diff --git a/src/sim/system.cc b/src/sim/system.cc
index 9bd487b036..2f24277697 100644
--- a/src/sim/system.cc
+++ b/src/sim/system.cc
@@ -302,8 +302,6 @@ System::initState()
             DPRINTF(Loader, "Kernel loaded...\n");
         }
     }
-
-    activeCpus.clear();
 }
 
 void