diff --git a/core/embed/bootloader/memory.ld b/core/embed/bootloader/memory.ld
index 2c9eb74405..5010b58144 100644
--- a/core/embed/bootloader/memory.ld
+++ b/core/embed/bootloader/memory.ld
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ ccmram_end = ORIGIN(CCMRAM) + LENGTH(CCMRAM);
 sram_start = ORIGIN(SRAM);
 sram_end = ORIGIN(SRAM) + LENGTH(SRAM);
 
-_codelen = SIZEOF(.flash) + SIZEOF(.data) + SIZEOF(.exidx) + SIZEOF(.align);
+_codelen = SIZEOF(.flash) + SIZEOF(.data);
 
 SECTIONS {
   .header : ALIGN(4) {
@@ -36,15 +36,6 @@ SECTIONS {
     *(.text*);
     . = ALIGN(4);
     *(.rodata*);
-    . = ALIGN(4);
-  } >FLASH AT>FLASH
-
-  /* exception handling info generated by llvm which should consist of 8 bytes of "cantunwind" */
-  .exidx : ALIGN(4) {
-    *(.ARM.exidx*);
-  } >FLASH AT>FLASH
-
-  .align : ALIGN(4) {
     . = ALIGN(512);
   } >FLASH AT>FLASH
 
@@ -57,6 +48,10 @@ SECTIONS {
     . = ALIGN(512);
   } >CCMRAM AT>FLASH
 
+  /DISCARD/ : {
+    *(.ARM.exidx*);
+  }
+
   .bss : ALIGN(4) {
     *(.bss*);
     . = ALIGN(4);