diff --git a/sys/powerpc/include/pcb.h b/sys/powerpc/include/pcb.h
index 394d9347f11..2076f42a59a 100644
--- a/sys/powerpc/include/pcb.h
+++ b/sys/powerpc/include/pcb.h
@@ -70,8 +70,6 @@ struct pcb {
 			register_t	usr_vsid;	/* USER_SR segment */
 		} aim;
 		struct {
-			register_t	ctr;
-			register_t	xer;
 			register_t	dbcr0;
 		} booke;
 	} pcb_cpu;
diff --git a/sys/powerpc/powerpc/genassym.c b/sys/powerpc/powerpc/genassym.c
index 022564465ab..eae20468ad1 100644
--- a/sys/powerpc/powerpc/genassym.c
+++ b/sys/powerpc/powerpc/genassym.c
@@ -192,8 +192,6 @@ ASSYM(PCB_FPU, PCB_FPU);
 ASSYM(PCB_VEC, PCB_VEC);
 
 ASSYM(PCB_AIM_USR_VSID, offsetof(struct pcb, pcb_cpu.aim.usr_vsid));
-ASSYM(PCB_BOOKE_CTR, offsetof(struct pcb, pcb_cpu.booke.ctr));
-ASSYM(PCB_BOOKE_XER, offsetof(struct pcb, pcb_cpu.booke.xer));
 ASSYM(PCB_BOOKE_DBCR0, offsetof(struct pcb, pcb_cpu.booke.dbcr0));
 
 ASSYM(TD_LOCK, offsetof(struct thread, td_lock));
diff --git a/sys/powerpc/powerpc/swtch32.S b/sys/powerpc/powerpc/swtch32.S
index 358586f6cbf..5d88c2fe220 100644
--- a/sys/powerpc/powerpc/swtch32.S
+++ b/sys/powerpc/powerpc/swtch32.S
@@ -90,10 +90,6 @@ ENTRY(cpu_switch)
 	mflr	%r16			/* Save the link register */
 	stw	%r16,PCB_LR(%r6)
 #ifdef BOOKE
-	mfctr	%r16
-	stw	%r16,PCB_BOOKE_CTR(%r6)
-	mfxer	%r16
-	stw	%r16,PCB_BOOKE_XER(%r6)
 	mfspr	%r16,SPR_DBCR0
 	stw	%r16,PCB_BOOKE_DBCR0(%r6)
 #endif
@@ -179,10 +175,6 @@ blocked_loop:
 	isync
 #endif
 #ifdef BOOKE
-	lwz	%r5,PCB_BOOKE_CTR(%r3)
-	mtctr	%r5
-	lwz	%r5,PCB_BOOKE_XER(%r3)
-	mtctr	%r5
 	lwz	%r5,PCB_BOOKE_DBCR0(%r3)
 	mtspr	SPR_DBCR0,%r5
 #endif