diff --git a/target/mips/mips32r6.decode b/target/mips/mips32r6.decode
index dd7faf75ab..aea6f1142a 100644
--- a/target/mips/mips32r6.decode
+++ b/target/mips/mips32r6.decode
@@ -16,4 +16,6 @@
 
 LSA                 000000 ..... ..... ..... 000 .. 000101  @lsa
 
+REMOVED             010011 ----- ----- ----- ----- ------   # COP1X (COP3)
+
 REMOVED             011100 ----- ----- ----- ----- ------   # SPECIAL2
diff --git a/target/mips/translate.c b/target/mips/translate.c
index 2f23ce4a36..f3ebac9b8c 100644
--- a/target/mips/translate.c
+++ b/target/mips/translate.c
@@ -28826,7 +28826,6 @@ static bool decode_opc_legacy(CPUMIPSState *env, DisasContext *ctx)
         break;
 
     case OPC_CP3:
-        check_insn_opc_removed(ctx, ISA_MIPS_R6);
         if (ctx->CP0_Config1 & (1 << CP0C1_FP)) {
             check_cp1_enabled(ctx);
             op1 = MASK_CP3(ctx->opcode);