diff --git a/lib/Target/PowerPC/InstPrinter/PPCInstPrinter.cpp b/lib/Target/PowerPC/InstPrinter/PPCInstPrinter.cpp
index 3d583060d1e..985c3436962 100644
--- a/lib/Target/PowerPC/InstPrinter/PPCInstPrinter.cpp
+++ b/lib/Target/PowerPC/InstPrinter/PPCInstPrinter.cpp
@@ -115,7 +115,6 @@ void PPCInstPrinter::printPredicateOperand(const MCInst *MI, unsigned OpNo,
 
   if (StringRef(Modifier) == "cc") {
     switch ((PPC::Predicate)Code) {
-    case PPC::PRED_ALWAYS: return; // Don't print anything for always.
     case PPC::PRED_LT: O << "lt"; return;
     case PPC::PRED_LE: O << "le"; return;
     case PPC::PRED_EQ: O << "eq"; return;
@@ -129,8 +128,6 @@ void PPCInstPrinter::printPredicateOperand(const MCInst *MI, unsigned OpNo,
   
   assert(StringRef(Modifier) == "reg" &&
          "Need to specify 'cc' or 'reg' as predicate op modifier!");
-  // Don't print the register for 'always'.
-  if (Code == PPC::PRED_ALWAYS) return;
   printOperand(MI, OpNo+1, O);
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/Target/PowerPC/MCTargetDesc/PPCPredicates.h b/lib/Target/PowerPC/MCTargetDesc/PPCPredicates.h
index b0680fbb8c6..ad2b0181281 100644
--- a/lib/Target/PowerPC/MCTargetDesc/PPCPredicates.h
+++ b/lib/Target/PowerPC/MCTargetDesc/PPCPredicates.h
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ namespace llvm {
 namespace PPC {
   /// Predicate - These are "(BI << 5) | BO"  for various predicates.
   enum Predicate {
-    PRED_ALWAYS = (0 << 5) | 20,
     PRED_LT     = (0 << 5) | 12,
     PRED_LE     = (1 << 5) |  4,
     PRED_EQ     = (2 << 5) | 12,
diff --git a/lib/Target/PowerPC/PPCInstrInfo.td b/lib/Target/PowerPC/PPCInstrInfo.td
index 4ae6924ef05..3800e46c9ee 100644
--- a/lib/Target/PowerPC/PPCInstrInfo.td
+++ b/lib/Target/PowerPC/PPCInstrInfo.td
@@ -396,11 +396,10 @@ def memr : Operand<iPTR> {
   let MIOperandInfo = (ops ptr_rc:$ptrreg);
 }
 
-// PowerPC Predicate operand.  20 = (0<<5)|20 = always, CR0 is a dummy reg
-// that doesn't matter.
-def pred : PredicateOperand<OtherVT, (ops imm, CRRC),
-                                     (ops (i32 20), (i32 zero_reg))> {
+// PowerPC Predicate operand.
+def pred : Operand<OtherVT> {
   let PrintMethod = "printPredicateOperand";
+  let MIOperandInfo = (ops i32imm:$bibo, CRRC:$reg);
 }
 
 // Define PowerPC specific addressing mode.
@@ -478,10 +477,9 @@ def RESTORE_CR : Pseudo<(outs CRRC:$cond), (ins memri:$F),
                      "#RESTORE_CR", []>;
 
 let isTerminator = 1, isBarrier = 1, PPC970_Unit = 7 in {
-  let isCodeGenOnly = 1, isReturn = 1, Uses = [LR, RM] in
-    def BLR : XLForm_2_br<19, 16, 0, (outs), (ins pred:$p),
-                          "b${p:cc}lr ${p:reg}", BrB, 
-                          [(retflag)]>;
+  let isReturn = 1, Uses = [LR, RM] in
+    def BLR : XLForm_2_ext<19, 16, 20, 0, 0, (outs), (ins), "blr", BrB,
+                           [(retflag)]>;
   let isBranch = 1, isIndirectBranch = 1, Uses = [CTR] in
     def BCTR : XLForm_2_ext<19, 528, 20, 0, 0, (outs), (ins), "bctr", BrB, []>;
 }