diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/entry_32.S b/arch/powerpc/kernel/entry_32.S
index 46b3854e73189..b9a2935efec1f 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/entry_32.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/entry_32.S
@@ -67,8 +67,6 @@ prepare_transfer_to_handler:
 	bt-	31-TLF_NAPPING,4f
 	bt-	31-TLF_SLEEPING,7f
 #endif /* CONFIG_PPC_BOOK3S_32 || CONFIG_E500 */
-	.globl transfer_to_handler_cont
-transfer_to_handler_cont:
 	blr
 
 #if defined (CONFIG_PPC_BOOK3S_32) || defined(CONFIG_E500)
@@ -86,7 +84,6 @@ transfer_to_handler_cont:
 	b	fast_exception_return
 #endif
 _ASM_NOKPROBE_SYMBOL(prepare_transfer_to_handler)
-_ASM_NOKPROBE_SYMBOL(transfer_to_handler_cont)
 
 	.globl	transfer_to_syscall
 transfer_to_syscall:
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/idle_6xx.S b/arch/powerpc/kernel/idle_6xx.S
index 153366e178c4b..13cad9297d822 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/idle_6xx.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/idle_6xx.S
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ BEGIN_FTR_SECTION
 	lwz	r9,nap_save_hid1@l(r9)
 	mtspr	SPRN_HID1, r9
 END_FTR_SECTION_IFSET(CPU_FTR_DUAL_PLL_750FX)
-	b	transfer_to_handler_cont
+	blr
 _ASM_NOKPROBE_SYMBOL(power_save_ppc32_restore)
 
 	.data
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/idle_e500.S b/arch/powerpc/kernel/idle_e500.S
index 7795727e7f08e..9e1bc4502c507 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/idle_e500.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/idle_e500.S
@@ -81,13 +81,5 @@ END_FTR_SECTION_IFSET(CPU_FTR_CAN_NAP)
 _GLOBAL(power_save_ppc32_restore)
 	lwz	r9,_LINK(r11)		/* interrupted in e500_idle */
 	stw	r9,_NIP(r11)		/* make it do a blr */
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_SMP
-	lwz	r11,TASK_CPU(r2)		/* get cpu number * 4 */
-	slwi	r11,r11,2
-#else
-	li	r11,0
-#endif
-
-	b	transfer_to_handler_cont
+	blr
 _ASM_NOKPROBE_SYMBOL(power_save_ppc32_restore)