diff --git a/arch/powerpc/configs/g5_defconfig b/arch/powerpc/configs/g5_defconfig
index 1196c34163b748cf6cd41c97e5a9dfb7f962b39d..07b7f2af2dca7ed9e06f7baea8e46f904fcb8aba 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/configs/g5_defconfig
+++ b/arch/powerpc/configs/g5_defconfig
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 CONFIG_PPC64=y
-CONFIG_POWER4_ONLY=y
 CONFIG_ALTIVEC=y
 CONFIG_SMP=y
 CONFIG_NR_CPUS=4
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/configs/maple_defconfig b/arch/powerpc/configs/maple_defconfig
index 2244d370f24d0044048293a5414102aa4f9c6e94..02ac96b679b8585a943b60faaf338aeed434c95b 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/configs/maple_defconfig
+++ b/arch/powerpc/configs/maple_defconfig
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 CONFIG_PPC64=y
-CONFIG_POWER4_ONLY=y
 CONFIG_SMP=y
 CONFIG_NR_CPUS=4
 CONFIG_EXPERIMENTAL=y
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/configs/pasemi_defconfig b/arch/powerpc/configs/pasemi_defconfig
index f4deb0b78cf061c7101ce17b041e9d6c032d400f..840a2c2d043085434b715dfffa3d4399e70f383b 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/configs/pasemi_defconfig
+++ b/arch/powerpc/configs/pasemi_defconfig
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 CONFIG_PPC64=y
-CONFIG_POWER4_ONLY=y
 CONFIG_ALTIVEC=y
 # CONFIG_VIRT_CPU_ACCOUNTING is not set
 CONFIG_SMP=y
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/asm-compat.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/asm-compat.h
index decad950f11a8e18e7ad4962343d58d77f7fa363..5d7fbe1950f93dc9e285360637cfc78324db66a6 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/asm-compat.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/asm-compat.h
@@ -29,18 +29,9 @@
 #define PPC_LLARX(t, a, b, eh)	PPC_LDARX(t, a, b, eh)
 #define PPC_STLCX	stringify_in_c(stdcx.)
 #define PPC_CNTLZL	stringify_in_c(cntlzd)
+#define PPC_MTOCRF(FXM, RS) MTOCRF((FXM), (RS))
 #define PPC_LR_STKOFF	16
 #define PPC_MIN_STKFRM	112
-
-/* Move to CR, single-entry optimized version. Only available
- * on POWER4 and later.
- */
-#ifdef CONFIG_POWER4_ONLY
-#define PPC_MTOCRF	stringify_in_c(mtocrf)
-#else
-#define PPC_MTOCRF	stringify_in_c(mtcrf)
-#endif
-
 #else /* 32-bit */
 
 /* operations for longs and pointers */
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/ppc_asm.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/ppc_asm.h
index 50f73aa2ba219acbb132795af18cc7f447e019ff..15444204a3a1d25049bca2b8115c7e88ed3d2d4f 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/ppc_asm.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/ppc_asm.h
@@ -369,7 +369,15 @@ BEGIN_FTR_SECTION			\
 END_FTR_SECTION_IFCLR(CPU_FTR_601)
 #endif
 
-	
+#ifdef CONFIG_PPC64
+#define MTOCRF(FXM, RS)			\
+	BEGIN_FTR_SECTION_NESTED(848);	\
+	mtcrf	(FXM), (RS);		\
+	FTR_SECTION_ELSE_NESTED(848);	\
+	mtocrf (FXM), (RS);		\
+	ALT_FTR_SECTION_END_NESTED_IFCLR(CPU_FTR_NOEXECUTE, 848)
+#endif
+
 /*
  * This instruction is not implemented on the PPC 603 or 601; however, on
  * the 403GCX and 405GP tlbia IS defined and tlbie is not.
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/exceptions-64s.S b/arch/powerpc/kernel/exceptions-64s.S
index cb705fdbb4583b6b162c9c2cb8991be43525eea4..e0537693d66081b91314cc39cb8cfde1de5cb3eb 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/exceptions-64s.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/exceptions-64s.S
@@ -94,12 +94,10 @@ machine_check_pSeries_1:
 data_access_pSeries:
 	HMT_MEDIUM
 	SET_SCRATCH0(r13)
-#ifndef CONFIG_POWER4_ONLY
 BEGIN_FTR_SECTION
 	b	data_access_check_stab
 data_access_not_stab:
 END_MMU_FTR_SECTION_IFCLR(MMU_FTR_SLB)
-#endif
 	EXCEPTION_PROLOG_PSERIES(PACA_EXGEN, data_access_common, EXC_STD,
 				 KVMTEST, 0x300)
 
@@ -301,7 +299,6 @@ machine_check_fwnmi:
 				 EXC_STD, KVMTEST, 0x200)
 	KVM_HANDLER_SKIP(PACA_EXMC, EXC_STD, 0x200)
 
-#ifndef CONFIG_POWER4_ONLY
 	/* moved from 0x300 */
 data_access_check_stab:
 	GET_PACA(r13)
@@ -328,7 +325,6 @@ do_stab_bolted_pSeries:
 	GET_SCRATCH0(r10)
 	std	r10,PACA_EXSLB+EX_R13(r13)
 	EXCEPTION_PROLOG_PSERIES_1(.do_stab_bolted, EXC_STD)
-#endif /* CONFIG_POWER4_ONLY */
 
 	KVM_HANDLER_SKIP(PACA_EXGEN, EXC_STD, 0x300)
 	KVM_HANDLER_SKIP(PACA_EXSLB, EXC_STD, 0x380)
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/lib/copyuser_64.S b/arch/powerpc/lib/copyuser_64.S
index 773d38f90aaa27a46a0ee2e1593322b4fc947b25..d73a5901490018486fed19115fce46d88084f701 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/lib/copyuser_64.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/lib/copyuser_64.S
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ _GLOBAL(__copy_tofrom_user_base)
 	dcbt	0,r4
 	beq	.Lcopy_page_4K
 	andi.	r6,r6,7
-	PPC_MTOCRF	0x01,r5
+	PPC_MTOCRF(0x01,r5)
 	blt	cr1,.Lshort_copy
 /* Below we want to nop out the bne if we're on a CPU that has the
  * CPU_FTR_UNALIGNED_LD_STD bit set and the CPU_FTR_CP_USE_DCBTZ bit
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ END_FTR_SECTION_IFCLR(CPU_FTR_UNALIGNED_LD_STD)
 	blr
 
 .Ldst_unaligned:
-	PPC_MTOCRF	0x01,r6		/* put #bytes to 8B bdry into cr7 */
+	PPC_MTOCRF(0x01,r6)		/* put #bytes to 8B bdry into cr7 */
 	subf	r5,r6,r5
 	li	r7,0
 	cmpldi	cr1,r5,16
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ END_FTR_SECTION_IFCLR(CPU_FTR_UNALIGNED_LD_STD)
 2:	bf	cr7*4+1,3f
 37:	lwzx	r0,r7,r4
 83:	stwx	r0,r7,r3
-3:	PPC_MTOCRF	0x01,r5
+3:	PPC_MTOCRF(0x01,r5)
 	add	r4,r6,r4
 	add	r3,r6,r3
 	b	.Ldst_aligned
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/lib/mem_64.S b/arch/powerpc/lib/mem_64.S
index 11ce045e21fd1ab43518e6a58f8986d9390cb760..f4fcb0bc65639225b2fca58ace18025870bc471b 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/lib/mem_64.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/lib/mem_64.S
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ _GLOBAL(memset)
 	rlwimi	r4,r4,16,0,15
 	cmplw	cr1,r5,r0		/* do we get that far? */
 	rldimi	r4,r4,32,0
-	PPC_MTOCRF	1,r0
+	PPC_MTOCRF(1,r0)
 	mr	r6,r3
 	blt	cr1,8f
 	beq+	3f			/* if already 8-byte aligned */
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ _GLOBAL(memset)
 	bdnz	4b
 5:	srwi.	r0,r5,3
 	clrlwi	r5,r5,29
-	PPC_MTOCRF	1,r0
+	PPC_MTOCRF(1,r0)
 	beq	8f
 	bf	29,6f
 	std	r4,0(r6)
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ _GLOBAL(memset)
 	std	r4,0(r6)
 	addi	r6,r6,8
 8:	cmpwi	r5,0
-	PPC_MTOCRF	1,r5
+	PPC_MTOCRF(1,r5)
 	beqlr+
 	bf	29,9f
 	stw	r4,0(r6)
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/lib/memcpy_64.S b/arch/powerpc/lib/memcpy_64.S
index e178922b2c2129e808a427464ce8fccc34643309..82fea3963e15d36f8c30577fce53e7bc30196ac3 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/lib/memcpy_64.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/lib/memcpy_64.S
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 	.align	7
 _GLOBAL(memcpy)
 	std	r3,48(r1)	/* save destination pointer for return value */
-	PPC_MTOCRF	0x01,r5
+	PPC_MTOCRF(0x01,r5)
 	cmpldi	cr1,r5,16
 	neg	r6,r3		# LS 3 bits = # bytes to 8-byte dest bdry
 	andi.	r6,r6,7
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ END_FTR_SECTION_IFCLR(CPU_FTR_UNALIGNED_LD_STD)
 	blr
 
 .Ldst_unaligned:
-	PPC_MTOCRF	0x01,r6		# put #bytes to 8B bdry into cr7
+	PPC_MTOCRF(0x01,r6)		# put #bytes to 8B bdry into cr7
 	subf	r5,r6,r5
 	li	r7,0
 	cmpldi	cr1,r5,16
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ END_FTR_SECTION_IFCLR(CPU_FTR_UNALIGNED_LD_STD)
 2:	bf	cr7*4+1,3f
 	lwzx	r0,r7,r4
 	stwx	r0,r7,r3
-3:	PPC_MTOCRF	0x01,r5
+3:	PPC_MTOCRF(0x01,r5)
 	add	r4,r6,r4
 	add	r3,r6,r3
 	b	.Ldst_aligned
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/Kconfig.cputype b/arch/powerpc/platforms/Kconfig.cputype
index 425db18580a22fbea55da9142561efb81c2def76..52e70f9b7a8f269ab4e66ab37995715f6ce2e532 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/Kconfig.cputype
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/Kconfig.cputype
@@ -86,15 +86,6 @@ config PPC_BOOK3E
 	def_bool y
 	depends on PPC_BOOK3E_64
 
-config POWER4_ONLY
-	bool "Optimize for POWER4"
-	depends on PPC64 && PPC_BOOK3S
-	default n
-	---help---
-	  Cause the compiler to optimize for POWER4/POWER5/PPC970 processors.
-	  The resulting binary will not work on POWER3 or RS64 processors
-	  when compiled with binutils 2.15 or later.
-
 config 6xx
 	def_bool y
 	depends on PPC32 && PPC_BOOK3S