diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/CPU/CPUTranslator.h b/rpcs3/Emu/CPU/CPUTranslator.h
index b8ab60ab6c..bc6fcbb233 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/CPU/CPUTranslator.h
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/CPU/CPUTranslator.h
@@ -1296,20 +1296,6 @@ public:
 		return llvm_max<T, U>{std::forward<T>(a), std::forward<U>(b)};
 	}
 
-	// Get signed addition overflow into the sign bit (s = a + b)
-	template <typename T>
-	static inline auto scarry(T a, T b, T s)
-	{
-		return (b ^ s) & ~(a ^ b);
-	}
-
-	// Bitwise select (c ? a : b)
-	template <typename T>
-	static inline auto merge(T c, T a, T b)
-	{
-		return (a & c) | (b & ~c);
-	}
-
 	// Rotate left
 	template <typename T>
 	static inline auto rol(T a, T b)
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/PPUTranslator.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/PPUTranslator.cpp
index 79da979a63..353de8b475 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/PPUTranslator.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/PPUTranslator.cpp
@@ -950,8 +950,8 @@ void PPUTranslator::VMHADDSHS(ppu_opcode_t op)
 	// m.value = m_ir->CreateOr(m.value, m_ir->CreateLShr(m_ir->CreateMul(a.value, b.value), 15));
 	// const auto s = eval(c + m);
 	// const auto z = eval((c >> 15) ^ 0x7fff);
-	// const auto x = eval(scarry(c, m, s) >> 15);
-	// set_vr(op.vd, eval(merge(x, z, s)));
+	// const auto x = eval(((m ^ s) & ~(c ^ m)) >> 15);
+	// set_vr(op.vd, eval((z & x) | (s & ~x)));
 	//SetSat(IsNotZero(saturated.second));
 }
 
@@ -1078,8 +1078,9 @@ void PPUTranslator::VMSUMSHS(ppu_opcode_t op)
 	const auto m = eval(ml + mh);
 	const auto s = eval(m + c);
 	const auto z = eval((c >> 31) ^ 0x7fffffff);
-	const auto x = eval(scarry(c, eval(m ^ sext<s32[4]>(m == 0x80000000u)), s) >> 31);
-	set_vr(op.vd, eval(merge(x, z, s)));
+	const auto mx = eval(m ^ sext<s32[4]>(m == 0x80000000u));
+	const auto x = eval(((mx ^ s) & ~(c ^ mx)) >> 31);
+	set_vr(op.vd, eval((z & x) | (s & ~x)));
 	SetSat(IsNotZero(x.value));
 }
 
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/SPURecompiler.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/SPURecompiler.cpp
index 75a639409f..f3cb92ecd0 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/SPURecompiler.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/SPURecompiler.cpp
@@ -5678,7 +5678,8 @@ public:
 			return;
 		}
 
-		set_vr(op.rt4, merge(get_vr(op.rc), get_vr(op.rb), get_vr(op.ra)));
+		const auto c = get_vr(op.rc);
+		set_vr(op.rt4, (get_vr(op.rb) & c) | (get_vr(op.ra) & ~c));
 	}
 
 	void SHUFB(spu_opcode_t op) //