diff --git a/target/xtensa/cpu.c b/target/xtensa/cpu.c
index ce044466ad..47fd7c7ca9 100644
--- a/target/xtensa/cpu.c
+++ b/target/xtensa/cpu.c
@@ -91,9 +91,8 @@ bool xtensa_abi_call0(void)
 static void xtensa_cpu_reset_hold(Object *obj)
 {
     CPUState *cs = CPU(obj);
-    XtensaCPU *cpu = XTENSA_CPU(cs);
     XtensaCPUClass *xcc = XTENSA_CPU_GET_CLASS(obj);
-    CPUXtensaState *env = &cpu->env;
+    CPUXtensaState *env = cpu_env(cs);
     bool dfpu = xtensa_option_enabled(env->config,
                                       XTENSA_OPTION_DFP_COPROCESSOR);
 
diff --git a/target/xtensa/dbg_helper.c b/target/xtensa/dbg_helper.c
index 497dafca71..5546c82ecd 100644
--- a/target/xtensa/dbg_helper.c
+++ b/target/xtensa/dbg_helper.c
@@ -66,8 +66,7 @@ void HELPER(wsr_ibreaka)(CPUXtensaState *env, uint32_t i, uint32_t v)
 
 bool xtensa_debug_check_breakpoint(CPUState *cs)
 {
-    XtensaCPU *cpu = XTENSA_CPU(cs);
-    CPUXtensaState *env = &cpu->env;
+    CPUXtensaState *env = cpu_env(cs);
     unsigned int i;
 
     if (xtensa_get_cintlevel(env) >= env->config->debug_level) {
diff --git a/target/xtensa/exc_helper.c b/target/xtensa/exc_helper.c
index 168419a505..0514c2c1f3 100644
--- a/target/xtensa/exc_helper.c
+++ b/target/xtensa/exc_helper.c
@@ -205,8 +205,7 @@ static void handle_interrupt(CPUXtensaState *env)
 /* Called from cpu_handle_interrupt with BQL held */
 void xtensa_cpu_do_interrupt(CPUState *cs)
 {
-    XtensaCPU *cpu = XTENSA_CPU(cs);
-    CPUXtensaState *env = &cpu->env;
+    CPUXtensaState *env = cpu_env(cs);
 
     if (cs->exception_index == EXC_IRQ) {
         qemu_log_mask(CPU_LOG_INT,
diff --git a/target/xtensa/gdbstub.c b/target/xtensa/gdbstub.c
index 4b3bfb7e59..4748fb6532 100644
--- a/target/xtensa/gdbstub.c
+++ b/target/xtensa/gdbstub.c
@@ -65,8 +65,7 @@ void xtensa_count_regs(const XtensaConfig *config,
 
 int xtensa_cpu_gdb_read_register(CPUState *cs, GByteArray *mem_buf, int n)
 {
-    XtensaCPU *cpu = XTENSA_CPU(cs);
-    CPUXtensaState *env = &cpu->env;
+    CPUXtensaState *env = cpu_env(cs);
     const XtensaGdbReg *reg = env->config->gdb_regmap.reg + n;
 #ifdef CONFIG_USER_ONLY
     int num_regs = env->config->gdb_regmap.num_core_regs;
@@ -120,8 +119,7 @@ int xtensa_cpu_gdb_read_register(CPUState *cs, GByteArray *mem_buf, int n)
 
 int xtensa_cpu_gdb_write_register(CPUState *cs, uint8_t *mem_buf, int n)
 {
-    XtensaCPU *cpu = XTENSA_CPU(cs);
-    CPUXtensaState *env = &cpu->env;
+    CPUXtensaState *env = cpu_env(cs);
     uint32_t tmp;
     const XtensaGdbReg *reg = env->config->gdb_regmap.reg + n;
 #ifdef CONFIG_USER_ONLY
diff --git a/target/xtensa/helper.c b/target/xtensa/helper.c
index a9f8907083..ca214b948a 100644
--- a/target/xtensa/helper.c
+++ b/target/xtensa/helper.c
@@ -217,8 +217,7 @@ static uint32_t check_hw_breakpoints(CPUXtensaState *env)
 
 void xtensa_breakpoint_handler(CPUState *cs)
 {
-    XtensaCPU *cpu = XTENSA_CPU(cs);
-    CPUXtensaState *env = &cpu->env;
+    CPUXtensaState *env = cpu_env(cs);
 
     if (cs->watchpoint_hit) {
         if (cs->watchpoint_hit->flags & BP_CPU) {
@@ -266,8 +265,7 @@ bool xtensa_cpu_tlb_fill(CPUState *cs, vaddr address, int size,
                          MMUAccessType access_type, int mmu_idx,
                          bool probe, uintptr_t retaddr)
 {
-    XtensaCPU *cpu = XTENSA_CPU(cs);
-    CPUXtensaState *env = &cpu->env;
+    CPUXtensaState *env = cpu_env(cs);
     uint32_t paddr;
     uint32_t page_size;
     unsigned access;
@@ -297,8 +295,7 @@ void xtensa_cpu_do_transaction_failed(CPUState *cs, hwaddr physaddr, vaddr addr,
                                       int mmu_idx, MemTxAttrs attrs,
                                       MemTxResult response, uintptr_t retaddr)
 {
-    XtensaCPU *cpu = XTENSA_CPU(cs);
-    CPUXtensaState *env = &cpu->env;
+    CPUXtensaState *env = cpu_env(cs);
 
     cpu_restore_state(cs, retaddr);
     HELPER(exception_cause_vaddr)(env, env->pc,
diff --git a/target/xtensa/translate.c b/target/xtensa/translate.c
index 87947236ca..e646e016df 100644
--- a/target/xtensa/translate.c
+++ b/target/xtensa/translate.c
@@ -1127,10 +1127,9 @@ static void xtensa_tr_init_disas_context(DisasContextBase *dcbase,
                                          CPUState *cpu)
 {
     DisasContext *dc = container_of(dcbase, DisasContext, base);
-    CPUXtensaState *env = cpu_env(cpu);
     uint32_t tb_flags = dc->base.tb->flags;
 
-    dc->config = env->config;
+    dc->config = cpu_env(cpu)->config;
     dc->pc = dc->base.pc_first;
     dc->ring = tb_flags & XTENSA_TBFLAG_RING_MASK;
     dc->cring = (tb_flags & XTENSA_TBFLAG_EXCM) ? 0 : dc->ring;
@@ -1248,8 +1247,7 @@ void gen_intermediate_code(CPUState *cpu, TranslationBlock *tb, int *max_insns,
 
 void xtensa_cpu_dump_state(CPUState *cs, FILE *f, int flags)
 {
-    XtensaCPU *cpu = XTENSA_CPU(cs);
-    CPUXtensaState *env = &cpu->env;
+    CPUXtensaState *env = cpu_env(cs);
     xtensa_isa isa = env->config->isa;
     int i, j;
 
