diff --git a/target-arm/helper.c b/target-arm/helper.c
index 8f2cba6c1d..ab8b734933 100644
--- a/target-arm/helper.c
+++ b/target-arm/helper.c
@@ -1562,11 +1562,6 @@ uint32_t HELPER(rbit)(uint32_t x)
     return x;
 }
 
-uint32_t HELPER(abs)(uint32_t x)
-{
-    return ((int32_t)x < 0) ? -x : x;
-}
-
 #if defined(CONFIG_USER_ONLY)
 
 void do_interrupt (CPUARMState *env)
diff --git a/target-arm/helper.h b/target-arm/helper.h
index fa3472f0b9..60812de80b 100644
--- a/target-arm/helper.h
+++ b/target-arm/helper.h
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ DEF_HELPER_2(double_saturate, i32, env, s32)
 DEF_HELPER_FLAGS_2(sdiv, TCG_CALL_CONST | TCG_CALL_PURE, s32, s32, s32)
 DEF_HELPER_FLAGS_2(udiv, TCG_CALL_CONST | TCG_CALL_PURE, i32, i32, i32)
 DEF_HELPER_FLAGS_1(rbit, TCG_CALL_CONST | TCG_CALL_PURE, i32, i32)
-DEF_HELPER_FLAGS_1(abs, TCG_CALL_CONST | TCG_CALL_PURE, i32, i32)
 
 #define PAS_OP(pfx)  \
     DEF_HELPER_3(pfx ## add8, i32, i32, i32, ptr) \
diff --git a/target-arm/translate.c b/target-arm/translate.c
index d33f94c0fd..25433da037 100644
--- a/target-arm/translate.c
+++ b/target-arm/translate.c
@@ -462,8 +462,15 @@ static void gen_sar(TCGv dest, TCGv t0, TCGv t1)
     tcg_temp_free_i32(tmp1);
 }
 
-/* FIXME:  Implement this natively.  */
-#define tcg_gen_abs_i32(t0, t1) gen_helper_abs(t0, t1)
+static void tcg_gen_abs_i32(TCGv dest, TCGv src)
+{
+    TCGv c0 = tcg_const_i32(0);
+    TCGv tmp = tcg_temp_new_i32();
+    tcg_gen_neg_i32(tmp, src);
+    tcg_gen_movcond_i32(TCG_COND_GT, dest, src, c0, src, tmp);
+    tcg_temp_free_i32(c0);
+    tcg_temp_free_i32(tmp);
+}
 
 static void shifter_out_im(TCGv var, int shift)
 {