diff --git a/src/arch/arm/insts/static_inst.cc b/src/arch/arm/insts/static_inst.cc
index b84aa810b0..6da8b770e1 100644
--- a/src/arch/arm/insts/static_inst.cc
+++ b/src/arch/arm/insts/static_inst.cc
@@ -983,26 +983,6 @@ ArmStaticInst::sveAccessTrap(ExceptionLevel el) const
     }
 }
 
-Fault
-ArmStaticInst::checkSveTrap(ThreadContext *tc, CPSR cpsr) const
-{
-    const ExceptionLevel el = (ExceptionLevel) (uint8_t) cpsr.el;
-
-    if (ArmSystem::haveVirtualization(tc) && el <= EL2) {
-        CPTR cptrEnCheck = tc->readMiscReg(MISCREG_CPTR_EL2);
-        if (cptrEnCheck.tz)
-            return sveAccessTrap(EL2);
-    }
-
-    if (ArmSystem::haveSecurity(tc)) {
-        CPTR cptrEnCheck = tc->readMiscReg(MISCREG_CPTR_EL3);
-        if (!cptrEnCheck.ez)
-            return sveAccessTrap(EL3);
-    }
-
-    return NoFault;
-}
-
 Fault
 ArmStaticInst::checkSveEnabled(ThreadContext *tc, CPSR cpsr, CPACR cpacr) const
 {
@@ -1011,9 +991,20 @@ ArmStaticInst::checkSveEnabled(ThreadContext *tc, CPSR cpsr, CPACR cpacr) const
         (el == EL1 && !(cpacr.zen & 0x1)))
         return sveAccessTrap(EL1);
 
-    return checkSveTrap(tc, cpsr);
-}
+    if (ArmSystem::haveVirtualization(tc) && el <= EL2) {
+        CPTR cptr_en_check = tc->readMiscReg(MISCREG_CPTR_EL2);
+        if (cptr_en_check.tz)
+            return sveAccessTrap(EL2);
+    }
 
+    if (ArmSystem::haveSecurity(tc)) {
+        CPTR cptr_en_check = tc->readMiscReg(MISCREG_CPTR_EL3);
+        if (!cptr_en_check.ez)
+            return sveAccessTrap(EL3);
+    }
+
+    return NoFault;
+}
 
 static uint8_t
 getRestoredITBits(ThreadContext *tc, CPSR spsr)
diff --git a/src/arch/arm/insts/static_inst.hh b/src/arch/arm/insts/static_inst.hh
index ce6569a7a0..bee39036b4 100644
--- a/src/arch/arm/insts/static_inst.hh
+++ b/src/arch/arm/insts/static_inst.hh
@@ -475,11 +475,6 @@ class ArmStaticInst : public StaticInst
      */
     Fault sveAccessTrap(ExceptionLevel el) const;
 
-    /**
-     * Check an SVE access against CPTR_EL2 and CPTR_EL3.
-     */
-    Fault checkSveTrap(ThreadContext *tc, CPSR cpsr) const;
-
     /**
      * Check an SVE access against CPACR_EL1, CPTR_EL2, and CPTR_EL3.
      */