diff --git a/cpu/mpc824x/start.S b/cpu/mpc824x/start.S
index 750457b..7f40648 100644
--- a/cpu/mpc824x/start.S
+++ b/cpu/mpc824x/start.S
@@ -227,28 +227,15 @@
 	mfspr	r5,DSISR
 	stw	r5,_DSISR(r21)
 	addi	r3,r1,STACK_FRAME_OVERHEAD
-	li	r20,MSR_KERNEL
-	rlwimi	r20,r23,0,16,16		/* copy EE bit from saved MSR */
-	lwz	r6,GOT(transfer_to_handler)
-	mtlr	r6
-	blrl
-.L_Alignment:
-	.long	AlignmentException - _start + EXC_OFF_SYS_RESET
-	.long	int_return - _start + EXC_OFF_SYS_RESET
+	EXC_XFER_TEMPLATE(Alignment, AlignmentException, MSR_KERNEL, COPY_EE)
 
 /* Program check exception */
 	. = EXC_OFF_PROGRAM
 ProgramCheck:
 	EXCEPTION_PROLOG(SRR0, SRR1)
 	addi	r3,r1,STACK_FRAME_OVERHEAD
-	li	r20,MSR_KERNEL
-	rlwimi	r20,r23,0,16,16		/* copy EE bit from saved MSR */
-	lwz	r6,GOT(transfer_to_handler)
-	mtlr	r6
-	blrl
-.L_ProgramCheck:
-	.long	ProgramCheckException - _start + EXC_OFF_SYS_RESET
-	.long	int_return - _start + EXC_OFF_SYS_RESET
+	EXC_XFER_TEMPLATE(ProgramCheck, ProgramCheckException,
+		MSR_KERNEL, COPY_EE)
 
 	/* No FPU on MPC8xx. This exception is not supposed to happen.
 	*/
@@ -695,20 +682,6 @@
 	mtlr	r4			/* restore link register	*/
 	blr
 
-	/*
-	 * Function: relocate entries for one exception vector
-	 */
-trap_reloc:
-	lwz	r0, 0(r7)		/* hdlr ...			*/
-	add	r0, r0, r3		/*  ... += dest_addr		*/
-	stw	r0, 0(r7)
-
-	lwz	r0, 4(r7)		/* int_return ...		*/
-	add	r0, r0, r3		/*  ... += dest_addr		*/
-	stw	r0, 4(r7)
-
-	blr
-
 	/* Setup the BAT registers.
 	 */
 setup_bats: