diff --git a/arch/m68k/include/asm/m5206sim.h b/arch/m68k/include/asm/m5206sim.h
index b50061aaf8f04fb97caa880cd1653fe6aa421f81..9c384e294af9b172e4e258226739aab9b82c3552 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/include/asm/m5206sim.h
+++ b/arch/m68k/include/asm/m5206sim.h
@@ -88,12 +88,19 @@
 #define	MCFSIM_PADDR		(MCF_MBAR + 0x1c5)	/* Parallel Direction (r/w) */
 #define	MCFSIM_PADAT		(MCF_MBAR + 0x1c9)	/* Parallel Port Value (r/w) */
 
+/*
+ *	Define system peripheral IRQ usage.
+ */
+#define	MCF_IRQ_TIMER		30		/* Timer0, Level 6 */
+#define	MCF_IRQ_PROFILER	31		/* Timer1, Level 7 */
+
 /*
  * Generic GPIO
  */
 #define MCFGPIO_PIN_MAX		8
 #define MCFGPIO_IRQ_VECBASE	-1
 #define MCFGPIO_IRQ_MAX		-1
+
 /*
  *	Some symbol defines for the Parallel Port Pin Assignment Register
  */
@@ -117,11 +124,5 @@
 #define	MCFSIM_DMA2ICR		MCFSIM_ICR15	/* DMA 2 ICR */
 #endif
 
-/*
- * Let the common interrupt handler code know that the ColdFire 5206*
- * family of CPU's only has a 16bit sized IMR register.
- */
-#define	MCFSIM_IMR_IS_16BITS
-
 /****************************************************************************/
 #endif	/* m5206sim_h */
diff --git a/arch/m68k/include/asm/m5249sim.h b/arch/m68k/include/asm/m5249sim.h
index 36ed31bbf6cb8aabcfd829cc99197feb1a89573f..8d76a1930718d31a224d2da290ef14b121062c30 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/include/asm/m5249sim.h
+++ b/arch/m68k/include/asm/m5249sim.h
@@ -70,6 +70,12 @@
 #define	MCFSIM_DMA2ICR		MCFSIM_ICR8	/* DMA 2 ICR */
 #define	MCFSIM_DMA3ICR		MCFSIM_ICR9	/* DMA 3 ICR */
 
+/*
+ *	Define system peripheral IRQ usage.
+ */
+#define	MCF_IRQ_TIMER		30		/* Timer0, Level 6 */
+#define	MCF_IRQ_PROFILER	31		/* Timer1, Level 7 */
+
 /*
  *	General purpose IO registers (in MBAR2).
  */
diff --git a/arch/m68k/include/asm/m5272sim.h b/arch/m68k/include/asm/m5272sim.h
index 0665ba1a5d3cc9a00c2165ea9fd8ff60c3770fd3..469686ffc4af21589fb748ee05a0264322975070 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/include/asm/m5272sim.h
+++ b/arch/m68k/include/asm/m5272sim.h
@@ -73,6 +73,11 @@
 #define	MCFSIM_PCDAT		(MCF_MBAR + 0x96) /* Port C Data (r/w) */
 #define	MCFSIM_PDCNT		(MCF_MBAR + 0x98) /* Port D Control (r/w) */
 
+/*
+ *	Define system peripheral IRQ usage.
+ */
+#define	MCF_IRQ_TIMER		69		/* Timer0, Level 6 */
+#define	MCF_IRQ_PROFILER	70		/* Timer1, Level 7 */
 
 /*
  * Generic GPIO support
diff --git a/arch/m68k/include/asm/m5307sim.h b/arch/m68k/include/asm/m5307sim.h
index 60946225699df24b865862639636615c28d43894..c6830e5b54ce0bdb0dae58f95b03505bc609321e 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/include/asm/m5307sim.h
+++ b/arch/m68k/include/asm/m5307sim.h
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@
 #define	MCFSIM_DMA2ICR		MCFSIM_ICR8	/* DMA 2 ICR */
 #define	MCFSIM_DMA3ICR		MCFSIM_ICR9	/* DMA 3 ICR */
 
+
 /*
  *	Some symbol defines for the Parallel Port Pin Assignment Register
  */
@@ -139,6 +140,11 @@
 #define IRQ3_LEVEL6	0x40
 #define IRQ1_LEVEL2	0x20
 
+/*
+ *	Define system peripheral IRQ usage.
+ */
+#define	MCF_IRQ_TIMER		30		/* Timer0, Level 6 */
+#define	MCF_IRQ_PROFILER	31		/* Timer1, Level 7 */
 
 /*
  *	Define the Cache register flags.
diff --git a/arch/m68k/include/asm/m5407sim.h b/arch/m68k/include/asm/m5407sim.h
index 3c4bd5f08cdee068abe2f919f6cc243aeb4f0d00..c399abbf953ce57f1d771dabad967de88e7022f4 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/include/asm/m5407sim.h
+++ b/arch/m68k/include/asm/m5407sim.h
@@ -111,6 +111,11 @@
 #define IRQ3_LEVEL6	0x40
 #define IRQ1_LEVEL2	0x20
 
+/*
+ *	Define system peripheral IRQ usage.
+ */
+#define	MCF_IRQ_TIMER		30		/* Timer0, Level 6 */
+#define	MCF_IRQ_PROFILER	31		/* Timer1, Level 7 */
 
 /*
  *	Define the Cache register flags.
diff --git a/arch/m68knommu/platform/5206/config.c b/arch/m68knommu/platform/5206/config.c
index 0dce2383320d6d90cba9c0ee5d451c5f21256100..c1d24796ef2fd714be56b93206246c518982b246 100644
--- a/arch/m68knommu/platform/5206/config.c
+++ b/arch/m68knommu/platform/5206/config.c
@@ -68,21 +68,17 @@ static void __init m5206_uarts_init(void)
 
 /***************************************************************************/
 
-void mcf_settimericr(unsigned int timer, unsigned int level)
+static void __init m5206_timers_init(void)
 {
-	volatile unsigned char *icrp;
-	unsigned int icr, imr;
-
-	if (timer <= 2) {
-		switch (timer) {
-		case 2:  icr = MCFSIM_TIMER2ICR; imr = MCFINTC_TIMER2; break;
-		default: icr = MCFSIM_TIMER1ICR; imr = MCFINTC_TIMER1; break;
-		}
-
-		icrp = (volatile unsigned char *) (MCF_MBAR + icr);
-		*icrp = MCFSIM_ICR_AUTOVEC | (level << 2) | MCFSIM_ICR_PRI3;
-		mcf_clrimr(imr);
-	}
+	/* Timer1 is always used as system timer */
+	writeb(MCFSIM_ICR_AUTOVEC | MCFSIM_ICR_LEVEL6 | MCFSIM_ICR_PRI3,
+		MCF_MBAR + MCFSIM_TIMER1ICR);
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_HIGHPROFILE
+	/* Timer2 is to be used as a high speed profile timer  */
+	writeb(MCFSIM_ICR_AUTOVEC | MCFSIM_ICR_LEVEL7 | MCFSIM_ICR_PRI3,
+		MCF_MBAR + MCFSIM_TIMER2ICR);
+#endif
 }
 
 /***************************************************************************/
@@ -101,6 +97,7 @@ void m5206_cpu_reset(void)
 void __init config_BSP(char *commandp, int size)
 {
 	mach_reset = m5206_cpu_reset;
+	m5206_timers_init();
 }
 
 /***************************************************************************/
diff --git a/arch/m68knommu/platform/5206e/config.c b/arch/m68knommu/platform/5206e/config.c
index 08ef7e268989cc12cf5029842a90f51f4959d4d0..363296af2ee572f127539aed5518cc10cbd1d2cf 100644
--- a/arch/m68knommu/platform/5206e/config.c
+++ b/arch/m68knommu/platform/5206e/config.c
@@ -69,21 +69,17 @@ static void __init m5206e_uarts_init(void)
 
 /***************************************************************************/
 
-void mcf_settimericr(unsigned int timer, unsigned int level)
+static void __init m5206e_timers_init(void)
 {
-	volatile unsigned char *icrp;
-	unsigned int icr, imr;
-
-	if (timer <= 2) {
-		switch (timer) {
-		case 2:  icr = MCFSIM_TIMER2ICR; imr = MCFINTC_TIMER2; break;
-		default: icr = MCFSIM_TIMER1ICR; imr = MCFINTC_TIMER1; break;
-		}
-
-		icrp = (volatile unsigned char *) (MCF_MBAR + icr);
-		*icrp = MCFSIM_ICR_AUTOVEC | (level << 2) | MCFSIM_ICR_PRI3;
-		mcf_clrimr(imr);
-	}
+	/* Timer1 is always used as system timer */
+	writeb(MCFSIM_ICR_AUTOVEC | MCFSIM_ICR_LEVEL6 | MCFSIM_ICR_PRI3,
+		MCF_MBAR + MCFSIM_TIMER1ICR);
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_HIGHPROFILE
+	/* Timer2 is to be used as a high speed profile timer  */
+	writeb(MCFSIM_ICR_AUTOVEC | MCFSIM_ICR_LEVEL7 | MCFSIM_ICR_PRI3,
+		MCF_MBAR + MCFSIM_TIMER2ICR);
+#endif
 }
 
 /***************************************************************************/
@@ -108,6 +104,7 @@ void __init config_BSP(char *commandp, int size)
 #endif /* CONFIG_NETtel */
 
 	mach_reset = m5206e_cpu_reset;
+	m5206e_timers_init();
 }
 
 /***************************************************************************/
diff --git a/arch/m68knommu/platform/5249/config.c b/arch/m68knommu/platform/5249/config.c
index 7261a3d28adc3a283f20ddae779db98132a3b41a..51202b1096cc20d850dd20af1f9be3dc63e14185 100644
--- a/arch/m68knommu/platform/5249/config.c
+++ b/arch/m68knommu/platform/5249/config.c
@@ -65,24 +65,19 @@ static void __init m5249_uarts_init(void)
 		m5249_uart_init_line(line, m5249_uart_platform[line].irq);
 }
 
-
 /***************************************************************************/
 
-void mcf_settimericr(unsigned int timer, unsigned int level)
+static void __init m5249_timers_init(void)
 {
-	volatile unsigned char *icrp;
-	unsigned int icr, imr;
-
-	if (timer <= 2) {
-		switch (timer) {
-		case 2:  icr = MCFSIM_TIMER2ICR; imr = MCFINTC_TIMER2; break;
-		default: icr = MCFSIM_TIMER1ICR; imr = MCFINTC_TIMER1; break;
-		}
-
-		icrp = (volatile unsigned char *) (MCF_MBAR + icr);
-		*icrp = MCFSIM_ICR_AUTOVEC | (level << 2) | MCFSIM_ICR_PRI3;
-		mcf_clrimr(imr);
-	}
+	/* Timer1 is always used as system timer */
+	writeb(MCFSIM_ICR_AUTOVEC | MCFSIM_ICR_LEVEL6 | MCFSIM_ICR_PRI3,
+		MCF_MBAR + MCFSIM_TIMER1ICR);
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_HIGHPROFILE
+	/* Timer2 is to be used as a high speed profile timer  */
+	writeb(MCFSIM_ICR_AUTOVEC | MCFSIM_ICR_LEVEL7 | MCFSIM_ICR_PRI3,
+		MCF_MBAR + MCFSIM_TIMER2ICR);
+#endif
 }
 
 /***************************************************************************/
@@ -101,6 +96,7 @@ void m5249_cpu_reset(void)
 void __init config_BSP(char *commandp, int size)
 {
 	mach_reset = m5249_cpu_reset;
+	m5249_timers_init();
 }
 
 /***************************************************************************/
diff --git a/arch/m68knommu/platform/5272/config.c b/arch/m68knommu/platform/5272/config.c
index 94a66c12c96ab010f8ea617506ef1cde7216eaad..b16add9aa4e5008fd194376bb4ad24a16180e632 100644
--- a/arch/m68knommu/platform/5272/config.c
+++ b/arch/m68knommu/platform/5272/config.c
@@ -20,12 +20,6 @@
 
 /***************************************************************************/
 
-extern unsigned int mcf_timervector;
-extern unsigned int mcf_profilevector;
-extern unsigned int mcf_timerlevel;
-
-/***************************************************************************/
-
 /*
  *	Some platforms need software versions of the GPIO data registers.
  */
@@ -148,14 +142,15 @@ void mcf_disableall(void)
 
 /***************************************************************************/
 
-void mcf_settimericr(int timer, int level)
+static void __init m5272_timers_init(void)
 {
-	volatile unsigned long *icrp;
+	/* Timer1 @ level6 is always used as system timer */
+	writel((0x8 | 0x6) << ((4 - 1) * 4), MCF_MBAR + MCFSIM_ICR1);
 
-	if ((timer >= 1 ) && (timer <= 4)) {
-		icrp = (volatile unsigned long *) (MCF_MBAR + MCFSIM_ICR1);
-		*icrp = (0x8 | level) << ((4 - timer) * 4);
-	}
+#ifdef CONFIG_HIGHPROFILE
+	/* Timer2 @ level7 is to be used as a high speed profile timer  */
+	writel((0x8 | 0x7) << ((4 - 2) * 4), MCF_MBAR + MCFSIM_ICR1);
+#endif
 }
 
 /***************************************************************************/
@@ -195,9 +190,8 @@ void __init config_BSP(char *commandp, int size)
 	commandp[size-1] = 0;
 #endif
 
-	mcf_timervector = 69;
-	mcf_profilevector = 70;
 	mach_reset = m5272_cpu_reset;
+	m5272_timers_init();
 }
 
 /***************************************************************************/
diff --git a/arch/m68knommu/platform/5307/config.c b/arch/m68knommu/platform/5307/config.c
index 3e27d2ec03f06d0912fcacd2c23040a352924ebd..b711597ac8e1e48bb7fdb9e1aadb4967a472a75a 100644
--- a/arch/m68knommu/platform/5307/config.c
+++ b/arch/m68knommu/platform/5307/config.c
@@ -21,12 +21,6 @@
 
 /***************************************************************************/
 
-extern unsigned int mcf_timervector;
-extern unsigned int mcf_profilevector;
-extern unsigned int mcf_timerlevel;
-
-/***************************************************************************/
-
 /*
  *	Some platforms need software versions of the GPIO data registers.
  */
@@ -83,21 +77,17 @@ static void __init m5307_uarts_init(void)
 
 /***************************************************************************/
 
-void mcf_settimericr(unsigned int timer, unsigned int level)
+static void __init m5307_timers_init(void)
 {
-	volatile unsigned char *icrp;
-	unsigned int icr, imr;
-
-	if (timer <= 2) {
-		switch (timer) {
-		case 2:  icr = MCFSIM_TIMER2ICR; imr = MCFINTC_TIMER2; break;
-		default: icr = MCFSIM_TIMER1ICR; imr = MCFINTC_TIMER1; break;
-		}
-
-		icrp = (volatile unsigned char *) (MCF_MBAR + icr);
-		*icrp = MCFSIM_ICR_AUTOVEC | (level << 2) | MCFSIM_ICR_PRI3;
-		mcf_clrimr(imr);
-	}
+	/* Timer1 is always used as system timer */
+	writeb(MCFSIM_ICR_AUTOVEC | MCFSIM_ICR_LEVEL6 | MCFSIM_ICR_PRI3,
+		MCF_MBAR + MCFSIM_TIMER1ICR);
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_HIGHPROFILE
+	/* Timer2 is to be used as a high speed profile timer  */
+	writeb(MCFSIM_ICR_AUTOVEC | MCFSIM_ICR_LEVEL7 | MCFSIM_ICR_PRI3,
+		MCF_MBAR + MCFSIM_TIMER2ICR);
+#endif
 }
 
 /***************************************************************************/
@@ -120,13 +110,10 @@ void __init config_BSP(char *commandp, int size)
 	/* Copy command line from FLASH to local buffer... */
 	memcpy(commandp, (char *) 0xf0004000, size);
 	commandp[size-1] = 0;
-	/* Different timer setup - to prevent device clash */
-	mcf_timervector = 30;
-	mcf_profilevector = 31;
-	mcf_timerlevel = 6;
 #endif
 
 	mach_reset = m5307_cpu_reset;
+	m5307_timers_init();
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_BDM_DISABLE
 	/*
diff --git a/arch/m68knommu/platform/5407/config.c b/arch/m68knommu/platform/5407/config.c
index 8aa94837bbc31d819b86d8f608ffa3283ebb4d60..cc80029a4a00d754025e37c7dd0ef3381b055d73 100644
--- a/arch/m68knommu/platform/5407/config.c
+++ b/arch/m68knommu/platform/5407/config.c
@@ -20,12 +20,6 @@
 
 /***************************************************************************/
 
-extern unsigned int mcf_timervector;
-extern unsigned int mcf_profilevector;
-extern unsigned int mcf_timerlevel;
-
-/***************************************************************************/
-
 static struct mcf_platform_uart m5407_uart_platform[] = {
 	{
 		.mapbase	= MCF_MBAR + MCFUART_BASE1,
@@ -59,6 +53,7 @@ static void __init m5407_uart_init_line(int line, int irq)
 	} else if (line == 1) {
 		writeb(MCFSIM_ICR_LEVEL6 | MCFSIM_ICR_PRI2, MCF_MBAR + MCFSIM_UART2ICR);
 		writeb(irq, MCF_MBAR + MCFUART_BASE2 + MCFUART_UIVR);
+		mcf_setimr(mcf_getimr() & ~MCFSIM_IMR_UART2);
 		mcf_clrimr(MCFINTC_UART1);
 	}
 }
@@ -74,21 +69,17 @@ static void __init m5407_uarts_init(void)
 
 /***************************************************************************/
 
-void mcf_settimericr(unsigned int timer, unsigned int level)
+static void __init m5407_timers_init(void)
 {
-	volatile unsigned char *icrp;
-	unsigned int icr, imr;
-
-	if (timer <= 2) {
-		switch (timer) {
-		case 2:  icr = MCFSIM_TIMER2ICR; imr = MCFINTC_TIMER2; break;
-		default: icr = MCFSIM_TIMER1ICR; imr = MCFINTC_TIMER1; break;
-		}
-
-		icrp = (volatile unsigned char *) (MCF_MBAR + icr);
-		*icrp = MCFSIM_ICR_AUTOVEC | (level << 2) | MCFSIM_ICR_PRI3;
-		mcf_clrimr(imr);
-	}
+	/* Timer1 is always used as system timer */
+	writeb(MCFSIM_ICR_AUTOVEC | MCFSIM_ICR_LEVEL6 | MCFSIM_ICR_PRI3,
+		MCF_MBAR + MCFSIM_TIMER1ICR);
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_HIGHPROFILE
+	/* Timer2 is to be used as a high speed profile timer  */
+	writeb(MCFSIM_ICR_AUTOVEC | MCFSIM_ICR_LEVEL7 | MCFSIM_ICR_PRI3,
+		MCF_MBAR + MCFSIM_TIMER2ICR);
+#endif
 }
 
 /***************************************************************************/
@@ -106,14 +97,8 @@ void m5407_cpu_reset(void)
 
 void __init config_BSP(char *commandp, int size)
 {
-#if defined(CONFIG_CLEOPATRA)
-	/* Different timer setup - to prevent device clash */
-	mcf_timervector = 30;
-	mcf_profilevector = 31;
-	mcf_timerlevel = 6;
-#endif
-
 	mach_reset = m5407_cpu_reset;
+	m5407_timers_init();
 }
 
 /***************************************************************************/
diff --git a/arch/m68knommu/platform/coldfire/timers.c b/arch/m68knommu/platform/coldfire/timers.c
index 1ba8a3731653aa60d94d45fe32a5f349d046dbb4..77b0c17ce6ba3b1e32774a9e70ce97b93cee200f 100644
--- a/arch/m68knommu/platform/coldfire/timers.c
+++ b/arch/m68knommu/platform/coldfire/timers.c
@@ -30,15 +30,6 @@
 #define	FREQ	(MCF_BUSCLK / 16)
 #define	TA(a)	(MCF_MBAR + MCFTIMER_BASE1 + (a))
 
-/*
- *	Default the timer and vector to use for ColdFire. Some ColdFire
- *	CPU's and some boards may want different. Their sub-architecture
- *	startup code (in config.c) can change these if they want.
- */
-unsigned int	mcf_timervector = 29;
-unsigned int	mcf_profilevector = 31;
-unsigned int	mcf_timerlevel = 5;
-
 /*
  *	These provide the underlying interrupt vector support.
  *	Unfortunately it is a little different on each ColdFire.
@@ -107,7 +98,7 @@ static struct clocksource mcftmr_clk = {
 
 void hw_timer_init(void)
 {
-	setup_irq(mcf_timervector, &mcftmr_timer_irq);
+	setup_irq(MCF_IRQ_TIMER, &mcftmr_timer_irq);
 
 	__raw_writew(MCFTIMER_TMR_DISABLE, TA(MCFTIMER_TMR));
 	mcftmr_cycles_per_jiffy = FREQ / HZ;
@@ -124,7 +115,7 @@ void hw_timer_init(void)
 	mcftmr_clk.mult = clocksource_hz2mult(FREQ, mcftmr_clk.shift);
 	clocksource_register(&mcftmr_clk);
 
-	mcf_settimericr(1, mcf_timerlevel);
+	mcf_clrimr(MCFINTC_TIMER1);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_HIGHPROFILE
 	coldfire_profile_init();
@@ -171,7 +162,7 @@ void coldfire_profile_init(void)
 	printk(KERN_INFO "PROFILE: lodging TIMER2 @ %dHz as profile timer\n",
 	       PROFILEHZ);
 
-	setup_irq(mcf_profilevector, &coldfire_profile_irq);
+	setup_irq(MCF_IRQ_PROFILER, &coldfire_profile_irq);
 
 	/* Set up TIMER 2 as high speed profile clock */
 	__raw_writew(MCFTIMER_TMR_DISABLE, PA(MCFTIMER_TMR));
@@ -180,7 +171,7 @@ void coldfire_profile_init(void)
 	__raw_writew(MCFTIMER_TMR_ENORI | MCFTIMER_TMR_CLK16 |
 		MCFTIMER_TMR_RESTART | MCFTIMER_TMR_ENABLE, PA(MCFTIMER_TMR));
 
-	mcf_settimericr(2, 7);
+	mcf_clrimr(MCFINTC_TIMER2);
 }
 
 /***************************************************************************/