diff --git a/make_helpers/build_macros.mk b/make_helpers/build_macros.mk
index 85e575c..e0d107f 100644
--- a/make_helpers/build_macros.mk
+++ b/make_helpers/build_macros.mk
@@ -107,6 +107,8 @@
 define FIP_ADD_PAYLOAD
     $(4)FIP_ARGS += $(2) $(1)
     $(if $(3),$(4)FIP_DEPS += $(3))
+    $(4)CRT_ARGS += $(2) $(1)
+    $(if $(3),$(4)CRT_DEPS += $(3))
 endef
 
 # CERT_ADD_CMD_OPT adds a new command line option to the cert_create invocation
diff --git a/make_helpers/tbbr/tbbr_tools.mk b/make_helpers/tbbr/tbbr_tools.mk
index 0021017..2b75375 100644
--- a/make_helpers/tbbr/tbbr_tools.mk
+++ b/make_helpers/tbbr/tbbr_tools.mk
@@ -44,11 +44,9 @@
 
 # Add Trusted Key certificate to the fiptool and cert_create command line options
 $(eval $(call FIP_ADD_PAYLOAD,${TRUSTED_KEY_CERT},--trusted-key-cert))
-$(eval $(call CERT_ADD_CMD_OPT,${TRUSTED_KEY_CERT},--trusted-key-cert))
 
 # Add fwu certificate to the fiptool and cert_create command line options
 $(eval $(call FIP_ADD_PAYLOAD,${FWU_CERT},--fwu-cert,,FWU_))
-$(eval $(call CERT_ADD_CMD_OPT,${FWU_CERT},--fwu-cert,,FWU_))
 
 # Add the keys to the cert_create command line options (private keys are NOT
 # packed in the FIP). Developers can use their own keys by specifying the proper
@@ -60,74 +58,38 @@
 $(if ${TRUSTED_WORLD_KEY},$(eval $(call CERT_ADD_CMD_OPT,${TRUSTED_WORLD_KEY},--trusted-world-key)))
 $(if ${NON_TRUSTED_WORLD_KEY},$(eval $(call CERT_ADD_CMD_OPT,${NON_TRUSTED_WORLD_KEY},--non-trusted-world-key)))
 
-# Add the BL2 CoT (image cert + image)
-$(if ${BL2},$(eval $(call CERT_ADD_CMD_OPT,${BL2},--tb-fw,true)),\
-            $(eval $(call CERT_ADD_CMD_OPT,$(call IMG_BIN,2),--tb-fw,true)))
-$(eval $(call CERT_ADD_CMD_OPT,${BUILD_PLAT}/tb_fw.crt,--tb-fw-cert))
+
+# Add the BL2 CoT (image cert)
 ifeq (${BL2_AT_EL3}, 0)
 $(eval $(call FIP_ADD_PAYLOAD,${BUILD_PLAT}/tb_fw.crt,--tb-fw-cert))
 endif
 
-# Add the SCP_BL2 CoT (key cert + img cert + image)
+# Add the SCP_BL2 CoT (key cert + img cert)
 ifneq (${SCP_BL2},)
-    $(eval $(call CERT_ADD_CMD_OPT,${SCP_BL2},--scp-fw,true))
     $(if ${SCP_BL2_KEY},$(eval $(call CERT_ADD_CMD_OPT,${SCP_BL2_KEY},--scp-fw-key)))
-    $(eval $(call CERT_ADD_CMD_OPT,${BUILD_PLAT}/scp_fw_content.crt,--scp-fw-cert))
-    $(eval $(call CERT_ADD_CMD_OPT,${BUILD_PLAT}/scp_fw_key.crt,--scp-fw-key-cert))
     $(eval $(call FIP_ADD_PAYLOAD,${BUILD_PLAT}/scp_fw_content.crt,--scp-fw-cert))
     $(eval $(call FIP_ADD_PAYLOAD,${BUILD_PLAT}/scp_fw_key.crt,--scp-fw-key-cert))
 endif
 
 ifeq (${ARCH},aarch64)
 ifeq (${NEED_BL31},yes)
-# Add the BL31 CoT (key cert + img cert + image)
-$(if ${BL31},$(eval $(call CERT_ADD_CMD_OPT,${BL31},--soc-fw,true)),\
-             $(eval $(call CERT_ADD_CMD_OPT,$(call IMG_BIN,31),--soc-fw,true)))
+# Add the BL31 CoT (key cert + img cert)
 $(if ${BL31_KEY},$(eval $(call CERT_ADD_CMD_OPT,${BL31_KEY},--soc-fw-key)))
-$(eval $(call CERT_ADD_CMD_OPT,${BUILD_PLAT}/soc_fw_content.crt,--soc-fw-cert))
-$(eval $(call CERT_ADD_CMD_OPT,${BUILD_PLAT}/soc_fw_key.crt,--soc-fw-key-cert))
 $(eval $(call FIP_ADD_PAYLOAD,${BUILD_PLAT}/soc_fw_content.crt,--soc-fw-cert))
 $(eval $(call FIP_ADD_PAYLOAD,${BUILD_PLAT}/soc_fw_key.crt,--soc-fw-key-cert))
 endif
 endif
 
-# Add the BL32 CoT (key cert + img cert + image)
+# Add the BL32 CoT (key cert + img cert)
 ifeq (${NEED_BL32},yes)
-    $(if ${BL32},$(eval $(call CERT_ADD_CMD_OPT,${BL32},--tos-fw,true)),\
-                 $(if ${BL32_SOURCES},$(eval $(call CERT_ADD_CMD_OPT,$(call IMG_BIN,32),--tos-fw,true))))
     $(if ${BL32_KEY},$(eval $(call CERT_ADD_CMD_OPT,${BL32_KEY},--tos-fw-key)))
-    $(eval $(call CERT_ADD_CMD_OPT,${BUILD_PLAT}/tos_fw_content.crt,--tos-fw-cert))
-    $(eval $(call CERT_ADD_CMD_OPT,${BUILD_PLAT}/tos_fw_key.crt,--tos-fw-key-cert))
     $(eval $(call FIP_ADD_PAYLOAD,${BUILD_PLAT}/tos_fw_content.crt,--tos-fw-cert))
     $(eval $(call FIP_ADD_PAYLOAD,${BUILD_PLAT}/tos_fw_key.crt,--tos-fw-key-cert))
-ifneq (${BL32_EXTRA1},)
-    $(eval $(call CERT_ADD_CMD_OPT,${BL32_EXTRA1},--tos-fw-extra1,true))
-endif
-ifneq (${BL32_EXTRA2},)
-    $(eval $(call CERT_ADD_CMD_OPT,${BL32_EXTRA2},--tos-fw-extra2,true))
-endif
 endif
 
-# Add the BL33 CoT (key cert + img cert + image)
+# Add the BL33 CoT (key cert + img cert)
 ifneq (${BL33},)
-    $(eval $(call CERT_ADD_CMD_OPT,${BL33},--nt-fw,true))
     $(if ${BL33_KEY},$(eval $(call CERT_ADD_CMD_OPT,${BL33_KEY},--nt-fw-key)))
-    $(eval $(call CERT_ADD_CMD_OPT,${BUILD_PLAT}/nt_fw_content.crt,--nt-fw-cert))
-    $(eval $(call CERT_ADD_CMD_OPT,${BUILD_PLAT}/nt_fw_key.crt,--nt-fw-key-cert))
     $(eval $(call FIP_ADD_PAYLOAD,${BUILD_PLAT}/nt_fw_content.crt,--nt-fw-cert))
     $(eval $(call FIP_ADD_PAYLOAD,${BUILD_PLAT}/nt_fw_key.crt,--nt-fw-key-cert))
 endif
-
-# Add the BL2U image
-$(if ${BL2U},$(eval $(call CERT_ADD_CMD_OPT,${BL2U},--ap-fwu-cfg,true,FWU_)),\
-     $(eval $(call CERT_ADD_CMD_OPT,$(call IMG_BIN,2u),--ap-fwu-cfg,true,FWU_)))
-
-# Add the SCP_BL2U image
-ifneq (${SCP_BL2U},)
-    $(eval $(call CERT_ADD_CMD_OPT,${SCP_BL2U},--scp-fwu-cfg,true,FWU_))
-endif
-
-# Add the NS_BL2U image
-ifneq (${NS_BL2U},)
-    $(eval $(call CERT_ADD_CMD_OPT,${NS_BL2U},--fwu,true,FWU_))
-endif