diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/cpu.c b/arch/arm/cpu/cpu.c
index e8191ec..eb12166 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/cpu.c
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/cpu.c
@@ -121,29 +121,3 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 coredevice_initcall(arm_request_stack);
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_THUMB2_BAREBOX
-static void thumb2_execute(void *func, int argc, char *argv[])
-{
-	/*
-	 * Switch back to ARM mode before executing external
-	 * programs.
-	 */
-	__asm__ __volatile__ (
-		"mov r0, #0\n"
-		"mov r1, %0\n"
-		"mov r2, %1\n"
-		"bx %2\n"
-		:
-		: "r" (argc - 1), "r" (&argv[1]), "r" (func)
-		: "r0", "r1", "r2"
-	);
-}
-
-static int execute_init(void)
-{
-	do_execute = thumb2_execute;
-	return 0;
-}
-postcore_initcall(execute_init);
-#endif
diff --git a/commands/go.c b/commands/go.c
index f25db48..fb319b3 100644
--- a/commands/go.c
+++ b/commands/go.c
@@ -60,10 +60,7 @@
 
 	shutdown_barebox();
 
-	if (do_execute)
-		do_execute(func, argc - 1, &argv[1]);
-	else
-		func(argc - 1, &argv[1]);
+	func(argc - 1, &argv[1]);
 
 	/*
 	 * The application returned. Since we have shutdown barebox and
diff --git a/common/misc.c b/common/misc.c
index 5532349..8b2417b 100644
--- a/common/misc.c
+++ b/common/misc.c
@@ -130,9 +130,6 @@
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(perror);
 
-void (*do_execute)(void *func, int argc, char *argv[]);
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(do_execute);
-
 static char *model;
 
 /*
diff --git a/include/common.h b/include/common.h
index 03ceec2..38a6dbf 100644
--- a/include/common.h
+++ b/include/common.h
@@ -113,12 +113,6 @@
 void __noreturn start_barebox(void);
 void shutdown_barebox(void);
 
-/*
- * architectures which have special calling conventions for
- * executing programs should set this. Used by the 'go' command
- */
-extern void (*do_execute)(void *func, int argc, char *argv[]);
-
 int run_shell(void);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SHELL_HUSH