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diff --git a/src/cpu/simple_thread.hh b/src/cpu/simple_thread.hh
index fa80a283a..37c3221f5 100644
--- a/src/cpu/simple_thread.hh
+++ b/src/cpu/simple_thread.hh
@@ -208,12 +208,11 @@ class SimpleThread : public ThreadState
FunctionalPort *getPhysPort() { return physPort; }
- /** Return a virtual port. If no thread context is specified then a static
- * port is returned. Otherwise a port is created and returned. It must be
- * deleted by deleteVirtPort(). */
- VirtualPort *getVirtPort(ThreadContext *tc);
-
- void delVirtPort(VirtualPort *vp);
+ /** Return a virtual port. This port cannot be cached locally in an object.
+ * After a CPU switch it may point to the wrong memory object which could
+ * mean stale data.
+ */
+ VirtualPort *getVirtPort() { return virtPort; }
#endif
Status status() const { return _status; }