diff --git a/src/cpu/checker/thread_context.hh b/src/cpu/checker/thread_context.hh
index b210feaad9..dfc952472a 100644
--- a/src/cpu/checker/thread_context.hh
+++ b/src/cpu/checker/thread_context.hh
@@ -334,13 +334,6 @@ class CheckerThreadContext : public ThreadContext
         return actualTC->pcState(val);
     }
 
-    void
-    setNPC(Addr val)
-    {
-        checkerTC->setNPC(val);
-        actualTC->setNPC(val);
-    }
-
     void
     pcStateNoRecord(const PCStateBase &val) override
     {
diff --git a/src/cpu/thread_context.hh b/src/cpu/thread_context.hh
index 9e4d4956b6..07eb7bbe15 100644
--- a/src/cpu/thread_context.hh
+++ b/src/cpu/thread_context.hh
@@ -233,14 +233,6 @@ class ThreadContext : public PCEventScope
         pcState(*new_pc);
     }
 
-    void
-    setNPC(Addr val)
-    {
-        std::unique_ptr<PCStateBase> pc_state(pcState().clone());
-        pc_state->as<TheISA::PCState>().setNPC(val);
-        pcState(*pc_state);
-    }
-
     virtual void pcStateNoRecord(const PCStateBase &val) = 0;
 
     virtual Addr instAddr() const = 0;