diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/arm1136/start.S b/arch/arm/cpu/arm1136/start.S
index 9a6f6cbee87005497d9f80cf529e9df48e0ef475..b771d316e42d7b39bace32a7b0038e0fab5e059c 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/arm1136/start.S
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/arm1136/start.S
@@ -196,7 +196,6 @@ stack_setup:
 	cmp	r0, r6
 	beq	clear_bss		/* skip relocation */
 	mov	r1, r6			/* r1 <- scratch for copy_loop */
-	ldr	r2, _TEXT_BASE
 	ldr	r3, _bss_start_ofs
 	add	r2, r0, r3		/* r2 <- source end address	    */
 
@@ -251,7 +250,6 @@ clear_bss:
 #ifndef CONFIG_PRELOADER
 	ldr	r0, _bss_start_ofs
 	ldr	r1, _bss_end_ofs
-	ldr	r3, _TEXT_BASE		/* Text base */
 	mov	r4, r6			/* reloc addr */
 	add	r0, r0, r4
 	add	r1, r1, r4
diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/arm1176/start.S b/arch/arm/cpu/arm1176/start.S
index 237dcfef1bc6fdb3b2986df36be6d2eca1ecbb74..363329afbeb301bbbd6ae823be0940afc189500d 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/arm1176/start.S
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/arm1176/start.S
@@ -250,7 +250,6 @@ stack_setup:
 	cmp	r0, r6
 	beq	clear_bss		/* skip relocation */
 	mov	r1, r6			/* r1 <- scratch for copy_loop */
-	ldr	r2, _TEXT_BASE
 	ldr	r3, _bss_start_ofs
 	add	r2, r0, r3		/* r2 <- source end address	    */
 
@@ -343,7 +342,6 @@ clear_bss:
 #ifndef CONFIG_PRELOADER
 	ldr	r0, _bss_start_ofs
 	ldr	r1, _bss_end_ofs
-	ldr	r3, _TEXT_BASE		/* Text base */
 	mov	r4, r6			/* reloc addr */
 	add	r0, r0, r4
 	add	r1, r1, r4
diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/arm720t/start.S b/arch/arm/cpu/arm720t/start.S
index abfa12463814c2ec3ba783125ca327169a762ed4..c0981185f6327112c4a1c77842d8f63a2eca1906 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/arm720t/start.S
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/arm720t/start.S
@@ -165,7 +165,6 @@ stack_setup:
 	cmp	r0, r6
 	beq	clear_bss		/* skip relocation */
 	mov	r1, r6			/* r1 <- scratch for copy_loop */
-	ldr	r2, _TEXT_BASE
 	ldr	r3, _bss_start_ofs
 	add	r2, r0, r3		/* r2 <- source end address	    */
 
@@ -220,7 +219,6 @@ clear_bss:
 #ifndef CONFIG_PRELOADER
 	ldr	r0, _bss_start_ofs
 	ldr	r1, _bss_end_ofs
-	ldr	r3, _TEXT_BASE		/* Text base */
 	mov	r4, r6			/* reloc addr */
 	add	r0, r0, r4
 	add	r1, r1, r4
diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/arm920t/start.S b/arch/arm/cpu/arm920t/start.S
index 08f178de10f7a1382adbaa9bb777d930bebdfedb..6bccf61a4cbd0a68704501dc15d216bb5d65d782 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/arm920t/start.S
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/arm920t/start.S
@@ -211,7 +211,6 @@ stack_setup:
 	cmp	r0, r6
 	beq	clear_bss		/* skip relocation */
 	mov	r1, r6			/* r1 <- scratch for copy_loop */
-	ldr	r2, _TEXT_BASE
 	ldr	r3, _bss_start_ofs
 	add	r2, r0, r3		/* r2 <- source end address	    */
 
@@ -266,7 +265,6 @@ clear_bss:
 #ifndef CONFIG_PRELOADER
 	ldr	r0, _bss_start_ofs
 	ldr	r1, _bss_end_ofs
-	ldr	r3, _TEXT_BASE		/* Text base */
 	mov	r4, r6			/* reloc addr */
 	add	r0, r0, r4
 	add	r1, r1, r4
diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/arm925t/start.S b/arch/arm/cpu/arm925t/start.S
index 2c0c869426533c79fb553712909385631941b46b..20ecdd54c6e1c3f44104d5bef16a58521defd5a4 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/arm925t/start.S
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/arm925t/start.S
@@ -202,7 +202,6 @@ stack_setup:
 	cmp	r0, r6
 	beq	clear_bss		/* skip relocation */
 	mov	r1, r6			/* r1 <- scratch for copy_loop */
-	ldr	r2, _TEXT_BASE
 	ldr	r3, _bss_start_ofs
 	add	r2, r0, r3		/* r2 <- source end address	    */
 
@@ -257,7 +256,6 @@ clear_bss:
 #ifndef CONFIG_PRELOADER
 	ldr	r0, _bss_start_ofs
 	ldr	r1, _bss_end_ofs
-	ldr	r3, _TEXT_BASE		/* Text base */
 	mov	r4, r6			/* reloc addr */
 	add	r0, r0, r4
 	add	r1, r1, r4
diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/start.S b/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/start.S
index 55192521b7f6de017f0b1bc1ac8f0fbfc861f9a1..eb93ac9db7d67a0c711d916ab955b945caee1533 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/start.S
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/arm926ejs/start.S
@@ -201,7 +201,6 @@ stack_setup:
 	cmp	r0, r6
 	beq	clear_bss		/* skip relocation */
 	mov	r1, r6			/* r1 <- scratch for copy loop */
-	ldr	r2, _TEXT_BASE
 	ldr	r3, _bss_start_ofs
 	add	r2, r0, r3		/* r2 <- source end address	    */
 
@@ -256,7 +255,6 @@ clear_bss:
 #ifndef CONFIG_PRELOADER
 	ldr	r0, _bss_start_ofs
 	ldr	r1, _bss_end_ofs
-	ldr	r3, _TEXT_BASE		/* Text base */
 	mov	r4, r6			/* reloc addr */
 	add	r0, r0, r4
 	add	r1, r1, r4
diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/arm946es/start.S b/arch/arm/cpu/arm946es/start.S
index f9c947024fe9b0f8676f1338b9cdbb6303018934..296effc7b7318778b934af3aa2ea98849cf4e971 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/arm946es/start.S
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/arm946es/start.S
@@ -173,7 +173,6 @@ stack_setup:
 	cmp	r0, r6
 	beq	clear_bss		/* skip relocation */
 	mov	r1, r6			/* r1 <- scratch for copy_loop */
-	ldr	r2, _TEXT_BASE
 	ldr	r3, _bss_start_ofs
 	add	r2, r0, r3		/* r2 <- source end address	    */
 
@@ -228,7 +227,6 @@ clear_bss:
 #ifndef CONFIG_PRELOADER
 	ldr	r0, _bss_start_ofs
 	ldr	r1, _bss_end_ofs
-	ldr	r3, _TEXT_BASE		/* Text base */
 	mov	r4, r6			/* reloc addr */
 	add	r0, r0, r4
 	add	r1, r1, r4
diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/arm_intcm/start.S b/arch/arm/cpu/arm_intcm/start.S
index d28e745b2df3d04848b47442ba9a1511f090274b..e8518e261ddce37d9a26c35947db384735640e46 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/arm_intcm/start.S
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/arm_intcm/start.S
@@ -169,7 +169,6 @@ stack_setup:
 	cmp	r0, r6
 	beq	clear_bss		/* skip relocation */
 	mov	r1, r6			/* r1 <- scratch for copy_loop */
-	ldr	r2, _TEXT_BASE
 	ldr	r3, _bss_start_ofs
 	add	r2, r0, r3		/* r2 <- source end address	    */
 
@@ -224,7 +223,6 @@ clear_bss:
 #ifndef CONFIG_PRELOADER
 	ldr	r0, _bss_start_ofs
 	ldr	r1, _bss_end_ofs
-	ldr	r3, _TEXT_BASE		/* Text base */
 	mov	r4, r6			/* reloc addr */
 	add	r0, r0, r4
 	add	r1, r1, r4
diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/start.S b/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/start.S
index 684f2d253867adc3a7b82a6a75f3b45234144917..cb4f92f3a9da786c4873b919e13af6a16ea5f9a9 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/start.S
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/start.S
@@ -171,7 +171,6 @@ stack_setup:
 	beq	clear_bss		/* skip relocation */
 #endif
 	mov	r1, r6			/* r1 <- scratch for copy_loop */
-	ldr	r2, _TEXT_BASE
 	ldr	r3, _bss_start_ofs
 	add	r2, r0, r3		/* r2 <- source end address	    */
 
@@ -224,7 +223,6 @@ fixnext:
 clear_bss:
 	ldr	r0, _bss_start_ofs
 	ldr	r1, _bss_end_ofs
-	ldr	r3, _TEXT_BASE		/* Text base */
 	mov	r4, r6			/* reloc addr */
 	add	r0, r0, r4
 	add	r1, r1, r4
diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/ixp/start.S b/arch/arm/cpu/ixp/start.S
index 9f8c15b877e413cbf7ca6a4dffe76312cb3326c9..f71a398d31dbf1e173486c0fb254d1980a0f9f43 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/ixp/start.S
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/ixp/start.S
@@ -295,7 +295,6 @@ stack_setup:
 	cmp	r0, r6
 	beq	clear_bss		/* skip relocation */
 	mov	r1, r6			/* r1 <- scratch for copy_loop */
-	ldr	r2, _TEXT_BASE
 	ldr	r3, _bss_start_ofs
 	add	r2, r0, r3		/* r2 <- source end address	    */
 
@@ -350,7 +349,6 @@ clear_bss:
 #ifndef CONFIG_PRELOADER
 	ldr	r0, _bss_start_ofs
 	ldr	r1, _bss_end_ofs
-	ldr	r3, _TEXT_BASE		/* Text base */
 	mov	r4, r6			/* reloc addr */
 	add	r0, r0, r4
 	add	r1, r1, r4
diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/lh7a40x/start.S b/arch/arm/cpu/lh7a40x/start.S
index 32dfe8b5f7e0ac94cebffac3e355d05fdf3d74ec..1457427aaea9f912805d91566fb70964a6729836 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/lh7a40x/start.S
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/lh7a40x/start.S
@@ -182,7 +182,6 @@ stack_setup:
 	cmp	r0, r6
 	beq	clear_bss		/* skip relocation */
 	mov	r1, r6			/* r1 <- scratch for copy_loop */
-	ldr	r2, _TEXT_BASE
 	ldr	r3, _bss_start_ofs
 	add	r2, r0, r3		/* r2 <- source end address	    */
 
@@ -237,7 +236,6 @@ clear_bss:
 #ifndef CONFIG_PRELOADER
 	ldr	r0, _bss_start_ofs
 	ldr	r1, _bss_end_ofs
-	ldr	r3, _TEXT_BASE		/* Text base */
 	mov	r4, r6			/* reloc addr */
 	add	r0, r0, r4
 	add	r1, r1, r4
diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/pxa/start.S b/arch/arm/cpu/pxa/start.S
index fbd0def4656f2405cbe4d5d6d51281aafc6bf778..d2d391e6d257f959dd8b8fc74c3e8ebe8edffb30 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/pxa/start.S
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/pxa/start.S
@@ -247,7 +247,6 @@ stack_setup:
 	cmp	r0, r6
 	beq	clear_bss		/* skip relocation */
 	mov	r1, r6			/* r1 <- scratch for copy_loop */
-	ldr	r2, _TEXT_BASE
 	ldr	r3, _bss_start_ofs
 	add	r2, r0, r3		/* r2 <- source end address	    */
 
@@ -304,7 +303,6 @@ clear_bss:
 #ifndef CONFIG_PRELOADER
 	ldr	r0, _bss_start_ofs
 	ldr	r1, _bss_end_ofs
-	ldr	r3, _TEXT_BASE		/* Text base */
 	mov	r4, r6			/* reloc addr */
 	add	r0, r0, r4
 	add	r1, r1, r4
diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/s3c44b0/start.S b/arch/arm/cpu/s3c44b0/start.S
index 9379af67b21a78e60e68329cc3e21c7123d74954..9c9c3b3b887b647d5c016624b38864bdc7524232 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/s3c44b0/start.S
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/s3c44b0/start.S
@@ -154,7 +154,6 @@ stack_setup:
 	cmp	r0, r6
 	beq	clear_bss		/* skip relocation */
 	mov	r1, r6			/* r1 <- scratch for copy_loop */
-	ldr	r2, _TEXT_BASE
 	ldr	r3, _bss_start_ofs
 	add	r2, r0, r3		/* r2 <- source end address	    */
 
@@ -209,7 +208,6 @@ clear_bss:
 #ifndef CONFIG_PRELOADER
 	ldr	r0, _bss_start_ofs
 	ldr	r1, _bss_end_ofs
-	ldr	r3, _TEXT_BASE		/* Text base */
 	mov	r4, r6			/* reloc addr */
 	add	r0, r0, r4
 	add	r1, r1, r4
diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/sa1100/start.S b/arch/arm/cpu/sa1100/start.S
index 7c2db4f1465dae9f919123792b8ea982e3917fa6..815d70488be5bf48cd1af7a6bc7f6e6cb0b69e38 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/sa1100/start.S
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/sa1100/start.S
@@ -158,7 +158,6 @@ stack_setup:
 	cmp	r0, r6
 	beq	clear_bss		/* skip relocation */
 	mov	r1, r6			/* r1 <- scratch for copy_loop */
-	ldr	r2, _TEXT_BASE
 	ldr	r3, _bss_start_ofs
 	add	r2, r0, r3		/* r2 <- source end address	    */
 
@@ -213,7 +212,6 @@ clear_bss:
 #ifndef CONFIG_PRELOADER
 	ldr	r0, _bss_start_ofs
 	ldr	r1, _bss_end_ofs
-	ldr	r3, _TEXT_BASE		/* Text base */
 	mov	r4, r6			/* reloc addr */
 	add	r0, r0, r4
 	add	r1, r1, r4