diff --git a/src/systemc/utils/sc_trace_file.cc b/src/systemc/utils/sc_trace_file.cc
index 38161badd0..dddd8eb3ae 100644
--- a/src/systemc/utils/sc_trace_file.cc
+++ b/src/systemc/utils/sc_trace_file.cc
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
 
 #include <vector>
 
-#include "systemc/core/scheduler.hh"
 #include "systemc/ext/channel/sc_signal_in_if.hh"
 #include "systemc/ext/core/sc_event.hh"
 #include "systemc/ext/core/sc_time.hh"
@@ -52,16 +51,12 @@ sc_trace_file::~sc_trace_file() {}
 sc_trace_file *
 sc_create_vcd_trace_file(const char *name)
 {
-    auto tf = new ::sc_gem5::VcdTraceFile(name);
-    ::sc_gem5::scheduler.registerTraceFile(tf);
-    return tf;
+    return new ::sc_gem5::VcdTraceFile(name);
 }
 
 void
 sc_close_vcd_trace_file(sc_trace_file *tf)
 {
-    ::sc_gem5::scheduler.unregisterTraceFile(
-            static_cast<::sc_gem5::TraceFile *>(tf));
     delete tf;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/systemc/utils/tracefile.cc b/src/systemc/utils/tracefile.cc
index a6cf9523a5..0c54052ac9 100644
--- a/src/systemc/utils/tracefile.cc
+++ b/src/systemc/utils/tracefile.cc
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #include <ctime>
 #include <iomanip>
 
+#include "systemc/core/scheduler.hh"
 #include "systemc/core/time.hh"
 #include "systemc/ext/core/sc_main.hh"
 #include "systemc/ext/core/sc_time.hh"
@@ -41,10 +42,13 @@ namespace sc_gem5
 TraceFile::TraceFile(const std::string &name) :
     _os(gem5::simout.create(name, true, true)), timeUnitTicks(0),
     timeUnitValue(0.0), timeUnitUnit(::sc_core::SC_PS), _traceDeltas(false)
-{}
+{
+    ::sc_gem5::scheduler.registerTraceFile(this);
+}
 
 TraceFile::~TraceFile()
 {
+    ::sc_gem5::scheduler.unregisterTraceFile(this);
     gem5::simout.close(_os);
 }