diff --git a/target/arm/helper.h b/target/arm/helper.h
index a09566f795..3d90b5be66 100644
--- a/target/arm/helper.h
+++ b/target/arm/helper.h
@@ -347,8 +347,6 @@ DEF_HELPER_2(neon_ceq_u8, i32, i32, i32)
 DEF_HELPER_2(neon_ceq_u16, i32, i32, i32)
 DEF_HELPER_2(neon_ceq_u32, i32, i32, i32)
 
-DEF_HELPER_1(neon_abs_s8, i32, i32)
-DEF_HELPER_1(neon_abs_s16, i32, i32)
 DEF_HELPER_1(neon_clz_u8, i32, i32)
 DEF_HELPER_1(neon_clz_u16, i32, i32)
 DEF_HELPER_1(neon_cls_s8, i32, i32)
diff --git a/target/arm/neon_helper.c b/target/arm/neon_helper.c
index ed1c6fc41c..4259056723 100644
--- a/target/arm/neon_helper.c
+++ b/target/arm/neon_helper.c
@@ -1228,11 +1228,6 @@ NEON_VOP(ceq_u16, neon_u16, 2)
 NEON_VOP(ceq_u32, neon_u32, 1)
 #undef NEON_FN
 
-#define NEON_FN(dest, src, dummy) dest = (src < 0) ? -src : src
-NEON_VOP1(abs_s8, neon_s8, 4)
-NEON_VOP1(abs_s16, neon_s16, 2)
-#undef NEON_FN
-
 /* Count Leading Sign/Zero Bits.  */
 static inline int do_clz8(uint8_t x)
 {
diff --git a/target/arm/translate-a64.c b/target/arm/translate-a64.c
index dcdeb80176..fd8921565e 100644
--- a/target/arm/translate-a64.c
+++ b/target/arm/translate-a64.c
@@ -9468,11 +9468,7 @@ static void handle_2misc_64(DisasContext *s, int opcode, bool u,
         if (u) {
             tcg_gen_neg_i64(tcg_rd, tcg_rn);
         } else {
-            TCGv_i64 tcg_zero = tcg_const_i64(0);
-            tcg_gen_neg_i64(tcg_rd, tcg_rn);
-            tcg_gen_movcond_i64(TCG_COND_GT, tcg_rd, tcg_rn, tcg_zero,
-                                tcg_rn, tcg_rd);
-            tcg_temp_free_i64(tcg_zero);
+            tcg_gen_abs_i64(tcg_rd, tcg_rn);
         }
         break;
     case 0x2f: /* FABS */
@@ -12366,11 +12362,12 @@ static void disas_simd_two_reg_misc(DisasContext *s, uint32_t insn)
         }
         break;
     case 0xb:
-        if (u) { /* NEG */
+        if (u) { /* ABS, NEG */
             gen_gvec_fn2(s, is_q, rd, rn, tcg_gen_gvec_neg, size);
-            return;
+        } else {
+            gen_gvec_fn2(s, is_q, rd, rn, tcg_gen_gvec_abs, size);
         }
-        break;
+        return;
     }
 
     if (size == 3) {
@@ -12438,17 +12435,6 @@ static void disas_simd_two_reg_misc(DisasContext *s, uint32_t insn)
                         gen_helper_neon_qabs_s32(tcg_res, cpu_env, tcg_op);
                     }
                     break;
-                case 0xb: /* ABS, NEG */
-                    if (u) {
-                        tcg_gen_neg_i32(tcg_res, tcg_op);
-                    } else {
-                        TCGv_i32 tcg_zero = tcg_const_i32(0);
-                        tcg_gen_neg_i32(tcg_res, tcg_op);
-                        tcg_gen_movcond_i32(TCG_COND_GT, tcg_res, tcg_op,
-                                            tcg_zero, tcg_op, tcg_res);
-                        tcg_temp_free_i32(tcg_zero);
-                    }
-                    break;
                 case 0x2f: /* FABS */
                     gen_helper_vfp_abss(tcg_res, tcg_op);
                     break;
@@ -12561,23 +12547,6 @@ static void disas_simd_two_reg_misc(DisasContext *s, uint32_t insn)
                     tcg_temp_free_i32(tcg_zero);
                     break;
                 }
-                case 0xb: /* ABS, NEG */
-                    if (u) {
-                        TCGv_i32 tcg_zero = tcg_const_i32(0);
-                        if (size) {
-                            gen_helper_neon_sub_u16(tcg_res, tcg_zero, tcg_op);
-                        } else {
-                            gen_helper_neon_sub_u8(tcg_res, tcg_zero, tcg_op);
-                        }
-                        tcg_temp_free_i32(tcg_zero);
-                    } else {
-                        if (size) {
-                            gen_helper_neon_abs_s16(tcg_res, tcg_op);
-                        } else {
-                            gen_helper_neon_abs_s8(tcg_res, tcg_op);
-                        }
-                    }
-                    break;
                 case 0x4: /* CLS, CLZ */
                     if (u) {
                         if (size == 0) {
diff --git a/target/arm/translate.c b/target/arm/translate.c
index 721171794d..911ad0bdab 100644
--- a/target/arm/translate.c
+++ b/target/arm/translate.c
@@ -8031,6 +8031,9 @@ static int disas_neon_data_insn(DisasContext *s, uint32_t insn)
                 case NEON_2RM_VNEG:
                     tcg_gen_gvec_neg(size, rd_ofs, rm_ofs, vec_size, vec_size);
                     break;
+                case NEON_2RM_VABS:
+                    tcg_gen_gvec_abs(size, rd_ofs, rm_ofs, vec_size, vec_size);
+                    break;
 
                 default:
                 elementwise:
@@ -8136,14 +8139,6 @@ static int disas_neon_data_insn(DisasContext *s, uint32_t insn)
                             }
                             tcg_temp_free_i32(tmp2);
                             break;
-                        case NEON_2RM_VABS:
-                            switch(size) {
-                            case 0: gen_helper_neon_abs_s8(tmp, tmp); break;
-                            case 1: gen_helper_neon_abs_s16(tmp, tmp); break;
-                            case 2: tcg_gen_abs_i32(tmp, tmp); break;
-                            default: abort();
-                            }
-                            break;
                         case NEON_2RM_VCGT0_F:
                         {
                             TCGv_ptr fpstatus = get_fpstatus_ptr(1);
