diff --git a/src/cpu/o3/cpu.hh b/src/cpu/o3/cpu.hh
index 6a02cb8ba5..d7d660a654 100644
--- a/src/cpu/o3/cpu.hh
+++ b/src/cpu/o3/cpu.hh
@@ -646,20 +646,6 @@ class CPU : public BaseCPU
                 flags, res, std::move(amo_op), byte_enable);
     }
 
-    /** CPU read function, forwards read to LSQ. */
-    Fault
-    read(LSQRequest* req, int load_idx)
-    {
-        return iew.ldstQueue.read(req, load_idx);
-    }
-
-    /** CPU write function, forwards write to LSQ. */
-    Fault
-    write(LSQRequest* req, uint8_t *data, int store_idx)
-    {
-        return iew.ldstQueue.write(req, data, store_idx);
-    }
-
     /** Used by the fetch unit to get a hold of the instruction port. */
     Port &
     getInstPort() override
diff --git a/src/cpu/o3/lsq.cc b/src/cpu/o3/lsq.cc
index 110c58a442..babfa92ec4 100644
--- a/src/cpu/o3/lsq.cc
+++ b/src/cpu/o3/lsq.cc
@@ -834,9 +834,9 @@ LSQ::pushRequest(const DynInstPtr& inst, bool isLoad, uint8_t *data,
             }
             Fault fault;
             if (isLoad)
-                fault = cpu->read(req, inst->lqIdx);
+                fault = read(req, inst->lqIdx);
             else
-                fault = cpu->write(req, data, inst->sqIdx);
+                fault = write(req, data, inst->sqIdx);
             // inst->getFault() may have the first-fault of a
             // multi-access split request at this point.
             // Overwrite that only if we got another type of fault