diff --git a/Utilities/asm.h b/Utilities/asm.h
index b3741ba52e..951dd2fd2a 100644
--- a/Utilities/asm.h
+++ b/Utilities/asm.h
@@ -4,23 +4,6 @@
 
 namespace utils
 {
-	inline u8 popcnt32(u32 arg)
-	{
-#ifdef _MSC_VER
-		const u32 a1 = arg & 0x55555555;
-		const u32 a2 = (arg >> 1) & 0x55555555;
-		const u32 a3 = a1 + a2;
-		const u32 b1 = a3 & 0x33333333;
-		const u32 b2 = (a3 >> 2) & 0x33333333;
-		const u32 b3 = b1 + b2;
-		const u32 c3 = (b3 + (b3 >> 4)) & 0x0f0f0f0f;
-		const u32 d3 = c3 + (c3 >> 8);
-		return static_cast<u8>(d3 + (d3 >> 16));
-#else
-		return __builtin_popcount(arg);
-#endif
-	}
-
 // Rotate helpers
 #if defined(__GNUG__)
 
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/Modules/cellSpurs.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/Modules/cellSpurs.cpp
index d81eebf8ad..5c446ca42e 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/Modules/cellSpurs.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/Modules/cellSpurs.cpp
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 #include "stdafx.h"
 #include "Emu/IdManager.h"
 #include "Emu/Cell/PPUModule.h"
-#include "Utilities/asm.h"
 #include "Emu/Cell/SPUThread.h"
 #include "Emu/Cell/lv2/sys_lwmutex.h"
 #include "Emu/Cell/lv2/sys_lwcond.h"
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/Modules/cellSync.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/Modules/cellSync.cpp
index 58e50c600a..25fdb4955d 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/Modules/cellSync.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/Modules/cellSync.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 #include "stdafx.h"
 #include "Emu/Cell/PPUModule.h"
-#include "Utilities/asm.h"
 #include "Emu/Cell/lv2/sys_event.h"
 #include "Emu/Cell/lv2/sys_process.h"
 #include "cellSync.h"
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/PPUTranslator.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/PPUTranslator.cpp
index 8205cc00e1..44a3972442 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/PPUTranslator.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/PPUTranslator.cpp
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ Type* PPUTranslator::ScaleType(Type* type, s32 pow2)
 
 	uint scaled = type->getScalarSizeInBits();
 
-	verify(HERE), utils::popcnt32(scaled) == 1;
+	verify(HERE), std::popcount(scaled) == 1;
 
 	if (pow2 > 0)
 	{
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/Memory/vm.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/Memory/vm.cpp
index 938de9405c..4e87c09005 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/Memory/vm.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/Memory/vm.cpp
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 #include "Utilities/Thread.h"
 #include "Utilities/VirtualMemory.h"
 #include "Utilities/address_range.h"
-#include "Utilities/asm.h"
 #include "Emu/CPU/CPUThread.h"
 #include "Emu/Cell/lv2/sys_memory.h"
 #include "Emu/RSX/GSRender.h"
@@ -1105,7 +1104,7 @@ namespace vm
 			if (is_write)
 				std::swap(src, dst);
 
-			if (size <= 16 && utils::popcnt32(size) == 1 && (addr & (size - 1)) == 0)
+			if (size <= 16 && std::popcount(size) == 1 && (addr & (size - 1)) == 0)
 			{
 				if (is_write)
 				{