diff --git a/loader/Makefile b/loader/Makefile
index 14298454..a3da1f06 100644
--- a/loader/Makefile
+++ b/loader/Makefile
@@ -7,10 +7,6 @@ include $(DEVKITARM)/base_rules
 ################################################################################
 
 LDR_LOAD_ADDR := 0x40007000
-IPL_MAGIC := 0x43544349 #"ICTC"
-LPVERSION_MAJOR := 4
-LPVERSION_MINOR := 0
-LPVERSION_BUGFX := 1
 
 ################################################################################
 
@@ -32,7 +28,7 @@ CUSTOMDEFINES := -DBL_MAGIC=$(IPL_MAGIC)
 CUSTOMDEFINES += -DBL_VER_MJ=$(BLVERSION_MAJOR) -DBL_VER_MN=$(BLVERSION_MINOR) -DBL_VER_HF=$(BLVERSION_HOTFX) -DBL_RESERVED=$(BLVERSION_RSVD)
 
 #TODO: Considering reinstating some of these when pointer warnings have been fixed.
-WARNINGS := -Wall -Wsign-compare -Wno-array-bounds -Wno-stringop-overflow
+WARNINGS := -Wall -Wno-array-bounds -Wno-stringop-overflow
 
 ARCH := -march=armv4t -mtune=arm7tdmi -mthumb-interwork
 CFLAGS = $(ARCH) -O2 -g -nostdlib -ffunction-sections -fdata-sections -fomit-frame-pointer -std=gnu11 $(WARNINGS) $(CUSTOMDEFINES)
diff --git a/loader/link.ld b/loader/link.ld
index 81e10857..cf5cb17d 100644
--- a/loader/link.ld
+++ b/loader/link.ld
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@ SECTIONS {
 	.text : {
 		*(.text._start);
 		KEEP(*(._boot_cfg));
-		KEEP(*(._ipl_version));
-		KEEP(*(._octopus));
 		*(.text*);
 	}
 	.data : {
@@ -15,14 +13,6 @@ SECTIONS {
 		*(.rodata*);
 		*(._payload_00);
 		*(._payload_01);
-
-		/*
-		 * To mitigate bad injectors/chainloaders,
-		 * miss-align binary size to account for version info.
-		 * !If version text is not appended, then use ". = ALIGN(4)"!
-		 */
-		 data_end_ua = .;
-		 . = ((data_end_ua + 0x6 + 4 - 1) & ~(4 - 1)) - 6;
 	}
 	__ldr_end = .;
 	. = ALIGN(0x10);
diff --git a/loader/loader.c b/loader/loader.c
index 7cff34ea..11e6018c 100644
--- a/loader/loader.c
+++ b/loader/loader.c
@@ -30,70 +30,43 @@
 #define IPL_PATCHED_RELOC_SZ 0x94
 
 boot_cfg_t __attribute__((section ("._boot_cfg"))) b_cfg;
-const volatile ipl_ver_meta_t __attribute__((section ("._ipl_version"))) ipl_ver = {
-	.magic = BL_MAGIC,
-	.version = (BL_VER_MJ + '0') | ((BL_VER_MN + '0') << 8) | ((BL_VER_HF + '0') << 16),
-	.rsvd0 = 0,
-	.rsvd1 = 0
-};
-
-const volatile char __attribute__((section ("._octopus"))) octopus[] =
-	"\n"
-	"                         ___\n"
-	"                      .-'   `'.\n"
-	"                     /         \\\n"
-	"                     |         ;\n"
-	"                     |         |           ___.--,\n"
-	"            _.._     |0) = (0) |    _.---'`__.-( (_.\n"
-	"     __.--'`_.. '.__.\\    '--. \\_.-' ,.--'`     `\"\"`\n"
-	"    ( ,.--'`   ',__ /./;   ;, '.__.'`    __\n"
-	"    _`) )  .---.__.' / |   |\\   \\__..--\"\"  \"\"\"--.,_\n"
-	"   `---' .'.''-._.-'`_./  /\\ '.  \\ _.--''````'''--._`-.__.'\n"
-	"         | |  .' _.-' |  |  \\  \\  '.               `----`\n"
-	"          \\ \\/ .'     \\  \\   '. '-._)\n"
-	"           \\/ /        \\  \\    `=.__`'-.\n"
-	"           / /\\         `) )    / / `\"\".`\\\n"
-	"     , _.-'.'\\ \\        / /    ( (     / /\n"
-	"      `--'`   ) )    .-'.'      '.'.  | (\n"
-	"             (/`    ( (`          ) )  '-;   [switchbrew]\n";
 
 void loader_main()
 {
 	// Preliminary BPMP clocks init.
-	CLOCK(CLK_RST_CONTROLLER_CLK_SYSTEM_RATE)    = 0x10;       // Set HCLK div to 2 and PCLK div to 1.
-	CLOCK(CLK_RST_CONTROLLER_CLK_SOURCE_SYS)     = 0;          // Set SCLK div to 1.
-	CLOCK(CLK_RST_CONTROLLER_SCLK_BURST_POLICY)  = 0x20004444; // Set clk source to Run and PLLP_OUT2 (204MHz).
+	CLOCK(CLK_RST_CONTROLLER_CLK_SYSTEM_RATE) = 0x10;          // Set HCLK div to 2 and PCLK div to 1.
+	CLOCK(CLK_RST_CONTROLLER_CLK_SOURCE_SYS) = 0;              // Set SCLK div to 1.
+	CLOCK(CLK_RST_CONTROLLER_SCLK_BURST_POLICY) = 0x20004444;  // Set clk source to Run and PLLP_OUT2 (204MHz).
 	CLOCK(CLK_RST_CONTROLLER_SUPER_SCLK_DIVIDER) = 0x80000000; // Enable SUPER_SDIV to 1.
-	CLOCK(CLK_RST_CONTROLLER_CLK_SYSTEM_RATE)    = 2;          // Set HCLK div to 1 and PCLK div to 3.
-	CLOCK(CLK_RST_CONTROLLER_SCLK_BURST_POLICY)  = 0x20003333; // Set SCLK to PLLP_OUT (408MHz).
+	CLOCK(CLK_RST_CONTROLLER_CLK_SYSTEM_RATE) = 2;             // Set HCLK div to 1 and PCLK div to 3.
+	CLOCK(CLK_RST_CONTROLLER_SCLK_BURST_POLICY) = 0x20003333;  // Set SCLK to PLLP_OUT (408MHz).
 
-	// Get Payload size.
-	u32 payload_size  = sizeof(payload_00) + sizeof(payload_01);                // Actual payload size.
-	payload_size     += (u32)payload_01 - (u32)payload_00 - sizeof(payload_00); // Add compiler alignment.
-	payload_size      = ALIGN(payload_size, 4);                                 // Align size to 4 bytes.
+	// Get Loader and Payload size.
+	u32 payload_size = sizeof(payload_00) + sizeof(payload_01);             // Actual payload size.
+	payload_size += (u32)payload_01 - (u32)payload_00 - sizeof(payload_00); // Add array alignment.
 	u32 *payload_addr = (u32 *)payload_00;
 
 	// Relocate payload to a safer place.
-	u32 words = payload_size >> 2;
-	u32 *src  = payload_addr + words - 1;
-	u32 *dst  = (u32 *)(IPL_RELOC_TOP - 4);
-	while (words)
+	u32 bytes = ALIGN(payload_size, 4) >> 2;
+	u32 *addr = payload_addr + bytes - 1;
+	u32 *dst = (u32 *)(IPL_RELOC_TOP - 4);
+	while (bytes)
 	{
-		*dst = *src;
-		src--;
+		*dst = *addr;
 		dst--;
-		words--;
+		addr--;
+		bytes--;
 	}
 
 	// Set source address of the first part.
-	u8 *src_addr = (void *)(IPL_RELOC_TOP - payload_size);
+	u8 *src_addr = (void *)(IPL_RELOC_TOP - ALIGN(payload_size, 4));
 	// Uncompress first part.
-	u32 dst_pos = LZ_Uncompress((const u8 *)src_addr, (u8 *)IPL_LOAD_ADDR, sizeof(payload_00));
+	u32 dst_pos = LZ_Uncompress((const u8 *)src_addr, (u8*)IPL_LOAD_ADDR, sizeof(payload_00));
 
-	// Set source address of the second part. Includes compiler alignment.
+	// Set source address of the second part. Includes array alignment.
 	src_addr += (u32)payload_01 - (u32)payload_00;
 	// Uncompress second part.
-	LZ_Uncompress((const u8 *)src_addr, (u8 *)IPL_LOAD_ADDR + dst_pos, sizeof(payload_01));
+	LZ_Uncompress((const u8 *)src_addr, (u8*)IPL_LOAD_ADDR + dst_pos, sizeof(payload_01));
 
 	// Copy over boot configuration storage.
 	memcpy((u8 *)(IPL_LOAD_ADDR + IPL_PATCHED_RELOC_SZ), &b_cfg, sizeof(boot_cfg_t));