diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/processor.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/processor.h
index 8184eb357f10..8c7ad14d68de 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/processor.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/processor.h
@@ -437,7 +437,6 @@ extern void power9_idle_type(unsigned long stop_psscr_val,
 
 extern void flush_instruction_cache(void);
 extern int fix_alignment(struct pt_regs *);
-extern void _nmask_and_or_msr(unsigned long nmask, unsigned long or_val);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PPC64
 /*
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/misc_32.S b/arch/powerpc/kernel/misc_32.S
index b24f866fef81..8d9cb5df580e 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/misc_32.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/misc_32.S
@@ -215,19 +215,6 @@ _GLOBAL(low_choose_7447a_dfs)
 
 #endif /* CONFIG_CPU_FREQ_PMAC && CONFIG_PPC_BOOK3S_32 */
 
-/*
- * complement mask on the msr then "or" some values on.
- *     _nmask_and_or_msr(nmask, value_to_or)
- */
-_GLOBAL(_nmask_and_or_msr)
-	mfmsr	r0		/* Get current msr */
-	andc	r0,r0,r3	/* And off the bits set in r3 (first parm) */
-	or	r0,r0,r4	/* Or on the bits in r4 (second parm) */
-	SYNC			/* Some chip revs have problems here... */
-	mtmsr	r0		/* Update machine state */
-	isync
-	blr			/* Done */
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_40x
 
 /*
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/embedded6xx/mpc7448_hpc2.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/embedded6xx/mpc7448_hpc2.c
index 15437abe1f6d..b95c3380d2b5 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/embedded6xx/mpc7448_hpc2.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/embedded6xx/mpc7448_hpc2.c
@@ -147,7 +147,8 @@ static void __noreturn mpc7448_hpc2_restart(char *cmd)
 	local_irq_disable();
 
 	/* Set exception prefix high - to the firmware */
-	_nmask_and_or_msr(0, MSR_IP);
+	mtmsr(mfmsr() | MSR_IP);
+	isync();
 
 	for (;;) ;		/* Spin until reset happens */
 }
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/embedded6xx/storcenter.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/embedded6xx/storcenter.c
index ed1914dd34bb..e346ddcef45e 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/embedded6xx/storcenter.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/embedded6xx/storcenter.c
@@ -101,7 +101,8 @@ static void __noreturn storcenter_restart(char *cmd)
 	local_irq_disable();
 
 	/* Set exception prefix high - to the firmware */
-	_nmask_and_or_msr(0, MSR_IP);
+	mtmsr(mfmsr() | MSR_IP);
+	isync();
 
 	/* Wait for reset to happen */
 	for (;;) ;