diff --git a/arch/powerpc/config.mk b/arch/powerpc/config.mk
index 3afc439..e682071 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/config.mk
+++ b/arch/powerpc/config.mk
@@ -26,8 +26,6 @@
 CONFIG_STANDALONE_LOAD_ADDR ?= 0x40000
 LDFLAGS_FINAL += --gc-sections
 PLATFORM_RELFLAGS += -fpic -mrelocatable -ffunction-sections -fdata-sections
-PLATFORM_RELFLAGS += $(call cc-option,-msingle-pic-base,)
-PLATFORM_RELFLAGS += $(call cc-option,-fno-jump-tables,)
 PLATFORM_CPPFLAGS += -DCONFIG_PPC -D__powerpc__
 PLATFORM_LDFLAGS  += -n
 
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/cpu/74xx_7xx/start.S b/arch/powerpc/cpu/74xx_7xx/start.S
index ab9412a..f6011fc 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/cpu/74xx_7xx/start.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/cpu/74xx_7xx/start.S
@@ -274,11 +274,7 @@
 	stwu	r0, -4(r1)	/* stack backtraces terminate cleanly	*/
 
 	GET_GOT			/* initialize GOT access	*/
-#if defined(__pic__) && __pic__ == 1
-	/* Needed for upcoming -msingle-pic-base */
-	bl	_GLOBAL_OFFSET_TABLE_@local-4
-	mflr	r30
-#endif
+
 	/* run low-level CPU init code     (from Flash)	*/
 	bl	cpu_init_f
 	sync
@@ -592,11 +588,6 @@
 	mr	r10, r5		/* Save copy of Destination Address	*/
 
 	GET_GOT
-#if defined(__pic__) && __pic__ == 1
-	/* Needed for upcoming -msingle-pic-base */
-	bl	_GLOBAL_OFFSET_TABLE_@local-4
-	mflr	r30
-#endif
 	mr	r3,  r5				/* Destination Address	*/
 	lis	r4, CONFIG_SYS_MONITOR_BASE@h		/* Source      Address	*/
 	ori	r4, r4, CONFIG_SYS_MONITOR_BASE@l
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc512x/start.S b/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc512x/start.S
index 632f967..9c2e488 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc512x/start.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc512x/start.S
@@ -255,11 +255,7 @@
 	/*------------------------------------------------------*/
 
 	GET_GOT			/* initialize GOT access	*/
-#if defined(__pic__) && __pic__ == 1
-	/* Needed for upcoming -msingle-pic-base */
-	bl	_GLOBAL_OFFSET_TABLE_@local-4
-	mflr	r30
-#endif
+
 	/* r3: IMMR */
 	lis	r3, CONFIG_SYS_IMMR@h
 	/* run low-level CPU init code (in Flash) */
@@ -490,11 +486,6 @@
 	mr	r10, r5		/* Save copy of Destination Address */
 
 	GET_GOT
-#if defined(__pic__) && __pic__ == 1
-	/* Needed for upcoming -msingle-pic-base */
-	bl	_GLOBAL_OFFSET_TABLE_@local-4
-	mflr	r30
-#endif
 	mr	r3,  r5				/* Destination Address */
 	lis	r4, CONFIG_SYS_MONITOR_BASE@h		/* Source      Address */
 	ori	r4, r4, CONFIG_SYS_MONITOR_BASE@l
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc5xx/start.S b/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc5xx/start.S
index 4fb2047..cc11c8f 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc5xx/start.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc5xx/start.S
@@ -174,11 +174,7 @@
 	/*----------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
 	GET_GOT			/* initialize GOT access			*/
-#if defined(__pic__) && __pic__ == 1
-	/* Needed for upcoming -msingle-pic-base */
-	bl	_GLOBAL_OFFSET_TABLE_@local-4
-	mflr	r30
-#endif
+
 	/* r3: IMMR */
 	bl	cpu_init_f	/* run low-level CPU init code     (from Flash)	*/
 
@@ -367,11 +363,6 @@
 	mr	r10, r5		/* Save copy of monitor destination Address in SRAM */
 
 	GET_GOT
-#if defined(__pic__) && __pic__ == 1
-	/* Needed for upcoming -msingle-pic-base */
-	bl	_GLOBAL_OFFSET_TABLE_@local-4
-	mflr	r30
-#endif
 	mr	r3,  r5				/* Destination Address	*/
 	lis	r4, CONFIG_SYS_MONITOR_BASE@h		/* Source      Address	*/
 	ori	r4, r4, CONFIG_SYS_MONITOR_BASE@l
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc5xxx/start.S b/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc5xxx/start.S
index 0a05361..192aa50 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc5xxx/start.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc5xxx/start.S
@@ -160,11 +160,7 @@
 	/*--------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
 	GET_GOT			/* initialize GOT access		*/
-#if defined(__pic__) && __pic__ == 1
-	/* Needed for upcoming -msingle-pic-base */
-	bl	_GLOBAL_OFFSET_TABLE_@local-4
-	mflr	r30
-#endif
+
 	/* r3: IMMR */
 	bl	cpu_init_f	/* run low-level CPU init code (in Flash)*/
 
@@ -553,11 +549,6 @@
 	mr	r10, r5		/* Save copy of Destination Address	*/
 
 	GET_GOT
-#if defined(__pic__) && __pic__ == 1
-	/* Needed for upcoming -msingle-pic-base */
-	bl	_GLOBAL_OFFSET_TABLE_@local-4
-	mflr	r30
-#endif
 	mr	r3,  r5				/* Destination Address	*/
 	lis	r4, CONFIG_SYS_MONITOR_BASE@h		/* Source      Address	*/
 	ori	r4, r4, CONFIG_SYS_MONITOR_BASE@l
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc8220/start.S b/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc8220/start.S
index 1df87a6..300b35c 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc8220/start.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc8220/start.S
@@ -129,11 +129,7 @@
 	/*--------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
 	GET_GOT			/* initialize GOT access		*/
-#if defined(__pic__) && __pic__ == 1
-	/* Needed for upcoming -msingle-pic-base */
-	bl	_GLOBAL_OFFSET_TABLE_@local-4
-	mflr	r30
-#endif
+
 	/* r3: IMMR */
 	bl	cpu_init_f	/* run low-level CPU init code (in Flash)*/
 
@@ -526,11 +522,6 @@
 	mr	r10, r5	    /* Save copy of Destination Address */
 
 	GET_GOT
-#if defined(__pic__) && __pic__ == 1
-	/* Needed for upcoming -msingle-pic-base */
-	bl	_GLOBAL_OFFSET_TABLE_@local-4
-	mflr	r30
-#endif
 	mr	r3,  r5	    /* Destination Address		*/
 	lis	r4, CONFIG_SYS_MONITOR_BASE@h	/* Source Address	*/
 	ori	r4, r4, CONFIG_SYS_MONITOR_BASE@l
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc824x/start.S b/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc824x/start.S
index cc98875..fc4e922 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc824x/start.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc824x/start.S
@@ -183,11 +183,7 @@
 	/*----------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
 	GET_GOT			/* initialize GOT access			*/
-#if defined(__pic__) && __pic__ == 1
-	/* Needed for upcoming -msingle-pic-base */
-	bl	_GLOBAL_OFFSET_TABLE_@local-4
-	mflr	r30
-#endif
+
 	/* r3: IMMR */
 	bl	cpu_init_f	/* run low-level CPU init code     (from Flash)	*/
 
@@ -456,11 +452,6 @@
 	mr	r10, r5		/* Save copy of Destination Address	*/
 
 	GET_GOT
-#if defined(__pic__) && __pic__ == 1
-	/* Needed for upcoming -msingle-pic-base */
-	bl	_GLOBAL_OFFSET_TABLE_@local-4
-	mflr	r30
-#endif
 	mr	r3,  r5				/* Destination Address	*/
 #ifdef CONFIG_SYS_RAMBOOT
 	lis	r4, CONFIG_SYS_SDRAM_BASE@h		/* Source      Address	*/
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc8260/start.S b/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc8260/start.S
index 23151cd..702546e 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc8260/start.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc8260/start.S
@@ -236,11 +236,7 @@
 	/*--------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
 	GET_GOT			/* initialize GOT access		*/
-#if defined(__pic__) && __pic__ == 1
-	/* Needed for upcoming -msingle-pic-base */
-	bl	_GLOBAL_OFFSET_TABLE_@local-4
-	mflr	r30
-#endif
+
 	/* r3: IMMR */
 	bl	cpu_init_f	/* run low-level CPU init code (in Flash)*/
 
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc83xx/start.S b/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc83xx/start.S
index a9acb83..7e60315 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc83xx/start.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc83xx/start.S
@@ -285,11 +285,7 @@
 	/*------------------------------------------------------*/
 
 	GET_GOT			/* initialize GOT access	*/
-#if defined(__pic__) && __pic__ == 1
-	/* Needed for upcoming -msingle-pic-base */
-	bl	_GLOBAL_OFFSET_TABLE_@local-4
-	mflr	r30
-#endif
+
 	/* r3: IMMR */
 	lis	r3, CONFIG_SYS_IMMR@h
 	/* run low-level CPU init code (in Flash)*/
@@ -826,11 +822,6 @@
 	mr	r10, r5		/* Save copy of Destination Address */
 
 	GET_GOT
-#if defined(__pic__) && __pic__ == 1
-	/* Needed for upcoming -msingle-pic-base */
-	bl	_GLOBAL_OFFSET_TABLE_@local-4
-	mflr	r30
-#endif
 	mr	r3,  r5				/* Destination Address */
 	lis	r4, CONFIG_SYS_MONITOR_BASE@h		/* Source      Address */
 	ori	r4, r4, CONFIG_SYS_MONITOR_BASE@l
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc85xx/start.S b/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc85xx/start.S
index 3623357..5777493 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc85xx/start.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc85xx/start.S
@@ -421,11 +421,6 @@
 	stw	r0,+12(r1)		/* Save return addr (underflow vect) */
 
 	GET_GOT
-#if defined(__pic__) && __pic__ == 1
-	/* Needed for upcoming -msingle-pic-base */
-	bl	_GLOBAL_OFFSET_TABLE_@local-4
-	mflr	r30
-#endif
 	bl	cpu_init_early_f
 
 	/* switch back to AS = 0 */
@@ -926,11 +921,6 @@
 	mr	r10,r5		/* Save copy of Destination Address	*/
 
 	GET_GOT
-#if defined(__pic__) && __pic__ == 1
-	/* Needed for upcoming -msingle-pic-base */
-	bl	_GLOBAL_OFFSET_TABLE_@local-4
-	mflr	r30
-#endif
 	mr	r3,r5				/* Destination Address	*/
 	lis	r4,CONFIG_SYS_MONITOR_BASE@h		/* Source      Address	*/
 	ori	r4,r4,CONFIG_SYS_MONITOR_BASE@l
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc86xx/start.S b/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc86xx/start.S
index 2ec7fd4..3e3c21e 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc86xx/start.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc86xx/start.S
@@ -255,11 +255,7 @@
 	stwu	r0, -4(r1)	/* stack backtraces terminate cleanly	*/
 
 	GET_GOT			/* initialize GOT access	*/
-#if defined(__pic__) && __pic__ == 1
-	/* Needed for upcoming -msingle-pic-base */
-	bl	_GLOBAL_OFFSET_TABLE_@local-4
-	mflr	r30
-#endif
+
 	/* run low-level CPU init code	   (from Flash) */
 	bl	cpu_init_f
 	sync
@@ -624,11 +620,6 @@
 	mr	r10, r5		/* Save copy of Destination Address	*/
 
 	GET_GOT
-#if defined(__pic__) && __pic__ == 1
-	/* Needed for upcoming -msingle-pic-base */
-	bl	_GLOBAL_OFFSET_TABLE_@local-4
-	mflr	r30
-#endif
 	mr	r3,  r5				/* Destination Address	*/
 	lis	r4, CONFIG_SYS_MONITOR_BASE@h		/* Source      Address	*/
 	ori	r4, r4, CONFIG_SYS_MONITOR_BASE@l
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc8xx/start.S b/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc8xx/start.S
index f8256bf..fe3daa2 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc8xx/start.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc8xx/start.S
@@ -188,11 +188,7 @@
 	/*----------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
 	GET_GOT			/* initialize GOT access			*/
-#if defined(__pic__) && __pic__ == 1
-	/* Needed for upcoming -msingle-pic-base */
-	bl	_GLOBAL_OFFSET_TABLE_@local-4
-	mflr	r30
-#endif
+
 	/* r3: IMMR */
 	bl	cpu_init_f	/* run low-level CPU init code     (from Flash)	*/
 
@@ -477,11 +473,6 @@
 	mr	r10, r5		/* Save copy of Destination Address	*/
 
 	GET_GOT
-#if defined(__pic__) && __pic__ == 1
-	/* Needed for upcoming -msingle-pic-base */
-	bl	_GLOBAL_OFFSET_TABLE_@local-4
-	mflr	r30
-#endif
 	mr	r3,  r5				/* Destination Address	*/
 	lis	r4, CONFIG_SYS_MONITOR_BASE@h		/* Source      Address	*/
 	ori	r4, r4, CONFIG_SYS_MONITOR_BASE@l
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/cpu/ppc4xx/start.S b/arch/powerpc/cpu/ppc4xx/start.S
index aa03d9a..b43e22c 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/cpu/ppc4xx/start.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/cpu/ppc4xx/start.S
@@ -262,11 +262,6 @@
 	bl	reconfig_tlb0
 #endif
 	GET_GOT
-#if defined(__pic__) && __pic__ == 1
-	/* Needed for upcoming -msingle-pic-base */
-	bl	_GLOBAL_OFFSET_TABLE_@local-4
-	mflr	r30
-#endif
 	bl	cpu_init_f	/* run low-level CPU init code	   (from Flash) */
 	bl	board_init_f
 	/* NOTREACHED - board_init_f() does not return */
@@ -804,11 +799,7 @@
 	ori	r0,r0, RESET_VECTOR@l
 	stwu	r1,-8(r1)		/* Save back chain and move SP */
 	stw	r0,+12(r1)		/* Save return addr (underflow vect) */
-#if defined(__pic__) && __pic__ == 1
-	/* Needed for upcoming -msingle-pic-base */
-	bl	_GLOBAL_OFFSET_TABLE_@local-4
-	mflr	r30
-#endif
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_NAND_SPL
 	bl	nand_boot_common	/* will not return */
 #else
@@ -923,11 +914,7 @@
 	stwu	r0, -4(r1)		/* stack backtraces terminate cleanly	*/
 
 	GET_GOT			/* initialize GOT access			*/
-#if defined(__pic__) && __pic__ == 1
-	/* Needed for upcoming -msingle-pic-base */
-	bl	_GLOBAL_OFFSET_TABLE_@local-4
-	mflr	r30
-#endif
+
 	bl	board_init_f	/* run first part of init code (from Flash)	*/
 	/* NOTREACHED - board_init_f() does not return */
 
@@ -1192,11 +1179,6 @@
 	stw	r0, +12(r1)		/* Save return addr (underflow vect) */
 #endif /* CONFIG_SYS_INIT_DCACHE_CS */
 
-#if defined(__pic__) && __pic__ == 1
-	/* Needed for upcoming -msingle-pic-base */
-	bl	_GLOBAL_OFFSET_TABLE_@local-4
-	mflr	r30
-#endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_NAND_SPL
 	bl	nand_boot_common	/* will not return */
 #else