diff --git a/tcl/target/lpc2103.cfg b/tcl/target/lpc2103.cfg
index b0a66bc1b..1e79dcb95 100644
--- a/tcl/target/lpc2103.cfg
+++ b/tcl/target/lpc2103.cfg
@@ -6,12 +6,6 @@ if { [info exists CHIPNAME] } {
    set _CHIPNAME lpc2103
 }
 
-if { [info exists ENDIAN] } {
-   set _ENDIAN $ENDIAN
-} else {
-   set _ENDIAN little
-}
-
 if { [info exists CPUTAPID ] } {
    set _CPUTAPID $CPUTAPID
 } else {
@@ -28,7 +22,7 @@ jtag_ntrst_delay 100
 jtag newtap $_CHIPNAME cpu -irlen 4 -ircapture 0x1 -irmask 0xf -expected-id $_CPUTAPID
 
 set _TARGETNAME $_CHIPNAME.cpu
-target create $_TARGETNAME arm7tdmi -endian $_ENDIAN -chain-position $_TARGETNAME -variant arm7tdmi-s_r4
+target create $_TARGETNAME arm7tdmi -chain-position $_TARGETNAME -variant arm7tdmi-s_r4
 
 # 8kB of internal SRAM
 $_TARGETNAME configure -work-area-phys 0x40000000 -work-area-size 0x2000 -work-area-backup 0
diff --git a/tcl/target/lpc2124.cfg b/tcl/target/lpc2124.cfg
index 259088d3c..082e31211 100644
--- a/tcl/target/lpc2124.cfg
+++ b/tcl/target/lpc2124.cfg
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#LPC-2124 CPU
+# NXP LPC2124
 
 if { [info exists CHIPNAME] } {
    set  _CHIPNAME $CHIPNAME
@@ -6,20 +6,12 @@ if { [info exists CHIPNAME] } {
    set  _CHIPNAME lpc2124
 }
 
-if { [info exists ENDIAN] } {
-   set  _ENDIAN $ENDIAN
-} else {
-   set  _ENDIAN little
-}
-
 if { [info exists CPUTAPID ] } {
    set _CPUTAPID $CPUTAPID
 } else {
-  # force an error till we get a good number
     set _CPUTAPID 0x4f1f0f0f
 }
 
-
 #use combined on interfaces or targets that can't set TRST/SRST separately
 reset_config trst_and_srst srst_pulls_trst
 
@@ -33,11 +25,10 @@ adapter_khz 1000
 jtag newtap $_CHIPNAME cpu -irlen 4 -ircapture 0x1 -irmask 0xf -expected-id $_CPUTAPID
 
 set _TARGETNAME $_CHIPNAME.cpu
-target create $_TARGETNAME arm7tdmi -endian $_ENDIAN -chain-position $_TARGETNAME -variant arm7tdmi-s_r4
+target create $_TARGETNAME arm7tdmi -chain-position $_TARGETNAME -variant arm7tdmi-s_r4
 
 $_TARGETNAME configure -work-area-phys 0x40000000 -work-area-size 0x4000 -work-area-backup 0
 
-
 # flash bank <name> lpc2000 <base> <size> 0 0 <target#> <variant> <clock> [calc checksum]
 set _FLASHNAME $_CHIPNAME.flash
 flash bank $_FLASHNAME lpc2000 0x0 0x40000 0 0 $_TARGETNAME lpc2000_v1 14745 calc_checksum
diff --git a/tcl/target/lpc2129.cfg b/tcl/target/lpc2129.cfg
index 374a39571..dedd714c1 100644
--- a/tcl/target/lpc2129.cfg
+++ b/tcl/target/lpc2129.cfg
@@ -6,12 +6,6 @@ if { [info exists CHIPNAME] } {
    set  _CHIPNAME lpc2129
 }
 
-if { [info exists ENDIAN] } {
-   set  _ENDIAN $ENDIAN
-} else {
-   set  _ENDIAN little
-}
-
 if { [info exists CPUTAPID ] } {
    set _CPUTAPID $CPUTAPID
 } else {
@@ -29,7 +23,7 @@ jtag_ntrst_delay 100
 jtag newtap $_CHIPNAME cpu -irlen 4 -ircapture 0x1 -irmask 0xf -expected-id $_CPUTAPID
 
 set _TARGETNAME $_CHIPNAME.cpu
-target create $_TARGETNAME arm7tdmi -endian $_ENDIAN -chain-position $_TARGETNAME -variant arm7tdmi-s_r4
+target create $_TARGETNAME arm7tdmi -chain-position $_TARGETNAME -variant arm7tdmi-s_r4
 
 $_TARGETNAME configure -work-area-phys 0x40000000 -work-area-size 0x4000 -work-area-backup 0
 
diff --git a/tcl/target/lpc2148.cfg b/tcl/target/lpc2148.cfg
index 2199abc4c..07ca9299c 100644
--- a/tcl/target/lpc2148.cfg
+++ b/tcl/target/lpc2148.cfg
@@ -9,12 +9,6 @@ if { [info exists CHIPNAME] } {
    set _CHIPNAME lpc2148
 }
 
-if { [info exists ENDIAN] } {
-   set _ENDIAN $ENDIAN
-} else {
-   set _ENDIAN little
-}
-
 if { [info exists CPUTAPID ] } {
    set _CPUTAPID $CPUTAPID
 } else {
@@ -33,7 +27,7 @@ reset_config trst_and_srst srst_pulls_trst
 jtag newtap $_CHIPNAME cpu -irlen 4 -ircapture 0x1 -irmask 0xf -expected-id $_CPUTAPID
 
 set _TARGETNAME $_CHIPNAME.cpu
-target create $_TARGETNAME arm7tdmi -endian $_ENDIAN -chain-position $_TARGETNAME -variant arm7tdmi-s_r4
+target create $_TARGETNAME arm7tdmi -chain-position $_TARGETNAME -variant arm7tdmi-s_r4
 
 $_TARGETNAME configure -work-area-phys 0x40000000 -work-area-size 0x4000 -work-area-backup 0
 
diff --git a/tcl/target/lpc2294.cfg b/tcl/target/lpc2294.cfg
index 023b4453c..fdec728f5 100644
--- a/tcl/target/lpc2294.cfg
+++ b/tcl/target/lpc2294.cfg
@@ -4,12 +4,6 @@ if { [info exists CHIPNAME] } {
    set  _CHIPNAME lpc2294
 }
 
-if { [info exists ENDIAN] } {
-   set  _ENDIAN $ENDIAN
-} else {
-   set  _ENDIAN little
-}
-
 if { [info exists CPUTAPID ] } {
    set _CPUTAPID $CPUTAPID
 } else {
@@ -27,7 +21,7 @@ reset_config trst_and_srst srst_pulls_trst
 jtag newtap $_CHIPNAME cpu -irlen 4 -ircapture 0x1 -irmask 0xf -expected-id $_CPUTAPID
 
 set _TARGETNAME $_CHIPNAME.cpu
-target create $_TARGETNAME arm7tdmi -endian $_ENDIAN -chain-position $_TARGETNAME -variant arm7tdmi-s_r4
+target create $_TARGETNAME arm7tdmi -chain-position $_TARGETNAME -variant arm7tdmi-s_r4
 $_TARGETNAME configure -work-area-phys 0x40000000 -work-area-size 0x4000 -work-area-backup 0
 
 #flash configuration
diff --git a/tcl/target/lpc2378.cfg b/tcl/target/lpc2378.cfg
index a3c099230..7ff572ded 100644
--- a/tcl/target/lpc2378.cfg
+++ b/tcl/target/lpc2378.cfg
@@ -6,12 +6,6 @@ if { [info exists CHIPNAME] } {
 	set  _CHIPNAME lpc2378
 }
 
-if { [info exists ENDIAN] } {
-	set  _ENDIAN $ENDIAN
-} else {
-	set  _ENDIAN little
-}
-
 if { [info exists CPUTAPID ] } {
 	set _CPUTAPID $CPUTAPID
 } else {
@@ -28,7 +22,7 @@ reset_config trst_and_srst srst_pulls_trst
 jtag newtap $_CHIPNAME cpu -irlen 4 -ircapture 0x1 -irmask 0xf -expected-id $_CPUTAPID
 
 set _TARGETNAME $_CHIPNAME.cpu
-target create $_TARGETNAME arm7tdmi -endian $_ENDIAN -chain-position $_TARGETNAME -variant arm7tdmi-s_r4
+target create $_TARGETNAME arm7tdmi -chain-position $_TARGETNAME -variant arm7tdmi-s_r4
 
 # LPC2378 has 32kB of SRAM on its main system bus (so-called Local On-Chip SRAM)
 $_TARGETNAME configure -work-area-phys 0x40000000 -work-area-size 0x8000 -work-area-backup 0
diff --git a/tcl/target/lpc2478.cfg b/tcl/target/lpc2478.cfg
index c430e43a6..aa1cbeeb0 100644
--- a/tcl/target/lpc2478.cfg
+++ b/tcl/target/lpc2478.cfg
@@ -6,12 +6,6 @@ if { [info exists CHIPNAME] } {
 	set  _CHIPNAME lpc2478
 }
 
-if { [info exists ENDIAN] } {
-	set  _ENDIAN $ENDIAN
-} else {
-	set  _ENDIAN little
-}
-
 if { [info exists CPUTAPID ] } {
 	set _CPUTAPID $CPUTAPID
 } else {
@@ -28,7 +22,7 @@ reset_config trst_and_srst srst_pulls_trst
 jtag newtap $_CHIPNAME cpu -irlen 4 -ircapture 0x1 -irmask 0xf -expected-id $_CPUTAPID
 
 set _TARGETNAME $_CHIPNAME.cpu
-target create $_TARGETNAME arm7tdmi -endian $_ENDIAN -chain-position $_TARGETNAME -variant arm7tdmi-s_r4
+target create $_TARGETNAME arm7tdmi -chain-position $_TARGETNAME -variant arm7tdmi-s_r4
 
 # LPC2478 has 64kB of SRAM on its main system bus (so-called Local On-Chip SRAM)
 $_TARGETNAME configure -work-area-phys 0x40000000 -work-area-size 0x10000 -work-area-backup 0