diff --git a/src/mem/multi_level_page_table.hh b/src/mem/multi_level_page_table.hh
index f517eafe8c..df0d785b33 100644
--- a/src/mem/multi_level_page_table.hh
+++ b/src/mem/multi_level_page_table.hh
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ public:
     ~MultiLevelPageTable() {}
 
     void
-    initState(ThreadContext* tc) override
+    initState() override
     {
         if (shared)
             return;
diff --git a/src/mem/page_table.hh b/src/mem/page_table.hh
index 03e18c2d06..9d2e3e3d6a 100644
--- a/src/mem/page_table.hh
+++ b/src/mem/page_table.hh
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ class EmulationPageTable : public Serializable
     // flag which marks the page table as shared among software threads
     bool shared;
 
-    virtual void initState(ThreadContext* tc) {};
+    virtual void initState() {};
 
     // for DPRINTF compatibility
     const std::string name() const { return _name; }
diff --git a/src/sim/process.cc b/src/sim/process.cc
index 3a39dbe505..735933d018 100644
--- a/src/sim/process.cc
+++ b/src/sim/process.cc
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ Process::initState()
     // mark this context as active so it will start ticking.
     tc->activate();
 
-    pTable->initState(tc);
+    pTable->initState();
 }
 
 DrainState