diff --git a/accel/tcg/plugin-gen.c b/accel/tcg/plugin-gen.c
index 8f8ae156b6..fb77585ac0 100644
--- a/accel/tcg/plugin-gen.c
+++ b/accel/tcg/plugin-gen.c
@@ -51,11 +51,6 @@
 #include "exec/exec-all.h"
 #include "exec/plugin-gen.h"
 #include "exec/translator.h"
-#include "exec/helper-proto-common.h"
-
-#define HELPER_H  "accel/tcg/plugin-helpers.h"
-#include "exec/helper-info.c.inc"
-#undef  HELPER_H
 
 /*
  * plugin_cb_start TCG op args[]:
@@ -82,21 +77,6 @@ enum plugin_gen_cb {
     PLUGIN_GEN_N_CBS,
 };
 
-/*
- * These helpers are stubs that get dynamically switched out for calls
- * direct to the plugin if they are subscribed to.
- */
-void HELPER(plugin_vcpu_udata_cb_no_wg)(uint32_t cpu_index, void *udata)
-{ }
-
-void HELPER(plugin_vcpu_udata_cb_no_rwg)(uint32_t cpu_index, void *udata)
-{ }
-
-void HELPER(plugin_vcpu_mem_cb)(unsigned int vcpu_index,
-                                qemu_plugin_meminfo_t info, uint64_t vaddr,
-                                void *userdata)
-{ }
-
 static void plugin_gen_empty_callback(enum plugin_gen_from from)
 {
     switch (from) {
diff --git a/accel/tcg/plugin-helpers.h b/accel/tcg/plugin-helpers.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 11796436f3..0000000000
--- a/accel/tcg/plugin-helpers.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-#ifdef CONFIG_PLUGIN
-DEF_HELPER_FLAGS_2(plugin_vcpu_udata_cb_no_wg, TCG_CALL_NO_WG | TCG_CALL_PLUGIN, void, i32, ptr)
-DEF_HELPER_FLAGS_2(plugin_vcpu_udata_cb_no_rwg, TCG_CALL_NO_RWG | TCG_CALL_PLUGIN, void, i32, ptr)
-DEF_HELPER_FLAGS_4(plugin_vcpu_mem_cb, TCG_CALL_NO_RWG | TCG_CALL_PLUGIN, void, i32, i32, i64, ptr)
-#endif
diff --git a/include/exec/helper-gen-common.h b/include/exec/helper-gen-common.h
index 5d6d78a625..834590dc4e 100644
--- a/include/exec/helper-gen-common.h
+++ b/include/exec/helper-gen-common.h
@@ -11,8 +11,4 @@
 #include "exec/helper-gen.h.inc"
 #undef  HELPER_H
 
-#define HELPER_H "accel/tcg/plugin-helpers.h"
-#include "exec/helper-gen.h.inc"
-#undef  HELPER_H
-
 #endif /* HELPER_GEN_COMMON_H */
diff --git a/include/exec/helper-proto-common.h b/include/exec/helper-proto-common.h
index 8b67170a22..16782ef46c 100644
--- a/include/exec/helper-proto-common.h
+++ b/include/exec/helper-proto-common.h
@@ -13,8 +13,4 @@
 #include "exec/helper-proto.h.inc"
 #undef  HELPER_H
 
-#define HELPER_H "accel/tcg/plugin-helpers.h"
-#include "exec/helper-proto.h.inc"
-#undef  HELPER_H
-
 #endif /* HELPER_PROTO_COMMON_H */