diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_32.S b/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_32.S
index d9b063f567e0..7ef9a3e3002b 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_32.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/head_32.S
@@ -153,9 +153,6 @@ __after_mmu_off:
 	bl	flush_tlbs
 
 	bl	initial_bats
-#if !defined(CONFIG_APUS) && defined(CONFIG_BOOTX_TEXT)
-	bl	setup_disp_bat
-#endif
 
 /*
  * Call setup_cpu for CPU 0 and initialize 6xx Idle
@@ -1297,31 +1294,6 @@ initial_bats:
 	isync
 	blr
 
-#if !defined(CONFIG_APUS) && defined(CONFIG_BOOTX_TEXT)
-setup_disp_bat:
-	/*
-	 * setup the display bat prepared for us in prom.c
-	 */
-	mflr	r8
-	bl	reloc_offset
-	mtlr	r8
-	addis	r8,r3,disp_BAT@ha
-	addi	r8,r8,disp_BAT@l
-	lwz	r11,0(r8)
-	lwz	r8,4(r8)
-	mfspr	r9,SPRN_PVR
-	rlwinm	r9,r9,16,16,31		/* r9 = 1 for 601, 4 for 604 */
-	cmpwi	0,r9,1
-	beq	1f
-	mtspr	SPRN_DBAT3L,r8
-	mtspr	SPRN_DBAT3U,r11
-	blr
-1:	mtspr	SPRN_IBAT3L,r8
-	mtspr	SPRN_IBAT3U,r11
-	blr
-
-#endif /* !defined(CONFIG_APUS) && defined(CONFIG_BOOTX_TEXT) */
-
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_8260
 /* Jump into the system reset for the rom.
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/prom_init.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/prom_init.c
index 911a803f27da..d9130c839039 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/prom_init.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/prom_init.c
@@ -1404,62 +1404,6 @@ static int __init prom_find_machine_type(void)
 #endif
 }
 
-static int __init setup_disp(phandle dp)
-{
-#if defined(CONFIG_BOOTX_TEXT) && defined(CONFIG_PPC32)
-	int width = 640, height = 480, depth = 8, pitch;
-	unsigned address;
-	u32 addrs[8][5];
-	int i, naddrs;
-	char name[32];
-	char *getprop = "getprop";
-
-	prom_printf("Initializing screen: ");
-
-	memset(name, 0, sizeof(name));
-	call_prom(getprop, 4, 1, dp, "name", name, sizeof(name));
-	name[sizeof(name)-1] = 0;
-	prom_print(name);
-	prom_print("\n");
-	call_prom(getprop, 4, 1, dp, "width", &width, sizeof(width));
-	call_prom(getprop, 4, 1, dp, "height", &height, sizeof(height));
-	call_prom(getprop, 4, 1, dp, "depth", &depth, sizeof(depth));
-	pitch = width * ((depth + 7) / 8);
-	call_prom(getprop, 4, 1, dp, "linebytes",
-		  &pitch, sizeof(pitch));
-	if (pitch == 1)
-		pitch = 0x1000;		/* for strange IBM display */
-	address = 0;
-	call_prom(getprop, 4, 1, dp, "address", &address, sizeof(address));
-	if (address == 0) {
-		/* look for an assigned address with a size of >= 1MB */
-		naddrs = call_prom(getprop, 4, 1, dp, "assigned-addresses",
-				   addrs, sizeof(addrs));
-		naddrs /= 20;
-		for (i = 0; i < naddrs; ++i) {
-			if (addrs[i][4] >= (1 << 20)) {
-				address = addrs[i][2];
-				/* use the BE aperture if possible */
-				if (addrs[i][4] >= (16 << 20))
-					address += (8 << 20);
-				break;
-			}
-		}
-		if (address == 0) {
-			prom_print("Failed to get address\n");
-			return 0;
-		}
-	}
-	/* kludge for valkyrie */
-	if (strcmp(name, "valkyrie") == 0)
-		address += 0x1000;
-
-	prom_printf("\n\n\n\naddress = %x\n", address);
-	btext_setup_display(width, height, depth, pitch, address);
-#endif /* CONFIG_BOOTX_TEXT && CONFIG_PPC32 */
-	return 1;
-}
-
 static int __init prom_set_color(ihandle ih, int i, int r, int g, int b)
 {
 	return call_prom("call-method", 6, 1, ADDR("color!"), ih, i, b, g, r);
@@ -1479,7 +1423,6 @@ static void __init prom_check_displays(void)
 	phandle node;
 	ihandle ih;
 	int i;
-	int got_display = 0;
 
 	static unsigned char default_colors[] = {
 		0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
@@ -1546,8 +1489,6 @@ static void __init prom_check_displays(void)
 					   clut[2]) != 0)
 				break;
 #endif /* CONFIG_LOGO_LINUX_CLUT224 */
-		if (!got_display)
-			got_display = setup_disp(node);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/setup_32.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/setup_32.c
index bfa155c00ea5..e68f848f24bf 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/setup_32.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/setup_32.c
@@ -294,8 +294,6 @@ unsigned long __init early_init(unsigned long dt_ptr)
 {
 	unsigned long offset = reloc_offset();
 
-	reloc_got2(offset);
-
 	/*
 	 * Identify the CPU type and fix up code sections
 	 * that depend on which cpu we have.
@@ -303,12 +301,6 @@ unsigned long __init early_init(unsigned long dt_ptr)
 	identify_cpu(offset, 0);
 	do_cpu_ftr_fixups(offset);
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_BOOTX_TEXT
-	btext_prepare_BAT();
-#endif
-
-	reloc_got2(-offset);
-
 	return KERNELBASE + offset;
 }
 
@@ -578,13 +570,13 @@ void __init setup_arch(char **cmdline_p)
 	/* so udelay does something sensible, assume <= 1000 bogomips */
 	loops_per_jiffy = 500000000 / HZ;
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_BOOTX_TEXT
-	map_boot_text();
-#endif
-
 	unflatten_device_tree();
 	finish_device_tree();
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_BOOTX_TEXT
+	init_boot_display();
+#endif
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_PPC_MULTIPLATFORM
 	/* This could be called "early setup arch", it must be done
 	 * now because xmon need it
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/mm/init_32.c b/arch/powerpc/mm/init_32.c
index bf13c14e66b3..caeb02ee72c5 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/mm/init_32.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/mm/init_32.c
@@ -188,13 +188,6 @@ void __init MMU_init(void)
 
 	if (ppc_md.progress)
 		ppc_md.progress("MMU:exit", 0x211);
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_BOOTX_TEXT
-	/* By default, we are no longer mapped */
-       	boot_text_mapped = 0;
-	/* Must be done last, or ppc_md.progress will die. */
-	map_boot_text();
-#endif
 }
 
 /* This is only called until mem_init is done. */