diff --git a/board/netstal/hcu5/sdram.c b/board/netstal/hcu5/sdram.c
index 0b16b5050..6b1b53a4d 100644
--- a/board/netstal/hcu5/sdram.c
+++ b/board/netstal/hcu5/sdram.c
@@ -34,11 +34,11 @@
 #include <asm/processor.h>
 #include <asm/io.h>
 #include <asm/mmu.h>
+#include <asm/cache.h>
 #include <ppc440.h>
 
 void hcu_led_set(u32 value);
 void dcbz_area(u32 start_address, u32 num_bytes);
-void dflush(void);
 
 #define DDR_DCR_BASE 0x10
 #define ddrcfga  (DDR_DCR_BASE+0x0)   /* DDR configuration address reg */
@@ -185,14 +185,14 @@ static void program_ecc(unsigned long start_address, unsigned long num_bytes)
 #endif
 
 	sync();
-	eieio();
 
 	puts(str);
 
 	/* ECC bit set method for cached memory */
 	/* Fast method, no noticeable delay */
 	dcbz_area(start_address, num_bytes);
-	dflush();
+	/* Write modified dcache lines back to memory */
+	clean_dcache_range(start_address, start_address + num_bytes);
 	blank_string(strlen(str));
 
 	/* Clear error status */
diff --git a/cpu/ppc4xx/44x_spd_ddr2.c b/cpu/ppc4xx/44x_spd_ddr2.c
index 9e722b998..5b5de4854 100644
--- a/cpu/ppc4xx/44x_spd_ddr2.c
+++ b/cpu/ppc4xx/44x_spd_ddr2.c
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
 #include <asm/io.h>
 #include <asm/processor.h>
 #include <asm/mmu.h>
+#include <asm/cache.h>
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_SPD_EEPROM) &&				\
 	(defined(CONFIG_440SP) || defined(CONFIG_440SPE) || \
@@ -237,7 +238,6 @@ static void	DQS_calibration_process(void);
 static void ppc440sp_sdram_register_dump(void);
 int do_reset (cmd_tbl_t *cmdtp, int flag, int argc, char *argv[]);
 void dcbz_area(u32 start_address, u32 num_bytes);
-void dflush(void);
 
 static u32 mfdcr_any(u32 dcr)
 {
@@ -2355,7 +2355,8 @@ static void program_ecc_addr(unsigned long start_address,
 		} else {
 			/* ECC bit set method for cached memory */
 			dcbz_area(start_address, num_bytes);
-			dflush();
+			/* Write modified dcache lines back to memory */
+			clean_dcache_range(start_address, start_address + num_bytes);
 		}
 
 		blank_string(strlen(str));
diff --git a/cpu/ppc4xx/denali_spd_ddr2.c b/cpu/ppc4xx/denali_spd_ddr2.c
index e20c9ebf8..acf0f49c9 100644
--- a/cpu/ppc4xx/denali_spd_ddr2.c
+++ b/cpu/ppc4xx/denali_spd_ddr2.c
@@ -92,7 +92,6 @@
 extern int denali_wait_for_dlllock(void);
 extern void denali_core_search_data_eye(void);
 extern void dcbz_area(u32 start_address, u32 num_bytes);
-extern void dflush(void);
 
 /*
  * Board-specific Platform code can reimplement spd_ddr_init_hang () if needed
@@ -1201,7 +1200,8 @@ long int initdram(int board_type)
 #else
 #error Please define CFG_MEM_TOP_HIDE (see README) in your board config file
 #endif
-	dflush();
+	/* Write modified dcache lines back to memory */
+	clean_dcache_range(CFG_SDRAM_BASE, CFG_SDRAM_BASE + dram_size - CFG_MEM_TOP_HIDE);
 	debug("Completed\n");
 	sync();
 	remove_tlb(CFG_SDRAM_BASE, dram_size);
diff --git a/cpu/ppc4xx/start.S b/cpu/ppc4xx/start.S
index 8d2777dcd..a513b4507 100644
--- a/cpu/ppc4xx/start.S
+++ b/cpu/ppc4xx/start.S
@@ -1675,35 +1675,6 @@ trap_reloc:
 	sync
 	blr
 	function_epilog(dcbz_area)
-
-/*----------------------------------------------------------------------------+
-| dflush.  Assume 32K at vector address is cachable.
-+----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-	function_prolog(dflush)
-	mfmsr	r9
-	rlwinm	r8,r9,0,15,13
-	rlwinm	r8,r8,0,17,15
-	mtmsr	r8
-	mfspr	r8,dvlim
-	addi	r3,r0,0x0000
-	mtspr	dvlim,r3
-	mfspr	r3,ivpr
-	addi	r4,r0,1024
-	mtctr	r4
-..dflush_loop:
-	lwz	r6,0x0(r3)
-	addi	r3,r3,32
-	bdnz	..dflush_loop
-	addi	r3,r3,-32
-	mtctr	r4
-..ag:	dcbf	r0,r3
-	addi	r3,r3,-32
-	bdnz	..ag
-	mtspr	dvlim,r8
-	sync
-	mtmsr	r9
-	blr
-	function_epilog(dflush)
 #endif /* CONFIG_440 */
 #endif /* CONFIG_NAND_SPL */