diff --git a/src/arch/arm/fastmodel/iris/thread_context.hh b/src/arch/arm/fastmodel/iris/thread_context.hh
index 73470c5b2e..ef52143337 100644
--- a/src/arch/arm/fastmodel/iris/thread_context.hh
+++ b/src/arch/arm/fastmodel/iris/thread_context.hh
@@ -97,7 +97,6 @@ class ThreadContext : public ::ThreadContext
     bool remove(PCEvent *e) override { return false; }
 
     Tick nextInstEventCount() override { return MaxTick; }
-    void serviceInstCountEvents(Tick count) override {}
     void scheduleInstCountEvent(Event *event, Tick count) override {}
     void descheduleInstCountEvent(Event *event) override {}
     Tick getCurrentInstCount() override;
diff --git a/src/cpu/checker/thread_context.hh b/src/cpu/checker/thread_context.hh
index e45de6e6ea..d32e0fa703 100644
--- a/src/cpu/checker/thread_context.hh
+++ b/src/cpu/checker/thread_context.hh
@@ -98,11 +98,6 @@ class CheckerThreadContext : public ThreadContext
         return actualTC->nextInstEventCount();
     }
     void
-    serviceInstCountEvents(Tick count) override
-    {
-        actualTC->serviceInstCountEvents(count);
-    }
-    void
     scheduleInstCountEvent(Event *event, Tick count) override
     {
         actualTC->scheduleInstCountEvent(event, count);
diff --git a/src/cpu/kvm/base.cc b/src/cpu/kvm/base.cc
index da3e87ee42..2522eeeb27 100644
--- a/src/cpu/kvm/base.cc
+++ b/src/cpu/kvm/base.cc
@@ -686,7 +686,7 @@ BaseKvmCPU::tick()
           // Service any pending instruction events. The vCPU should
           // have exited in time for the event using the instruction
           // counter configured by setupInstStop().
-          tc->serviceInstCountEvents(ctrInsts);
+          thread->comInstEventQueue.serviceEvents(ctrInsts);
 
           if (tryDrain())
               _status = Idle;
diff --git a/src/cpu/minor/execute.cc b/src/cpu/minor/execute.cc
index 0e83db3cb2..c9970b39a4 100644
--- a/src/cpu/minor/execute.cc
+++ b/src/cpu/minor/execute.cc
@@ -870,8 +870,7 @@ Execute::doInstCommitAccounting(MinorDynInstPtr inst)
         cpu.system->totalNumInsts++;
 
         /* Act on events related to instruction counts */
-        cpu.getContext(inst->id.threadId)->
-            serviceInstCountEvents(thread->numInst);
+        thread->comInstEventQueue.serviceEvents(thread->numInst);
     }
     thread->numOp++;
     thread->numOps++;
diff --git a/src/cpu/o3/cpu.cc b/src/cpu/o3/cpu.cc
index bb3f0c3015..c843db3a01 100644
--- a/src/cpu/o3/cpu.cc
+++ b/src/cpu/o3/cpu.cc
@@ -1521,7 +1521,7 @@ FullO3CPU<Impl>::instDone(ThreadID tid, const DynInstPtr &inst)
         system->totalNumInsts++;
 
         // Check for instruction-count-based events.
-        thread[tid]->tc->serviceInstCountEvents(thread[tid]->numInst);
+        thread[tid]->comInstEventQueue.serviceEvents(thread[tid]->numInst);
     }
     thread[tid]->numOp++;
     thread[tid]->numOps++;
diff --git a/src/cpu/o3/thread_context.hh b/src/cpu/o3/thread_context.hh
index e195935c68..65496429b7 100644
--- a/src/cpu/o3/thread_context.hh
+++ b/src/cpu/o3/thread_context.hh
@@ -93,11 +93,6 @@ class O3ThreadContext : public ThreadContext
             MaxTick : thread->comInstEventQueue.nextTick();
     }
     void
-    serviceInstCountEvents(Tick count) override
-    {
-        thread->comInstEventQueue.serviceEvents(count);
-    }
-    void
     scheduleInstCountEvent(Event *event, Tick count) override
     {
         thread->comInstEventQueue.schedule(event, count);
diff --git a/src/cpu/simple/base.cc b/src/cpu/simple/base.cc
index f45165b9eb..3000fae530 100644
--- a/src/cpu/simple/base.cc
+++ b/src/cpu/simple/base.cc
@@ -500,7 +500,7 @@ BaseSimpleCPU::preExecute()
     t_info.setMemAccPredicate(true);
 
     // check for instruction-count-based events
-    thread->getTC()->serviceInstCountEvents(t_info.numInst);
+    thread->comInstEventQueue.serviceEvents(t_info.numInst);
 
     // decode the instruction
     inst = gtoh(inst);
diff --git a/src/cpu/simple_thread.hh b/src/cpu/simple_thread.hh
index 5ed0f2982a..367eceab3e 100644
--- a/src/cpu/simple_thread.hh
+++ b/src/cpu/simple_thread.hh
@@ -205,11 +205,6 @@ class SimpleThread : public ThreadState, public ThreadContext
             MaxTick : comInstEventQueue.nextTick();
     }
     void
-    serviceInstCountEvents(Tick count) override
-    {
-        comInstEventQueue.serviceEvents(count);
-    }
-    void
     scheduleInstCountEvent(Event *event, Tick count) override
     {
         comInstEventQueue.schedule(event, count);
diff --git a/src/cpu/thread_context.hh b/src/cpu/thread_context.hh
index 16310649ce..2e1b572e6a 100644
--- a/src/cpu/thread_context.hh
+++ b/src/cpu/thread_context.hh
@@ -193,7 +193,6 @@ class ThreadContext : public PCEventScope
     virtual EndQuiesceEvent *getQuiesceEvent() = 0;
 
     virtual Tick nextInstEventCount() = 0;
-    virtual void serviceInstCountEvents(Tick count) = 0;
     virtual void scheduleInstCountEvent(Event *event, Tick count) = 0;
     virtual void descheduleInstCountEvent(Event *event) = 0;
     virtual Tick getCurrentInstCount() = 0;