diff --git a/src/hotspot/cpu/ppc/c1_LIRAssembler_ppc.cpp b/src/hotspot/cpu/ppc/c1_LIRAssembler_ppc.cpp
index 88d635f2b85..2191b894f6e 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/cpu/ppc/c1_LIRAssembler_ppc.cpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/cpu/ppc/c1_LIRAssembler_ppc.cpp
@@ -1859,7 +1859,7 @@ void LIR_Assembler::emit_arraycopy(LIR_OpArrayCopy* op) {
       __ stw(R11_scratch1, simm16_offs, tmp);
     }
 #endif
-    __ call_c_with_frame_resize(copyfunc_addr, /*stub does not need resized frame*/ 0);
+    __ call_c(copyfunc_addr, relocInfo::runtime_call_type);
 
     __ nand(tmp, R3_RET, R3_RET);
     __ subf(length, tmp, length);
@@ -2057,7 +2057,7 @@ void LIR_Assembler::emit_arraycopy(LIR_OpArrayCopy* op) {
         int sco_offset = in_bytes(Klass::super_check_offset_offset());
         __ lwz(chk_off, sco_offset, super_k);
 
-        __ call_c_with_frame_resize(copyfunc_addr, /*stub does not need resized frame*/ 0);
+        __ call_c(copyfunc_addr, relocInfo::runtime_call_type);
 
 #ifndef PRODUCT
         if (PrintC1Statistics) {
@@ -2181,7 +2181,7 @@ void LIR_Assembler::emit_arraycopy(LIR_OpArrayCopy* op) {
 
   // Arraycopy stubs takes a length in number of elements, so don't scale it.
   __ mr(len, length);
-  __ call_c_with_frame_resize(entry, /*stub does not need resized frame*/ 0);
+  __ call_c(entry, relocInfo::runtime_call_type);
 
   if (stub != nullptr) {
     __ bind(*stub->continuation());
@@ -2862,7 +2862,7 @@ void LIR_Assembler::rt_call(LIR_Opr result, address dest,
     return;
   }
 
-  __ call_c_with_frame_resize(dest, /*no resizing*/ 0);
+  __ call_c(dest, relocInfo::runtime_call_type);
   if (info != nullptr) {
     add_call_info_here(info);
   }
diff --git a/src/hotspot/cpu/ppc/c1_MacroAssembler_ppc.cpp b/src/hotspot/cpu/ppc/c1_MacroAssembler_ppc.cpp
index 081d10f065f..059bb2eae0c 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/cpu/ppc/c1_MacroAssembler_ppc.cpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/cpu/ppc/c1_MacroAssembler_ppc.cpp
@@ -404,14 +404,3 @@ void C1_MacroAssembler::null_check(Register r, Label* Lnull) {
     bc_far_optimized(Assembler::bcondCRbiIs1, bi0(CCR0, Assembler::equal), *Lnull);
   }
 }
-
-address C1_MacroAssembler::call_c_with_frame_resize(address dest, int frame_resize) {
-  if (frame_resize) { resize_frame(-frame_resize, R0); }
-#if defined(ABI_ELFv2)
-  address return_pc = call_c(dest, relocInfo::runtime_call_type);
-#else
-  address return_pc = call_c(CAST_FROM_FN_PTR(FunctionDescriptor*, dest), relocInfo::runtime_call_type);
-#endif
-  if (frame_resize) { resize_frame(frame_resize, R0); }
-  return return_pc;
-}
diff --git a/src/hotspot/cpu/ppc/c1_MacroAssembler_ppc.hpp b/src/hotspot/cpu/ppc/c1_MacroAssembler_ppc.hpp
index c0a3dd3b83c..381cb63f832 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/cpu/ppc/c1_MacroAssembler_ppc.hpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/cpu/ppc/c1_MacroAssembler_ppc.hpp
@@ -89,6 +89,5 @@
 
   void null_check(Register r, Label *Lnull = nullptr);
 
-  address call_c_with_frame_resize(address dest, int frame_resize);
 
 #endif // CPU_PPC_C1_MACROASSEMBLER_PPC_HPP
diff --git a/src/hotspot/cpu/ppc/c1_Runtime1_ppc.cpp b/src/hotspot/cpu/ppc/c1_Runtime1_ppc.cpp
index d212d25b3ad..adddfda4ee7 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/cpu/ppc/c1_Runtime1_ppc.cpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/cpu/ppc/c1_Runtime1_ppc.cpp
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ int StubAssembler::call_RT(Register oop_result1, Register metadata_result,
   // ARG1 must hold thread address.
   mr(R3_ARG1, R16_thread);
 
-  address return_pc = call_c_with_frame_resize(entry_point, /*No resize, we have a C compatible frame.*/0);
+  address return_pc = call_c(entry_point);
 
   reset_last_Java_frame();
 
diff --git a/src/hotspot/cpu/ppc/interp_masm_ppc_64.cpp b/src/hotspot/cpu/ppc/interp_masm_ppc_64.cpp
index c24089ccdd5..a29e0810d52 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/cpu/ppc/interp_masm_ppc_64.cpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/cpu/ppc/interp_masm_ppc_64.cpp
@@ -135,15 +135,7 @@ void InterpreterMacroAssembler::check_and_handle_popframe(Register scratch_reg)
     // Call the Interpreter::remove_activation_preserving_args_entry()
     // func to get the address of the same-named entrypoint in the
     // generated interpreter code.
-#if defined(ABI_ELFv2)
-    call_c(CAST_FROM_FN_PTR(address,
-                            Interpreter::remove_activation_preserving_args_entry),
-           relocInfo::none);
-#else
-    call_c(CAST_FROM_FN_PTR(FunctionDescriptor*,
-                            Interpreter::remove_activation_preserving_args_entry),
-           relocInfo::none);
-#endif
+    call_c(CAST_FROM_FN_PTR(address, Interpreter::remove_activation_preserving_args_entry));
 
     // Jump to Interpreter::_remove_activation_preserving_args_entry.
     mtctr(R3_RET);
diff --git a/src/hotspot/cpu/ppc/macroAssembler_ppc.cpp b/src/hotspot/cpu/ppc/macroAssembler_ppc.cpp
index e596f91704c..8449d74d8a8 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/cpu/ppc/macroAssembler_ppc.cpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/cpu/ppc/macroAssembler_ppc.cpp
@@ -1293,11 +1293,7 @@ void MacroAssembler::call_VM_base(Register oop_result,
 
   // ARG1 must hold thread address.
   mr(R3_ARG1, R16_thread);
-#if defined(ABI_ELFv2)
   address return_pc = call_c(entry_point, relocInfo::none);
-#else
-  address return_pc = call_c((FunctionDescriptor*)entry_point, relocInfo::none);
-#endif
 
   reset_last_Java_frame();
 
@@ -1318,11 +1314,7 @@ void MacroAssembler::call_VM_base(Register oop_result,
 
 void MacroAssembler::call_VM_leaf_base(address entry_point) {
   BLOCK_COMMENT("call_VM_leaf {");
-#if defined(ABI_ELFv2)
-  call_c(entry_point, relocInfo::none);
-#else
-  call_c(CAST_FROM_FN_PTR(FunctionDescriptor*, entry_point), relocInfo::none);
-#endif
+  call_c(entry_point);
   BLOCK_COMMENT("} call_VM_leaf");
 }
 
diff --git a/src/hotspot/cpu/ppc/macroAssembler_ppc.hpp b/src/hotspot/cpu/ppc/macroAssembler_ppc.hpp
index 9a0cf3d8da0..03ad37a4fb0 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/cpu/ppc/macroAssembler_ppc.hpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/cpu/ppc/macroAssembler_ppc.hpp
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ class MacroAssembler: public Assembler {
   address call_c(Register function_entry);
   // For tail calls: only branch, don't link, so callee returns to caller of this function.
   address call_c_and_return_to_caller(Register function_entry);
-  address call_c(address function_entry, relocInfo::relocType rt);
+  address call_c(address function_entry, relocInfo::relocType rt = relocInfo::none);
 #else
   // Call a C function via a function descriptor and use full C
   // calling conventions. Updates and returns _last_calls_return_pc.
@@ -367,6 +367,9 @@ class MacroAssembler: public Assembler {
   // For tail calls: only branch, don't link, so callee returns to caller of this function.
   address call_c_and_return_to_caller(Register function_descriptor);
   address call_c(const FunctionDescriptor* function_descriptor, relocInfo::relocType rt);
+  address call_c(address function_entry, relocInfo::relocType rt = relocInfo::none) {
+    return call_c((const FunctionDescriptor*)function_entry, rt);
+  }
   address call_c_using_toc(const FunctionDescriptor* function_descriptor, relocInfo::relocType rt,
                            Register toc);
 #endif
diff --git a/src/hotspot/cpu/ppc/runtime_ppc.cpp b/src/hotspot/cpu/ppc/runtime_ppc.cpp
index 8c3bfd4f37b..dbdc16ee5f1 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/cpu/ppc/runtime_ppc.cpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/cpu/ppc/runtime_ppc.cpp
@@ -99,12 +99,7 @@ void OptoRuntime::generate_exception_blob() {
   __ set_last_Java_frame(/*sp=*/R1_SP, noreg);
 
   __ mr(R3_ARG1, R16_thread);
-#if defined(ABI_ELFv2)
-  __ call_c((address) OptoRuntime::handle_exception_C, relocInfo::none);
-#else
-  __ call_c(CAST_FROM_FN_PTR(FunctionDescriptor*, OptoRuntime::handle_exception_C),
-            relocInfo::none);
-#endif
+  __ call_c((address) OptoRuntime::handle_exception_C);
   address calls_return_pc = __ last_calls_return_pc();
 # ifdef ASSERT
   __ cmpdi(CCR0, R3_RET, 0);
diff --git a/src/hotspot/cpu/ppc/sharedRuntime_ppc.cpp b/src/hotspot/cpu/ppc/sharedRuntime_ppc.cpp
index 98610d21b67..981f1c7afd2 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/cpu/ppc/sharedRuntime_ppc.cpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/cpu/ppc/sharedRuntime_ppc.cpp
@@ -2444,12 +2444,7 @@ nmethod *SharedRuntime::generate_native_wrapper(MacroAssembler *masm,
 
   // The JNI call
   // --------------------------------------------------------------------------
-#if defined(ABI_ELFv2)
   __ call_c(native_func, relocInfo::runtime_call_type);
-#else
-  FunctionDescriptor* fd_native_method = (FunctionDescriptor*) native_func;
-  __ call_c(fd_native_method, relocInfo::runtime_call_type);
-#endif
 
 
   // Now, we are back from the native code.
@@ -3455,11 +3450,7 @@ RuntimeStub* SharedRuntime::generate_throw_exception(const char* name, address r
   __ set_last_Java_frame(/*sp*/R1_SP, /*pc*/R11_scratch1);
 
   __ mr(R3_ARG1, R16_thread);
-#if defined(ABI_ELFv2)
-  __ call_c(runtime_entry, relocInfo::none);
-#else
-  __ call_c(CAST_FROM_FN_PTR(FunctionDescriptor*, runtime_entry), relocInfo::none);
-#endif
+  __ call_c(runtime_entry);
 
   // Set an oopmap for the call site.
   oop_maps->add_gc_map((int)(gc_map_pc - start), map);
diff --git a/src/hotspot/cpu/ppc/templateInterpreterGenerator_ppc.cpp b/src/hotspot/cpu/ppc/templateInterpreterGenerator_ppc.cpp
index bb746619616..03dca2aeb9b 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/cpu/ppc/templateInterpreterGenerator_ppc.cpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/cpu/ppc/templateInterpreterGenerator_ppc.cpp
@@ -1464,13 +1464,7 @@ address TemplateInterpreterGenerator::generate_native_entry(bool synchronized) {
   // native result across the call. No oop is present.
 
   __ mr(R3_ARG1, R16_thread);
-#if defined(ABI_ELFv2)
-  __ call_c(CAST_FROM_FN_PTR(address, JavaThread::check_special_condition_for_native_trans),
-            relocInfo::none);
-#else
-  __ call_c(CAST_FROM_FN_PTR(FunctionDescriptor*, JavaThread::check_special_condition_for_native_trans),
-            relocInfo::none);
-#endif
+  __ call_c(CAST_FROM_FN_PTR(address, JavaThread::check_special_condition_for_native_trans));
 
   __ bind(sync_check_done);