diff --git a/bl31/aarch64/context.S b/bl31/aarch64/context.S
index 2698215..79b5d19 100644
--- a/bl31/aarch64/context.S
+++ b/bl31/aarch64/context.S
@@ -43,23 +43,9 @@
 	.global el3_sysregs_context_save
 func el3_sysregs_context_save
 
-	mrs	x10, sctlr_el3
-	str	x10, [x0, #CTX_SCTLR_EL3]
-
-	mrs	x11, cptr_el3
-	stp	x11, xzr, [x0, #CTX_CPTR_EL3]
-
-	mrs	x13, cntfrq_el0
-	mrs	x14, mair_el3
-	stp	x13, x14, [x0, #CTX_CNTFRQ_EL0]
-
-	mrs	x15, tcr_el3
-	mrs	x16, ttbr0_el3
-	stp	x15, x16, [x0, #CTX_TCR_EL3]
-
-	mrs	x17, daif
-	and	x17, x17, #(DAIF_ABT_BIT | DAIF_DBG_BIT)
-	stp	x17, xzr, [x0, #CTX_DAIF_EL3]
+	mrs	x10, cptr_el3
+	mrs	x11, cntfrq_el0
+	stp	x10, x11, [x0, #CTX_CPTR_EL3]
 
 	ret
 
@@ -78,27 +64,9 @@
 	.global el3_sysregs_context_restore
 func el3_sysregs_context_restore
 
-	ldp	x11, xzr, [x0, #CTX_CPTR_EL3]
-	msr	cptr_el3, x11
-
-	ldp	x13, x14, [x0, #CTX_CNTFRQ_EL0]
-	msr	cntfrq_el0, x13
-	msr	mair_el3, x14
-
-	ldp	x15, x16, [x0, #CTX_TCR_EL3]
-	msr	tcr_el3, x15
-	msr	ttbr0_el3, x16
-
-	ldp	x17, xzr, [x0, #CTX_DAIF_EL3]
-	mrs	x11, daif
-	orr	x17, x17, x11
-	msr	daif, x17
-
-	/* Make sure all the above changes are observed */
-	isb
-
-	ldr	x10, [x0, #CTX_SCTLR_EL3]
-	msr	sctlr_el3, x10
+	ldp	x13, x14, [x0, #CTX_CPTR_EL3]
+	msr	cptr_el3, x13
+	msr	cntfrq_el0, x14
 	isb
 
 	ret
diff --git a/bl31/aarch64/runtime_exceptions.S b/bl31/aarch64/runtime_exceptions.S
index a11cd71..0ab86ab 100644
--- a/bl31/aarch64/runtime_exceptions.S
+++ b/bl31/aarch64/runtime_exceptions.S
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@
 	mrs	x17, elr_el3
 	mrs	x18, scr_el3
 	stp	x16, x17, [x6, #CTX_EL3STATE_OFFSET + CTX_SPSR_EL3]
-	stp	x18, xzr, [x6, #CTX_EL3STATE_OFFSET + CTX_SCR_EL3]
+	str	x18, [x6, #CTX_EL3STATE_OFFSET + CTX_SCR_EL3]
 
 	/* Copy SCR_EL3.NS bit to the flag to indicate caller's security */
 	bfi	x7, x18, #0, #1
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@
 	 * Restore SPSR_EL3, ELR_EL3 and SCR_EL3 prior to ERET
 	 * -----------------------------------------------------
 	 */
-	ldp	x18, xzr, [sp, #CTX_EL3STATE_OFFSET + CTX_SCR_EL3]
+	ldr	x18, [sp, #CTX_EL3STATE_OFFSET + CTX_SCR_EL3]
 	ldp	x16, x17, [sp, #CTX_EL3STATE_OFFSET + CTX_SPSR_EL3]
 	msr	scr_el3, x18
 	msr	spsr_el3, x16