diff --git a/cpu/mpc86xx/start.S b/cpu/mpc86xx/start.S
index e65f1c0..eaa2657 100644
--- a/cpu/mpc86xx/start.S
+++ b/cpu/mpc86xx/start.S
@@ -121,28 +121,15 @@
 	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 */
 	. = 0x700
 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)
 
 	STD_EXCEPTION(0x800, FPUnavailable, UnknownException)
 
@@ -848,23 +835,6 @@
 	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)
-
-	sync
-	isync
-
-	blr
-
 .globl enable_ext_addr
 enable_ext_addr:
 	mfspr	r0, HID0