diff --git a/target-ppc/STATUS b/target-ppc/STATUS
index c8e9018bfcd7..a4d48a7ca276 100644
--- a/target-ppc/STATUS
+++ b/target-ppc/STATUS
@@ -377,15 +377,6 @@ MMU   OK
 EXCP  KO partially implemented
 Remarks: Should be able to boot but there is no hw platform currently emulated.
 
-PowerPC 970GX:
-INSN  KO Altivec missing and more
-SPR   KO
-MSR   ?
-IRQ   OK
-MMU   OK
-EXCP  KO partially implemented
-Remarks: Should be able to boot but there is no hw platform currently emulated.
-
 PowerPC Cell:
 INSN  KO Altivec missing and more
 SPR   KO
diff --git a/target-ppc/cpu-models.c b/target-ppc/cpu-models.c
index 7c9466fc0761..f6c9b3ab0129 100644
--- a/target-ppc/cpu-models.c
+++ b/target-ppc/cpu-models.c
@@ -1156,8 +1156,6 @@
                 "PowerPC 970FX v3.0 (G5)")
     POWERPC_DEF("970fx_v3.1",    CPU_POWERPC_970FX_v31,              970FX,
                 "PowerPC 970FX v3.1 (G5)")
-    POWERPC_DEF("970gx",         CPU_POWERPC_970GX,                  970GX,
-                "PowerPC 970GX (G5)")
     POWERPC_DEF("970mp_v1.0",    CPU_POWERPC_970MP_v10,              970MP,
                 "PowerPC 970MP v1.0")
     POWERPC_DEF("970mp_v1.1",    CPU_POWERPC_970MP_v11,              970MP,
diff --git a/target-ppc/cpu-models.h b/target-ppc/cpu-models.h
index 49ba4a452289..644a1264599c 100644
--- a/target-ppc/cpu-models.h
+++ b/target-ppc/cpu-models.h
@@ -570,7 +570,6 @@ enum {
     CPU_POWERPC_970FX_v21          = 0x003C0201,
     CPU_POWERPC_970FX_v30          = 0x003C0300,
     CPU_POWERPC_970FX_v31          = 0x003C0301,
-    CPU_POWERPC_970GX              = 0x00450000,
     CPU_POWERPC_970MP_v10          = 0x00440100,
     CPU_POWERPC_970MP_v11          = 0x00440101,
 #define CPU_POWERPC_CELL             CPU_POWERPC_CELL_v32
diff --git a/target-ppc/translate_init.c b/target-ppc/translate_init.c
index ed7008795eea..df8b4b122d7f 100644
--- a/target-ppc/translate_init.c
+++ b/target-ppc/translate_init.c
@@ -6830,106 +6830,6 @@ POWERPC_FAMILY(970FX)(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
                  POWERPC_FLAG_BUS_CLK;
 }
 
-static int check_pow_970GX (CPUPPCState *env)
-{
-    if (env->spr[SPR_HID0] & 0x00600000)
-        return 1;
-
-    return 0;
-}
-
-static void init_proc_970GX (CPUPPCState *env)
-{
-    gen_spr_ne_601(env);
-    gen_spr_7xx(env);
-    /* Time base */
-    gen_tbl(env);
-    /* Hardware implementation registers */
-    /* XXX : not implemented */
-    spr_register(env, SPR_HID0, "HID0",
-                 SPR_NOACCESS, SPR_NOACCESS,
-                 &spr_read_generic, &spr_write_clear,
-                 0x60000000);
-    /* XXX : not implemented */
-    spr_register(env, SPR_HID1, "HID1",
-                 SPR_NOACCESS, SPR_NOACCESS,
-                 &spr_read_generic, &spr_write_generic,
-                 0x00000000);
-    /* XXX : not implemented */
-    spr_register(env, SPR_750FX_HID2, "HID2",
-                 SPR_NOACCESS, SPR_NOACCESS,
-                 &spr_read_generic, &spr_write_generic,
-                 0x00000000);
-    /* XXX : not implemented */
-    spr_register(env, SPR_970_HID5, "HID5",
-                 SPR_NOACCESS, SPR_NOACCESS,
-                 &spr_read_generic, &spr_write_generic,
-                 POWERPC970_HID5_INIT);
-    /* XXX : not implemented */
-    spr_register(env, SPR_L2CR, "L2CR",
-                 SPR_NOACCESS, SPR_NOACCESS,
-                 &spr_read_generic, spr_access_nop,
-                 0x00000000);
-    /* Memory management */
-    /* XXX: not correct */
-    gen_low_BATs(env);
-    /* XXX : not implemented */
-    spr_register(env, SPR_MMUCFG, "MMUCFG",
-                 SPR_NOACCESS, SPR_NOACCESS,
-                 &spr_read_generic, SPR_NOACCESS,
-                 0x00000000); /* TOFIX */
-    /* XXX : not implemented */
-    spr_register(env, SPR_MMUCSR0, "MMUCSR0",
-                 SPR_NOACCESS, SPR_NOACCESS,
-                 &spr_read_generic, &spr_write_generic,
-                 0x00000000); /* TOFIX */
-    spr_register(env, SPR_HIOR, "SPR_HIOR",
-                 SPR_NOACCESS, SPR_NOACCESS,
-                 &spr_read_hior, &spr_write_hior,
-                 0x00000000);
-#if !defined(CONFIG_USER_ONLY)
-    env->slb_nr = 32;
-#endif
-    init_excp_970(env);
-    env->dcache_line_size = 128;
-    env->icache_line_size = 128;
-    /* Allocate hardware IRQ controller */
-    ppc970_irq_init(env);
-    /* Can't find information on what this should be on reset.  This
-     * value is the one used by 74xx processors. */
-    vscr_init(env, 0x00010000);
-}
-
-POWERPC_FAMILY(970GX)(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
-{
-    DeviceClass *dc = DEVICE_CLASS(oc);
-    PowerPCCPUClass *pcc = POWERPC_CPU_CLASS(oc);
-
-    dc->desc = "PowerPC 970 GX";
-    pcc->init_proc = init_proc_970GX;
-    pcc->check_pow = check_pow_970GX;
-    pcc->insns_flags = PPC_INSNS_BASE | PPC_STRING | PPC_MFTB |
-                       PPC_FLOAT | PPC_FLOAT_FSEL | PPC_FLOAT_FRES |
-                       PPC_FLOAT_FSQRT | PPC_FLOAT_FRSQRTE |
-                       PPC_FLOAT_STFIWX |
-                       PPC_CACHE | PPC_CACHE_ICBI | PPC_CACHE_DCBZ |
-                       PPC_MEM_SYNC | PPC_MEM_EIEIO |
-                       PPC_MEM_TLBIE | PPC_MEM_TLBSYNC |
-                       PPC_64B | PPC_ALTIVEC |
-                       PPC_SEGMENT_64B | PPC_SLBI;
-    pcc->msr_mask = 0x800000000204FF36ULL;
-    pcc->mmu_model = POWERPC_MMU_64B;
-#if defined(CONFIG_SOFTMMU)
-    pcc->handle_mmu_fault = ppc_hash64_handle_mmu_fault;
-#endif
-    pcc->excp_model = POWERPC_EXCP_970;
-    pcc->bus_model = PPC_FLAGS_INPUT_970;
-    pcc->bfd_mach = bfd_mach_ppc64;
-    pcc->flags = POWERPC_FLAG_VRE | POWERPC_FLAG_SE |
-                 POWERPC_FLAG_BE | POWERPC_FLAG_PMM |
-                 POWERPC_FLAG_BUS_CLK;
-}
-
 static int check_pow_970MP (CPUPPCState *env)
 {
     if (env->spr[SPR_HID0] & 0x01C00000)