diff --git a/include/exec/cpu_ldst.h b/include/exec/cpu_ldst.h
index 399ff6c3da..ef59ed61e4 100644
--- a/include/exec/cpu_ldst.h
+++ b/include/exec/cpu_ldst.h
@@ -450,25 +450,20 @@ void cpu_stq_mmuidx_ra(CPUArchState *env, abi_ptr addr, uint64_t val,
 #undef CPU_MMU_INDEX
 #undef MEMSUFFIX
 
-#define CPU_MMU_INDEX (cpu_mmu_index(env, true))
-#define MEMSUFFIX _code
-#define SOFTMMU_CODE_ACCESS
+uint32_t cpu_ldub_code(CPUArchState *env, abi_ptr addr);
+uint32_t cpu_lduw_code(CPUArchState *env, abi_ptr addr);
+uint32_t cpu_ldl_code(CPUArchState *env, abi_ptr addr);
+uint64_t cpu_ldq_code(CPUArchState *env, abi_ptr addr);
 
-#define DATA_SIZE 1
-#include "exec/cpu_ldst_template.h"
+static inline int cpu_ldsb_code(CPUArchState *env, abi_ptr addr)
+{
+    return (int8_t)cpu_ldub_code(env, addr);
+}
 
-#define DATA_SIZE 2
-#include "exec/cpu_ldst_template.h"
-
-#define DATA_SIZE 4
-#include "exec/cpu_ldst_template.h"
-
-#define DATA_SIZE 8
-#include "exec/cpu_ldst_template.h"
-
-#undef CPU_MMU_INDEX
-#undef MEMSUFFIX
-#undef SOFTMMU_CODE_ACCESS
+static inline int cpu_ldsw_code(CPUArchState *env, abi_ptr addr)
+{
+    return (int16_t)cpu_lduw_code(env, addr);
+}
 
 #endif /* defined(CONFIG_USER_ONLY) */
 
diff --git a/include/exec/cpu_ldst_template.h b/include/exec/cpu_ldst_template.h
index ea39e29c19..e400979f23 100644
--- a/include/exec/cpu_ldst_template.h
+++ b/include/exec/cpu_ldst_template.h
@@ -58,25 +58,6 @@
 
 /* generic load/store macros */
 
-#ifdef SOFTMMU_CODE_ACCESS
-
-static inline RES_TYPE
-glue(glue(cpu_ld, USUFFIX), _code)(CPUArchState *env, target_ulong ptr)
-{
-    TCGMemOpIdx oi = make_memop_idx(MO_TE | SHIFT, CPU_MMU_INDEX);
-    return glue(glue(helper_ret_ld, USUFFIX), _cmmu)(env, ptr, oi, 0);
-}
-
-#if DATA_SIZE <= 2
-static inline int
-glue(glue(cpu_lds, SUFFIX), _code)(CPUArchState *env, target_ulong ptr)
-{
-    return (DATA_STYPE)glue(glue(cpu_ld, USUFFIX), _code)(env, ptr);
-}
-#endif
-
-#else
-
 static inline RES_TYPE
 glue(glue(glue(cpu_ld, USUFFIX), MEMSUFFIX), _ra)(CPUArchState *env,
                                                   target_ulong ptr,
@@ -127,8 +108,6 @@ glue(glue(cpu_st, SUFFIX), MEMSUFFIX)(CPUArchState *env, target_ulong ptr,
     glue(glue(cpu_st, SUFFIX), _mmuidx_ra)(env, ptr, v, CPU_MMU_INDEX, 0);
 }
 
-#endif /* !SOFTMMU_CODE_ACCESS */
-
 #undef RES_TYPE
 #undef DATA_TYPE
 #undef DATA_STYPE
diff --git a/tcg/tcg.h b/tcg/tcg.h
index 92ca10dffc..3b4f79301c 100644
--- a/tcg/tcg.h
+++ b/tcg/tcg.h
@@ -1290,27 +1290,6 @@ void helper_be_stl_mmu(CPUArchState *env, target_ulong addr, uint32_t val,
 void helper_be_stq_mmu(CPUArchState *env, target_ulong addr, uint64_t val,
                        TCGMemOpIdx oi, uintptr_t retaddr);
 
-uint8_t helper_ret_ldub_cmmu(CPUArchState *env, target_ulong addr,
-                            TCGMemOpIdx oi, uintptr_t retaddr);
-int8_t helper_ret_ldsb_cmmu(CPUArchState *env, target_ulong addr,
-                            TCGMemOpIdx oi, uintptr_t retaddr);
-uint16_t helper_le_lduw_cmmu(CPUArchState *env, target_ulong addr,
-                             TCGMemOpIdx oi, uintptr_t retaddr);
-int16_t helper_le_ldsw_cmmu(CPUArchState *env, target_ulong addr,
-                             TCGMemOpIdx oi, uintptr_t retaddr);
-uint32_t helper_le_ldl_cmmu(CPUArchState *env, target_ulong addr,
-                            TCGMemOpIdx oi, uintptr_t retaddr);
-uint64_t helper_le_ldq_cmmu(CPUArchState *env, target_ulong addr,
-                            TCGMemOpIdx oi, uintptr_t retaddr);
-uint16_t helper_be_lduw_cmmu(CPUArchState *env, target_ulong addr,
-                             TCGMemOpIdx oi, uintptr_t retaddr);
-int16_t helper_be_ldsw_cmmu(CPUArchState *env, target_ulong addr,
-                             TCGMemOpIdx oi, uintptr_t retaddr);
-uint32_t helper_be_ldl_cmmu(CPUArchState *env, target_ulong addr,
-                            TCGMemOpIdx oi, uintptr_t retaddr);
-uint64_t helper_be_ldq_cmmu(CPUArchState *env, target_ulong addr,
-                            TCGMemOpIdx oi, uintptr_t retaddr);
-
 /* Temporary aliases until backends are converted.  */
 #ifdef TARGET_WORDS_BIGENDIAN
 # define helper_ret_ldsw_mmu  helper_be_ldsw_mmu
@@ -1322,10 +1301,6 @@ uint64_t helper_be_ldq_cmmu(CPUArchState *env, target_ulong addr,
 # define helper_ret_stw_mmu   helper_be_stw_mmu
 # define helper_ret_stl_mmu   helper_be_stl_mmu
 # define helper_ret_stq_mmu   helper_be_stq_mmu
-# define helper_ret_lduw_cmmu  helper_be_lduw_cmmu
-# define helper_ret_ldsw_cmmu  helper_be_ldsw_cmmu
-# define helper_ret_ldl_cmmu  helper_be_ldl_cmmu
-# define helper_ret_ldq_cmmu  helper_be_ldq_cmmu
 #else
 # define helper_ret_ldsw_mmu  helper_le_ldsw_mmu
 # define helper_ret_lduw_mmu  helper_le_lduw_mmu
@@ -1336,10 +1311,6 @@ uint64_t helper_be_ldq_cmmu(CPUArchState *env, target_ulong addr,
 # define helper_ret_stw_mmu   helper_le_stw_mmu
 # define helper_ret_stl_mmu   helper_le_stl_mmu
 # define helper_ret_stq_mmu   helper_le_stq_mmu
-# define helper_ret_lduw_cmmu  helper_le_lduw_cmmu
-# define helper_ret_ldsw_cmmu  helper_le_ldsw_cmmu
-# define helper_ret_ldl_cmmu  helper_le_ldl_cmmu
-# define helper_ret_ldq_cmmu  helper_le_ldq_cmmu
 #endif
 
 uint32_t helper_atomic_cmpxchgb_mmu(CPUArchState *env, target_ulong addr,
diff --git a/accel/tcg/cputlb.c b/accel/tcg/cputlb.c
index ddd19718bf..f0e4b0aee4 100644
--- a/accel/tcg/cputlb.c
+++ b/accel/tcg/cputlb.c
@@ -2028,98 +2028,50 @@ void cpu_stq_mmuidx_ra(CPUArchState *env, target_ulong addr, uint64_t val,
 
 /* Code access functions.  */
 
-static uint64_t full_ldub_cmmu(CPUArchState *env, target_ulong addr,
+static uint64_t full_ldub_code(CPUArchState *env, target_ulong addr,
                                TCGMemOpIdx oi, uintptr_t retaddr)
 {
-    return load_helper(env, addr, oi, retaddr, MO_8, true, full_ldub_cmmu);
+    return load_helper(env, addr, oi, retaddr, MO_8, true, full_ldub_code);
 }
 
-uint8_t helper_ret_ldub_cmmu(CPUArchState *env, target_ulong addr,
-                            TCGMemOpIdx oi, uintptr_t retaddr)
+uint32_t cpu_ldub_code(CPUArchState *env, abi_ptr addr)
 {
-    return full_ldub_cmmu(env, addr, oi, retaddr);
+    TCGMemOpIdx oi = make_memop_idx(MO_UB, cpu_mmu_index(env, true));
+    return full_ldub_code(env, addr, oi, 0);
 }
 
-int8_t helper_ret_ldsb_cmmu(CPUArchState *env, target_ulong addr,
-                            TCGMemOpIdx oi, uintptr_t retaddr)
+static uint64_t full_lduw_code(CPUArchState *env, target_ulong addr,
+                               TCGMemOpIdx oi, uintptr_t retaddr)
 {
-    return (int8_t) full_ldub_cmmu(env, addr, oi, retaddr);
+    return load_helper(env, addr, oi, retaddr, MO_TEUW, true, full_lduw_code);
 }
 
-static uint64_t full_le_lduw_cmmu(CPUArchState *env, target_ulong addr,
-                                  TCGMemOpIdx oi, uintptr_t retaddr)
+uint32_t cpu_lduw_code(CPUArchState *env, abi_ptr addr)
 {
-    return load_helper(env, addr, oi, retaddr, MO_LEUW, true,
-                       full_le_lduw_cmmu);
+    TCGMemOpIdx oi = make_memop_idx(MO_TEUW, cpu_mmu_index(env, true));
+    return full_lduw_code(env, addr, oi, 0);
 }
 
-uint16_t helper_le_lduw_cmmu(CPUArchState *env, target_ulong addr,
-                            TCGMemOpIdx oi, uintptr_t retaddr)
+static uint64_t full_ldl_code(CPUArchState *env, target_ulong addr,
+                              TCGMemOpIdx oi, uintptr_t retaddr)
 {
-    return full_le_lduw_cmmu(env, addr, oi, retaddr);
+    return load_helper(env, addr, oi, retaddr, MO_TEUL, true, full_ldl_code);
 }
 
-int16_t helper_le_ldsw_cmmu(CPUArchState *env, target_ulong addr,
-                            TCGMemOpIdx oi, uintptr_t retaddr)
+uint32_t cpu_ldl_code(CPUArchState *env, abi_ptr addr)
 {
-    return (int16_t) full_le_lduw_cmmu(env, addr, oi, retaddr);
+    TCGMemOpIdx oi = make_memop_idx(MO_TEUL, cpu_mmu_index(env, true));
+    return full_ldl_code(env, addr, oi, 0);
 }
 
-static uint64_t full_be_lduw_cmmu(CPUArchState *env, target_ulong addr,
-                                  TCGMemOpIdx oi, uintptr_t retaddr)
+static uint64_t full_ldq_code(CPUArchState *env, target_ulong addr,
+                              TCGMemOpIdx oi, uintptr_t retaddr)
 {
-    return load_helper(env, addr, oi, retaddr, MO_BEUW, true,
-                       full_be_lduw_cmmu);
+    return load_helper(env, addr, oi, retaddr, MO_TEQ, true, full_ldq_code);
 }
 
-uint16_t helper_be_lduw_cmmu(CPUArchState *env, target_ulong addr,
-                            TCGMemOpIdx oi, uintptr_t retaddr)
+uint64_t cpu_ldq_code(CPUArchState *env, abi_ptr addr)
 {
-    return full_be_lduw_cmmu(env, addr, oi, retaddr);
-}
-
-int16_t helper_be_ldsw_cmmu(CPUArchState *env, target_ulong addr,
-                            TCGMemOpIdx oi, uintptr_t retaddr)
-{
-    return (int16_t) full_be_lduw_cmmu(env, addr, oi, retaddr);
-}
-
-static uint64_t full_le_ldul_cmmu(CPUArchState *env, target_ulong addr,
-                                  TCGMemOpIdx oi, uintptr_t retaddr)
-{
-    return load_helper(env, addr, oi, retaddr, MO_LEUL, true,
-                       full_le_ldul_cmmu);
-}
-
-uint32_t helper_le_ldl_cmmu(CPUArchState *env, target_ulong addr,
-                            TCGMemOpIdx oi, uintptr_t retaddr)
-{
-    return full_le_ldul_cmmu(env, addr, oi, retaddr);
-}
-
-static uint64_t full_be_ldul_cmmu(CPUArchState *env, target_ulong addr,
-                                  TCGMemOpIdx oi, uintptr_t retaddr)
-{
-    return load_helper(env, addr, oi, retaddr, MO_BEUL, true,
-                       full_be_ldul_cmmu);
-}
-
-uint32_t helper_be_ldl_cmmu(CPUArchState *env, target_ulong addr,
-                            TCGMemOpIdx oi, uintptr_t retaddr)
-{
-    return full_be_ldul_cmmu(env, addr, oi, retaddr);
-}
-
-uint64_t helper_le_ldq_cmmu(CPUArchState *env, target_ulong addr,
-                            TCGMemOpIdx oi, uintptr_t retaddr)
-{
-    return load_helper(env, addr, oi, retaddr, MO_LEQ, true,
-                       helper_le_ldq_cmmu);
-}
-
-uint64_t helper_be_ldq_cmmu(CPUArchState *env, target_ulong addr,
-                            TCGMemOpIdx oi, uintptr_t retaddr)
-{
-    return load_helper(env, addr, oi, retaddr, MO_BEQ, true,
-                       helper_be_ldq_cmmu);
+    TCGMemOpIdx oi = make_memop_idx(MO_TEQ, cpu_mmu_index(env, true));
+    return full_ldq_code(env, addr, oi, 0);
 }
diff --git a/docs/devel/loads-stores.rst b/docs/devel/loads-stores.rst
index c74cd090e6..8a5bc912a5 100644
--- a/docs/devel/loads-stores.rst
+++ b/docs/devel/loads-stores.rst
@@ -171,8 +171,6 @@ more in line with the other memory access functions.
 
 load: ``helper_{endian}_ld{sign}{size}_mmu(env, addr, opindex, retaddr)``
 
-load (code): ``helper_{endian}_ld{sign}{size}_cmmu(env, addr, opindex, retaddr)``
-
 store: ``helper_{endian}_st{size}_mmu(env, addr, val, opindex, retaddr)``
 
 ``sign``
@@ -192,7 +190,7 @@ store: ``helper_{endian}_st{size}_mmu(env, addr, val, opindex, retaddr)``
  - ``ret`` : target endianness
 
 Regexes for git grep
- - ``\<helper_\(le\|be\|ret\)_ld[us]\?[bwlq]_c\?mmu\>``
+ - ``\<helper_\(le\|be\|ret\)_ld[us]\?[bwlq]_mmu\>``
  - ``\<helper_\(le\|be\|ret\)_st[bwlq]_mmu\>``
 
 ``address_space_*``
