diff --git a/src/arch/arm/fastmodel/iris/cpu.hh b/src/arch/arm/fastmodel/iris/cpu.hh
index 0baebecb27..7ae0f7ff8c 100644
--- a/src/arch/arm/fastmodel/iris/cpu.hh
+++ b/src/arch/arm/fastmodel/iris/cpu.hh
@@ -83,12 +83,6 @@ class BaseCPU : public ::BaseCPU
     Counter totalInsts() const override;
     Counter totalOps() const override { return totalInsts(); }
 
-    PortProxy::SendFunctionalFunc
-    getSendFunctional() override
-    {
-        return [this] (PacketPtr pkt) { evs_base_cpu->sendFunc(pkt); };
-    }
-
   protected:
     sc_core::sc_module *evs;
     // Hold casted pointer to *evs.
diff --git a/src/cpu/base.hh b/src/cpu/base.hh
index 6d324dae5d..daa08139e6 100644
--- a/src/cpu/base.hh
+++ b/src/cpu/base.hh
@@ -173,17 +173,6 @@ class BaseCPU : public ClockedObject
      */
     virtual Port &getDataPort() = 0;
 
-    /**
-     * Returns a sendFunctional delegate for use with port proxies.
-     */
-    virtual PortProxy::SendFunctionalFunc
-    getSendFunctional()
-    {
-        auto port = dynamic_cast<RequestPort *>(&getDataPort());
-        assert(port);
-        return [port](PacketPtr pkt)->void { port->sendFunctional(pkt); };
-    }
-
     /**
      * Purely virtual method that returns a reference to the instruction
      * port. All subclasses must implement this method.