diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_32.h b/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_32.h
index 8881b6887841..14cb0af2f494 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_32.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_32.h
@@ -103,28 +103,24 @@
 	addi	r3,r1,STACK_FRAME_OVERHEAD;	\
 	xfer(n, hdlr)
 
-#define EXC_XFER_TEMPLATE(hdlr, trap, msr, copyee, tfer, ret)	\
+#define EXC_XFER_TEMPLATE(hdlr, trap, msr, tfer, ret)		\
 	li	r10,trap;					\
 	stw	r10,_TRAP(r11);					\
 	LOAD_MSR_KERNEL(r10, msr);				\
-	copyee(r10, r9);					\
 	bl	tfer;						\
 	.long	hdlr;						\
 	.long	ret
 
-#define COPY_EE(d, s)		rlwimi d,s,0,MSR_EE
-#define NOCOPY(d, s)
-
 #define EXC_XFER_STD(n, hdlr)		\
-	EXC_XFER_TEMPLATE(hdlr, n, MSR_KERNEL, NOCOPY, transfer_to_handler_full,	\
+	EXC_XFER_TEMPLATE(hdlr, n, MSR_KERNEL, transfer_to_handler_full,	\
 			  ret_from_except_full)
 
 #define EXC_XFER_LITE(n, hdlr)		\
-	EXC_XFER_TEMPLATE(hdlr, n+1, MSR_KERNEL, NOCOPY, transfer_to_handler, \
+	EXC_XFER_TEMPLATE(hdlr, n+1, MSR_KERNEL, transfer_to_handler, \
 			  ret_from_except)
 
 #define EXC_XFER_SYS(n, hdlr)		\
-	EXC_XFER_TEMPLATE(hdlr, n+1, MSR_KERNEL | MSR_EE, NOCOPY, transfer_to_handler, \
+	EXC_XFER_TEMPLATE(hdlr, n+1, MSR_KERNEL | MSR_EE, transfer_to_handler, \
 			  ret_from_except)
 
 #endif /* __HEAD_32_H__ */
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_40x.S b/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_40x.S
index 71597fb7cd89..b68de183faf1 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_40x.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_40x.S
@@ -166,8 +166,7 @@ _ENTRY(saved_ksp_limit)
 	CRITICAL_EXCEPTION_PROLOG;				\
 	addi	r3,r1,STACK_FRAME_OVERHEAD;			\
 	EXC_XFER_TEMPLATE(hdlr, n+2, (MSR_KERNEL & ~(MSR_ME|MSR_DE|MSR_CE)), \
-			  NOCOPY, crit_transfer_to_handler,	\
-			  ret_from_crit_exc)
+			  crit_transfer_to_handler, ret_from_crit_exc)
 
 /*
  * 0x0100 - Critical Interrupt Exception
@@ -651,7 +650,7 @@ _ENTRY(saved_ksp_limit)
 	addi	r3,r1,STACK_FRAME_OVERHEAD
 	EXC_XFER_TEMPLATE(DebugException, 0x2002, \
 		(MSR_KERNEL & ~(MSR_ME|MSR_DE|MSR_CE)), \
-		NOCOPY, crit_transfer_to_handler, ret_from_crit_exc)
+		crit_transfer_to_handler, ret_from_crit_exc)
 
 	/* Programmable Interval Timer (PIT) Exception. (from 0x1000) */
 Decrementer:
@@ -673,8 +672,7 @@ WDTException:
 	addi	r3,r1,STACK_FRAME_OVERHEAD;
 	EXC_XFER_TEMPLATE(WatchdogException, 0x1020+2,
 	                  (MSR_KERNEL & ~(MSR_ME|MSR_DE|MSR_CE)),
-			  NOCOPY, crit_transfer_to_handler,
-			  ret_from_crit_exc)
+			  crit_transfer_to_handler, ret_from_crit_exc)
 
 /*
  * The other Data TLB exceptions bail out to this point
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_booke.h b/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_booke.h
index 264976c43f34..56dd1341eb3d 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_booke.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_booke.h
@@ -217,8 +217,7 @@ END_BTB_FLUSH_SECTION
 	CRITICAL_EXCEPTION_PROLOG(intno);				\
 	addi	r3,r1,STACK_FRAME_OVERHEAD;				\
 	EXC_XFER_TEMPLATE(hdlr, n+2, (MSR_KERNEL & ~(MSR_ME|MSR_DE|MSR_CE)), \
-			  NOCOPY, crit_transfer_to_handler, \
-			  ret_from_crit_exc)
+			  crit_transfer_to_handler, ret_from_crit_exc)
 
 #define MCHECK_EXCEPTION(n, label, hdlr)			\
 	START_EXCEPTION(label);					\
@@ -227,32 +226,27 @@ END_BTB_FLUSH_SECTION
 	stw	r5,_ESR(r11);					\
 	addi	r3,r1,STACK_FRAME_OVERHEAD;			\
 	EXC_XFER_TEMPLATE(hdlr, n+4, (MSR_KERNEL & ~(MSR_ME|MSR_DE|MSR_CE)), \
-			  NOCOPY, mcheck_transfer_to_handler,   \
-			  ret_from_mcheck_exc)
+			  mcheck_transfer_to_handler, ret_from_mcheck_exc)
 
-#define EXC_XFER_TEMPLATE(hdlr, trap, msr, copyee, tfer, ret)	\
+#define EXC_XFER_TEMPLATE(hdlr, trap, msr, tfer, ret)	\
 	li	r10,trap;					\
 	stw	r10,_TRAP(r11);					\
 	lis	r10,msr@h;					\
 	ori	r10,r10,msr@l;					\
-	copyee(r10, r9);					\
 	bl	tfer;		 				\
 	.long	hdlr;						\
 	.long	ret
 
-#define COPY_EE(d, s)		rlwimi d,s,0,16,16
-#define NOCOPY(d, s)
-
 #define EXC_XFER_STD(n, hdlr)		\
-	EXC_XFER_TEMPLATE(hdlr, n, MSR_KERNEL, NOCOPY, transfer_to_handler_full, \
+	EXC_XFER_TEMPLATE(hdlr, n, MSR_KERNEL, transfer_to_handler_full, \
 			  ret_from_except_full)
 
 #define EXC_XFER_LITE(n, hdlr)		\
-	EXC_XFER_TEMPLATE(hdlr, n+1, MSR_KERNEL, NOCOPY, transfer_to_handler, \
+	EXC_XFER_TEMPLATE(hdlr, n+1, MSR_KERNEL, transfer_to_handler, \
 			  ret_from_except)
 
 #define EXC_XFER_SYS(n, hdlr)						\
-	EXC_XFER_TEMPLATE(hdlr, n+1, MSR_KERNEL | MSR_EE, NOCOPY, transfer_to_handler, \
+	EXC_XFER_TEMPLATE(hdlr, n+1, MSR_KERNEL | MSR_EE, transfer_to_handler, \
 			  ret_from_except)
 
 /* Check for a single step debug exception while in an exception
@@ -319,7 +313,7 @@ END_BTB_FLUSH_SECTION
 	/* continue normal handling for a debug exception... */		      \
 2:	mfspr	r4,SPRN_DBSR;						      \
 	addi	r3,r1,STACK_FRAME_OVERHEAD;				      \
-	EXC_XFER_TEMPLATE(DebugException, 0x2008, (MSR_KERNEL & ~(MSR_ME|MSR_DE|MSR_CE)), NOCOPY, debug_transfer_to_handler, ret_from_debug_exc)
+	EXC_XFER_TEMPLATE(DebugException, 0x2008, (MSR_KERNEL & ~(MSR_ME|MSR_DE|MSR_CE)), debug_transfer_to_handler, ret_from_debug_exc)
 
 #define DEBUG_CRIT_EXCEPTION						      \
 	START_EXCEPTION(DebugCrit);					      \
@@ -372,7 +366,7 @@ END_BTB_FLUSH_SECTION
 	/* continue normal handling for a critical exception... */	      \
 2:	mfspr	r4,SPRN_DBSR;						      \
 	addi	r3,r1,STACK_FRAME_OVERHEAD;				      \
-	EXC_XFER_TEMPLATE(DebugException, 0x2002, (MSR_KERNEL & ~(MSR_ME|MSR_DE|MSR_CE)), NOCOPY, crit_transfer_to_handler, ret_from_crit_exc)
+	EXC_XFER_TEMPLATE(DebugException, 0x2002, (MSR_KERNEL & ~(MSR_ME|MSR_DE|MSR_CE)), crit_transfer_to_handler, ret_from_crit_exc)
 
 #define DATA_STORAGE_EXCEPTION						      \
 	START_EXCEPTION(DataStorage)					      \
