diff --git a/kernel/system/do_sigreturn.c b/kernel/system/do_sigreturn.c
index aedf2a603..7079f9392 100644
--- a/kernel/system/do_sigreturn.c
+++ b/kernel/system/do_sigreturn.c
@@ -53,11 +53,8 @@ message *m_ptr;			/* pointer to request message */
 #endif
 
   /* Restore the registers. */
-#if _MINIX_CHIP == _CHIP_POWERPC
-  memcpy(&rp->p_reg, &sc.sc_regs, sizeof(struct stackframe_s));
-#else
   memcpy(&rp->p_reg, &sc.sc_regs, sizeof(struct sigregs));
-#endif
+
   return(OK);
 }
 #endif /* USE_SIGRETURN */
diff --git a/kernel/system/do_sigsend.c b/kernel/system/do_sigsend.c
index 1b2b92a76..c12c2c406 100644
--- a/kernel/system/do_sigsend.c
+++ b/kernel/system/do_sigsend.c
@@ -49,11 +49,6 @@ message *m_ptr;			/* pointer to request message */
 
   /* Copy the registers to the sigcontext structure. */
   memcpy(&sc.sc_regs, (char *) &rp->p_reg, sizeof(struct sigregs));
-#ifdef POWERPC
-  memcpy(&sc.sc_regs, (char *) &rp->p_reg, struct(stackframe_s));
-#else
-  memcpy(&sc.sc_regs, (char *) &rp->p_reg, sizeof(struct sigregs));
-#endif
 
   /* Finish the sigcontext initialization. */
   sc.sc_flags = 0;	/* unused at this time */