diff --git a/target/s390x/translate.c b/target/s390x/translate.c
index 0406f22be0..67ddf1b809 100644
--- a/target/s390x/translate.c
+++ b/target/s390x/translate.c
@@ -5472,10 +5472,7 @@ void gen_intermediate_code(CPUS390XState *env, struct TranslationBlock *tb)
             gen_io_start();
         }
 
-        status = NO_EXIT;
-        if (status == NO_EXIT) {
-            status = translate_one(env, &dc);
-        }
+        status = translate_one(env, &dc);
 
         /* If we reach a page boundary, are single stepping,
            or exhaust instruction count, stop generation.  */