diff --git a/target/alpha/cpu.c b/target/alpha/cpu.c
index b8ed29e343..e21a8936c7 100644
--- a/target/alpha/cpu.c
+++ b/target/alpha/cpu.c
@@ -130,40 +130,27 @@ static ObjectClass *alpha_cpu_class_by_name(const char *cpu_model)
 
 static void ev4_cpu_initfn(Object *obj)
 {
-    AlphaCPU *cpu = ALPHA_CPU(obj);
-    CPUAlphaState *env = &cpu->env;
-
-    env->implver = IMPLVER_2106x;
+    cpu_env(CPU(obj))->implver = IMPLVER_2106x;
 }
 
 static void ev5_cpu_initfn(Object *obj)
 {
-    AlphaCPU *cpu = ALPHA_CPU(obj);
-    CPUAlphaState *env = &cpu->env;
-
-    env->implver = IMPLVER_21164;
+    cpu_env(CPU(obj))->implver = IMPLVER_21164;
 }
 
 static void ev56_cpu_initfn(Object *obj)
 {
-    AlphaCPU *cpu = ALPHA_CPU(obj);
-    CPUAlphaState *env = &cpu->env;
-
-    env->amask |= AMASK_BWX;
+    cpu_env(CPU(obj))->amask |= AMASK_BWX;
 }
 
 static void pca56_cpu_initfn(Object *obj)
 {
-    AlphaCPU *cpu = ALPHA_CPU(obj);
-    CPUAlphaState *env = &cpu->env;
-
-    env->amask |= AMASK_MVI;
+    cpu_env(CPU(obj))->amask |= AMASK_MVI;
 }
 
 static void ev6_cpu_initfn(Object *obj)
 {
-    AlphaCPU *cpu = ALPHA_CPU(obj);
-    CPUAlphaState *env = &cpu->env;
+    CPUAlphaState *env = cpu_env(CPU(obj));
 
     env->implver = IMPLVER_21264;
     env->amask = AMASK_BWX | AMASK_FIX | AMASK_MVI | AMASK_TRAP;
@@ -171,16 +158,12 @@ static void ev6_cpu_initfn(Object *obj)
 
 static void ev67_cpu_initfn(Object *obj)
 {
-    AlphaCPU *cpu = ALPHA_CPU(obj);
-    CPUAlphaState *env = &cpu->env;
-
-    env->amask |= AMASK_CIX | AMASK_PREFETCH;
+    cpu_env(CPU(obj))->amask |= AMASK_CIX | AMASK_PREFETCH;
 }
 
 static void alpha_cpu_initfn(Object *obj)
 {
-    AlphaCPU *cpu = ALPHA_CPU(obj);
-    CPUAlphaState *env = &cpu->env;
+    CPUAlphaState *env = cpu_env(CPU(obj));
 
     env->lock_addr = -1;
 #if defined(CONFIG_USER_ONLY)
diff --git a/target/alpha/gdbstub.c b/target/alpha/gdbstub.c
index 0f8fa150f8..13694fd321 100644
--- a/target/alpha/gdbstub.c
+++ b/target/alpha/gdbstub.c
@@ -23,8 +23,7 @@
 
 int alpha_cpu_gdb_read_register(CPUState *cs, GByteArray *mem_buf, int n)
 {
-    AlphaCPU *cpu = ALPHA_CPU(cs);
-    CPUAlphaState *env = &cpu->env;
+    CPUAlphaState *env = cpu_env(cs);
     uint64_t val;
     CPU_DoubleU d;
 
@@ -59,8 +58,7 @@ int alpha_cpu_gdb_read_register(CPUState *cs, GByteArray *mem_buf, int n)
 
 int alpha_cpu_gdb_write_register(CPUState *cs, uint8_t *mem_buf, int n)
 {
-    AlphaCPU *cpu = ALPHA_CPU(cs);
-    CPUAlphaState *env = &cpu->env;
+    CPUAlphaState *env = cpu_env(cs);
     target_ulong tmp = ldtul_p(mem_buf);
     CPU_DoubleU d;
 
diff --git a/target/alpha/helper.c b/target/alpha/helper.c
index 970c869771..eeed874e5a 100644
--- a/target/alpha/helper.c
+++ b/target/alpha/helper.c
@@ -298,8 +298,7 @@ bool alpha_cpu_tlb_fill(CPUState *cs, vaddr addr, int size,
                         MMUAccessType access_type, int mmu_idx,
                         bool probe, uintptr_t retaddr)
 {
-    AlphaCPU *cpu = ALPHA_CPU(cs);
-    CPUAlphaState *env = &cpu->env;
+    CPUAlphaState *env = cpu_env(cs);
     target_ulong phys;
     int prot, fail;
 
@@ -325,8 +324,7 @@ bool alpha_cpu_tlb_fill(CPUState *cs, vaddr addr, int size,
 
 void alpha_cpu_do_interrupt(CPUState *cs)
 {
-    AlphaCPU *cpu = ALPHA_CPU(cs);
-    CPUAlphaState *env = &cpu->env;
+    CPUAlphaState *env = cpu_env(cs);
     int i = cs->exception_index;
 
     if (qemu_loglevel_mask(CPU_LOG_INT)) {
@@ -435,8 +433,7 @@ void alpha_cpu_do_interrupt(CPUState *cs)
 
 bool alpha_cpu_exec_interrupt(CPUState *cs, int interrupt_request)
 {
-    AlphaCPU *cpu = ALPHA_CPU(cs);
-    CPUAlphaState *env = &cpu->env;
+    CPUAlphaState *env = cpu_env(cs);
     int idx = -1;
 
     /* We never take interrupts while in PALmode.  */
@@ -487,8 +484,7 @@ void alpha_cpu_dump_state(CPUState *cs, FILE *f, int flags)
         "a0",  "a1",  "a2", "a3",  "a4", "a5", "t8", "t9",
         "t10", "t11", "ra", "t12", "at", "gp", "sp"
     };
-    AlphaCPU *cpu = ALPHA_CPU(cs);
-    CPUAlphaState *env = &cpu->env;
+    CPUAlphaState *env = cpu_env(cs);
     int i;
 
     qemu_fprintf(f, "PC      " TARGET_FMT_lx " PS      %02x\n",
diff --git a/target/alpha/mem_helper.c b/target/alpha/mem_helper.c
index a39b52c5dd..872955f5e7 100644
--- a/target/alpha/mem_helper.c
+++ b/target/alpha/mem_helper.c
@@ -42,18 +42,14 @@ static void do_unaligned_access(CPUAlphaState *env, vaddr addr, uintptr_t retadd
 void alpha_cpu_record_sigbus(CPUState *cs, vaddr addr,
                              MMUAccessType access_type, uintptr_t retaddr)
 {
-    AlphaCPU *cpu = ALPHA_CPU(cs);
-    CPUAlphaState *env = &cpu->env;
-
-    do_unaligned_access(env, addr, retaddr);
+    do_unaligned_access(cpu_env(cs), addr, retaddr);
 }
 #else
 void alpha_cpu_do_unaligned_access(CPUState *cs, vaddr addr,
                                    MMUAccessType access_type,
                                    int mmu_idx, uintptr_t retaddr)
 {
-    AlphaCPU *cpu = ALPHA_CPU(cs);
-    CPUAlphaState *env = &cpu->env;
+    CPUAlphaState *env = cpu_env(cs);
 
     do_unaligned_access(env, addr, retaddr);
     cs->exception_index = EXCP_UNALIGN;
@@ -67,8 +63,7 @@ void alpha_cpu_do_transaction_failed(CPUState *cs, hwaddr physaddr,
                                      int mmu_idx, MemTxAttrs attrs,
                                      MemTxResult response, uintptr_t retaddr)
 {
-    AlphaCPU *cpu = ALPHA_CPU(cs);
-    CPUAlphaState *env = &cpu->env;
+    CPUAlphaState *env = cpu_env(cs);
 
     env->trap_arg0 = addr;
     env->trap_arg1 = access_type == MMU_DATA_STORE ? 1 : 0;
