diff --git a/target/hexagon/idef-parser/idef-parser.h b/target/hexagon/idef-parser/idef-parser.h
index 5c49d4da3e..17d2ebfaf6 100644
--- a/target/hexagon/idef-parser/idef-parser.h
+++ b/target/hexagon/idef-parser/idef-parser.h
@@ -185,7 +185,6 @@ typedef struct HexValue {
     unsigned bit_width;         /**< Bit width of the rvalue                  */
     HexSignedness signedness;   /**< Unsigned flag for the rvalue             */
     bool is_dotnew;             /**< rvalue of predicate type is dotnew?      */
-    bool is_manual;             /**< Opt out of automatic freeing of params   */
 } HexValue;
 
 /**
diff --git a/target/hexagon/idef-parser/parser-helpers.c b/target/hexagon/idef-parser/parser-helpers.c
index bdbb8b6a5f..0b401f7dbe 100644
--- a/target/hexagon/idef-parser/parser-helpers.c
+++ b/target/hexagon/idef-parser/parser-helpers.c
@@ -278,7 +278,6 @@ static HexValue gen_constant(Context *c,
     rvalue.bit_width = bit_width;
     rvalue.signedness = signedness;
     rvalue.is_dotnew = false;
-    rvalue.is_manual = true;
     rvalue.tmp.index = c->inst.tmp_count;
     OUT(c, locp, "TCGv_i", &bit_width, " tmp_", &c->inst.tmp_count,
         " = tcg_constant_i", &bit_width, "(", value, ");\n");
@@ -299,7 +298,6 @@ HexValue gen_tmp(Context *c,
     rvalue.bit_width = bit_width;
     rvalue.signedness = signedness;
     rvalue.is_dotnew = false;
-    rvalue.is_manual = false;
     rvalue.tmp.index = c->inst.tmp_count;
     OUT(c, locp, "TCGv_i", &bit_width, " tmp_", &c->inst.tmp_count,
         " = tcg_temp_new_i", &bit_width, "();\n");
@@ -320,7 +318,6 @@ HexValue gen_tmp_value(Context *c,
     rvalue.bit_width = bit_width;
     rvalue.signedness = signedness;
     rvalue.is_dotnew = false;
-    rvalue.is_manual = false;
     rvalue.tmp.index = c->inst.tmp_count;
     OUT(c, locp, "TCGv_i", &bit_width, " tmp_", &c->inst.tmp_count,
         " = tcg_const_i", &bit_width, "(", value, ");\n");
@@ -339,7 +336,6 @@ static HexValue gen_tmp_value_from_imm(Context *c,
     rvalue.bit_width = value->bit_width;
     rvalue.signedness = value->signedness;
     rvalue.is_dotnew = false;
-    rvalue.is_manual = false;
     rvalue.tmp.index = c->inst.tmp_count;
     /*
      * Here we output the call to `tcg_const_i<width>` in
@@ -375,7 +371,6 @@ HexValue gen_imm_value(Context *c __attribute__((unused)),
     rvalue.bit_width = bit_width;
     rvalue.signedness = signedness;
     rvalue.is_dotnew = false;
-    rvalue.is_manual = false;
     rvalue.imm.type = VALUE;
     rvalue.imm.value = value;
     return rvalue;
@@ -390,7 +385,6 @@ HexValue gen_imm_qemu_tmp(Context *c, YYLTYPE *locp, unsigned bit_width,
     memset(&rvalue, 0, sizeof(HexValue));
     rvalue.type = IMMEDIATE;
     rvalue.is_dotnew = false;
-    rvalue.is_manual = false;
     rvalue.bit_width = bit_width;
     rvalue.signedness = signedness;
     rvalue.imm.type = QEMU_TMP;
@@ -1242,15 +1236,12 @@ void gen_rdeposit_op(Context *c,
      */
     k64 = gen_bin_op(c, locp, SUB_OP, &k64, &width_m);
     mask = gen_bin_op(c, locp, LSR_OP, &mask, &k64);
-    begin_m.is_manual = true;
     mask = gen_bin_op(c, locp, ASL_OP, &mask, &begin_m);
-    mask.is_manual = true;
     value_m = gen_bin_op(c, locp, ASL_OP, &value_m, &begin_m);
     value_m = gen_bin_op(c, locp, ANDB_OP, &value_m, &mask);
 
     OUT(c, locp, "tcg_gen_not_i", &dst->bit_width, "(", &mask, ", ",
         &mask, ");\n");
-    mask.is_manual = false;
     res = gen_bin_op(c, locp, ANDB_OP, dst, &mask);
     res = gen_bin_op(c, locp, ORB_OP, &res, &value_m);
 
@@ -1410,8 +1401,6 @@ HexValue gen_convround(Context *c,
     HexValue and;
     HexValue src_p1;
 
-    src_m.is_manual = true;
-
     and = gen_bin_op(c, locp, ANDB_OP, &src_m, &mask);
     src_p1 = gen_bin_op(c, locp, ADD_OP, &src_m, &one);
 
@@ -1569,10 +1558,6 @@ HexValue gen_round(Context *c,
     b = gen_extend_op(c, locp, &src_width, 64, pos, UNSIGNED);
     b = rvalue_materialize(c, locp, &b);
 
-    /* Disable auto-free of values used more than once */
-    a.is_manual = true;
-    b.is_manual = true;
-
     n_m1 = gen_bin_op(c, locp, SUB_OP, &b, &one);
     shifted = gen_bin_op(c, locp, ASL_OP, &one, &n_m1);
     sum = gen_bin_op(c, locp, ADD_OP, &shifted, &a);
diff --git a/target/hexagon/idef-parser/idef-parser.y b/target/hexagon/idef-parser/idef-parser.y
index 59c93f85b4..fae291e5f8 100644
--- a/target/hexagon/idef-parser/idef-parser.y
+++ b/target/hexagon/idef-parser/idef-parser.y
@@ -534,7 +534,6 @@ rvalue : FAIL
              rvalue.imm.type = IMM_CONSTEXT;
              rvalue.signedness = UNSIGNED;
              rvalue.is_dotnew = false;
-             rvalue.is_manual = false;
              $$ = rvalue;
          }
        | var
@@ -693,7 +692,6 @@ rvalue : FAIL
          }
        | rvalue '?'
          {
-             $1.is_manual = true;
              Ternary t = { 0 };
              t.state = IN_LEFT;
              t.cond = $1;
