diff --git a/c/src/lib/libbsp/nios2/nios2_iss/ChangeLog b/c/src/lib/libbsp/nios2/nios2_iss/ChangeLog
index 5442e63b57..07bfac8922 100644
--- a/c/src/lib/libbsp/nios2/nios2_iss/ChangeLog
+++ b/c/src/lib/libbsp/nios2/nios2_iss/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2008-09-16	Joel Sherrill <joel.sherrill@oarcorp.com>
+
+	* Makefile.am, include/bsp.h, startup/linkcmds: Use top level shared
+	bsp_get_work_area() implementation.
+	* startup/bspgetworkarea.c: Removed.
+
 2008-09-14	Joel Sherrill <joel.sherrill@oarcorp.com>
 
 	* Makefile.am, startup/bspstart.c: Create bsp_get_work_area() into its
diff --git a/c/src/lib/libbsp/nios2/nios2_iss/Makefile.am b/c/src/lib/libbsp/nios2/nios2_iss/Makefile.am
index ad453629c6..1a9f981668 100644
--- a/c/src/lib/libbsp/nios2/nios2_iss/Makefile.am
+++ b/c/src/lib/libbsp/nios2/nios2_iss/Makefile.am
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ dist_project_lib_DATA += startup/linkcmds
 
 startup_SOURCES = startup/bspclean.c ../../shared/bsplibc.c \
     ../../shared/bsppost.c startup/bspstart.c \
-    ../../shared/bsppretaskinghook.c startup/bspgetworkarea.c \
+    ../../shared/bsppretaskinghook.c ../../shared/bspgetworkarea.c \
     ../../shared/bootcard.c ../../shared/sbrk.c startup/setvec.c \
     ../../shared/gnatinstallhandler.c
 clock_SOURCES = clock/clock.c
diff --git a/c/src/lib/libbsp/nios2/nios2_iss/include/bsp.h b/c/src/lib/libbsp/nios2/nios2_iss/include/bsp.h
index f0e76a4a69..4f041d521e 100644
--- a/c/src/lib/libbsp/nios2/nios2_iss/include/bsp.h
+++ b/c/src/lib/libbsp/nios2/nios2_iss/include/bsp.h
@@ -44,9 +44,6 @@ extern "C" {
 
 #define SYSTEM_BUS_WIDTH 32
 
-#define RAM_BASE 0
-#define RAM_BYTES 0x00800000
-
 #define JTAG_UART_BASE 0x08000000
 #define JTAG_UART_IRQ 2
 
diff --git a/c/src/lib/libbsp/nios2/nios2_iss/startup/bspgetworkarea.c b/c/src/lib/libbsp/nios2/nios2_iss/startup/bspgetworkarea.c
deleted file mode 100644
index ac8c0a0166..0000000000
--- a/c/src/lib/libbsp/nios2/nios2_iss/startup/bspgetworkarea.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,41 +0,0 @@
-/*
- *  The license and distribution terms for this file may be
- *  found in the file LICENSE in this distribution or at
- *  http://www.rtems.com/license/LICENSE.
- *
- *  $Id$
- */
-
-#include <bsp.h>
-#include <bsp/bootcard.h>
-#include <stdint.h>
-
-extern void *_RamBase;
-extern void *_RamSize;
-extern void *end;
-
-extern char __alt_heap_start[];
-
-/*
- *  This method returns the base address and size of the area which
- *  is to be allocated between the RTEMS Workspace and the C Program
- *  Heap.
- */
-void bsp_get_work_area(
-  void   **work_area_start,
-  size_t  *work_area_size,
-  void   **heap_start,
-  size_t  *heap_size
-)
-{
-  uintptr_t size;
-
-  size = (uintptr_t)&RAM_BASE + (uintptr_t)&RAM_BYTES
-         - (uintptr_t)&__alt_heap_start;
-
-  *work_area_start = (void *)__alt_heap_start;
-  *work_area_size  = size;
-  *heap_start      = BSP_BOOTCARD_HEAP_USES_WORK_AREA;
-  *heap_size       = BSP_BOOTCARD_HEAP_SIZE_DEFAULT;
-}
-
diff --git a/c/src/lib/libbsp/nios2/nios2_iss/startup/linkcmds b/c/src/lib/libbsp/nios2/nios2_iss/startup/linkcmds
index 6c1079891d..f435acfe8c 100644
--- a/c/src/lib/libbsp/nios2/nios2_iss/startup/linkcmds
+++ b/c/src/lib/libbsp/nios2/nios2_iss/startup/linkcmds
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@ DO NOT MODIFY THIS FILE
 
 */
 
+RamBase = DEFINED(RamBase) ? RamBase : 0x00000000;
+RamSize = DEFINED(RamSize) ? RamSize : 0x00800000;
+HeapSize = DEFINED(HeapSize) ? HeapSize : 0x0;
+
 MEMORY
 {
     reset : ORIGIN = 0x00000000, LENGTH = 0x00000600