diff --git a/include/exec/exec-all.h b/include/exec/exec-all.h
index 8223fbf246ee..ef72027dd832 100644
--- a/include/exec/exec-all.h
+++ b/include/exec/exec-all.h
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ uint16_t helper_ldw_cmmu(CPUArchState *env, target_ulong addr, int mmu_idx);
 uint32_t helper_ldl_cmmu(CPUArchState *env, target_ulong addr, int mmu_idx);
 uint64_t helper_ldq_cmmu(CPUArchState *env, target_ulong addr, int mmu_idx);
 
-#define ACCESS_TYPE (NB_MMU_MODES + 1)
+#define CPU_MMU_INDEX (cpu_mmu_index(env))
 #define MEMSUFFIX _code
 #define SOFTMMU_CODE_ACCESS
 
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ uint64_t helper_ldq_cmmu(CPUArchState *env, target_ulong addr, int mmu_idx);
 #define DATA_SIZE 8
 #include "exec/softmmu_header.h"
 
-#undef ACCESS_TYPE
+#undef CPU_MMU_INDEX
 #undef MEMSUFFIX
 #undef SOFTMMU_CODE_ACCESS
 
diff --git a/include/exec/softmmu_exec.h b/include/exec/softmmu_exec.h
index 470db2017491..8217733a9f80 100644
--- a/include/exec/softmmu_exec.h
+++ b/include/exec/softmmu_exec.h
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 /* The memory helpers for tcg-generated code need tcg_target_long etc.  */
 #include "tcg.h"
 
-#define ACCESS_TYPE 0
+#define CPU_MMU_INDEX 0
 #define MEMSUFFIX MMU_MODE0_SUFFIX
 #define DATA_SIZE 1
 #include "exec/softmmu_header.h"
@@ -35,10 +35,10 @@
 
 #define DATA_SIZE 8
 #include "exec/softmmu_header.h"
-#undef ACCESS_TYPE
+#undef CPU_MMU_INDEX
 #undef MEMSUFFIX
 
-#define ACCESS_TYPE 1
+#define CPU_MMU_INDEX 1
 #define MEMSUFFIX MMU_MODE1_SUFFIX
 #define DATA_SIZE 1
 #include "exec/softmmu_header.h"
@@ -51,12 +51,12 @@
 
 #define DATA_SIZE 8
 #include "exec/softmmu_header.h"
-#undef ACCESS_TYPE
+#undef CPU_MMU_INDEX
 #undef MEMSUFFIX
 
 #if (NB_MMU_MODES >= 3)
 
-#define ACCESS_TYPE 2
+#define CPU_MMU_INDEX 2
 #define MEMSUFFIX MMU_MODE2_SUFFIX
 #define DATA_SIZE 1
 #include "exec/softmmu_header.h"
@@ -69,13 +69,13 @@
 
 #define DATA_SIZE 8
 #include "exec/softmmu_header.h"
-#undef ACCESS_TYPE
+#undef CPU_MMU_INDEX
 #undef MEMSUFFIX
 #endif /* (NB_MMU_MODES >= 3) */
 
 #if (NB_MMU_MODES >= 4)
 
-#define ACCESS_TYPE 3
+#define CPU_MMU_INDEX 3
 #define MEMSUFFIX MMU_MODE3_SUFFIX
 #define DATA_SIZE 1
 #include "exec/softmmu_header.h"
@@ -88,13 +88,13 @@
 
 #define DATA_SIZE 8
 #include "exec/softmmu_header.h"
-#undef ACCESS_TYPE
+#undef CPU_MMU_INDEX
 #undef MEMSUFFIX
 #endif /* (NB_MMU_MODES >= 4) */
 
 #if (NB_MMU_MODES >= 5)
 
-#define ACCESS_TYPE 4
+#define CPU_MMU_INDEX 4
 #define MEMSUFFIX MMU_MODE4_SUFFIX
 #define DATA_SIZE 1
 #include "exec/softmmu_header.h"
@@ -107,13 +107,13 @@
 
 #define DATA_SIZE 8
 #include "exec/softmmu_header.h"
-#undef ACCESS_TYPE
+#undef CPU_MMU_INDEX
 #undef MEMSUFFIX
 #endif /* (NB_MMU_MODES >= 5) */
 
 #if (NB_MMU_MODES >= 6)
 
-#define ACCESS_TYPE 5
+#define CPU_MMU_INDEX 5
 #define MEMSUFFIX MMU_MODE5_SUFFIX
 #define DATA_SIZE 1
 #include "exec/softmmu_header.h"
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@
 
 #define DATA_SIZE 8
 #include "exec/softmmu_header.h"
-#undef ACCESS_TYPE
+#undef CPU_MMU_INDEX
 #undef MEMSUFFIX
 #endif /* (NB_MMU_MODES >= 6) */
 
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@
 #endif /* (NB_MMU_MODES > 6) */
 
 /* these access are slower, they must be as rare as possible */
-#define ACCESS_TYPE (NB_MMU_MODES)
+#define CPU_MMU_INDEX (cpu_mmu_index(env))
 #define MEMSUFFIX _data
 #define DATA_SIZE 1
 #include "exec/softmmu_header.h"
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@
 
 #define DATA_SIZE 8
 #include "exec/softmmu_header.h"
-#undef ACCESS_TYPE
+#undef CPU_MMU_INDEX
 #undef MEMSUFFIX
 
 #define ldub(p) ldub_data(p)
diff --git a/include/exec/softmmu_header.h b/include/exec/softmmu_header.h
index cc85a4368579..bb18f97024b4 100644
--- a/include/exec/softmmu_header.h
+++ b/include/exec/softmmu_header.h
@@ -47,16 +47,6 @@
 #error unsupported data size
 #endif
 
-#if ACCESS_TYPE < (NB_MMU_MODES)
-#define CPU_MMU_INDEX ACCESS_TYPE
-#elif ACCESS_TYPE == (NB_MMU_MODES)
-#define CPU_MMU_INDEX (cpu_mmu_index(env))
-#elif ACCESS_TYPE == (NB_MMU_MODES + 1)
-#define CPU_MMU_INDEX (cpu_mmu_index(env))
-#else
-#error invalid ACCESS_TYPE
-#endif
-
 #if DATA_SIZE == 8
 #define RES_TYPE uint64_t
 #else
@@ -199,6 +189,5 @@ static inline void glue(cpu_stfl, MEMSUFFIX)(CPUArchState *env,
 #undef SUFFIX
 #undef USUFFIX
 #undef DATA_SIZE
-#undef CPU_MMU_INDEX
 #undef MMUSUFFIX
 #undef ADDR_READ