diff --git a/gdb/btrace.c b/gdb/btrace.c
index 0b5886c0ca6..cf92753b9d2 100644
--- a/gdb/btrace.c
+++ b/gdb/btrace.c
@@ -1825,7 +1825,7 @@ btrace_maint_clear (struct btrace_thread_info *btinfo)
 
 #if defined (HAVE_LIBIPT)
     case BTRACE_FORMAT_PT:
-      xfree (btinfo->maint.variant.pt.packets);
+      delete btinfo->maint.variant.pt.packets;
 
       btinfo->maint.variant.pt.packets = NULL;
       btinfo->maint.variant.pt.packet_history.begin = 0;
@@ -2983,8 +2983,10 @@ btrace_maint_decode_pt (struct btrace_maint_info *maint,
 	  if (maint_btrace_pt_skip_pad == 0 || packet.packet.type != ppt_pad)
 	    {
 	      packet.errcode = pt_errcode (errcode);
-	      VEC_safe_push (btrace_pt_packet_s, maint->variant.pt.packets,
-			     &packet);
+	      if (maint->variant.pt.packets == NULL)
+		maint->variant.pt.packets
+		  = new std::vector <btrace_pt_packet>;
+	      maint->variant.pt.packets->push_back (packet);
 	    }
 	}
 
@@ -2992,8 +2994,9 @@ btrace_maint_decode_pt (struct btrace_maint_info *maint,
 	break;
 
       packet.errcode = pt_errcode (errcode);
-      VEC_safe_push (btrace_pt_packet_s, maint->variant.pt.packets,
-		     &packet);
+      if (maint->variant.pt.packets == NULL)
+	maint->variant.pt.packets = new std::vector <btrace_pt_packet>;
+      maint->variant.pt.packets->push_back (packet);
 
       warning (_("Error at trace offset 0x%" PRIx64 ": %s."),
 	       packet.offset, pt_errstr (packet.errcode));
@@ -3094,11 +3097,11 @@ btrace_maint_update_packets (struct btrace_thread_info *btinfo,
 
 #if defined (HAVE_LIBIPT)
     case BTRACE_FORMAT_PT:
-      if (VEC_empty (btrace_pt_packet_s, btinfo->maint.variant.pt.packets))
+      if (btinfo->maint.variant.pt.packets->empty ())
 	btrace_maint_update_pt_packets (btinfo);
 
       *begin = 0;
-      *end = VEC_length (btrace_pt_packet_s, btinfo->maint.variant.pt.packets);
+      *end = btinfo->maint.variant.pt.packets->size ();
       *from = btinfo->maint.variant.pt.packet_history.begin;
       *to = btinfo->maint.variant.pt.packet_history.end;
       break;
@@ -3141,23 +3144,21 @@ btrace_maint_print_packets (struct btrace_thread_info *btinfo,
 #if defined (HAVE_LIBIPT)
     case BTRACE_FORMAT_PT:
       {
-	VEC (btrace_pt_packet_s) *packets;
+	std::vector <btrace_pt_packet> *packets;
 	unsigned int pkt;
 
 	packets = btinfo->maint.variant.pt.packets;
 	for (pkt = begin; pkt < end; ++pkt)
 	  {
-	    const struct btrace_pt_packet *packet;
-
-	    packet = VEC_index (btrace_pt_packet_s, packets, pkt);
+	    const struct btrace_pt_packet &packet = packets->at (pkt);
 
 	    printf_unfiltered ("%u\t", pkt);
-	    printf_unfiltered ("0x%" PRIx64 "\t", packet->offset);
+	    printf_unfiltered ("0x%" PRIx64 "\t", packet.offset);
 
-	    if (packet->errcode == pte_ok)
-	      pt_print_packet (&packet->packet);
+	    if (packet.errcode == pte_ok)
+	      pt_print_packet (&packet.packet);
 	    else
-	      printf_unfiltered ("[error: %s]", pt_errstr (packet->errcode));
+	      printf_unfiltered ("[error: %s]", pt_errstr (packet.errcode));
 
 	    printf_unfiltered ("\n");
 	  }
@@ -3448,9 +3449,8 @@ maint_info_btrace_cmd (const char *args, int from_tty)
 			   version.ext != NULL ? version.ext : "");
 
 	btrace_maint_update_pt_packets (btinfo);
-	printf_unfiltered (_("Number of packets: %u.\n"),
-			   VEC_length (btrace_pt_packet_s,
-				       btinfo->maint.variant.pt.packets));
+	printf_unfiltered (_("Number of packets: %zu.\n"),
+			   btinfo->maint.variant.pt.packets->size ());
       }
       break;
 #endif /* defined (HAVE_LIBIPT)  */
diff --git a/gdb/btrace.h b/gdb/btrace.h
index d09c424804b..208c089fa7c 100644
--- a/gdb/btrace.h
+++ b/gdb/btrace.h
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
 #include "gdbsupport/btrace-common.h"
 #include "target/waitstatus.h" /* For enum target_stop_reason.  */
 #include "gdbsupport/enum-flags.h"
-#include "gdbsupport/vec.h"
 
 #if defined (HAVE_LIBIPT)
 #  include <intel-pt.h>
@@ -265,9 +264,6 @@ struct btrace_pt_packet
   struct pt_packet packet;
 };
 
-/* Define functions operating on a vector of packets.  */
-typedef struct btrace_pt_packet btrace_pt_packet_s;
-DEF_VEC_O (btrace_pt_packet_s);
 #endif /* defined (HAVE_LIBIPT)  */
 
 /* Branch trace iteration state for "maintenance btrace packet-history".  */
@@ -301,7 +297,7 @@ struct btrace_maint_info
     struct
     {
       /* A vector of decoded packets.  */
-      VEC (btrace_pt_packet_s) *packets;
+      std::vector <btrace_pt_packet> *packets;
 
       /* The packet history iterator.
 	 We are iterating over the above PACKETS vector.  */
