diff --git a/core/build.h b/core/build.h
index eddcecf13..b01192b21 100755
--- a/core/build.h
+++ b/core/build.h
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@
 #endif
 #endif
 
-#if !defined(LIBRETRO) && !defined(TARGET_NO_EXCEPTIONS)
+#if !defined(LIBRETRO)
 #define USE_GGPO
 #endif
 
diff --git a/core/hw/mem/addrspace.cpp b/core/hw/mem/addrspace.cpp
index fde6c74b4..976826904 100644
--- a/core/hw/mem/addrspace.cpp
+++ b/core/hw/mem/addrspace.cpp
@@ -385,11 +385,9 @@ bool reserve()
 	if (ram_base != nullptr)
 		return true;
 
-	// Use vmem only if settings mandate so, and if we have proper exception handlers.
-#if !defined(TARGET_NO_EXCEPTIONS)
+	// Use vmem only if settings mandate so.
 	if (!settings.dynarec.disable_nvmem)
 		virtmem::init((void**)&ram_base, (void**)&p_sh4rcb, RAM_SIZE_MAX + VRAM_SIZE_MAX + ARAM_SIZE_MAX + elan::ERAM_SIZE_MAX);
-#endif
 	return true;
 }
 
diff --git a/core/hw/sh4/dyna/blockmanager.cpp b/core/hw/sh4/dyna/blockmanager.cpp
index 794119537..905871b4c 100644
--- a/core/hw/sh4/dyna/blockmanager.cpp
+++ b/core/hw/sh4/dyna/blockmanager.cpp
@@ -431,10 +431,6 @@ void RuntimeBlockInfo::Discard()
 
 void RuntimeBlockInfo::SetProtectedFlags()
 {
-#ifdef TARGET_NO_EXCEPTIONS
-	this->read_only = false;
-	return;
-#endif
 	// Don't write protect rom and BIOS/IP.BIN (Grandia II)
 	if (!IsOnRam(addr) || (addr & 0x1FFF0000) == 0x0c000000)
 	{
diff --git a/core/linux/common.cpp b/core/linux/common.cpp
index 0ca150af0..6e7ac28e8 100644
--- a/core/linux/common.cpp
+++ b/core/linux/common.cpp
@@ -30,8 +30,6 @@ extern "C" char __start__;
 #define siginfo_t switch_siginfo_t
 #endif // __SWITCH__
 
-#if !defined(TARGET_NO_EXCEPTIONS)
-
 void context_from_segfault(host_context_t* hctx, void* segfault_ctx);
 void context_to_segfault(host_context_t* hctx, void* segfault_ctx);
 
@@ -110,16 +108,6 @@ void os_UninstallFaultHandler()
 #endif
 }
 
-#else  // !defined(TARGET_NO_EXCEPTIONS)
-
-void os_InstallFaultHandler()
-{
-}
-void os_UninstallFaultHandler()
-{
-}
-#endif // !defined(TARGET_NO_EXCEPTIONS)
-
 #if !defined(__unix__) && !defined(LIBRETRO) && !defined(__SWITCH__)
 [[noreturn]] void os_DebugBreak()
 {
diff --git a/core/linux/context.cpp b/core/linux/context.cpp
index 6cd6c6eb9..c61d504e7 100644
--- a/core/linux/context.cpp
+++ b/core/linux/context.cpp
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 		#define __USE_GNU 1
 	#endif
 
-	#if !defined(TARGET_NO_EXCEPTIONS) && !defined(__OpenBSD__)
+	#if !defined(__OpenBSD__)
 		#include <ucontext.h>
 	#endif
 
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ static void bicopy(Tctx& ctx, Tseg& seg)
 template<bool ToSegfault>
 static void context_segfault(host_context_t* hostctx, void* segfault_ctx)
 {
-#if !defined(TARGET_NO_EXCEPTIONS)
 #if HOST_CPU == CPU_ARM
 	#if defined(__FreeBSD__)
 		bicopy<ToSegfault>(hostctx->pc, MCTX(.__gregs[_REG_PC]));
@@ -133,8 +132,6 @@ static void context_segfault(host_context_t* hostctx, void* segfault_ctx)
 #else
 	#error Unsupported HOST_CPU
 #endif
-	#endif
-	
 }
 
 void context_from_segfault(host_context_t* hostctx, void* segfault_ctx) {
diff --git a/shell/switch/libnx_vmem.cpp b/shell/switch/libnx_vmem.cpp
index 395079f12..3c5320429 100644
--- a/shell/switch/libnx_vmem.cpp
+++ b/shell/switch/libnx_vmem.cpp
@@ -283,8 +283,6 @@ void release_jit_block(void *code_area1, void *code_area2, size_t size)
 
 } // namespace virtmem
 
-#ifndef TARGET_NO_EXCEPTIONS
-
 #include <ucontext.h>
 void fault_handler(int sn, siginfo_t * si, void *segfault_ctx);
 
@@ -325,7 +323,6 @@ void __libnx_exception_handler(ThreadExceptionDump *ctx)
 	context_switch_aarch64(ptr);
 }
 }
-#endif	// TARGET_NO_EXCEPTIONS
 
 #ifndef LIBRETRO
 [[noreturn]] void os_DebugBreak()