diff --git a/target/mips/mips32r6.decode b/target/mips/mips32r6.decode
index aea6f1142a..543e0c77bb 100644
--- a/target/mips/mips32r6.decode
+++ b/target/mips/mips32r6.decode
@@ -19,3 +19,6 @@ LSA                 000000 ..... ..... ..... 000 .. 000101  @lsa
 REMOVED             010011 ----- ----- ----- ----- ------   # COP1X (COP3)
 
 REMOVED             011100 ----- ----- ----- ----- ------   # SPECIAL2
+
+REMOVED             101111 ----- ----- ----------------     # CACHE
+REMOVED             110011 ----- ----- ----------------     # PREF
diff --git a/target/mips/translate.c b/target/mips/translate.c
index f3ebac9b8c..381571e45b 100644
--- a/target/mips/translate.c
+++ b/target/mips/translate.c
@@ -28619,7 +28619,6 @@ static bool decode_opc_legacy(CPUMIPSState *env, DisasContext *ctx)
         gen_st_cond(ctx, rt, rs, imm, MO_TESL, false);
         break;
     case OPC_CACHE:
-        check_insn_opc_removed(ctx, ISA_MIPS_R6);
         check_cp0_enabled(ctx);
         check_insn(ctx, ISA_MIPS3 | ISA_MIPS_R1);
         if (ctx->hflags & MIPS_HFLAG_ITC_CACHE) {
@@ -28628,7 +28627,6 @@ static bool decode_opc_legacy(CPUMIPSState *env, DisasContext *ctx)
         /* Treat as NOP. */
         break;
     case OPC_PREF:
-        check_insn_opc_removed(ctx, ISA_MIPS_R6);
         if (ctx->insn_flags & INSN_R5900) {
             /* Treat as NOP. */
         } else {