diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/ppc_asm.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/ppc_asm.h
index 0b9dc814b81c..67a421b81a50 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/ppc_asm.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/ppc_asm.h
@@ -382,10 +382,6 @@ n:
 #endif
 
 /* various errata or part fixups */
-#define	SYNC
-#define SYNC_601
-#define ISYNC_601
-
 #if defined(CONFIG_PPC_CELL) || defined(CONFIG_PPC_FSL_BOOK3E)
 #define MFTB(dest)			\
 90:	mfspr dest, SPRN_TBRL;		\
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/entry_32.S b/arch/powerpc/kernel/entry_32.S
index f4d0af8e1136..f25ea188ecd3 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/entry_32.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/entry_32.S
@@ -234,7 +234,6 @@ transfer_to_handler_cont:
 	mtspr	SPRN_SRR0,r11
 	mtspr	SPRN_SRR1,r10
 	mtlr	r9
-	SYNC
 	RFI				/* jump to handler, enable MMU */
 
 #if defined (CONFIG_PPC_BOOK3S_32) || defined(CONFIG_E500)
@@ -264,7 +263,6 @@ _ASM_NOKPROBE_SYMBOL(transfer_to_handler_cont)
 	LOAD_REG_IMMEDIATE(r0, MSR_KERNEL)
 	mtspr	SPRN_SRR0,r12
 	mtspr	SPRN_SRR1,r0
-	SYNC
 	RFI
 
 reenable_mmu:
@@ -323,7 +321,6 @@ stack_ovf:
 #endif
 	mtspr	SPRN_SRR0,r9
 	mtspr	SPRN_SRR1,r10
-	SYNC
 	RFI
 _ASM_NOKPROBE_SYMBOL(stack_ovf)
 #endif
@@ -411,7 +408,6 @@ ret_from_syscall:
 	/* disable interrupts so current_thread_info()->flags can't change */
 	LOAD_REG_IMMEDIATE(r10,MSR_KERNEL)	/* doesn't include MSR_EE */
 	/* Note: We don't bother telling lockdep about it */
-	SYNC
 	mtmsr	r10
 	lwz	r9,TI_FLAGS(r2)
 	li	r8,-MAX_ERRNO
@@ -474,7 +470,6 @@ syscall_exit_finish:
 #endif
 	mtspr	SPRN_SRR0,r7
 	mtspr	SPRN_SRR1,r8
-	SYNC
 	RFI
 _ASM_NOKPROBE_SYMBOL(syscall_exit_finish)
 #ifdef CONFIG_44x
@@ -567,7 +562,6 @@ syscall_exit_work:
 	 * lockdep as we are supposed to have IRQs on at this point
 	 */
 	ori	r10,r10,MSR_EE
-	SYNC
 	mtmsr	r10
 
 	/* Save NVGPRS if they're not saved already */
@@ -606,7 +600,6 @@ ret_from_kernel_syscall:
 #endif
 	mtspr	SPRN_SRR0, r9
 	mtspr	SPRN_SRR1, r10
-	SYNC
 	RFI
 _ASM_NOKPROBE_SYMBOL(ret_from_kernel_syscall)
 
@@ -810,7 +803,6 @@ fast_exception_return:
 	REST_GPR(9, r11)
 	REST_GPR(12, r11)
 	lwz	r11,GPR11(r11)
-	SYNC
 	RFI
 _ASM_NOKPROBE_SYMBOL(fast_exception_return)
 
@@ -872,7 +864,6 @@ ret_from_except:
 	 * from the interrupt. */
 	/* Note: We don't bother telling lockdep about it */
 	LOAD_REG_IMMEDIATE(r10,MSR_KERNEL)
-	SYNC			/* Some chip revs have problems here... */
 	mtmsr	r10		/* disable interrupts */
 
 	lwz	r3,_MSR(r1)	/* Returning to user mode? */
@@ -1035,7 +1026,6 @@ END_FTR_SECTION_IFSET(CPU_FTR_NEED_PAIRED_STWCX)
 	 * exc_exit_restart below.  -- paulus
 	 */
 	LOAD_REG_IMMEDIATE(r10,MSR_KERNEL & ~MSR_RI)
-	SYNC
 	mtmsr	r10		/* clear the RI bit */
 	.globl exc_exit_restart
 exc_exit_restart:
@@ -1046,7 +1036,6 @@ exc_exit_restart:
 	lwz	r1,GPR1(r1)
 	.globl exc_exit_restart_end
 exc_exit_restart_end:
-	SYNC
 	RFI
 _ASM_NOKPROBE_SYMBOL(exc_exit_restart)
 _ASM_NOKPROBE_SYMBOL(exc_exit_restart_end)
@@ -1274,7 +1263,6 @@ do_resched:			/* r10 contains MSR_KERNEL here */
 	mfmsr	r10
 #endif
 	ori	r10,r10,MSR_EE
-	SYNC
 	mtmsr	r10		/* hard-enable interrupts */
 	bl	schedule
 recheck:
@@ -1283,7 +1271,6 @@ recheck:
 	 * TI_FLAGS aren't advertised.
 	 */
 	LOAD_REG_IMMEDIATE(r10,MSR_KERNEL)
-	SYNC
 	mtmsr	r10		/* disable interrupts */
 	lwz	r9,TI_FLAGS(r2)
 	andi.	r0,r9,_TIF_NEED_RESCHED
@@ -1292,7 +1279,6 @@ recheck:
 	beq	restore_user
 do_user_signal:			/* r10 contains MSR_KERNEL here */
 	ori	r10,r10,MSR_EE
-	SYNC
 	mtmsr	r10		/* hard-enable interrupts */
 	/* save r13-r31 in the exception frame, if not already done */
 	lwz	r3,_TRAP(r1)
@@ -1382,8 +1368,7 @@ _GLOBAL(enter_rtas)
 	mfmsr	r9
 	stw	r9,8(r1)
 	LOAD_REG_IMMEDIATE(r0,MSR_KERNEL)
-	SYNC			/* disable interrupts so SRR0/1 */
-	mtmsr	r0		/* don't get trashed */
+	mtmsr	r0	/* disable interrupts so SRR0/1 don't get trashed */
 	li	r9,MSR_KERNEL & ~(MSR_IR|MSR_DR)
 	mtlr	r6
 	stw	r7, THREAD + RTAS_SP(r2)
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/fpu.S b/arch/powerpc/kernel/fpu.S
index 825893d4cb59..3ff9a8fafa46 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/fpu.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/fpu.S
@@ -87,7 +87,6 @@ BEGIN_FTR_SECTION
 	oris	r5,r5,MSR_VSX@h
 END_FTR_SECTION_IFSET(CPU_FTR_VSX)
 #endif
-	SYNC
 	MTMSRD(r5)			/* enable use of fpu now */
 	isync
 	/* enable use of FP after return */
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_32.S b/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_32.S
index 2bd0aa3a4cc7..48cde60334a2 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_32.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_32.S
@@ -219,7 +219,6 @@ turn_on_mmu:
 	lis	r0,start_here@h
 	ori	r0,r0,start_here@l
 	mtspr	SPRN_SRR0,r0
-	SYNC
 	RFI				/* enables MMU */
 
 /*
@@ -784,14 +783,12 @@ fast_hash_page_return:
 	mtcr	r11
 	lwz	r11, THR11(r10)
 	mfspr	r10, SPRN_SPRG_SCRATCH0
-	SYNC
 	RFI
 
 1:	/* ISI */
 	mtcr	r11
 	mfspr	r11, SPRN_SPRG_SCRATCH1
 	mfspr	r10, SPRN_SPRG_SCRATCH0
-	SYNC
 	RFI
 
 stack_overflow:
@@ -882,7 +879,6 @@ __secondary_start_pmac_0:
 	   set to map the 0xf0000000 - 0xffffffff region */
 	mfmsr	r0
 	rlwinm	r0,r0,0,28,26		/* clear DR (0x10) */
-	SYNC
 	mtmsr	r0
 	isync
 
@@ -930,7 +926,6 @@ __secondary_start:
 	ori	r3,r3,start_secondary@l
 	mtspr	SPRN_SRR0,r3
 	mtspr	SPRN_SRR1,r4
-	SYNC
 	RFI
 #endif /* CONFIG_SMP */
 
@@ -1074,7 +1069,6 @@ END_MMU_FTR_SECTION_IFSET(MMU_FTR_HPTE_TABLE)
 	.align	4
 	mtspr	SPRN_SRR0,r4
 	mtspr	SPRN_SRR1,r3
-	SYNC
 	RFI
 /* Load up the kernel context */
 2:	bl	load_up_mmu
@@ -1099,7 +1093,6 @@ END_MMU_FTR_SECTION_IFSET(MMU_FTR_HPTE_TABLE)
 	ori	r3,r3,start_kernel@l
 	mtspr	SPRN_SRR0,r3
 	mtspr	SPRN_SRR1,r4
-	SYNC
 	RFI
 
 /*
@@ -1217,7 +1210,6 @@ _ENTRY(update_bats)
 	.align	4
 	mtspr	SPRN_SRR0, r4
 	mtspr	SPRN_SRR1, r3
-	SYNC
 	RFI
 1:	bl	clear_bats
 	lis	r3, BATS@ha
@@ -1237,7 +1229,6 @@ END_MMU_FTR_SECTION_IFSET(MMU_FTR_USE_HIGH_BATS)
 	mtmsr	r3
 	mtspr	SPRN_SRR0, r7
 	mtspr	SPRN_SRR1, r6
-	SYNC
 	RFI
 
 flush_tlbs:
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_32.h b/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_32.h
index cc36998c5541..7c767765071d 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_32.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_32.h
@@ -222,7 +222,6 @@
 #endif
 	mtspr	SPRN_SRR1,r10
 	mtspr	SPRN_SRR0,r11
-	SYNC
 	RFI				/* jump to handler, enable MMU */
 99:	b	ret_from_kernel_syscall
 .endm
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/l2cr_6xx.S b/arch/powerpc/kernel/l2cr_6xx.S
index 5f07aa5e9851..225511d73bef 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/l2cr_6xx.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/l2cr_6xx.S
@@ -256,7 +256,6 @@ END_FTR_SECTION_IFSET(CPU_FTR_SPEC7450)
 	sync
 
 	/* Restore MSR (restores EE and DR bits to original state) */
-	SYNC
 	mtmsr	r7
 	isync
 
@@ -377,7 +376,7 @@ END_FTR_SECTION_IFCLR(CPU_FTR_L3CR)
 1:	bdnz	1b
 
 	/* Restore MSR (restores EE and DR bits to original state) */
-4:	SYNC
+4:
 	mtmsr	r7
 	isync
 	blr
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/mm/book3s32/hash_low.S b/arch/powerpc/mm/book3s32/hash_low.S
index 1690d369688b..3143de6ae769 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/mm/book3s32/hash_low.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/mm/book3s32/hash_low.S
@@ -199,11 +199,9 @@ _GLOBAL(add_hash_page)
 	 * covered by a BAT).  -- paulus
 	 */
 	mfmsr	r9
-	SYNC
 	rlwinm	r0,r9,0,17,15		/* clear bit 16 (MSR_EE) */
 	rlwinm	r0,r0,0,28,26		/* clear MSR_DR */
 	mtmsr	r0
-	SYNC_601
 	isync
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SMP
@@ -262,7 +260,6 @@ _GLOBAL(add_hash_page)
 
 	/* reenable interrupts and DR */
 	mtmsr	r9
-	SYNC_601
 	isync
 
 	lwz	r0,4(r1)
@@ -506,11 +503,9 @@ _GLOBAL(flush_hash_pages)
 	 * covered by a BAT).  -- paulus
 	 */
 	mfmsr	r10
-	SYNC
 	rlwinm	r0,r10,0,17,15		/* clear bit 16 (MSR_EE) */
 	rlwinm	r0,r0,0,28,26		/* clear MSR_DR */
 	mtmsr	r0
-	SYNC_601
 	isync
 
 	/* First find a PTE in the range that has _PAGE_HASHPTE set */
@@ -629,7 +624,6 @@ _GLOBAL(flush_hash_pages)
 #endif
 
 19:	mtmsr	r10
-	SYNC_601
 	isync
 	blr
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(flush_hash_pages)
@@ -643,11 +637,9 @@ _GLOBAL(_tlbie)
 	lwz	r8,TASK_CPU(r2)
 	oris	r8,r8,11
 	mfmsr	r10
-	SYNC
 	rlwinm	r0,r10,0,17,15		/* clear bit 16 (MSR_EE) */
 	rlwinm	r0,r0,0,28,26		/* clear DR */
 	mtmsr	r0
-	SYNC_601
 	isync
 	lis	r9,mmu_hash_lock@h
 	ori	r9,r9,mmu_hash_lock@l
@@ -664,7 +656,6 @@ _GLOBAL(_tlbie)
 	li	r0,0
 	stw	r0,0(r9)		/* clear mmu_hash_lock */
 	mtmsr	r10
-	SYNC_601
 	isync
 #else /* CONFIG_SMP */
 	tlbie	r3
@@ -681,11 +672,9 @@ _GLOBAL(_tlbia)
 	lwz	r8,TASK_CPU(r2)
 	oris	r8,r8,10
 	mfmsr	r10
-	SYNC
 	rlwinm	r0,r10,0,17,15		/* clear bit 16 (MSR_EE) */
 	rlwinm	r0,r0,0,28,26		/* clear DR */
 	mtmsr	r0
-	SYNC_601
 	isync
 	lis	r9,mmu_hash_lock@h
 	ori	r9,r9,mmu_hash_lock@l
@@ -709,7 +698,6 @@ _GLOBAL(_tlbia)
 	li	r0,0
 	stw	r0,0(r9)		/* clear mmu_hash_lock */
 	mtmsr	r10
-	SYNC_601
 	isync
 #endif /* CONFIG_SMP */
 	blr