diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/traps.c b/arch/mips/kernel/traps.c
index 0c0270c29cd1..1f5fdee1dfc3 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/traps.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/traps.c
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
 #include <asm/fpu.h>
 #include <asm/fpu_emulator.h>
 #include <asm/idle.h>
+#include <asm/mips-cm.h>
 #include <asm/mips-r2-to-r6-emul.h>
 #include <asm/mipsregs.h>
 #include <asm/mipsmtregs.h>
@@ -445,6 +446,8 @@ asmlinkage void do_be(struct pt_regs *regs)
 
 	if (board_be_handler)
 		action = board_be_handler(regs, fixup != NULL);
+	else
+		mips_cm_error_report();
 
 	switch (action) {
 	case MIPS_BE_DISCARD:
diff --git a/arch/mips/mti-malta/malta-int.c b/arch/mips/mti-malta/malta-int.c
index 9f83224292d9..cb675ec6f283 100644
--- a/arch/mips/mti-malta/malta-int.c
+++ b/arch/mips/mti-malta/malta-int.c
@@ -290,18 +290,3 @@ void __init arch_init_irq(void)
 
 	setup_irq(corehi_irq, &corehi_irqaction);
 }
-
-void malta_be_init(void)
-{
-	/* Could change CM error mask register. */
-}
-
-int malta_be_handler(struct pt_regs *regs, int is_fixup)
-{
-	/* This duplicates the handling in do_be which seems wrong */
-	int retval = is_fixup ? MIPS_BE_FIXUP : MIPS_BE_FATAL;
-
-	mips_cm_error_report();
-
-	return retval;
-}
diff --git a/arch/mips/mti-malta/malta-setup.c b/arch/mips/mti-malta/malta-setup.c
index f1b6074828b1..a01d5debfcaf 100644
--- a/arch/mips/mti-malta/malta-setup.c
+++ b/arch/mips/mti-malta/malta-setup.c
@@ -42,9 +42,6 @@
 #define ROCIT_CONFIG_GEN0		0x1f403000
 #define  ROCIT_CONFIG_GEN0_PCI_IOCU	BIT(7)
 
-extern void malta_be_init(void);
-extern int malta_be_handler(struct pt_regs *regs, int is_fixup);
-
 static struct resource standard_io_resources[] = {
 	{
 		.name = "dma1",
@@ -301,7 +298,4 @@ void __init plat_mem_setup(void)
 #if defined(CONFIG_VT) && defined(CONFIG_VGA_CONSOLE)
 	screen_info_setup();
 #endif
-
-	board_be_init = malta_be_init;
-	board_be_handler = malta_be_handler;
 }