diff --git a/src/arch/alpha/isa/branch.isa b/src/arch/alpha/isa/branch.isa
index feb15b158..def6f3c1d 100644
--- a/src/arch/alpha/isa/branch.isa
+++ b/src/arch/alpha/isa/branch.isa
@@ -221,10 +221,10 @@ def format CondBranch(code) {{
     code = '''
         bool cond;
         %(code)s;
-        PCState pc = PCS;
         if (cond)
-            pc.npc(pc.npc() + disp);
-        PCS = pc;
+            NPC = NPC + disp;
+        else
+            NPC = NPC;
     ''' % { "code" : code }
     iop = InstObjParams(name, Name, 'Branch', code,
                         ('IsDirectControl', 'IsCondControl'))
@@ -237,18 +237,17 @@ def format CondBranch(code) {{
 let {{
 def UncondCtrlBase(name, Name, base_class, npc_expr, flags):
     # Declare basic control transfer w/o link (i.e. link reg is R31)
-    readpc_code = 'PCState pc = PCS;'
-    nolink_code = 'pc.npc(%s);\nPCS = pc' % npc_expr
+    nolink_code = 'NPC = %s;\n' % npc_expr
     nolink_iop = InstObjParams(name, Name, base_class,
-                               readpc_code + nolink_code, flags)
+                               nolink_code, flags)
     header_output = BasicDeclare.subst(nolink_iop)
     decoder_output = BasicConstructor.subst(nolink_iop)
     exec_output = BasicExecute.subst(nolink_iop)
 
     # Generate declaration of '*AndLink' version, append to decls
-    link_code = 'Ra = pc.npc() & ~3;\n' + nolink_code
+    link_code = 'Ra = NPC & ~3;\n' + nolink_code
     link_iop = InstObjParams(name, Name + 'AndLink', base_class,
-                             readpc_code + link_code, flags)
+                             link_code, flags)
     header_output += BasicDeclare.subst(link_iop)
     decoder_output += BasicConstructor.subst(link_iop)
     exec_output += BasicExecute.subst(link_iop)
@@ -263,13 +262,13 @@ def UncondCtrlBase(name, Name, base_class, npc_expr, flags):
 def format UncondBranch(*flags) {{
     flags += ('IsUncondControl', 'IsDirectControl')
     (header_output, decoder_output, decode_block, exec_output) = \
-        UncondCtrlBase(name, Name, 'Branch', 'pc.npc() + disp', flags)
+        UncondCtrlBase(name, Name, 'Branch', 'NPC + disp', flags)
 }};
 
 def format Jump(*flags) {{
     flags += ('IsUncondControl', 'IsIndirectControl')
     (header_output, decoder_output, decode_block, exec_output) = \
-        UncondCtrlBase(name, Name, 'Jump', '(Rb & ~3) | (pc.npc() & 1)', flags)
+        UncondCtrlBase(name, Name, 'Jump', '(Rb & ~3) | (NPC & 1)', flags)
 }};
 
 
diff --git a/src/arch/alpha/isa/decoder.isa b/src/arch/alpha/isa/decoder.isa
index 937b38fce..36458a047 100644
--- a/src/arch/alpha/isa/decoder.isa
+++ b/src/arch/alpha/isa/decoder.isa
@@ -850,10 +850,8 @@ decode OPCODE default Unknown::unknown() {
             bool dopal = xc->simPalCheck(palFunc);
 
             if (dopal) {
-                PCState pc = PCS;
-                xc->setMiscReg(IPR_EXC_ADDR, pc.npc());
-                pc.npc(xc->readMiscReg(IPR_PAL_BASE) + palOffset);
-                PCS = pc;
+                xc->setMiscReg(IPR_EXC_ADDR, NPC);
+                NPC = xc->readMiscReg(IPR_PAL_BASE) + palOffset;
             }
         }
     }}, IsNonSpeculative);
@@ -1019,14 +1017,13 @@ decode OPCODE default Unknown::unknown() {
             }}, IsNonSpeculative);
 #endif
             0x54: m5panic({{
-                panic("M5 panic instruction called at pc=%#x.",
-                    xc->pcState().pc());
+                panic("M5 panic instruction called at pc = %#x.", PC);
             }}, IsNonSpeculative);
 #define  CPANN(lbl) CPA::cpa()->lbl(xc->tcBase())
             0x55: decode RA {
                 0x00: m5a_old({{
-                    panic("Deprecated M5 annotate instruction executed at pc=%#x\n",
-                        xc->pcState().pc());
+                    panic("Deprecated M5 annotate instruction executed "
+                          "at pc = %#x\n", PC);
                 }}, IsNonSpeculative);
                 0x01: m5a_bsm({{
                     CPANN(swSmBegin);
diff --git a/src/arch/alpha/isa/main.isa b/src/arch/alpha/isa/main.isa
index ffc267cd2..fa0086fc7 100644
--- a/src/arch/alpha/isa/main.isa
+++ b/src/arch/alpha/isa/main.isa
@@ -186,7 +186,8 @@ def operands {{
     'Fb': ('FloatReg', 'df', 'FB', 'IsFloating', 2),
     'Fc': ('FloatReg', 'df', 'FC', 'IsFloating', 3),
     'Mem': ('Mem', 'uq', None, ('IsMemRef', 'IsLoad', 'IsStore'), 4),
-    'PCS': ('PCState', 'uq', None, ( None, None, 'IsControl' ), 4),
+    'PC': ('PCState', 'uq', 'pc', ( None, None, 'IsControl' ), 4),
+    'NPC': ('PCState', 'uq', 'npc', ( None, None, 'IsControl' ), 4),
     'Runiq': ('ControlReg', 'uq', 'MISCREG_UNIQ', None, 1),
     'FPCR':  ('ControlReg', 'uq', 'MISCREG_FPCR', None, 1),
     'IntrFlag': ('ControlReg', 'uq', 'MISCREG_INTR', None, 1),