diff --git a/cranelift/codegen/meta/src/cdsl/instructions.rs b/cranelift/codegen/meta/src/cdsl/instructions.rs
index 0ad5c1397a..178077e456 100644
--- a/cranelift/codegen/meta/src/cdsl/instructions.rs
+++ b/cranelift/codegen/meta/src/cdsl/instructions.rs
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ use crate::cdsl::operands::Operand;
 use crate::cdsl::type_inference::Constraint;
 use crate::cdsl::types::{LaneType, ReferenceType, ValueType, VectorType};
 use crate::cdsl::typevar::TypeVar;
+use cranelift_codegen_shared::condcodes::IntCC;
 
 #[derive(Copy, Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Hash, PartialOrd, Ord)]
 pub struct OpcodeNumber(u32);
@@ -630,7 +631,7 @@ pub enum FormatPredicateKind {
     IsColocatedData,
 
     /// Does the operation have a specific condition code?
-    HasConditionCode(&'static str),
+    HasConditionCode(IntCC),
 }
 
 #[derive(Clone, Hash, PartialEq, Eq)]
@@ -718,7 +719,7 @@ impl FormatPredicateNode {
                 format!("predicates::is_colocated_data({}, func)", self.member_name)
             }
             FormatPredicateKind::HasConditionCode(code) => format!(
-                "predicates::match_condition_code_to_str({}, \"{}\")",
+                "predicates::is_equal({}, IntCC::{:?})",
                 self.member_name, code
             ),
         }
@@ -1006,7 +1007,7 @@ impl InstructionPredicate {
 
     pub fn new_has_condition_code(
         format: &InstructionFormat,
-        condition_code: &'static str,
+        condition_code: IntCC,
         field_name: &'static str,
     ) -> InstructionPredicateNode {
         InstructionPredicateNode::FormatPredicate(FormatPredicateNode::new(
diff --git a/cranelift/codegen/meta/src/isa/x86/encodings.rs b/cranelift/codegen/meta/src/isa/x86/encodings.rs
index 453ecc37dc..fc385d512a 100644
--- a/cranelift/codegen/meta/src/isa/x86/encodings.rs
+++ b/cranelift/codegen/meta/src/isa/x86/encodings.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #![allow(non_snake_case)]
 
+use cranelift_codegen_shared::condcodes::IntCC;
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 
 use crate::cdsl::encodings::{Encoding, EncodingBuilder};
@@ -2071,7 +2072,7 @@ pub(crate) fn define(
             let instruction = icmp.bind_vector_from_lane(ty, sse_vector_size);
             let f_int_compare = formats.get(formats.by_name("IntCompare"));
             let has_eq_condition_code =
-                InstructionPredicate::new_has_condition_code(f_int_compare, "eq", "cond");
+                InstructionPredicate::new_has_condition_code(f_int_compare, IntCC::Equal, "cond");
             let template = rec_icscc_fpr.nonrex().opcodes(opcodes.clone());
             e.enc_32_64_func(instruction, template, |builder| {
                 let builder = builder.inst_predicate(has_eq_condition_code);
diff --git a/cranelift/codegen/src/predicates.rs b/cranelift/codegen/src/predicates.rs
index cb56fb0100..16672b145b 100644
--- a/cranelift/codegen/src/predicates.rs
+++ b/cranelift/codegen/src/predicates.rs
@@ -10,8 +10,6 @@
 //! dead code warning.
 
 use crate::ir;
-use crate::ir::condcodes::IntCC;
-use std::string::ToString;
 
 /// Check that an integer value is zero.
 #[allow(dead_code)]
@@ -85,14 +83,6 @@ pub fn has_length_of(value_list: &ir::ValueList, num: usize, func: &ir::Function
     value_list.len(&func.dfg.value_lists) == num
 }
 
-#[allow(dead_code)]
-pub fn match_condition_code_to_str(
-    condition_code: IntCC,
-    stringified_condition_code: &str,
-) -> bool {
-    condition_code.to_string().eq(stringified_condition_code)
-}
-
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
@@ -146,10 +136,4 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(!is_all_ones_128_bit(&[0; 16]));
         assert!(is_all_ones_128_bit(&[0xff; 16]));
     }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn condition_code() {
-        assert!(match_condition_code_to_str(IntCC::Equal, "eq"));
-        assert!(!match_condition_code_to_str(IntCC::Equal, "ne"));
-    }
 }