diff --git a/common/cmd_ext2.c b/common/cmd_ext2.c
index 173191980e..5a4bcc1a36 100644
--- a/common/cmd_ext2.c
+++ b/common/cmd_ext2.c
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ int do_ext2ls (cmd_tbl_t *cmdtp, int flag, int argc, char * const argv[])
  */
 int do_ext2load (cmd_tbl_t *cmdtp, int flag, int argc, char * const argv[])
 {
-	return do_load(cmdtp, flag, argc, argv, FS_TYPE_EXT, 16);
+	return do_load(cmdtp, flag, argc, argv, FS_TYPE_EXT);
 }
 
 U_BOOT_CMD(
@@ -47,6 +47,5 @@ U_BOOT_CMD(
 	"load binary file from a Ext2 filesystem",
 	"<interface> <dev[:part]> [addr] [filename] [bytes]\n"
 	"    - load binary file 'filename' from 'dev' on 'interface'\n"
-	"      to address 'addr' from ext2 filesystem.\n"
-	"      All numeric parameters are assumed to be hex."
+	"      to address 'addr' from ext2 filesystem."
 );
diff --git a/common/cmd_ext4.c b/common/cmd_ext4.c
index 4a27cd97c0..8289d25b06 100644
--- a/common/cmd_ext4.c
+++ b/common/cmd_ext4.c
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 int do_ext4_load(cmd_tbl_t *cmdtp, int flag, int argc,
 						char *const argv[])
 {
-	return do_load(cmdtp, flag, argc, argv, FS_TYPE_EXT, 16);
+	return do_load(cmdtp, flag, argc, argv, FS_TYPE_EXT);
 }
 
 int do_ext4_ls(cmd_tbl_t *cmdtp, int flag, int argc, char *const argv[])
@@ -122,5 +122,4 @@ U_BOOT_CMD(ext4load, 6, 0, do_ext4_load,
 	   "load binary file from a Ext4 filesystem",
 	   "<interface> <dev[:part]> [addr] [filename] [bytes]\n"
 	   "    - load binary file 'filename' from 'dev' on 'interface'\n"
-	   "      to address 'addr' from ext4 filesystem.\n"
-	   "      All numeric parameters are assumed to be hex.");
+	   "      to address 'addr' from ext4 filesystem");
diff --git a/common/cmd_fat.c b/common/cmd_fat.c
index f6d7affa0d..a12d8fa098 100644
--- a/common/cmd_fat.c
+++ b/common/cmd_fat.c
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 
 int do_fat_fsload (cmd_tbl_t *cmdtp, int flag, int argc, char * const argv[])
 {
-	return do_load(cmdtp, flag, argc, argv, FS_TYPE_FAT, 16);
+	return do_load(cmdtp, flag, argc, argv, FS_TYPE_FAT);
 }
 
 
@@ -35,8 +35,7 @@ U_BOOT_CMD(
 	"      the load stops on end of file.\n"
 	"      If either 'pos' or 'bytes' are not aligned to\n"
 	"      ARCH_DMA_MINALIGN then a misaligned buffer warning will\n"
-	"      be printed and performance will suffer for the load.\n"
-	"      All numeric parameters are assumed to be hex."
+	"      be printed and performance will suffer for the load."
 );
 
 static int do_fat_ls(cmd_tbl_t *cmdtp, int flag, int argc, char * const argv[])
diff --git a/common/cmd_fs.c b/common/cmd_fs.c
index a681d03d1b..91a205ac1e 100644
--- a/common/cmd_fs.c
+++ b/common/cmd_fs.c
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 
 int do_load_wrapper(cmd_tbl_t *cmdtp, int flag, int argc, char * const argv[])
 {
-	return do_load(cmdtp, flag, argc, argv, FS_TYPE_ANY, 0);
+	return do_load(cmdtp, flag, argc, argv, FS_TYPE_ANY);
 }
 
 U_BOOT_CMD(
@@ -34,9 +34,7 @@ U_BOOT_CMD(
 	"      'bytes' gives the size to load in bytes.\n"
 	"      If 'bytes' is 0 or omitted, the file is read until the end.\n"
 	"      'pos' gives the file byte position to start reading from.\n"
-	"      If 'pos' is 0 or omitted, the file is read from the start.\n"
-	"      All numeric parameters are assumed to be decimal,\n"
-	"      unless specified otherwise using a leading \"0x\"."
+	"      If 'pos' is 0 or omitted, the file is read from the start."
 );
 
 int do_ls_wrapper(cmd_tbl_t *cmdtp, int flag, int argc, char * const argv[])
diff --git a/fs/fs.c b/fs/fs.c
index 99e516a44d..be1855d129 100644
--- a/fs/fs.c
+++ b/fs/fs.c
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ int fs_write(const char *filename, ulong addr, int offset, int len)
 }
 
 int do_load(cmd_tbl_t *cmdtp, int flag, int argc, char * const argv[],
-		int fstype, int cmdline_base)
+		int fstype)
 {
 	unsigned long addr;
 	const char *addr_str;
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ int do_load(cmd_tbl_t *cmdtp, int flag, int argc, char * const argv[],
 		return 1;
 
 	if (argc >= 4) {
-		addr = simple_strtoul(argv[3], NULL, cmdline_base);
+		addr = simple_strtoul(argv[3], NULL, 16);
 	} else {
 		addr_str = getenv("loadaddr");
 		if (addr_str != NULL)
@@ -268,11 +268,11 @@ int do_load(cmd_tbl_t *cmdtp, int flag, int argc, char * const argv[],
 		}
 	}
 	if (argc >= 6)
-		bytes = simple_strtoul(argv[5], NULL, cmdline_base);
+		bytes = simple_strtoul(argv[5], NULL, 16);
 	else
 		bytes = 0;
 	if (argc >= 7)
-		pos = simple_strtoul(argv[6], NULL, cmdline_base);
+		pos = simple_strtoul(argv[6], NULL, 16);
 	else
 		pos = 0;
 
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ int do_ls(cmd_tbl_t *cmdtp, int flag, int argc, char * const argv[],
 }
 
 int do_save(cmd_tbl_t *cmdtp, int flag, int argc, char * const argv[],
-		int fstype, int cmdline_base)
+		int fstype)
 {
 	unsigned long addr;
 	const char *filename;
@@ -329,10 +329,10 @@ int do_save(cmd_tbl_t *cmdtp, int flag, int argc, char * const argv[],
 		return 1;
 
 	filename = argv[3];
-	addr = simple_strtoul(argv[4], NULL, cmdline_base);
-	bytes = simple_strtoul(argv[5], NULL, cmdline_base);
+	addr = simple_strtoul(argv[4], NULL, 16);
+	bytes = simple_strtoul(argv[5], NULL, 16);
 	if (argc >= 7)
-		pos = simple_strtoul(argv[6], NULL, cmdline_base);
+		pos = simple_strtoul(argv[6], NULL, 16);
 	else
 		pos = 0;
 
diff --git a/include/fs.h b/include/fs.h
index c837bae25c..7d9403ed87 100644
--- a/include/fs.h
+++ b/include/fs.h
@@ -59,10 +59,10 @@ int fs_read(const char *filename, ulong addr, int offset, int len);
  * to a specific filesystem type via the fstype parameter.
  */
 int do_load(cmd_tbl_t *cmdtp, int flag, int argc, char * const argv[],
-		int fstype, int cmdline_base);
+		int fstype);
 int do_ls(cmd_tbl_t *cmdtp, int flag, int argc, char * const argv[],
 		int fstype);
 int do_save(cmd_tbl_t *cmdtp, int flag, int argc, char * const argv[],
-		int fstype, int cmdline_base);
+		int fstype);
 
 #endif /* _FS_H */