diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/PPUThread.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/PPUThread.cpp
index ff57095bdd..f6f4e0d4da 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/PPUThread.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/PPUThread.cpp
@@ -539,6 +539,8 @@ bool ppu_form_branch_to_code(u32 entry, u32 target)
 
 void ppu_remove_hle_instructions(u32 addr, u32 size)
 {
+	g_fxo->init<ppu_far_jumps_t>();
+
 	auto& jumps = g_fxo->get<ppu_far_jumps_t>();
 
 	std::lock_guard lock(jumps.mutex);
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/PPUTranslator.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/PPUTranslator.cpp
index c89edfd1e7..5697e33e05 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/PPUTranslator.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/PPUTranslator.cpp
@@ -362,12 +362,6 @@ void PPUTranslator::CallFunction(u64 target, Value* indirect)
 
 		if (_target >= caddr && _target <= cend)
 		{
-			if (target == m_addr + 4)
-			{
-				// Branch to nex (ignored)
-				return;
-			}
-
 			callee = m_module->getOrInsertFunction(fmt::format("__0x%x", target), type);
 			cast<Function>(callee.getCallee())->setCallingConv(CallingConv::GHC);
 		}