diff --git a/plat/hisilicon/poplar/aarch64/poplar_helpers.S b/plat/hisilicon/poplar/aarch64/poplar_helpers.S
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..928dbef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plat/hisilicon/poplar/aarch64/poplar_helpers.S
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2018, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+ */
+#include <asm_macros.S>
+#include <platform_def.h>
+
+	.globl	plat_my_core_pos
+	.globl	poplar_calc_core_pos
+	.globl	plat_crash_console_init
+	.globl	plat_crash_console_putc
+	.globl	plat_crash_console_flush
+	.globl	platform_mem_init
+
+	/* -----------------------------------------------------
+	 *  unsigned int plat_my_core_pos(void)
+	 *  This function uses poplar_calc_core_pos()
+	 *  definition to get the index of the calling CPU.
+	 * -----------------------------------------------------
+	 */
+func plat_my_core_pos
+	mrs	x0, mpidr_el1
+	b	poplar_calc_core_pos
+endfunc plat_my_core_pos
+
+	/* -----------------------------------------------------
+	 *  unsigned int poplar_calc_core_pos(u_register_t mpidr)
+	 *  Helper function to calculate the core position.
+	 *  With this function: CorePos = (ClusterId * 4) +
+	 *  				  CoreId
+	 * -----------------------------------------------------
+	 */
+func poplar_calc_core_pos
+	and	x1, x0, #MPIDR_CPU_MASK
+	and	x0, x0, #MPIDR_CLUSTER_MASK
+	add	x0, x1, x0, LSR #6
+	ret
+endfunc poplar_calc_core_pos
+
+	/* ---------------------------------------------
+	 * int plat_crash_console_init(void)
+	 * Function to initialize the crash console
+	 * without a C Runtime to print crash report.
+	 * Clobber list : x0 - x4
+	 * ---------------------------------------------
+	 */
+func plat_crash_console_init
+	mov_imm	x0, POPLAR_CRASH_UART_BASE
+	mov_imm	x1, POPLAR_CRASH_UART_CLK_IN_HZ
+	mov_imm	x2, POPLAR_CONSOLE_BAUDRATE
+	b	console_pl011_core_init
+endfunc plat_crash_console_init
+
+	/* ---------------------------------------------
+	 * int plat_crash_console_putc(int c)
+	 * Function to print a character on the crash
+	 * console without a C Runtime.
+	 * Clobber list : x1, x2
+	 * ---------------------------------------------
+	 */
+func plat_crash_console_putc
+	mov_imm	x1, POPLAR_CRASH_UART_BASE
+	b	console_pl011_core_putc
+endfunc plat_crash_console_putc
+
+	/* ---------------------------------------------
+	 * int plat_crash_console_flush()
+	 * Function to force a write of all buffered
+	 * data that hasn't been output.
+	 * Out : return -1 on error else return 0.
+	 * Clobber list : r0
+	 * ---------------------------------------------
+	 */
+func plat_crash_console_flush
+	mov_imm	x0, POPLAR_CRASH_UART_BASE
+	b	console_pl011_core_flush
+endfunc plat_crash_console_flush
+
+	/* ---------------------------------------------------------------------
+	 * We don't need to carry out any memory initialization on ARM
+	 * platforms. The Secure RAM is accessible straight away.
+	 * ---------------------------------------------------------------------
+	 */
+func platform_mem_init
+	ret
+endfunc platform_mem_init
diff --git a/plat/hisilicon/poplar/bl31_plat_setup.c b/plat/hisilicon/poplar/bl31_plat_setup.c
index 83803a6..20a613d 100644
--- a/plat/hisilicon/poplar/bl31_plat_setup.c
+++ b/plat/hisilicon/poplar/bl31_plat_setup.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2017, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2017-2018, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
  */
@@ -15,13 +15,12 @@
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <generic_delay_timer.h>
 #include <mmio.h>
-#include <plat_arm.h>
 #include <platform.h>
+#include <platform_def.h>
 #include <stddef.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include "hi3798cv200.h"
 #include "plat_private.h"
-#include "platform_def.h"
 
 /* Memory ranges for code and RO data sections */
 #define BL31_RO_BASE	(unsigned long)(&__RO_START__)
@@ -113,8 +112,8 @@
 	generic_delay_timer_init();
 
 	/* Init GIC distributor and CPU interface */
-	plat_arm_gic_driver_init();
-	plat_arm_gic_init();
+	poplar_gic_driver_init();
+	poplar_gic_init();
 
 	/* Init security properties of IP blocks */
 	hisi_tzpc_sec_init();
diff --git a/plat/hisilicon/poplar/include/plat_private.h b/plat/hisilicon/poplar/include/plat_private.h
index 845b1bd..63b7d76 100644
--- a/plat/hisilicon/poplar/include/plat_private.h
+++ b/plat/hisilicon/poplar/include/plat_private.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2017, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2017-2018, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
  */
@@ -26,4 +26,11 @@
 
 void plat_io_setup(void);
 
+unsigned int poplar_calc_core_pos(u_register_t mpidr);
+
+void poplar_gic_driver_init(void);
+void poplar_gic_init(void);
+void poplar_gic_cpuif_enable(void);
+void poplar_gic_pcpu_init(void);
+
 #endif /* __PLAT_PRIVATE_H__ */
diff --git a/plat/hisilicon/poplar/include/platform_def.h b/plat/hisilicon/poplar/include/platform_def.h
index 99fd996..6287a76 100644
--- a/plat/hisilicon/poplar/include/platform_def.h
+++ b/plat/hisilicon/poplar/include/platform_def.h
@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@
 #define PLATFORM_LINKER_FORMAT		"elf64-littleaarch64"
 #define PLATFORM_LINKER_ARCH		aarch64
 
-#define PLAT_ARM_CRASH_UART_BASE	PL011_UART0_BASE
-#define PLAT_ARM_CRASH_UART_CLK_IN_HZ	PL011_UART0_CLK_IN_HZ
-#define ARM_CONSOLE_BAUDRATE		PL011_BAUDRATE
+#define POPLAR_CRASH_UART_BASE		PL011_UART0_BASE
+#define POPLAR_CRASH_UART_CLK_IN_HZ	PL011_UART0_CLK_IN_HZ
+#define POPLAR_CONSOLE_BAUDRATE		PL011_BAUDRATE
 
 /* Generic platform constants */
 #define PLATFORM_STACK_SIZE		(0x800)
@@ -134,10 +134,10 @@
 #define PLAT_MAX_RET_STATE		U(1)
 
 /* Interrupt controller */
-#define PLAT_ARM_GICD_BASE	GICD_BASE
-#define PLAT_ARM_GICC_BASE	GICC_BASE
+#define POPLAR_GICD_BASE	GICD_BASE
+#define POPLAR_GICC_BASE	GICC_BASE
 
-#define PLAT_ARM_G1S_IRQ_PROPS(grp) \
+#define POPLAR_G1S_IRQ_PROPS(grp) \
 	INTR_PROP_DESC(HISI_IRQ_SEC_SGI_0, GIC_HIGHEST_SEC_PRIORITY, grp, \
 			GIC_INTR_CFG_LEVEL), \
 	INTR_PROP_DESC(HISI_IRQ_SEC_SGI_1, GIC_HIGHEST_SEC_PRIORITY, grp, \
@@ -165,6 +165,6 @@
 	INTR_PROP_DESC(HISI_IRQ_SEC_AXI, GIC_HIGHEST_SEC_PRIORITY, grp, \
 			GIC_INTR_CFG_LEVEL)
 
-#define PLAT_ARM_G0_IRQ_PROPS(grp)
+#define POPLAR_G0_IRQ_PROPS(grp)
 
 #endif /* PLATFORM_DEF_H */
diff --git a/plat/hisilicon/poplar/plat_pm.c b/plat/hisilicon/poplar/plat_pm.c
index e59cac9..dcbcec4 100644
--- a/plat/hisilicon/poplar/plat_pm.c
+++ b/plat/hisilicon/poplar/plat_pm.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2017, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2017-2018, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
  */
@@ -12,12 +12,11 @@
 #include <context_mgmt.h>
 #include <debug.h>
 #include <mmio.h>
-#include <plat_arm.h>
 #include <platform.h>
+#include <platform_def.h>
 #include <psci.h>
 #include "hi3798cv200.h"
 #include "plat_private.h"
-#include "platform_def.h"
 
 #define REG_PERI_CPU_RVBARADDR		0xF8A80034
 #define REG_PERI_CPU_AARCH_MODE		0xF8A80030
@@ -76,10 +75,10 @@
 					PLAT_MAX_OFF_STATE);
 
 	/* Enable the gic cpu interface */
-	plat_arm_gic_pcpu_init();
+	poplar_gic_pcpu_init();
 
 	/* Program the gic per-cpu distributor or re-distributor interface */
-	plat_arm_gic_cpuif_enable();
+	poplar_gic_cpuif_enable();
 }
 
 static void poplar_pwr_domain_suspend_finish(
diff --git a/plat/hisilicon/poplar/plat_topology.c b/plat/hisilicon/poplar/plat_topology.c
index 3dd818e..bb53c6b 100644
--- a/plat/hisilicon/poplar/plat_topology.c
+++ b/plat/hisilicon/poplar/plat_topology.c
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2017, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2017-2018, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
  */
 
 #include <arch.h>
-#include <plat_arm.h>
 #include <psci.h>
 #include "platform_def.h"
+#include "plat_private.h"
 
 const unsigned char hisi_power_domain_tree_desc[] = {
 	PLATFORM_CLUSTER_COUNT,
@@ -27,5 +27,5 @@
 	if ((mpidr & MPIDR_CPU_MASK) >= PLATFORM_CORE_COUNT)
 		return -1;
 
-	return plat_arm_calc_core_pos(mpidr);
+	return poplar_calc_core_pos(mpidr);
 }
diff --git a/plat/hisilicon/poplar/platform.mk b/plat/hisilicon/poplar/platform.mk
index 9d2b617..de262ad 100644
--- a/plat/hisilicon/poplar/platform.mk
+++ b/plat/hisilicon/poplar/platform.mk
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2017, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
+# Copyright (c) 2017-2018, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
 #
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
 #
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@
 $(eval $(call add_define,PLAT_PL061_MAX_GPIOS))
 
 PLAT_INCLUDES	:=	-Iplat/hisilicon/poplar/include		\
-			-Iinclude/plat/arm/common/		\
 			-Iplat/hisilicon/poplar			\
 			-Iinclude/common/tbbr			\
 			-Iinclude/drivers/synopsys		\
@@ -68,10 +67,10 @@
 		drivers/delay_timer/delay_timer.c			\
 		drivers/arm/pl011/aarch64/pl011_console.S		\
 		drivers/arm/gic/v2/gicv2_main.c				\
-		plat/arm/common/aarch64/arm_helpers.S			\
-		plat/arm/common/arm_gicv2.c				\
 		plat/common/plat_gicv2.c				\
-		plat/hisilicon/poplar/aarch64/platform_common.c
+		plat/hisilicon/poplar/aarch64/platform_common.c		\
+		plat/hisilicon/poplar/aarch64/poplar_helpers.S		\
+		plat/hisilicon/poplar/poplar_gicv2.c
 
 BL1_SOURCES	+=							\
 		lib/cpus/aarch64/cortex_a53.S				\
diff --git a/plat/hisilicon/poplar/poplar_gicv2.c b/plat/hisilicon/poplar/poplar_gicv2.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1c1be47
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plat/hisilicon/poplar/poplar_gicv2.c
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2015-2018, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+ */
+
+#include <gicv2.h>
+#include <platform.h>
+#include <platform_def.h>
+
+/******************************************************************************
+ * On a GICv2 system, the Group 1 secure interrupts are treated as Group 0
+ * interrupts.
+ *****************************************************************************/
+static const interrupt_prop_t poplar_interrupt_props[] = {
+	POPLAR_G1S_IRQ_PROPS(GICV2_INTR_GROUP0),
+	POPLAR_G0_IRQ_PROPS(GICV2_INTR_GROUP0)
+};
+
+static unsigned int target_mask_array[PLATFORM_CORE_COUNT];
+
+static const gicv2_driver_data_t poplar_gic_data = {
+	.gicd_base = POPLAR_GICD_BASE,
+	.gicc_base = POPLAR_GICC_BASE,
+	.interrupt_props = poplar_interrupt_props,
+	.interrupt_props_num = ARRAY_SIZE(poplar_interrupt_props),
+	.target_masks = target_mask_array,
+	.target_masks_num = ARRAY_SIZE(target_mask_array),
+};
+
+/******************************************************************************
+ * Helper to initialize the GICv2 only driver.
+ *****************************************************************************/
+void poplar_gic_driver_init(void)
+{
+	gicv2_driver_init(&poplar_gic_data);
+}
+
+void poplar_gic_init(void)
+{
+	gicv2_distif_init();
+	gicv2_pcpu_distif_init();
+	gicv2_set_pe_target_mask(plat_my_core_pos());
+	gicv2_cpuif_enable();
+}
+
+/******************************************************************************
+ * Helper to enable the GICv2 CPU interface
+ *****************************************************************************/
+void poplar_gic_cpuif_enable(void)
+{
+	gicv2_cpuif_enable();
+}
+
+/******************************************************************************
+ * Helper to initialize the per cpu distributor interface in GICv2
+ *****************************************************************************/
+void poplar_gic_pcpu_init(void)
+{
+	gicv2_pcpu_distif_init();
+	gicv2_set_pe_target_mask(plat_my_core_pos());
+}