diff --git a/src/target/arm7tdmi.c b/src/target/arm7tdmi.c
index dec3e28dece0b2f9de6dc786c9ae008bc20838e9..aac1fef6aced2e266700c74307c1c2f02423380a 100644
--- a/src/target/arm7tdmi.c
+++ b/src/target/arm7tdmi.c
@@ -234,6 +234,36 @@ int arm7tdmi_clock_data_in(arm_jtag_t *jtag_info, u32 *in)
 	return ERROR_OK;
 }
 
+void arm_endianness(u8 *tmp, void *in, int size, int be)
+{
+	u32 readback=flip_u32(le_to_h_u32(tmp), 32);
+	switch (size)
+	{
+		case 4:
+			if (be)
+			{
+				h_u32_to_be(((u8*)in), readback);
+			} else
+			{
+				 h_u32_to_le(((u8*)in), readback);
+			}
+			break;
+		case 2:
+			if (be)
+			{
+				h_u16_to_be(((u8*)in), readback & 0xffff);
+			} else
+			{
+				h_u16_to_le(((u8*)in), readback & 0xffff);
+			}
+			break;
+		case 1:
+			*((u8 *)in)= readback & 0xff;
+			break;
+	}
+
+}
+
 /* clock the target, and read the databus
  * the *in pointer points to a buffer where elements of 'size' bytes
  * are stored in big (be==1) or little (be==0) endianness
@@ -265,31 +295,7 @@ int arm7tdmi_clock_data_in_endianness(arm_jtag_t *jtag_info, void *in, int size,
 
 	jtag_add_dr_scan_now(2, fields, TAP_INVALID);
 
-	u32 readback=flip_u32(le_to_h_u32(tmp), 32);
-	switch (size)
-	{
-		case 4:
-			if (be)
-			{
-				h_u32_to_be(((u8*)in), readback);
-			} else
-			{
-				 h_u32_to_le(((u8*)in), readback);
-			}
-			break;
-		case 2:
-			if (be)
-			{
-				h_u16_to_be(((u8*)in), readback & 0xffff);
-			} else
-			{
-				h_u16_to_le(((u8*)in), readback & 0xffff);
-			}
-			break;
-		case 1:
-			*((u8 *)in)= readback & 0xff;
-			break;
-	}
+	arm_endianness(tmp, in, size, be);
 
 	jtag_add_runtest(0, TAP_INVALID);
 
diff --git a/src/target/arm9tdmi.c b/src/target/arm9tdmi.c
index 6e1364445bc20ad694275606f40225bcab97c634..73f0879fa477fcb09e2b2cb0bde4b5e73045f55e 100644
--- a/src/target/arm9tdmi.c
+++ b/src/target/arm9tdmi.c
@@ -283,34 +283,25 @@ int arm9tdmi_clock_data_in(arm_jtag_t *jtag_info, u32 *in)
 	fields[0].tap = jtag_info->tap;
 	fields[0].num_bits = 32;
 	fields[0].out_value = NULL;
-
-	fields[0].in_value = NULL;
-	fields[0].in_handler = arm_jtag_buf_to_u32; /* deprecated! invoke this from user code! */
-	fields[0].in_handler_priv = in;
-
-
+	u8 tmp[4];
+	fields[0].in_value = tmp;
+	fields[0].in_handler = NULL;
 
 	fields[1].tap = jtag_info->tap;
 	fields[1].num_bits = 3;
 	fields[1].out_value = NULL;
-
 	fields[1].in_value = NULL;
 	fields[1].in_handler = NULL;
 
-
-
-
 	fields[2].tap = jtag_info->tap;
 	fields[2].num_bits = 32;
 	fields[2].out_value = NULL;
-
 	fields[2].in_value = NULL;
-
-
 	fields[2].in_handler = NULL;
 
+	jtag_add_dr_scan_now(3, fields, TAP_INVALID);
 
-	jtag_add_dr_scan(3, fields, TAP_INVALID);
+	*in=flip_u32(le_to_h_u32(tmp), 32);
 
 	jtag_add_runtest(0, TAP_INVALID);
 
@@ -335,6 +326,8 @@ int arm9tdmi_clock_data_in(arm_jtag_t *jtag_info, u32 *in)
 	return ERROR_OK;
 }
 
+extern void arm_endianness(u8 *tmp, void *in, int size, int be);
+
 /* clock the target, and read the databus
  * the *in pointer points to a buffer where elements of 'size' bytes
  * are stored in big (be==1) or little (be==0) endianness
@@ -355,45 +348,26 @@ int arm9tdmi_clock_data_in_endianness(arm_jtag_t *jtag_info, void *in, int size,
 	fields[0].tap = jtag_info->tap;
 	fields[0].num_bits = 32;
 	fields[0].out_value = NULL;
-
-	fields[0].in_value = NULL;
-	switch (size)
-	{
-		case 4:
-			fields[0].in_handler = (be) ? arm_jtag_buf_to_be32 : arm_jtag_buf_to_le32; /* deprecated! invoke this from user code! */
-			break;
-		case 2:
-			fields[0].in_handler = (be) ? arm_jtag_buf_to_be16 : arm_jtag_buf_to_le16; /* deprecated! invoke this from user code! */
-			break;
-		case 1:
-			fields[0].in_handler = arm_jtag_buf_to_8; /* deprecated! invoke this from user code! */
-			break;
-	}
-	fields[0].in_handler_priv = in;
-
-
+	u8 tmp[4];
+	fields[0].in_value = tmp;
+	fields[0].in_handler = NULL;
 
 	fields[1].tap = jtag_info->tap;
 	fields[1].num_bits = 3;
 	fields[1].out_value = NULL;
-
 	fields[1].in_value = NULL;
 	fields[1].in_handler = NULL;
 
-
-
-
 	fields[2].tap = jtag_info->tap;
 	fields[2].num_bits = 32;
 	fields[2].out_value = NULL;
-
 	fields[2].in_value = NULL;
-
-
 	fields[2].in_handler = NULL;
 
+	jtag_add_dr_scan_now(3, fields, TAP_INVALID);
+
+	arm_endianness(tmp, in, size, be);
 
-	jtag_add_dr_scan(3, fields, TAP_INVALID);
 
 	jtag_add_runtest(0, TAP_INVALID);