diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 51e3090438..73533f9eaa 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -2355,19 +2355,15 @@ tracetool_depends = files(
   'scripts/tracetool/backend/simple.py',
   'scripts/tracetool/backend/syslog.py',
   'scripts/tracetool/backend/ust.py',
-  'scripts/tracetool/format/tcg_h.py',
   'scripts/tracetool/format/ust_events_c.py',
   'scripts/tracetool/format/ust_events_h.py',
   'scripts/tracetool/format/__init__.py',
   'scripts/tracetool/format/d.py',
-  'scripts/tracetool/format/tcg_helper_c.py',
   'scripts/tracetool/format/simpletrace_stap.py',
   'scripts/tracetool/format/c.py',
   'scripts/tracetool/format/h.py',
-  'scripts/tracetool/format/tcg_helper_h.py',
   'scripts/tracetool/format/log_stap.py',
   'scripts/tracetool/format/stap.py',
-  'scripts/tracetool/format/tcg_helper_wrapper_h.py',
   'scripts/tracetool/__init__.py',
   'scripts/tracetool/transform.py',
   'scripts/tracetool/vcpu.py'
diff --git a/include/exec/helper-gen.h b/include/exec/helper-gen.h
index 1c2e7a8ed3..7b6ca975ef 100644
--- a/include/exec/helper-gen.h
+++ b/include/exec/helper-gen.h
@@ -79,8 +79,6 @@ static inline void glue(gen_helper_, name)(dh_retvar_decl(ret)          \
 }
 
 #include "helper.h"
-#include "trace/generated-helpers.h"
-#include "trace/generated-helpers-wrappers.h"
 #include "accel/tcg/tcg-runtime.h"
 #include "accel/tcg/plugin-helpers.h"
 
diff --git a/scripts/tracetool/__init__.py b/scripts/tracetool/__init__.py
index 5bc94d95cf..5393c7fc5c 100644
--- a/scripts/tracetool/__init__.py
+++ b/scripts/tracetool/__init__.py
@@ -87,8 +87,6 @@ def out(*lines, **kwargs):
     "ssize_t",
     "uintptr_t",
     "ptrdiff_t",
-    # Magic substitution is done by tracetool
-    "TCGv",
 ]
 
 def validate_type(name):
@@ -232,7 +230,7 @@ class Event(object):
                       "(?:(?:(?P<fmt_trans>\".+),)?\s*(?P<fmt>\".+))?"
                       "\s*")
 
-    _VALID_PROPS = set(["disable", "tcg", "tcg-trans", "tcg-exec", "vcpu"])
+    _VALID_PROPS = set(["disable", "vcpu"])
 
     def __init__(self, name, props, fmt, args, lineno, filename, orig=None,
                  event_trans=None, event_exec=None):
@@ -321,15 +319,6 @@ def build(line_str, lineno, filename):
             fmt = [fmt_trans, fmt]
         args = Arguments.build(groups["args"])
 
-        if "tcg-trans" in props:
-            raise ValueError("Invalid property 'tcg-trans'")
-        if "tcg-exec" in props:
-            raise ValueError("Invalid property 'tcg-exec'")
-        if "tcg" not in props and not isinstance(fmt, str):
-            raise ValueError("Only events with 'tcg' property can have two format strings")
-        if "tcg" in props and isinstance(fmt, str):
-            raise ValueError("Events with 'tcg' property must have two format strings")
-
         event = Event(name, props, fmt, args, lineno, filename)
 
         # add implicit arguments when using the 'vcpu' property
@@ -409,33 +398,7 @@ def read_events(fobj, fname):
             e.args = (arg0,) + e.args[1:]
             raise
 
-        # transform TCG-enabled events
-        if "tcg" not in event.properties:
-            events.append(event)
-        else:
-            event_trans = event.copy()
-            event_trans.name += "_trans"
-            event_trans.properties += ["tcg-trans"]
-            event_trans.fmt = event.fmt[0]
-            # ignore TCG arguments
-            args_trans = []
-            for atrans, aorig in zip(
-                    event_trans.transform(tracetool.transform.TCG_2_HOST).args,
-                    event.args):
-                if atrans == aorig:
-                    args_trans.append(atrans)
-            event_trans.args = Arguments(args_trans)
-
-            event_exec = event.copy()
-            event_exec.name += "_exec"
-            event_exec.properties += ["tcg-exec"]
-            event_exec.fmt = event.fmt[1]
-            event_exec.args = event_exec.args.transform(tracetool.transform.TCG_2_HOST)
-
-            new_event = [event_trans, event_exec]
-            event.event_trans, event.event_exec = new_event
-
-            events.extend(new_event)
+        events.append(event)
 
     return events
 
diff --git a/scripts/tracetool/format/tcg_h.py b/scripts/tracetool/format/tcg_h.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 4d84440aff..0000000000
--- a/scripts/tracetool/format/tcg_h.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,83 +0,0 @@
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-
-"""
-Generate .h file for TCG code generation.
-"""
-
-__author__     = "Lluís Vilanova <vilanova@ac.upc.edu>"
-__copyright__  = "Copyright 2012-2017, Lluís Vilanova <vilanova@ac.upc.edu>"
-__license__    = "GPL version 2 or (at your option) any later version"
-
-__maintainer__ = "Stefan Hajnoczi"
-__email__      = "stefanha@redhat.com"
-
-
-from tracetool import out, Arguments
-import tracetool.vcpu
-
-
-def vcpu_transform_args(args):
-    assert len(args) == 1
-    return Arguments([
-        args,
-        # NOTE: this name must be kept in sync with the one in "tcg_h"
-        # NOTE: Current helper code uses TCGv_env (CPUArchState*)
-        ("TCGv_env", "__tcg_" + args.names()[0]),
-    ])
-
-
-def generate(events, backend, group):
-    if group == "root":
-        header = "trace/trace-root.h"
-    else:
-        header = "trace.h"
-
-    out('/* This file is autogenerated by tracetool, do not edit. */',
-        '/* You must include this file after the inclusion of helper.h */',
-        '',
-        '#ifndef TRACE_%s_GENERATED_TCG_TRACERS_H' % group.upper(),
-        '#define TRACE_%s_GENERATED_TCG_TRACERS_H' % group.upper(),
-        '',
-        '#include "exec/helper-proto.h"',
-        '#include "%s"' % header,
-        '',
-        )
-
-    for e in events:
-        # just keep one of them
-        if "tcg-exec" not in e.properties:
-            continue
-
-        out('static inline void %(name_tcg)s(%(args)s)',
-            '{',
-            name_tcg=e.original.api(e.QEMU_TRACE_TCG),
-            args=tracetool.vcpu.transform_args("tcg_h", e.original))
-
-        if "disable" not in e.properties:
-            args_trans = e.original.event_trans.args
-            args_exec = tracetool.vcpu.transform_args(
-                "tcg_helper_c", e.original.event_exec, "wrapper")
-            if "vcpu" in e.properties:
-                trace_cpu = e.args.names()[0]
-                cond = "trace_event_get_vcpu_state(%(cpu)s,"\
-                       " TRACE_%(id)s)"\
-                       % dict(
-                           cpu=trace_cpu,
-                           id=e.original.event_exec.name.upper())
-            else:
-                cond = "true"
-
-            out('    %(name_trans)s(%(argnames_trans)s);',
-                '    if (%(cond)s) {',
-                '        gen_helper_%(name_exec)s(%(argnames_exec)s);',
-                '    }',
-                name_trans=e.original.event_trans.api(e.QEMU_TRACE),
-                name_exec=e.original.event_exec.api(e.QEMU_TRACE),
-                argnames_trans=", ".join(args_trans.names()),
-                argnames_exec=", ".join(args_exec.names()),
-                cond=cond)
-
-        out('}')
-
-    out('',
-        '#endif /* TRACE_%s_GENERATED_TCG_TRACERS_H */' % group.upper())
diff --git a/scripts/tracetool/format/tcg_helper_c.py b/scripts/tracetool/format/tcg_helper_c.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 72576e67d1..0000000000
--- a/scripts/tracetool/format/tcg_helper_c.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,79 +0,0 @@
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-
-"""
-Generate trace/generated-helpers.c.
-"""
-
-__author__     = "Lluís Vilanova <vilanova@ac.upc.edu>"
-__copyright__  = "Copyright 2012-2017, Lluís Vilanova <vilanova@ac.upc.edu>"
-__license__    = "GPL version 2 or (at your option) any later version"
-
-__maintainer__ = "Stefan Hajnoczi"
-__email__      = "stefanha@redhat.com"
-
-
-from tracetool import Arguments, out
-from tracetool.transform import *
-import tracetool.vcpu
-
-
-def vcpu_transform_args(args, mode):
-    assert len(args) == 1
-    # NOTE: this name must be kept in sync with the one in "tcg_h"
-    args = Arguments([(args.types()[0], "__tcg_" + args.names()[0])])
-    if mode == "code":
-        return Arguments([
-            # Does cast from helper requirements to tracing types
-            ("CPUState *", "env_cpu(%s)" % args.names()[0]),
-        ])
-    else:
-        args = Arguments([
-            # NOTE: Current helper code uses TCGv_env (CPUArchState*)
-            ("CPUArchState *", args.names()[0]),
-        ])
-        if mode == "header":
-            return args
-        elif mode == "wrapper":
-            return args.transform(HOST_2_TCG)
-        else:
-            assert False
-
-
-def generate(events, backend, group):
-    if group == "root":
-        header = "trace/trace-root.h"
-    else:
-        header = "trace.h"
-
-    events = [e for e in events
-              if "disable" not in e.properties]
-
-    out('/* This file is autogenerated by tracetool, do not edit. */',
-        '',
-        '#include "qemu/osdep.h"',
-        '#include "cpu.h"',
-        '#include "exec/helper-proto.h"',
-        '#include "%s"' % header,
-        '',
-        )
-
-    for e in events:
-        if "tcg-exec" not in e.properties:
-            continue
-
-        e_args_api = tracetool.vcpu.transform_args(
-            "tcg_helper_c", e.original, "header").transform(
-                HOST_2_TCG_COMPAT, TCG_2_TCG_HELPER_DEF)
-        e_args_call = tracetool.vcpu.transform_args(
-            "tcg_helper_c", e, "code")
-
-        out('void %(name_tcg)s(%(args_api)s)',
-            '{',
-            # NOTE: the check was already performed at TCG-generation time
-            '    %(name)s(%(args_call)s);',
-            '}',
-            name_tcg="helper_%s_proxy" % e.api(),
-            name=e.api(e.QEMU_TRACE_NOCHECK),
-            args_api=e_args_api,
-            args_call=", ".join(e_args_call.casted()),
-            )
diff --git a/scripts/tracetool/format/tcg_helper_h.py b/scripts/tracetool/format/tcg_helper_h.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 08554fbc85..0000000000
--- a/scripts/tracetool/format/tcg_helper_h.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,48 +0,0 @@
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-
-"""
-Generate trace/generated-helpers.h.
-"""
-
-__author__     = "Lluís Vilanova <vilanova@ac.upc.edu>"
-__copyright__  = "Copyright 2012-2016, Lluís Vilanova <vilanova@ac.upc.edu>"
-__license__    = "GPL version 2 or (at your option) any later version"
-
-__maintainer__ = "Stefan Hajnoczi"
-__email__      = "stefanha@redhat.com"
-
-
-from tracetool import out
-from tracetool.transform import *
-import tracetool.vcpu
-
-
-def generate(events, backend, group):
-    events = [e for e in events
-              if "disable" not in e.properties]
-
-    out('/* This file is autogenerated by tracetool, do not edit. */',
-        '',
-        )
-
-    for e in events:
-        if "tcg-exec" not in e.properties:
-            continue
-
-        # TCG helper proxy declaration
-        fmt = "DEF_HELPER_FLAGS_%(argc)d(%(name)s, %(flags)svoid%(types)s)"
-        e_args = tracetool.vcpu.transform_args("tcg_helper_c", e.original, "header")
-        args = e_args.transform(HOST_2_TCG_COMPAT, HOST_2_TCG,
-                                TCG_2_TCG_HELPER_DECL)
-        types = ", ".join(args.types())
-        if types != "":
-            types = ", " + types
-
-        flags = "TCG_CALL_NO_RWG, "
-
-        out(fmt,
-            flags=flags,
-            argc=len(args),
-            name=e.api() + "_proxy",
-            types=types,
-            )
diff --git a/scripts/tracetool/format/tcg_helper_wrapper_h.py b/scripts/tracetool/format/tcg_helper_wrapper_h.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 0c5a9797d1..0000000000
--- a/scripts/tracetool/format/tcg_helper_wrapper_h.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,70 +0,0 @@
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-
-"""
-Generate trace/generated-helpers-wrappers.h.
-"""
-
-__author__     = "Lluís Vilanova <vilanova@ac.upc.edu>"
-__copyright__  = "Copyright 2012-2016, Lluís Vilanova <vilanova@ac.upc.edu>"
-__license__    = "GPL version 2 or (at your option) any later version"
-
-__maintainer__ = "Stefan Hajnoczi"
-__email__      = "stefanha@redhat.com"
-
-
-from tracetool import out
-from tracetool.transform import *
-import tracetool.vcpu
-
-
-def generate(events, backend, group):
-    events = [e for e in events
-              if "disable" not in e.properties]
-
-    out('/* This file is autogenerated by tracetool, do not edit. */',
-        '',
-        '#define tcg_temp_new_nop(v) (v)',
-        '#define tcg_temp_free_nop(v)',
-        '',
-        )
-
-    for e in events:
-        if "tcg-exec" not in e.properties:
-            continue
-
-        # tracetool.generate always transforms types to host
-        e_args = tracetool.vcpu.transform_args("tcg_helper_c", e.original, "wrapper")
-
-        # mixed-type to TCG helper bridge
-        args_tcg_compat = e_args.transform(HOST_2_TCG_COMPAT)
-
-        code_new = [
-            "%(tcg_type)s __%(name)s = %(tcg_func)s(%(name)s);" %
-            {"tcg_type": transform_type(type_, HOST_2_TCG),
-             "tcg_func": transform_type(type_, HOST_2_TCG_TMP_NEW),
-             "name": name}
-            for (type_, name) in args_tcg_compat
-        ]
-
-        code_free = [
-            "%(tcg_func)s(__%(name)s);" %
-            {"tcg_func": transform_type(type_, HOST_2_TCG_TMP_FREE),
-             "name": name}
-            for (type_, name) in args_tcg_compat
-        ]
-
-        gen_name = "gen_helper_" + e.api()
-
-        out('static inline void %(name)s(%(args)s)',
-            '{',
-            '    %(code_new)s',
-            '    %(proxy_name)s(%(tmp_names)s);',
-            '    %(code_free)s',
-            '}',
-            name=gen_name,
-            args=e_args,
-            proxy_name=gen_name + "_proxy",
-            code_new="\n    ".join(code_new),
-            code_free="\n    ".join(code_free),
-            tmp_names=", ".join(["__%s" % name for _, name in e_args]),
-            )
diff --git a/scripts/tracetool/vcpu.py b/scripts/tracetool/vcpu.py
index 868b4cb04c..d232cb1d06 100644
--- a/scripts/tracetool/vcpu.py
+++ b/scripts/tracetool/vcpu.py
@@ -19,19 +19,9 @@
 def transform_event(event):
     """Transform event to comply with the 'vcpu' property (if present)."""
     if "vcpu" in event.properties:
-        # events with 'tcg-trans' and 'tcg-exec' are auto-generated from
-        # already-patched events
-        assert "tcg-trans" not in event.properties
-        assert "tcg-exec" not in event.properties
-
         event.args = Arguments([("void *", "__cpu"), event.args])
-        if "tcg" in event.properties:
-            fmt = "\"cpu=%p \""
-            event.fmt = [fmt + event.fmt[0],
-                         fmt + event.fmt[1]]
-        else:
-            fmt = "\"cpu=%p \""
-            event.fmt = fmt + event.fmt
+        fmt = "\"cpu=%p \""
+        event.fmt = fmt + event.fmt
     return event
 
 
diff --git a/trace/meson.build b/trace/meson.build
index e279e33d4d..298926036a 100644
--- a/trace/meson.build
+++ b/trace/meson.build
@@ -61,19 +61,6 @@ trace_events_all = custom_target('trace-events-all',
                                  install: true,
                                  install_dir: qemu_datadir)
 
-foreach d : [
-  ['generated-helpers.c', 'tcg-helper-c'],
-  ['generated-helpers.h', 'tcg-helper-h'],
-  ['generated-helpers-wrappers.h', 'tcg-helper-wrapper-h'],
-]
-  gen = custom_target(d[0],
-                output: d[0],
-                input: meson.project_source_root() / 'trace-events',
-                command: [ tracetool, '--group=root', '--format=@0@'.format(d[1]), '@INPUT@', '@OUTPUT@' ],
-                depend_files: tracetool_depends)
-  specific_ss.add(when: 'CONFIG_TCG', if_true: gen)
-endforeach
-
 if 'ust' in get_option('trace_backends')
   trace_ust_all_h = custom_target('trace-ust-all.h',
                                   output: 'trace-ust-all.h',
