diff --git a/lib/libfdt/fdt_ro.c b/lib/libfdt/fdt_ro.c
index 560041b603..be03aea9eb 100644
--- a/lib/libfdt/fdt_ro.c
+++ b/lib/libfdt/fdt_ro.c
@@ -183,8 +183,8 @@ int fdt_get_mem_rsv(const void *fdt, int n, uint64_t *address, uint64_t *size)
 	if (fdt_chk_extra() && !re)
 		return -FDT_ERR_BADOFFSET;
 
-	*address = fdt64_ld(&re->address);
-	*size = fdt64_ld(&re->size);
+	*address = fdt64_to_cpu(re->address);
+	*size = fdt64_to_cpu(re->size);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ int fdt_num_mem_rsv(const void *fdt)
 	const struct fdt_reserve_entry *re;
 
 	for (i = 0; (re = fdt_mem_rsv(fdt, i)) != NULL; i++) {
-		if (fdt64_ld(&re->size) == 0)
+		if (fdt64_to_cpu(re->size) == 0)
 			return i;
 	}
 	return -FDT_ERR_TRUNCATED;
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ static const struct fdt_property *fdt_get_property_by_offset_(const void *fdt,
 	prop = fdt_offset_ptr_(fdt, offset);
 
 	if (lenp)
-		*lenp = fdt32_ld(&prop->len);
+		*lenp = fdt32_to_cpu(prop->len);
 
 	return prop;
 }
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ static const struct fdt_property *fdt_get_property_namelen_(const void *fdt,
 			offset = -FDT_ERR_INTERNAL;
 			break;
 		}
-		if (fdt_string_eq_(fdt, fdt32_ld(&prop->nameoff),
+		if (fdt_string_eq_(fdt, fdt32_to_cpu(prop->nameoff),
 				   name, namelen)) {
 			if (poffset)
 				*poffset = offset;
@@ -463,7 +463,7 @@ const void *fdt_getprop_namelen(const void *fdt, int nodeoffset,
 
 	/* Handle realignment */
 	if (fdt_chk_version() && fdt_version(fdt) < 0x10 &&
-	    (poffset + sizeof(*prop)) % 8 && fdt32_ld(&prop->len) >= 8)
+	    (poffset + sizeof(*prop)) % 8 && fdt32_to_cpu(prop->len) >= 8)
 		return prop->data + 4;
 	return prop->data;
 }
@@ -481,7 +481,7 @@ const void *fdt_getprop_by_offset(const void *fdt, int offset,
 		int namelen;
 
 		if (fdt_chk_extra()) {
-			name = fdt_get_string(fdt, fdt32_ld(&prop->nameoff),
+			name = fdt_get_string(fdt, fdt32_to_cpu(prop->nameoff),
 					      &namelen);
 			if (!name) {
 				if (lenp)
@@ -490,13 +490,13 @@ const void *fdt_getprop_by_offset(const void *fdt, int offset,
 			}
 			*namep = name;
 		} else {
-			*namep = fdt_string(fdt, fdt32_ld(&prop->nameoff));
+			*namep = fdt_string(fdt, fdt32_to_cpu(prop->nameoff));
 		}
 	}
 
 	/* Handle realignment */
 	if (fdt_chk_version() && fdt_version(fdt) < 0x10 &&
-	    (offset + sizeof(*prop)) % 8 && fdt32_ld(&prop->len) >= 8)
+	    (offset + sizeof(*prop)) % 8 && fdt32_to_cpu(prop->len) >= 8)
 		return prop->data + 4;
 	return prop->data;
 }
@@ -521,7 +521,7 @@ uint32_t fdt_get_phandle(const void *fdt, int nodeoffset)
 			return 0;
 	}
 
-	return fdt32_ld(php);
+	return fdt32_to_cpu(*php);
 }
 
 const char *fdt_get_alias_namelen(const void *fdt,
diff --git a/scripts/dtc/libfdt/fdt_ro.c b/scripts/dtc/libfdt/fdt_ro.c
index e398815485..d9d52e0d56 100644
--- a/scripts/dtc/libfdt/fdt_ro.c
+++ b/scripts/dtc/libfdt/fdt_ro.c
@@ -179,8 +179,8 @@ int fdt_get_mem_rsv(const void *fdt, int n, uint64_t *address, uint64_t *size)
 	if (fdt_chk_extra() && !re)
 		return -FDT_ERR_BADOFFSET;
 
-	*address = fdt64_ld(&re->address);
-	*size = fdt64_ld(&re->size);
+	*address = fdt64_to_cpu(re->address);
+	*size = fdt64_to_cpu(re->size);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ int fdt_num_mem_rsv(const void *fdt)
 	const struct fdt_reserve_entry *re;
 
 	for (i = 0; (re = fdt_mem_rsv(fdt, i)) != NULL; i++) {
-		if (fdt64_ld(&re->size) == 0)
+		if (fdt64_to_cpu(re->size) == 0)
 			return i;
 	}
 	return -FDT_ERR_TRUNCATED;
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ static const struct fdt_property *fdt_get_property_by_offset_(const void *fdt,
 	prop = fdt_offset_ptr_(fdt, offset);
 
 	if (lenp)
-		*lenp = fdt32_ld(&prop->len);
+		*lenp = fdt32_to_cpu(prop->len);
 
 	return prop;
 }
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ static const struct fdt_property *fdt_get_property_namelen_(const void *fdt,
 			offset = -FDT_ERR_INTERNAL;
 			break;
 		}
-		if (fdt_string_eq_(fdt, fdt32_ld(&prop->nameoff),
+		if (fdt_string_eq_(fdt, fdt32_to_cpu(prop->nameoff),
 				   name, namelen)) {
 			if (poffset)
 				*poffset = offset;
@@ -459,7 +459,7 @@ const void *fdt_getprop_namelen(const void *fdt, int nodeoffset,
 
 	/* Handle realignment */
 	if (fdt_chk_version() && fdt_version(fdt) < 0x10 &&
-	    (poffset + sizeof(*prop)) % 8 && fdt32_ld(&prop->len) >= 8)
+	    (poffset + sizeof(*prop)) % 8 && fdt32_to_cpu(prop->len) >= 8)
 		return prop->data + 4;
 	return prop->data;
 }
@@ -477,7 +477,7 @@ const void *fdt_getprop_by_offset(const void *fdt, int offset,
 		int namelen;
 
 		if (fdt_chk_extra()) {
-			name = fdt_get_string(fdt, fdt32_ld(&prop->nameoff),
+			name = fdt_get_string(fdt, fdt32_to_cpu(prop->nameoff),
 					      &namelen);
 			if (!name) {
 				if (lenp)
@@ -486,13 +486,13 @@ const void *fdt_getprop_by_offset(const void *fdt, int offset,
 			}
 			*namep = name;
 		} else {
-			*namep = fdt_string(fdt, fdt32_ld(&prop->nameoff));
+			*namep = fdt_string(fdt, fdt32_to_cpu(prop->nameoff));
 		}
 	}
 
 	/* Handle realignment */
 	if (fdt_chk_version() && fdt_version(fdt) < 0x10 &&
-	    (offset + sizeof(*prop)) % 8 && fdt32_ld(&prop->len) >= 8)
+	    (offset + sizeof(*prop)) % 8 && fdt32_to_cpu(prop->len) >= 8)
 		return prop->data + 4;
 	return prop->data;
 }
@@ -517,7 +517,7 @@ uint32_t fdt_get_phandle(const void *fdt, int nodeoffset)
 			return 0;
 	}
 
-	return fdt32_ld(php);
+	return fdt32_to_cpu(*php);
 }
 
 const char *fdt_get_alias_namelen(const void *fdt,
diff --git a/scripts/dtc/libfdt/libfdt.h b/scripts/dtc/libfdt/libfdt.h
index 36fadcdea5..fa63fffe28 100644
--- a/scripts/dtc/libfdt/libfdt.h
+++ b/scripts/dtc/libfdt/libfdt.h
@@ -117,23 +117,6 @@ static inline void *fdt_offset_ptr_w(void *fdt, int offset, int checklen)
 
 uint32_t fdt_next_tag(const void *fdt, int offset, int *nextoffset);
 
-/*
- * Alignment helpers:
- *     These helpers access words from a device tree blob.  They're
- *     built to work even with unaligned pointers on platforms (ike
- *     ARM) that don't like unaligned loads and stores
- */
-
-static inline uint32_t fdt32_ld(const fdt32_t *p)
-{
-	const uint8_t *bp = (const uint8_t *)p;
-
-	return ((uint32_t)bp[0] << 24)
-		| ((uint32_t)bp[1] << 16)
-		| ((uint32_t)bp[2] << 8)
-		| bp[3];
-}
-
 static inline void fdt32_st(void *property, uint32_t value)
 {
 	uint8_t *bp = (uint8_t *)property;
@@ -144,20 +127,6 @@ static inline void fdt32_st(void *property, uint32_t value)
 	bp[3] = value & 0xff;
 }
 
-static inline uint64_t fdt64_ld(const fdt64_t *p)
-{
-	const uint8_t *bp = (const uint8_t *)p;
-
-	return ((uint64_t)bp[0] << 56)
-		| ((uint64_t)bp[1] << 48)
-		| ((uint64_t)bp[2] << 40)
-		| ((uint64_t)bp[3] << 32)
-		| ((uint64_t)bp[4] << 24)
-		| ((uint64_t)bp[5] << 16)
-		| ((uint64_t)bp[6] << 8)
-		| bp[7];
-}
-
 static inline void fdt64_st(void *property, uint64_t value)
 {
 	uint8_t *bp = (uint8_t *)property;
@@ -232,7 +201,7 @@ int fdt_next_subnode(const void *fdt, int offset);
 /* General functions                                                  */
 /**********************************************************************/
 #define fdt_get_header(fdt, field) \
-	(fdt32_ld(&((const struct fdt_header *)(fdt))->field))
+	(fdt32_to_cpu(((const struct fdt_header *)(fdt))->field))
 #define fdt_magic(fdt)			(fdt_get_header(fdt, magic))
 #define fdt_totalsize(fdt)		(fdt_get_header(fdt, totalsize))
 #define fdt_off_dt_struct(fdt)		(fdt_get_header(fdt, off_dt_struct))