diff --git a/target/alpha/translate.c b/target/alpha/translate.c
index a607c898f4..cb2cb2de6b 100644
--- a/target/alpha/translate.c
+++ b/target/alpha/translate.c
@@ -449,19 +449,8 @@ static bool in_superpage(DisasContext *ctx, int64_t addr)
 #endif
 }
 
-static bool use_exit_tb(DisasContext *ctx)
-{
-    return ((tb_cflags(ctx->base.tb) & CF_LAST_IO)
-            || ctx->base.singlestep_enabled
-            || singlestep);
-}
-
 static bool use_goto_tb(DisasContext *ctx, uint64_t dest)
 {
-    /* Suppress goto_tb in the case of single-steping and IO.  */
-    if (unlikely(use_exit_tb(ctx))) {
-        return false;
-    }
 #ifndef CONFIG_USER_ONLY
     /* If the destination is in the superpage, the page perms can't change.  */
     if (in_superpage(ctx, dest)) {
@@ -1270,7 +1259,7 @@ static DisasJumpType gen_call_pal(DisasContext *ctx, int palcode)
            need the page permissions check.  We'll see the existence of
            the page when we create the TB, and we'll flush all TBs if
            we change the PAL base register.  */
-        if (!use_exit_tb(ctx)) {
+        if (!ctx->base.singlestep_enabled) {
             tcg_gen_goto_tb(0);
             tcg_gen_movi_i64(cpu_pc, entry);
             tcg_gen_exit_tb(ctx->base.tb, 0);
@@ -3094,7 +3083,7 @@ static void alpha_tr_tb_stop(DisasContextBase *dcbase, CPUState *cpu)
         tcg_gen_movi_i64(cpu_pc, ctx->base.pc_next);
         /* FALLTHRU */
     case DISAS_PC_UPDATED:
-        if (!use_exit_tb(ctx)) {
+        if (!ctx->base.singlestep_enabled) {
             tcg_gen_lookup_and_goto_ptr();
             break;
         }