diff --git a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/common/utils/string.c b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/common/utils/string.c
index 0be8b9da8..281193c9c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/common/utils/string.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/common/utils/string.c
@@ -77,13 +77,3 @@ int nvgpu_strnadd_u32(char *dst, const u32 value, size_t size, u32 radix)
 
 	return n;
 }
-
-bool nvgpu_mem_is_word_aligned(struct gk20a *g, u8 *addr)
-{
-	if ((unsigned long)addr % 4UL != 0UL) {
-		nvgpu_log_info(g, "addr (%p) not 4-byte aligned", addr);
-		return false;
-	}
-
-	return true;
-}
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/hal/falcon/falcon_gk20a.c b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/hal/falcon/falcon_gk20a.c
index b44005ab4..e49a23a8f 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/hal/falcon/falcon_gk20a.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/hal/falcon/falcon_gk20a.c
@@ -88,17 +88,9 @@ int gk20a_falcon_copy_from_dmem(struct nvgpu_falcon *flcn,
 	nvgpu_writel(g, base_addr + falcon_falcon_dmemc_r(port),
 		src | falcon_falcon_dmemc_aincr_f(1));
 
-	if (unlikely(!nvgpu_mem_is_word_aligned(g, dst))) {
-		for (i = 0; i < words; i++) {
-			data = nvgpu_readl(g,
-				base_addr + falcon_falcon_dmemd_r(port));
-			nvgpu_memcpy(&dst[i * 4U], (u8 *)&data, 4);
-		}
-	} else {
-		for (i = 0; i < words; i++) {
-			dst_u32[i] = nvgpu_readl(g,
-				base_addr + falcon_falcon_dmemd_r(port));
-		}
+	for (i = 0; i < words; i++) {
+		dst_u32[i] = nvgpu_readl(g,
+			base_addr + falcon_falcon_dmemd_r(port));
 	}
 
 	if (bytes > 0U) {
@@ -135,17 +127,9 @@ int gk20a_falcon_copy_from_imem(struct nvgpu_falcon *flcn, u32 src,
 		falcon_falcon_imemc_blk_f(blk) |
 		falcon_falcon_dmemc_aincr_f(1));
 
-	if (unlikely(!nvgpu_mem_is_word_aligned(g, dst))) {
-		for (i = 0; i < words; i++) {
-			data = nvgpu_readl(g,
-				base_addr + falcon_falcon_imemd_r(port));
-			nvgpu_memcpy(&dst[i * 4U], (u8 *)&data, 4);
-		}
-	} else {
-		for (i = 0; i < words; i++) {
-			dst_u32[i] = nvgpu_readl(g,
-				base_addr + falcon_falcon_imemd_r(port));
-		}
+	for (i = 0; i < words; i++) {
+		dst_u32[i] = nvgpu_readl(g,
+			base_addr + falcon_falcon_imemd_r(port));
 	}
 
 	if (bytes > 0U) {
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/hal/falcon/falcon_gk20a_fusa.c b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/hal/falcon/falcon_gk20a_fusa.c
index 0f2a04162..42cb94da3 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/hal/falcon/falcon_gk20a_fusa.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/hal/falcon/falcon_gk20a_fusa.c
@@ -149,17 +149,9 @@ int gk20a_falcon_copy_to_dmem(struct nvgpu_falcon *flcn,
 	nvgpu_writel(g, base_addr + falcon_falcon_dmemc_r(port),
 		dst | falcon_falcon_dmemc_aincw_f(1));
 
-	if (unlikely(!nvgpu_mem_is_word_aligned(g, src))) {
-		for (i = 0; i < words; i++) {
-			nvgpu_memcpy((u8 *)&data, &src[i * 4U], 4);
-			nvgpu_writel(g, base_addr + falcon_falcon_dmemd_r(port),
-				     data);
-		}
-	} else {
-		for (i = 0; i < words; i++) {
-			nvgpu_writel(g, base_addr + falcon_falcon_dmemd_r(port),
-				     src_u32[i]);
-		}
+	for (i = 0; i < words; i++) {
+		nvgpu_writel(g, base_addr + falcon_falcon_dmemd_r(port),
+			     src_u32[i]);
 	}
 
 	if (bytes > 0U) {
@@ -186,7 +178,6 @@ int gk20a_falcon_copy_to_imem(struct nvgpu_falcon *flcn, u32 dst,
 	u32 base_addr = flcn->flcn_base;
 	u32 *src_u32 = (u32 *)src;
 	u32 words = 0;
-	u32 data = 0;
 	u32 blk = 0;
 	u32 i = 0;
 
@@ -205,34 +196,17 @@ int gk20a_falcon_copy_to_imem(struct nvgpu_falcon *flcn, u32 dst,
 			falcon_falcon_imemc_aincw_f(1) |
 			falcon_falcon_imemc_secure_f(sec ? 1U : 0U));
 
-	if (unlikely(!nvgpu_mem_is_word_aligned(g, src))) {
-		for (i = 0U; i < words; i++) {
-			if (i % 64U == 0U) {
-				/* tag is always 256B aligned */
-				nvgpu_writel(g,
-					base_addr + falcon_falcon_imemt_r(0),
-					tag);
-				tag++;
-			}
-
-			nvgpu_memcpy((u8 *)&data, &src[i * 4U], 4);
+	for (i = 0U; i < words; i++) {
+		if (i % 64U == 0U) {
+			/* tag is always 256B aligned */
 			nvgpu_writel(g,
-				     base_addr + falcon_falcon_imemd_r(port),
-				     data);
+				base_addr + falcon_falcon_imemt_r(0),
+				tag);
+			tag++;
 		}
-	} else {
-		for (i = 0U; i < words; i++) {
-			if (i % 64U == 0U) {
-				/* tag is always 256B aligned */
-				nvgpu_writel(g,
-					base_addr + falcon_falcon_imemt_r(0),
-					tag);
-				tag++;
-			}
 
-			nvgpu_writel(g, base_addr + falcon_falcon_imemd_r(port),
-				     src_u32[i]);
-		}
+		nvgpu_writel(g, base_addr + falcon_falcon_imemd_r(port),
+			     src_u32[i]);
 	}
 
 	/* WARNING : setting remaining bytes in block to 0x0 */
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/include/nvgpu/string.h b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/include/nvgpu/string.h
index be1700e4a..310787133 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/include/nvgpu/string.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/include/nvgpu/string.h
@@ -29,8 +29,6 @@
 #include <linux/string.h>
 #endif
 
-struct gk20a;
-
 /**
  * nvgpu_memcpy - Copy memory buffer
  *
@@ -65,13 +63,4 @@ int nvgpu_memcmp(const u8 *b1, const u8 *b2, size_t n);
  */
 int nvgpu_strnadd_u32(char *dst, const u32 value, size_t size, u32 radix);
 
-/**
- * nvgpu_mem_is_word_aligned - Check that memory address is word (4-byte)
- * aligned.
- *
- * @g - struct gk20a.
- * @addr - memory address.
- */
-bool nvgpu_mem_is_word_aligned(struct gk20a *g, u8 *addr);
-
 #endif /* NVGPU_STRING_H */