diff --git a/target/hexagon/gen_analyze_funcs.py b/target/hexagon/gen_analyze_funcs.py
index 81e1d9cfa3..54bac19724 100755
--- a/target/hexagon/gen_analyze_funcs.py
+++ b/target/hexagon/gen_analyze_funcs.py
@@ -78,24 +78,7 @@ def gen_analyze_func(f, tag, regs, imms):
 
 
 def main():
-    hex_common.read_semantics_file(sys.argv[1])
-    hex_common.read_attribs_file(sys.argv[2])
-    hex_common.read_overrides_file(sys.argv[3])
-    hex_common.read_overrides_file(sys.argv[4])
-    ## Whether or not idef-parser is enabled is
-    ## determined by the number of arguments to
-    ## this script:
-    ##
-    ##   5 args. -> not enabled,
-    ##   6 args. -> idef-parser enabled.
-    ##
-    ## The 6:th arg. then holds a list of the successfully
-    ## parsed instructions.
-    is_idef_parser_enabled = len(sys.argv) > 6
-    if is_idef_parser_enabled:
-        hex_common.read_idef_parser_enabled_file(sys.argv[5])
-    hex_common.calculate_attribs()
-    hex_common.init_registers()
+    hex_common.read_common_files()
     tagregs = hex_common.get_tagregs()
     tagimms = hex_common.get_tagimms()
 
diff --git a/target/hexagon/gen_helper_funcs.py b/target/hexagon/gen_helper_funcs.py
index 9cc3d69c49..e9685bff2f 100755
--- a/target/hexagon/gen_helper_funcs.py
+++ b/target/hexagon/gen_helper_funcs.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 
 ##
-##  Copyright(c) 2019-2023 Qualcomm Innovation Center, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+##  Copyright(c) 2019-2024 Qualcomm Innovation Center, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
 ##
 ##  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 ##  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -102,24 +102,7 @@ def gen_helper_function(f, tag, tagregs, tagimms):
 
 
 def main():
-    hex_common.read_semantics_file(sys.argv[1])
-    hex_common.read_attribs_file(sys.argv[2])
-    hex_common.read_overrides_file(sys.argv[3])
-    hex_common.read_overrides_file(sys.argv[4])
-    ## Whether or not idef-parser is enabled is
-    ## determined by the number of arguments to
-    ## this script:
-    ##
-    ##   5 args. -> not enabled,
-    ##   6 args. -> idef-parser enabled.
-    ##
-    ## The 6:th arg. then holds a list of the successfully
-    ## parsed instructions.
-    is_idef_parser_enabled = len(sys.argv) > 6
-    if is_idef_parser_enabled:
-        hex_common.read_idef_parser_enabled_file(sys.argv[5])
-    hex_common.calculate_attribs()
-    hex_common.init_registers()
+    hex_common.read_common_files()
     tagregs = hex_common.get_tagregs()
     tagimms = hex_common.get_tagimms()
 
diff --git a/target/hexagon/gen_helper_protos.py b/target/hexagon/gen_helper_protos.py
index f8578d5033..fd2bfd0f36 100755
--- a/target/hexagon/gen_helper_protos.py
+++ b/target/hexagon/gen_helper_protos.py
@@ -52,24 +52,7 @@ def gen_helper_prototype(f, tag, tagregs, tagimms):
 
 
 def main():
-    hex_common.read_semantics_file(sys.argv[1])
-    hex_common.read_attribs_file(sys.argv[2])
-    hex_common.read_overrides_file(sys.argv[3])
-    hex_common.read_overrides_file(sys.argv[4])
-    ## Whether or not idef-parser is enabled is
-    ## determined by the number of arguments to
-    ## this script:
-    ##
-    ##   5 args. -> not enabled,
-    ##   6 args. -> idef-parser enabled.
-    ##
-    ## The 6:th arg. then holds a list of the successfully
-    ## parsed instructions.
-    is_idef_parser_enabled = len(sys.argv) > 6
-    if is_idef_parser_enabled:
-        hex_common.read_idef_parser_enabled_file(sys.argv[5])
-    hex_common.calculate_attribs()
-    hex_common.init_registers()
+    hex_common.read_common_files()
     tagregs = hex_common.get_tagregs()
     tagimms = hex_common.get_tagimms()
 
diff --git a/target/hexagon/gen_idef_parser_funcs.py b/target/hexagon/gen_idef_parser_funcs.py
index 550a48cb7b..eb494abba8 100644
--- a/target/hexagon/gen_idef_parser_funcs.py
+++ b/target/hexagon/gen_idef_parser_funcs.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 
 ##
-##  Copyright(c) 2019-2023 rev.ng Labs Srl. All Rights Reserved.
+##  Copyright(c) 2019-2024 rev.ng Labs Srl. All Rights Reserved.
 ##
 ##  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 ##  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -44,13 +44,12 @@
 ##
 def main():
     hex_common.read_semantics_file(sys.argv[1])
-    hex_common.read_attribs_file(sys.argv[2])
     hex_common.calculate_attribs()
     hex_common.init_registers()
     tagregs = hex_common.get_tagregs()
     tagimms = hex_common.get_tagimms()
 
-    with open(sys.argv[3], "w") as f:
+    with open(sys.argv[-1], "w") as f:
         f.write('#include "macros.inc"\n\n')
 
         for tag in hex_common.tags:
diff --git a/target/hexagon/gen_op_attribs.py b/target/hexagon/gen_op_attribs.py
index 41074b8573..99448220da 100755
--- a/target/hexagon/gen_op_attribs.py
+++ b/target/hexagon/gen_op_attribs.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 
 ##
-##  Copyright(c) 2019-2023 Qualcomm Innovation Center, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+##  Copyright(c) 2019-2024 Qualcomm Innovation Center, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
 ##
 ##  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 ##  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -25,13 +25,12 @@
 
 def main():
     hex_common.read_semantics_file(sys.argv[1])
-    hex_common.read_attribs_file(sys.argv[2])
     hex_common.calculate_attribs()
 
     ##
     ##     Generate all the attributes associated with each instruction
     ##
-    with open(sys.argv[3], "w") as f:
+    with open(sys.argv[-1], "w") as f:
         for tag in hex_common.tags:
             f.write(
                 f"OP_ATTRIB({tag},ATTRIBS("
diff --git a/target/hexagon/gen_opcodes_def.py b/target/hexagon/gen_opcodes_def.py
index cddd868fe3..536f0eb68a 100755
--- a/target/hexagon/gen_opcodes_def.py
+++ b/target/hexagon/gen_opcodes_def.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 
 ##
-##  Copyright(c) 2019-2023 Qualcomm Innovation Center, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+##  Copyright(c) 2019-2024 Qualcomm Innovation Center, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
 ##
 ##  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 ##  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ def main():
     ##
     ##     Generate a list of all the opcodes
     ##
-    with open(sys.argv[3], "w") as f:
+    with open(sys.argv[-1], "w") as f:
         for tag in hex_common.tags:
             f.write(f"OPCODE({tag}),\n")
 
diff --git a/target/hexagon/gen_printinsn.py b/target/hexagon/gen_printinsn.py
index e570bd7c6a..8bf4d0985c 100755
--- a/target/hexagon/gen_printinsn.py
+++ b/target/hexagon/gen_printinsn.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 
 ##
-##  Copyright(c) 2019-2023 Qualcomm Innovation Center, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+##  Copyright(c) 2019-2024 Qualcomm Innovation Center, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
 ##
 ##  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 ##  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -97,11 +97,10 @@ def spacify(s):
 
 def main():
     hex_common.read_semantics_file(sys.argv[1])
-    hex_common.read_attribs_file(sys.argv[2])
 
     immext_casere = re.compile(r"IMMEXT\(([A-Za-z])")
 
-    with open(sys.argv[3], "w") as f:
+    with open(sys.argv[-1], "w") as f:
         for tag in hex_common.tags:
             if not hex_common.behdict[tag]:
                 continue
diff --git a/target/hexagon/gen_tcg_func_table.py b/target/hexagon/gen_tcg_func_table.py
index f998ef0992..978ac1819b 100755
--- a/target/hexagon/gen_tcg_func_table.py
+++ b/target/hexagon/gen_tcg_func_table.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 
 ##
-##  Copyright(c) 2019-2023 Qualcomm Innovation Center, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+##  Copyright(c) 2019-2024 Qualcomm Innovation Center, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
 ##
 ##  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 ##  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -25,12 +25,11 @@
 
 def main():
     hex_common.read_semantics_file(sys.argv[1])
-    hex_common.read_attribs_file(sys.argv[2])
     hex_common.calculate_attribs()
     tagregs = hex_common.get_tagregs()
     tagimms = hex_common.get_tagimms()
 
-    with open(sys.argv[3], "w") as f:
+    with open(sys.argv[-1], "w") as f:
         f.write("#ifndef HEXAGON_FUNC_TABLE_H\n")
         f.write("#define HEXAGON_FUNC_TABLE_H\n\n")
 
diff --git a/target/hexagon/gen_tcg_funcs.py b/target/hexagon/gen_tcg_funcs.py
index 3d8e3cb6a2..05aa0a7855 100755
--- a/target/hexagon/gen_tcg_funcs.py
+++ b/target/hexagon/gen_tcg_funcs.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 
 ##
-##  Copyright(c) 2019-2023 Qualcomm Innovation Center, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+##  Copyright(c) 2019-2024 Qualcomm Innovation Center, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
 ##
 ##  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 ##  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -108,24 +108,7 @@ def gen_def_tcg_func(f, tag, tagregs, tagimms):
 
 
 def main():
-    hex_common.read_semantics_file(sys.argv[1])
-    hex_common.read_attribs_file(sys.argv[2])
-    hex_common.read_overrides_file(sys.argv[3])
-    hex_common.read_overrides_file(sys.argv[4])
-    hex_common.calculate_attribs()
-    hex_common.init_registers()
-    ## Whether or not idef-parser is enabled is
-    ## determined by the number of arguments to
-    ## this script:
-    ##
-    ##   5 args. -> not enabled,
-    ##   6 args. -> idef-parser enabled.
-    ##
-    ## The 6:th arg. then holds a list of the successfully
-    ## parsed instructions.
-    is_idef_parser_enabled = len(sys.argv) > 6
-    if is_idef_parser_enabled:
-        hex_common.read_idef_parser_enabled_file(sys.argv[5])
+    is_idef_parser_enabled = hex_common.read_common_files()
     tagregs = hex_common.get_tagregs()
     tagimms = hex_common.get_tagimms()
 
diff --git a/target/hexagon/hex_common.py b/target/hexagon/hex_common.py
index f6f187968a..15ed4980e4 100755
--- a/target/hexagon/hex_common.py
+++ b/target/hexagon/hex_common.py
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
 semdict = {}  # tag -> semantics
 attribdict = {}  # tag -> attributes
 macros = {}  # macro -> macro information...
-attribinfo = {}  # Register information and misc
 registers = {}  # register -> register functions
 new_registers = {}
 tags = []  # list of all tags
@@ -288,19 +287,6 @@ def read_semantics_file(name):
                 eval_line = ""
 
 
-def read_attribs_file(name):
-    attribre = re.compile(
-        r"DEF_ATTRIB\(([A-Za-z0-9_]+), ([^,]*), "
-        + r'"([A-Za-z0-9_\.]*)", "([A-Za-z0-9_\.]*)"\)'
-    )
-    for line in open(name, "rt").readlines():
-        if not attribre.match(line):
-            continue
-        (attrib_base, descr, rreg, wreg) = attribre.findall(line)[0]
-        attrib_base = "A_" + attrib_base
-        attribinfo[attrib_base] = {"rreg": rreg, "wreg": wreg, "descr": descr}
-
-
 def read_overrides_file(name):
     overridere = re.compile(r"#define fGEN_TCG_([A-Za-z0-9_]+)\(.*")
     for line in open(name, "rt").readlines():
@@ -1193,3 +1179,24 @@ def helper_args(tag, regs, imms):
             "uint32_t part1"
         ))
     return args
+
+
+def read_common_files():
+    read_semantics_file(sys.argv[1])
+    read_overrides_file(sys.argv[2])
+    read_overrides_file(sys.argv[3])
+    ## Whether or not idef-parser is enabled is
+    ## determined by the number of arguments to
+    ## this script:
+    ##
+    ##   4 args. -> not enabled,
+    ##   5 args. -> idef-parser enabled.
+    ##
+    ## The 5:th arg. then holds a list of the successfully
+    ## parsed instructions.
+    is_idef_parser_enabled = len(sys.argv) > 5
+    if is_idef_parser_enabled:
+        read_idef_parser_enabled_file(sys.argv[4])
+    calculate_attribs()
+    init_registers()
+    return is_idef_parser_enabled
diff --git a/target/hexagon/meson.build b/target/hexagon/meson.build
index 988e7489ba..b0b253aa6b 100644
--- a/target/hexagon/meson.build
+++ b/target/hexagon/meson.build
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 hexagon_ss = ss.source_set()
 
 hex_common_py = 'hex_common.py'
-attribs_def = meson.current_source_dir() / 'attribs_def.h.inc'
 gen_tcg_h = meson.current_source_dir() / 'gen_tcg.h'
 gen_tcg_hvx_h = meson.current_source_dir() / 'gen_tcg_hvx.h'
 idef_parser_dir = meson.current_source_dir() / 'idef-parser'
@@ -51,8 +50,8 @@ tcg_func_table_generated = custom_target(
     'tcg_func_table_generated.c.inc',
     output: 'tcg_func_table_generated.c.inc',
     depends: [semantics_generated],
-    depend_files: [hex_common_py, attribs_def],
-    command: [python, files('gen_tcg_func_table.py'), semantics_generated, attribs_def, '@OUTPUT@'],
+    depend_files: [hex_common_py],
+    command: [python, files('gen_tcg_func_table.py'), semantics_generated, '@OUTPUT@'],
 )
 hexagon_ss.add(tcg_func_table_generated)
 
@@ -60,8 +59,8 @@ printinsn_generated = custom_target(
     'printinsn_generated.h.inc',
     output: 'printinsn_generated.h.inc',
     depends: [semantics_generated],
-    depend_files: [hex_common_py, attribs_def],
-    command: [python, files('gen_printinsn.py'), semantics_generated, attribs_def, '@OUTPUT@'],
+    depend_files: [hex_common_py],
+    command: [python, files('gen_printinsn.py'), semantics_generated, '@OUTPUT@'],
 )
 hexagon_ss.add(printinsn_generated)
 
@@ -69,8 +68,8 @@ op_attribs_generated = custom_target(
     'op_attribs_generated.h.inc',
     output: 'op_attribs_generated.h.inc',
     depends: [semantics_generated],
-    depend_files: [hex_common_py, attribs_def],
-    command: [python, files('gen_op_attribs.py'), semantics_generated, attribs_def, '@OUTPUT@'],
+    depend_files: [hex_common_py],
+    command: [python, files('gen_op_attribs.py'), semantics_generated, '@OUTPUT@'],
 )
 hexagon_ss.add(op_attribs_generated)
 
@@ -78,8 +77,8 @@ opcodes_def_generated = custom_target(
     'opcodes_def_generated.h.inc',
     output: 'opcodes_def_generated.h.inc',
     depends: [semantics_generated],
-    depend_files: [hex_common_py, attribs_def],
-    command: [python, files('gen_opcodes_def.py'), semantics_generated, attribs_def, '@OUTPUT@'],
+    depend_files: [hex_common_py],
+    command: [python, files('gen_opcodes_def.py'), semantics_generated, '@OUTPUT@'],
 )
 hexagon_ss.add(opcodes_def_generated)
 
@@ -278,7 +277,7 @@ if idef_parser_enabled and 'hexagon-linux-user' in target_dirs
         output: 'idef_parser_input.h.inc',
         depends: [semantics_generated],
         depend_files: [hex_common_py],
-        command: [python, files('gen_idef_parser_funcs.py'), semantics_generated, attribs_def, '@OUTPUT@'],
+        command: [python, files('gen_idef_parser_funcs.py'), semantics_generated, '@OUTPUT@'],
     )
 
     preprocessed_idef_parser_input_generated = custom_target(
@@ -347,12 +346,12 @@ if idef_parser_enabled and 'hexagon-linux-user' in target_dirs
     # Setup input and dependencies for the next step, this depends on whether or
     # not idef-parser is enabled
     helper_dep = [semantics_generated, idef_generated_tcg_c, idef_generated_tcg]
-    helper_in = [semantics_generated, attribs_def, gen_tcg_h, gen_tcg_hvx_h, idef_generated_list]
+    helper_in = [semantics_generated, gen_tcg_h, gen_tcg_hvx_h, idef_generated_list]
 else
     # Setup input and dependencies for the next step, this depends on whether or
     # not idef-parser is enabled
     helper_dep = [semantics_generated]
-    helper_in = [semantics_generated, attribs_def, gen_tcg_h, gen_tcg_hvx_h]
+    helper_in = [semantics_generated, gen_tcg_h, gen_tcg_hvx_h]
 endif
 
 #
@@ -366,7 +365,7 @@ helper_protos_generated = custom_target(
     'helper_protos_generated.h.inc',
     output: 'helper_protos_generated.h.inc',
     depends: helper_dep,
-    depend_files: [hex_common_py, attribs_def, gen_tcg_h, gen_tcg_hvx_h],
+    depend_files: [hex_common_py, gen_tcg_h, gen_tcg_hvx_h],
     command: [python, files('gen_helper_protos.py'), helper_in, '@OUTPUT@'],
 )
 hexagon_ss.add(helper_protos_generated)
@@ -375,7 +374,7 @@ helper_funcs_generated = custom_target(
     'helper_funcs_generated.c.inc',
     output: 'helper_funcs_generated.c.inc',
     depends: helper_dep,
-    depend_files: [hex_common_py, attribs_def, gen_tcg_h, gen_tcg_hvx_h],
+    depend_files: [hex_common_py, gen_tcg_h, gen_tcg_hvx_h],
     command: [python, files('gen_helper_funcs.py'), helper_in, '@OUTPUT@'],
 )
 hexagon_ss.add(helper_funcs_generated)
@@ -384,7 +383,7 @@ tcg_funcs_generated = custom_target(
     'tcg_funcs_generated.c.inc',
     output: 'tcg_funcs_generated.c.inc',
     depends: helper_dep,
-    depend_files: [hex_common_py, attribs_def, gen_tcg_h, gen_tcg_hvx_h],
+    depend_files: [hex_common_py, gen_tcg_h, gen_tcg_hvx_h],
     command: [python, files('gen_tcg_funcs.py'), helper_in, '@OUTPUT@'],
 )
 hexagon_ss.add(tcg_funcs_generated)
@@ -393,7 +392,7 @@ analyze_funcs_generated = custom_target(
     'analyze_funcs_generated.c.inc',
     output: 'analyze_funcs_generated.c.inc',
     depends: helper_dep,
-    depend_files: [hex_common_py, attribs_def, gen_tcg_h, gen_tcg_hvx_h],
+    depend_files: [hex_common_py, gen_tcg_h, gen_tcg_hvx_h],
     command: [python, files('gen_analyze_funcs.py'), helper_in, '@OUTPUT@'],
 )
 hexagon_ss.add(analyze_funcs_generated)
