diff --git a/payloads/libpayload/arch/arm/head.S b/payloads/libpayload/arch/arm/head.S
index 788e328322..299faf2c4f 100644
--- a/payloads/libpayload/arch/arm/head.S
+++ b/payloads/libpayload/arch/arm/head.S
@@ -33,22 +33,6 @@
  * Our entry point
  */
 ENTRY(_entry)
-
-	/* TODO: disable interrupts */
-
-	/* Clear BSS */
-	mov r12, #0
-	ldr r2, bss_boundaries
-	ldr r3, bss_boundaries + 4
-	cmp r2, r3
-	beq no_bss
-
-	sub r3, #4 /* Account for late condition check. */
-loop:
-	cmp r2, r3
-	str r12, [r2], #4
-	blt loop
-no_bss:
 	/* Save off the location of the coreboot tables */
 	ldr r1, 1f
 	str r0, [r1]
@@ -70,9 +54,6 @@ no_bss:
 ENDPROC(_entry)
 
 .align 4
-bss_boundaries:
-	.word _edata
-	.word _end
 1:
 .word	cb_header_ptr
 2:
diff --git a/payloads/libpayload/arch/mips/head.S b/payloads/libpayload/arch/mips/head.S
index c143e95844..203e0ae1bf 100644
--- a/payloads/libpayload/arch/mips/head.S
+++ b/payloads/libpayload/arch/mips/head.S
@@ -74,16 +74,6 @@ _entry:
 1:
 	lw	$gp, 0($ra)
 
-	/* Clear .bss: start_bss = _edata, end_bss = _end */
-	la	$t0, _edata
-	sw	$zero, ($t0)
-	la	$t1, _end - 4
-clear_bss:
-	addiu	$t0, 4
-	sw	$zero, ($t0)
-	bne	$t0, $t1, clear_bss
-	nop
-
 	/* Save off the location of the coreboot tables */
 	la	$at, cb_header_ptr
 	sw	$a0, 0x00($at)
diff --git a/payloads/libpayload/arch/x86/head.S b/payloads/libpayload/arch/x86/head.S
index 3dd61336f9..fa9bb7374f 100644
--- a/payloads/libpayload/arch/x86/head.S
+++ b/payloads/libpayload/arch/x86/head.S
@@ -73,14 +73,6 @@ _init:
 	movl %eax,loader_eax
 	movl %ebx,loader_ebx
 
-	/* Clear the bss */
-	cld
-	movl $.bss, %edi
-	movl $_end, %ecx
-	subl %edi, %ecx
-	xor %ax, %ax
-	rep stosb
-
 	/* Setup new stack. */
 	movl $_stack, %ebx