diff --git a/src/cpu/minor/cpu.cc b/src/cpu/minor/cpu.cc
index 68c07675f4..63efde2dce 100644
--- a/src/cpu/minor/cpu.cc
+++ b/src/cpu/minor/cpu.cc
@@ -183,9 +183,6 @@ MinorCPU::startup()
 
     BaseCPU::startup();
 
-    for (auto i = threads.begin(); i != threads.end(); i ++)
-        (*i)->startup();
-
     for (ThreadID tid = 0; tid < numThreads; tid++) {
         threads[tid]->startup();
         pipeline->wakeupFetch(tid);