diff --git a/target/openrisc/cpu.h b/target/openrisc/cpu.h
index 561f0f7fad..755282f95d 100644
--- a/target/openrisc/cpu.h
+++ b/target/openrisc/cpu.h
@@ -68,9 +68,6 @@ enum {
                                       (reg) |= ((v & 0x1f) << 2);\
                                   } while (0)
 
-/* Version Register */
-#define SPR_VR 0xFFFF003F
-
 /* Interrupt */
 #define NR_IRQS  32
 
diff --git a/target/openrisc/sys_helper.c b/target/openrisc/sys_helper.c
index 1053409a04..d20f48b659 100644
--- a/target/openrisc/sys_helper.c
+++ b/target/openrisc/sys_helper.c
@@ -39,10 +39,6 @@ void HELPER(mtspr)(CPUOpenRISCState *env, target_ulong spr, target_ulong rb)
     int idx;
 
     switch (spr) {
-    case TO_SPR(0, 0): /* VR */
-        env->vr = rb;
-        break;
-
     case TO_SPR(0, 11): /* EVBAR */
         env->evbar = rb;
         break;
@@ -62,10 +58,6 @@ void HELPER(mtspr)(CPUOpenRISCState *env, target_ulong spr, target_ulong rb)
         cpu_set_sr(env, rb);
         break;
 
-    case TO_SPR(0, 18): /* PPC */
-        env->ppc = rb;
-        break;
-
     case TO_SPR(0, 32): /* EPCR */
         env->epcr = rb;
         break;
@@ -204,7 +196,7 @@ target_ulong HELPER(mfspr)(CPUOpenRISCState *env, target_ulong rd,
 
     switch (spr) {
     case TO_SPR(0, 0): /* VR */
-        return env->vr & SPR_VR;
+        return env->vr;
 
     case TO_SPR(0, 1): /* UPR */
         return env->upr;    /* TT, DM, IM, UP present */