cris/translate.c
index 38a999e6f1..2fb0b62cad 100644
--- a/target/cris/translate.c
+++ b/target/cris/translate.c
@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@
 #define CC_MASK_NZVC 0xf
 #define CC_MASK_RNZV 0x10e
 
-static TCGv_env cpu_env;
 static TCGv cpu_R[16];
 static TCGv cpu_PR[16];
 static TCGv cc_x;
@@ -3368,8 +3367,6 @@ void cris_initialize_tcg(void)
 {
     int i;
 
-    cpu_env = tcg_global_reg_new_ptr(TCG_AREG0, "env");
-    tcg_ctx.tcg_env = cpu_env;
     cc_x = tcg_global_mem_new(cpu_env,
                               offsetof(CPUCRISState, cc_x), "cc_x");
     cc_src = tcg_global_mem_new(cpu_env,
diff --git a/target/cris/translate_v10.c b/target/cris/translate_v10.c
index 4a0b485d8e..fce78825cc 100644
--- a/target/cris/translate_v10.c
+++ b/target/cris/translate_v10.c
@@ -1272,8 +1272,6 @@ void cris_initialize_crisv10_tcg(void)
 {
     int i;
 
-    cpu_env = tcg_global_reg_new_ptr(TCG_AREG0, "env");
-    tcg_ctx.tcg_env = cpu_env;
     cc_x = tcg_global_mem_new(cpu_env,
                               offsetof(CPUCRISState, cc_x), "cc_x");
     cc_src = tcg_global_mem_new(cpu_env,
diff --git a/target/hppa/translate.c b/target/hppa/translate.c
index 26242f4b3c..acc3cef92b 100644
--- a/target/hppa/translate.c
+++ b/target/hppa/translate.c
@@ -83,7 +83,6 @@ typedef struct DisasInsn {
 } DisasInsn;
 
 /* global register indexes */
-static TCGv_env cpu_env;
 static TCGv cpu_gr[32];
 static TCGv cpu_iaoq_f;
 static TCGv cpu_iaoq_b;
@@ -132,9 +131,6 @@ void hppa_translate_init(void)
     }
     done_init = 1;
 
-    cpu_env = tcg_global_reg_new_ptr(TCG_AREG0, "env");
-    tcg_ctx.tcg_env = cpu_env;
-
     TCGV_UNUSED(cpu_gr[0]);
     for (i = 1; i < 32; i++) {
         cpu_gr[i] = tcg_global_mem_new(cpu_env,
diff --git a/target/i386/translate.c b/target/i386/translate.c
index 5d61fa96ad..792a0b7662 100644
--- a/target/i386/translate.c
+++ b/target/i386/translate.c
@@ -72,7 +72,6 @@
 //#define MACRO_TEST   1
 
 /* global register indexes */
-static TCGv_env cpu_env;
 static TCGv cpu_A0;
 static TCGv cpu_cc_dst, cpu_cc_src, cpu_cc_src2, cpu_cc_srcT;
 static TCGv_i32 cpu_cc_op;
@@ -8336,8 +8335,6 @@ void tcg_x86_init(void)
     }
     initialized = true;
 
-    cpu_env = tcg_global_reg_new_ptr(TCG_AREG0, "env");
-    tcg_ctx.tcg_env = cpu_env;
     cpu_cc_op = tcg_global_mem_new_i32(cpu_env,
                                        offsetof(CPUX86State, cc_op), "cc_op");
     cpu_cc_dst = tcg_global_mem_new(cpu_env, offsetof(CPUX86State, cc_dst),
diff --git a/target/lm32/translate.c b/target/lm32/translate.c
index 65bc9c0bf6..5d64db2da0 100644
--- a/target/lm32/translate.c
+++ b/target/lm32/translate.c
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@
 #define DISAS_UPDATE  DISAS_TARGET_1 /* cpu state was modified dynamically */
 #define DISAS_TB_JUMP DISAS_TARGET_2 /* only pc was modified statically */
 
-static TCGv_env cpu_env;
 static TCGv cpu_R[32];
 static TCGv cpu_pc;
 static TCGv cpu_ie;
@@ -1208,9 +1207,6 @@ void lm32_translate_init(void)
 {
     int i;
 
-    cpu_env = tcg_global_reg_new_ptr(TCG_AREG0, "env");
-    tcg_ctx.tcg_env = cpu_env;
-
     for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(cpu_R); i++) {
         cpu_R[i] = tcg_global_mem_new(cpu_env,
                           offsetof(CPULM32State, regs[i]),
diff --git a/target/m68k/translate.c b/target/m68k/translate.c
index d738f32f9c..4e95f38fda 100644
--- a/target/m68k/translate.c
+++ b/target/m68k/translate.c
@@ -44,8 +44,6 @@
 static TCGv_i32 cpu_halted;
 static TCGv_i32 cpu_exception_index;
 
-static TCGv_env cpu_env;
-
 static char cpu_reg_names[2 * 8 * 3 + 5 * 4];
 static TCGv cpu_dregs[8];
 static TCGv cpu_aregs[8];
@@ -69,9 +67,6 @@ void m68k_tcg_init(void)
     char *p;
     int i;
 
-    cpu_env = tcg_global_reg_new_ptr(TCG_AREG0, "env");
-    tcg_ctx.tcg_env = cpu_env;
-
 #define DEFO32(name, offset) \
     QREG_##name = tcg_global_mem_new_i32(cpu_env, \
         offsetof(CPUM68KState, offset), #name);
diff --git a/target/microblaze/translate.c b/target/microblaze/translate.c
index 067b0878d6..821c628f00 100644
--- a/target/microblaze/translate.c
+++ b/target/microblaze/translate.c
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@
 #define DISAS_TB_JUMP DISAS_TARGET_2 /* only pc was modified statically */
 
 static TCGv env_debug;
-static TCGv_env cpu_env;
 static TCGv cpu_R[32];
 static TCGv cpu_SR[18];
 static TCGv env_imm;
@@ -1855,9 +1854,6 @@ void mb_tcg_init(void)
 {
     int i;
 
-    cpu_env = tcg_global_reg_new_ptr(TCG_AREG0, "env");
-    tcg_ctx.tcg_env = cpu_env;
-
     env_debug = tcg_global_mem_new(cpu_env,
                     offsetof(CPUMBState, debug),
                     "debug0");
diff --git a/target/mips/translate.c b/target/mips/translate.c
index ac05f3aa09..a97a1425a3 100644
--- a/target/mips/translate.c
+++ b/target/mips/translate.c
@@ -1376,7 +1376,6 @@ enum {
 };
 
 /* global register indices */
-static TCGv_env cpu_env;
 static TCGv cpu_gpr[32], cpu_PC;
 static TCGv cpu_HI[MIPS_DSP_ACC], cpu_LO[MIPS_DSP_ACC];
 static TCGv cpu_dspctrl, btarget, bcond;
@@ -20459,9 +20458,6 @@ void mips_tcg_init(void)
     if (inited)
         return;
 
-    cpu_env = tcg_global_reg_new_ptr(TCG_AREG0, "env");
-    tcg_ctx.tcg_env = cpu_env;
-
     TCGV_UNUSED(cpu_gpr[0]);
     for (i = 1; i < 32; i++)
         cpu_gpr[i] = tcg_global_mem_new(cpu_env,
diff --git a/target/moxie/translate.c b/target/moxie/translate.c
index 3cfd232558..7e0e5928d0 100644
--- a/target/moxie/translate.c
+++ b/target/moxie/translate.c
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ enum {
 
 static TCGv cpu_pc;
 static TCGv cpu_gregs[16];
-static TCGv_env cpu_env;
 static TCGv cc_a, cc_b;
 
 #include "exec/gen-icount.h"
@@ -105,8 +104,8 @@ void moxie_translate_init(void)
     if (done_init) {
         return;
     }
-    cpu_env = tcg_global_reg_new_ptr(TCG_AREG0, "env");
-    tcg_ctx.tcg_env = cpu_env;
+    done_init = 1;
+
     cpu_pc = tcg_global_mem_new_i32(cpu_env,
                                     offsetof(CPUMoxieState, pc), "$pc");
     for (i = 0; i < 16; i++)
@@ -118,8 +117,6 @@ void moxie_translate_init(void)
                                   offsetof(CPUMoxieState, cc_a), "cc_a");
     cc_b = tcg_global_mem_new_i32(cpu_env,
                                   offsetof(CPUMoxieState, cc_b), "cc_b");
-
-    done_init = 1;
 }
 
 static inline bool use_goto_tb(DisasContext *ctx, target_ulong dest)
diff --git a/target/nios2/translate.c b/target/nios2/translate.c
index 6b0961837d..c8d1f3e724 100644
--- a/target/nios2/translate.c
+++ b/target/nios2/translate.c
@@ -789,7 +789,6 @@ static const char * const regnames[] = {
     "rpc"
 };
 
-static TCGv_ptr cpu_env;
 static TCGv cpu_R[NUM_CORE_REGS];
 
 #include "exec/gen-icount.h"
@@ -947,8 +946,6 @@ void nios2_tcg_init(void)
 {
     int i;
 
-    cpu_env = tcg_global_reg_new_ptr(TCG_AREG0, "env");
-
     for (i = 0; i < NUM_CORE_REGS; i++) {
         cpu_R[i] = tcg_global_mem_new(cpu_env,
                                       offsetof(CPUNios2State, regs[i]),
diff --git a/target/openrisc/translate.c b/target/openrisc/translate.c
index 112db1ad0f..59dd80d7f4 100644
--- a/target/openrisc/translate.c
+++ b/target/openrisc/translate.c
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ typedef struct DisasContext {
     bool singlestep_enabled;
 } DisasContext;
 
-static TCGv_env cpu_env;
 static TCGv cpu_sr;
 static TCGv cpu_R[32];
 static TCGv cpu_R0;
@@ -80,8 +79,6 @@ void openrisc_translate_init(void)
     };
     int i;
 
-    cpu_env = tcg_global_reg_new_ptr(TCG_AREG0, "env");
-    tcg_ctx.tcg_env = cpu_env;
     cpu_sr = tcg_global_mem_new(cpu_env,
                                 offsetof(CPUOpenRISCState, sr), "sr");
     cpu_dflag = tcg_global_mem_new_i32(cpu_env,
diff --git a/target/ppc/translate.c b/target/ppc/translate.c
index 606b605ba0..f33667357a 100644
--- a/target/ppc/translate.c
+++ b/target/ppc/translate.c
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@
 /* Code translation helpers                                                  */
 
 /* global register indexes */
-static TCGv_env cpu_env;
 static char cpu_reg_names[10*3 + 22*4 /* GPR */
     + 10*4 + 22*5 /* SPE GPRh */
     + 10*4 + 22*5 /* FPR */
@@ -86,11 +85,10 @@ void ppc_translate_init(void)
     size_t cpu_reg_names_size;
     static int done_init = 0;
 
-    if (done_init)
+    if (done_init) {
         return;
-
-    cpu_env = tcg_global_reg_new_ptr(TCG_AREG0, "env");
-    tcg_ctx.tcg_env = cpu_env;
+    }
+    done_init = 1;
 
     p = cpu_reg_names;
     cpu_reg_names_size = sizeof(cpu_reg_names);
@@ -191,8 +189,6 @@ void ppc_translate_init(void)
 
     cpu_access_type = tcg_global_mem_new_i32(cpu_env,
                                              offsetof(CPUPPCState, access_type), "access_type");
-
-    done_init = 1;
 }
 
 /* internal defines */
diff --git a/target/s390x/translate.c b/target/s390x/translate.c
index 165d2cac3e..16d39073be 100644
--- a/target/s390x/translate.c
+++ b/target/s390x/translate.c
@@ -37,10 +37,6 @@
 #include "qemu/log.h"
 #include "qemu/host-utils.h"
 #include "exec/cpu_ldst.h"
-
-/* global register indexes */
-static TCGv_env cpu_env;
-
 #include "exec/gen-icount.h"
 #include "exec/helper-proto.h"
 #include "exec/helper-gen.h"
@@ -112,8 +108,6 @@ void s390x_translate_init(void)
 {
     int i;
 
-    cpu_env = tcg_global_reg_new_ptr(TCG_AREG0, "env");
-    tcg_ctx.tcg_env = cpu_env;
     psw_addr = tcg_global_mem_new_i64(cpu_env,
                                       offsetof(CPUS390XState, psw.addr),
                                       "psw_addr");
diff --git a/target/sh4/translate.c b/target/sh4/translate.c
index 8db9fba26e..d41be4f122 100644
--- a/target/sh4/translate.c
+++ b/target/sh4/translate.c
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@ enum {
 };
 
 /* global register indexes */
-static TCGv_env cpu_env;
 static TCGv cpu_gregs[32];
 static TCGv cpu_sr, cpu_sr_m, cpu_sr_q, cpu_sr_t;
 static TCGv cpu_pc, cpu_ssr, cpu_spc, cpu_gbr;
@@ -103,9 +102,7 @@ void sh4_translate_init(void)
     if (done_init) {
         return;
     }
-
-    cpu_env = tcg_global_reg_new_ptr(TCG_AREG0, "env");
-    tcg_ctx.tcg_env = cpu_env;
+    done_init = 1;
 
     for (i = 0; i < 24; i++) {
         cpu_gregs[i] = tcg_global_mem_new_i32(cpu_env,
@@ -163,8 +160,6 @@ void sh4_translate_init(void)
         cpu_fregs[i] = tcg_global_mem_new_i32(cpu_env,
                                               offsetof(CPUSH4State, fregs[i]),
                                               fregnames[i]);
-
-    done_init = 1;
 }
 
 void superh_cpu_dump_state(CPUState *cs, FILE *f,
diff --git a/target/sparc/translate.c b/target/sparc/translate.c
index 6290705b11..e6469634c0 100644
--- a/target/sparc/translate.c
+++ b/target/sparc/translate.c
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@
                          according to jump_pc[T2] */
 
 /* global register indexes */
-static TCGv_env cpu_env;
 static TCGv_ptr cpu_regwptr;
 static TCGv cpu_cc_src, cpu_cc_src2, cpu_cc_dst;
 static TCGv_i32 cpu_cc_op;
@@ -5923,9 +5922,6 @@ void gen_intermediate_code_init(CPUSPARCState *env)
     }
     inited = 1;
 
-    cpu_env = tcg_global_reg_new_ptr(TCG_AREG0, "env");
-    tcg_ctx.tcg_env = cpu_env;
-
     cpu_regwptr = tcg_global_mem_new_ptr(cpu_env,
                                          offsetof(CPUSPARCState, regwptr),
                                          "regwptr");
diff --git a/target/tilegx/translate.c b/target/tilegx/translate.c
index ace2830a84..93fc2e8d2f 100644
--- a/target/tilegx/translate.c
+++ b/target/tilegx/translate.c
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@
 
 #define FMT64X                          "%016" PRIx64
 
-static TCGv_env cpu_env;
 static TCGv cpu_pc;
 static TCGv cpu_regs[TILEGX_R_COUNT];
 
@@ -2445,8 +2444,6 @@ void tilegx_tcg_init(void)
 {
     int i;
 
-    cpu_env = tcg_global_reg_new_ptr(TCG_AREG0, "env");
-    tcg_ctx.tcg_env = cpu_env;
     cpu_pc = tcg_global_mem_new_i64(cpu_env, offsetof(CPUTLGState, pc), "pc");
     for (i = 0; i < TILEGX_R_COUNT; i++) {
         cpu_regs[i] = tcg_global_mem_new_i64(cpu_env,
diff --git a/target/tricore/translate.c b/target/tricore/translate.c
index 4e4198e887..fac646eccc 100644
--- a/target/tricore/translate.c
+++ b/target/tricore/translate.c
@@ -47,8 +47,6 @@ static TCGv cpu_PSW_V;
 static TCGv cpu_PSW_SV;
 static TCGv cpu_PSW_AV;
 static TCGv cpu_PSW_SAV;
-/* CPU env */
-static TCGv_env cpu_env;
 
 #include "exec/gen-icount.h"
 
@@ -8884,8 +8882,8 @@ void tricore_tcg_init(void)
     if (inited) {
         return;
     }
-    cpu_env = tcg_global_reg_new_ptr(TCG_AREG0, "env");
-    tcg_ctx.tcg_env = cpu_env;
+    inited = 1;
+
     /* reg init */
     for (i = 0 ; i < 16 ; i++) {
         cpu_gpr_a[i] = tcg_global_mem_new(cpu_env,
diff --git a/target/unicore32/translate.c b/target/unicore32/translate.c
index 6c094d59d7..a1c3d25285 100644
--- a/target/unicore32/translate.c
+++ b/target/unicore32/translate.c
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ typedef struct DisasContext {
    conditional executions state has been updated.  */
 #define DISAS_SYSCALL DISAS_TARGET_3
 
-static TCGv_env cpu_env;
 static TCGv_i32 cpu_R[32];
 
 /* FIXME:  These should be removed.  */
@@ -74,9 +73,6 @@ void uc32_translate_init(void)
 {
     int i;
 
-    cpu_env = tcg_global_reg_new_ptr(TCG_AREG0, "env");
-    tcg_ctx.tcg_env = cpu_env;
-
     for (i = 0; i < 32; i++) {
         cpu_R[i] = tcg_global_mem_new_i32(cpu_env,
                                 offsetof(CPUUniCore32State, regs[i]), regnames[i]);
diff --git a/target/xtensa/translate.c b/target/xtensa/translate.c
index d7bf07e8e6..37796642a8 100644
--- a/target/xtensa/translate.c
+++ b/target/xtensa/translate.c
@@ -77,7 +77,6 @@ typedef struct DisasContext {
     unsigned cpenable;
 } DisasContext;
 
-static TCGv_env cpu_env;
 static TCGv_i32 cpu_pc;
 static TCGv_i32 cpu_R[16];
 static TCGv_i32 cpu_FR[16];
@@ -221,8 +220,6 @@ void xtensa_translate_init(void)
     };
     int i;
 
-    cpu_env = tcg_global_reg_new_ptr(TCG_AREG0, "env");
-    tcg_ctx.tcg_env = cpu_env;
     cpu_pc = tcg_global_mem_new_i32(cpu_env,
             offsetof(CPUXtensaState, pc), "pc");
 
diff --git a/tcg/tcg-op.c b/tcg/tcg-op.c
index d3c0e4799e..33eff03b07 100644
--- a/tcg/tcg-op.c
+++ b/tcg/tcg-op.c
@@ -2592,7 +2592,7 @@ void tcg_gen_lookup_and_goto_ptr(void)
 {
     if (TCG_TARGET_HAS_goto_ptr && !qemu_loglevel_mask(CPU_LOG_TB_NOCHAIN)) {
         TCGv_ptr ptr = tcg_temp_new_ptr();
-        gen_helper_lookup_tb_ptr(ptr, tcg_ctx.tcg_env);
+        gen_helper_lookup_tb_ptr(ptr, cpu_env);
         tcg_gen_op1i(INDEX_op_goto_ptr, GET_TCGV_PTR(ptr));
         tcg_temp_free_ptr(ptr);
     } else {
@@ -2678,7 +2678,7 @@ void tcg_gen_qemu_ld_i32(TCGv_i32 val, TCGv addr, TCGArg idx, TCGMemOp memop)
 {
     tcg_gen_req_mo(TCG_MO_LD_LD | TCG_MO_ST_LD);
     memop = tcg_canonicalize_memop(memop, 0, 0);
-    trace_guest_mem_before_tcg(tcg_ctx.cpu, tcg_ctx.tcg_env,
+    trace_guest_mem_before_tcg(tcg_ctx.cpu, cpu_env,
                                addr, trace_mem_get_info(memop, 0));
     gen_ldst_i32(INDEX_op_qemu_ld_i32, val, addr, memop, idx);
 }
@@ -2687,7 +2687,7 @@ void tcg_gen_qemu_st_i32(TCGv_i32 val, TCGv addr, TCGArg idx, TCGMemOp memop)
 {
     tcg_gen_req_mo(TCG_MO_LD_ST | TCG_MO_ST_ST);
     memop = tcg_canonicalize_memop(memop, 0, 1);
-    trace_guest_mem_before_tcg(tcg_ctx.cpu, tcg_ctx.tcg_env,
+    trace_guest_mem_before_tcg(tcg_ctx.cpu, cpu_env,
                                addr, trace_mem_get_info(memop, 1));
     gen_ldst_i32(INDEX_op_qemu_st_i32, val, addr, memop, idx);
 }
@@ -2706,7 +2706,7 @@ void tcg_gen_qemu_ld_i64(TCGv_i64 val, TCGv addr, TCGArg idx, TCGMemOp memop)
     }
 
     memop = tcg_canonicalize_memop(memop, 1, 0);
-    trace_guest_mem_before_tcg(tcg_ctx.cpu, tcg_ctx.tcg_env,
+    trace_guest_mem_before_tcg(tcg_ctx.cpu, cpu_env,
                                addr, trace_mem_get_info(memop, 0));
     gen_ldst_i64(INDEX_op_qemu_ld_i64, val, addr, memop, idx);
 }
@@ -2720,7 +2720,7 @@ void tcg_gen_qemu_st_i64(TCGv_i64 val, TCGv addr, TCGArg idx, TCGMemOp memop)
     }
 
     memop = tcg_canonicalize_memop(memop, 1, 1);
-    trace_guest_mem_before_tcg(tcg_ctx.cpu, tcg_ctx.tcg_env,
+    trace_guest_mem_before_tcg(tcg_ctx.cpu, cpu_env,
                                addr, trace_mem_get_info(memop, 1));
     gen_ldst_i64(INDEX_op_qemu_st_i64, val, addr, memop, idx);
 }
@@ -2836,11 +2836,11 @@ void tcg_gen_atomic_cmpxchg_i32(TCGv_i32 retv, TCGv addr, TCGv_i32 cmpv,
 #ifdef CONFIG_SOFTMMU
         {
             TCGv_i32 oi = tcg_const_i32(make_memop_idx(memop & ~MO_SIGN, idx));
-            gen(retv, tcg_ctx.tcg_env, addr, cmpv, newv, oi);
+            gen(retv, cpu_env, addr, cmpv, newv, oi);
             tcg_temp_free_i32(oi);
         }
 #else
-        gen(retv, tcg_ctx.tcg_env, addr, cmpv, newv);
+        gen(retv, cpu_env, addr, cmpv, newv);
 #endif
 
         if (memop & MO_SIGN) {
@@ -2881,14 +2881,14 @@ void tcg_gen_atomic_cmpxchg_i64(TCGv_i64 retv, TCGv addr, TCGv_i64 cmpv,
 #ifdef CONFIG_SOFTMMU
         {
             TCGv_i32 oi = tcg_const_i32(make_memop_idx(memop, idx));
-            gen(retv, tcg_ctx.tcg_env, addr, cmpv, newv, oi);
+            gen(retv, cpu_env, addr, cmpv, newv, oi);
             tcg_temp_free_i32(oi);
         }
 #else
-        gen(retv, tcg_ctx.tcg_env, addr, cmpv, newv);
+        gen(retv, cpu_env, addr, cmpv, newv);
 #endif
 #else
-        gen_helper_exit_atomic(tcg_ctx.tcg_env);
+        gen_helper_exit_atomic(cpu_env);
         /* Produce a result, so that we have a well-formed opcode stream
            with respect to uses of the result in the (dead) code following.  */
         tcg_gen_movi_i64(retv, 0);
@@ -2944,11 +2944,11 @@ static void do_atomic_op_i32(TCGv_i32 ret, TCGv addr, TCGv_i32 val,
 #ifdef CONFIG_SOFTMMU
     {
         TCGv_i32 oi = tcg_const_i32(make_memop_idx(memop & ~MO_SIGN, idx));
-        gen(ret, tcg_ctx.tcg_env, addr, val, oi);
+        gen(ret, cpu_env, addr, val, oi);
         tcg_temp_free_i32(oi);
     }
 #else
-    gen(ret, tcg_ctx.tcg_env, addr, val);
+    gen(ret, cpu_env, addr, val);
 #endif
 
     if (memop & MO_SIGN) {
@@ -2989,14 +2989,14 @@ static void do_atomic_op_i64(TCGv_i64 ret, TCGv addr, TCGv_i64 val,
 #ifdef CONFIG_SOFTMMU
         {
             TCGv_i32 oi = tcg_const_i32(make_memop_idx(memop & ~MO_SIGN, idx));
-            gen(ret, tcg_ctx.tcg_env, addr, val, oi);
+            gen(ret, cpu_env, addr, val, oi);
             tcg_temp_free_i32(oi);
         }
 #else
-        gen(ret, tcg_ctx.tcg_env, addr, val);
+        gen(ret, cpu_env, addr, val);
 #endif
 #else
-        gen_helper_exit_atomic(tcg_ctx.tcg_env);
+        gen_helper_exit_atomic(cpu_env);
         /* Produce a result, so that we have a well-formed opcode stream
            with respect to uses of the result in the (dead) code following.  */
         tcg_gen_movi_i64(ret, 0);
diff --git a/tcg/tcg.c b/tcg/tcg.c
index b075749b68..4b89684c3a 100644
--- a/tcg/tcg.c
+++ b/tcg/tcg.c
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ static bool tcg_out_ldst_finalize(TCGContext *s);
 #define TCG_HIGHWATER 1024
 
 TCGContext tcg_ctx = { };
+TCGv_env cpu_env = 0;
 static TCGRegSet tcg_target_available_regs[2];
 static TCGRegSet tcg_target_call_clobber_regs;
 
@@ -325,6 +326,8 @@ static GHashTable *helper_table;
 
 static int indirect_reg_alloc_order[ARRAY_SIZE(tcg_target_reg_alloc_order)];
 static void process_op_defs(TCGContext *s);
+static int tcg_global_reg_new_internal(TCGContext *s, TCGType type,
+                                       TCGReg reg, const char *name);
 
 void tcg_context_init(TCGContext *s)
 {
@@ -383,6 +386,10 @@ void tcg_context_init(TCGContext *s)
     for (; i < ARRAY_SIZE(tcg_target_reg_alloc_order); ++i) {
         indirect_reg_alloc_order[i] = tcg_target_reg_alloc_order[i];
     }
+
+    tcg_debug_assert(!tcg_regset_test_reg(s->reserved_regs, TCG_AREG0));
+    i = tcg_global_reg_new_internal(s, TCG_TYPE_PTR, TCG_AREG0, "env");
+    cpu_env = MAKE_TCGV_PTR(i);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -525,30 +532,6 @@ void tcg_set_frame(TCGContext *s, TCGReg reg, intptr_t start, intptr_t size)
     s->frame_temp = &s->temps[idx];
 }
 
-TCGv_i32 tcg_global_reg_new_i32(TCGReg reg, const char *name)
-{
-    TCGContext *s = &tcg_ctx;
-    int idx;
-
-    if (tcg_regset_test_reg(s->reserved_regs, reg)) {
-        tcg_abort();
-    }
-    idx = tcg_global_reg_new_internal(s, TCG_TYPE_I32, reg, name);
-    return MAKE_TCGV_I32(idx);
-}
-
-TCGv_i64 tcg_global_reg_new_i64(TCGReg reg, const char *name)
-{
-    TCGContext *s = &tcg_ctx;
-    int idx;
-
-    if (tcg_regset_test_reg(s->reserved_regs, reg)) {
-        tcg_abort();
-    }
-    idx = tcg_global_reg_new_internal(s, TCG_TYPE_I64, reg, name);
-    return MAKE_TCGV_I64(idx);
-}
-
 int tcg_global_mem_new_internal(TCGType type, TCGv_ptr base,
                                 intptr_t offset, const char *name)
 {
