diff --git a/src/cpu/testers/directedtest/RubyDirectedTester.cc b/src/cpu/testers/directedtest/RubyDirectedTester.cc
index 0aba82dd2a..139798a72d 100644
--- a/src/cpu/testers/directedtest/RubyDirectedTester.cc
+++ b/src/cpu/testers/directedtest/RubyDirectedTester.cc
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@
 #include "cpu/testers/directedtest/DirectedGenerator.hh"
 #include "cpu/testers/directedtest/RubyDirectedTester.hh"
 #include "debug/DirectedTest.hh"
-#include "mem/ruby/eventqueue/RubyEventQueue.hh"
 #include "sim/sim_exit.hh"
 
 RubyDirectedTester::RubyDirectedTester(const Params *p)
diff --git a/src/cpu/testers/rubytest/Check.cc b/src/cpu/testers/rubytest/Check.cc
index 98250f0425..213b8e8d2c 100644
--- a/src/cpu/testers/rubytest/Check.cc
+++ b/src/cpu/testers/rubytest/Check.cc
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ Check::performCallback(NodeID proc, SubBlock* data)
                       proc, address, data, byte_number,
                       (int)m_value + byte_number,
                       (int)data->getByte(byte_number), *this,
-                      g_eventQueue_ptr->getTime());
+                      g_system_ptr->getTime());
             }
         }
         DPRINTF(RubyTest, "Action/check success\n");
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ Check::performCallback(NodeID proc, SubBlock* data)
     } else {
         panic("Unexpected TesterStatus: %s proc: %d data: %s m_status: %s "
               "time: %d\n",
-              *this, proc, data, m_status, g_eventQueue_ptr->getTime());
+              *this, proc, data, m_status, g_system_ptr->getTime());
     }
 
     DPRINTF(RubyTest, "proc: %d, Address: 0x%x\n", proc,
diff --git a/src/cpu/testers/rubytest/RubyTester.cc b/src/cpu/testers/rubytest/RubyTester.cc
index 3397b00d02..bdd6dacce8 100644
--- a/src/cpu/testers/rubytest/RubyTester.cc
+++ b/src/cpu/testers/rubytest/RubyTester.cc
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@
 #include "debug/RubyTest.hh"
 #include "mem/ruby/common/Global.hh"
 #include "mem/ruby/common/SubBlock.hh"
-#include "mem/ruby/eventqueue/RubyEventQueue.hh"
 #include "mem/ruby/system/System.hh"
 #include "sim/sim_exit.hh"
 #include "sim/system.hh"
@@ -192,7 +191,7 @@ void
 RubyTester::hitCallback(NodeID proc, SubBlock* data)
 {
     // Mark that we made progress
-    m_last_progress_vector[proc] = g_eventQueue_ptr->getTime();
+    m_last_progress_vector[proc] = g_system_ptr->getTime();
 
     DPRINTF(RubyTest, "completed request for proc: %d\n", proc);
     DPRINTF(RubyTest, "addr: 0x%x, size: %d, data: ",
@@ -230,7 +229,7 @@ void
 RubyTester::checkForDeadlock()
 {
     int size = m_last_progress_vector.size();
-    Time current_time = g_eventQueue_ptr->getTime();
+    Time current_time = g_system_ptr->getTime();
     for (int processor = 0; processor < size; processor++) {
         if ((current_time - m_last_progress_vector[processor]) >
                 m_deadlock_threshold) {
diff --git a/src/mem/ruby/buffers/MessageBuffer.cc b/src/mem/ruby/buffers/MessageBuffer.cc
index 9a7fdb61b9..ee1c709f15 100644
--- a/src/mem/ruby/buffers/MessageBuffer.cc
+++ b/src/mem/ruby/buffers/MessageBuffer.cc
@@ -66,10 +66,10 @@ MessageBuffer::MessageBuffer(const string &name)
 int
 MessageBuffer::getSize()
 {
-    if (m_time_last_time_size_checked == g_eventQueue_ptr->getTime()) {
+    if (m_time_last_time_size_checked == g_system_ptr->getTime()) {
         return m_size_last_time_size_checked;
     } else {
-        m_time_last_time_size_checked = g_eventQueue_ptr->getTime();
+        m_time_last_time_size_checked = g_system_ptr->getTime();
         m_size_last_time_size_checked = m_size;
         return m_size;
     }
@@ -89,11 +89,11 @@ MessageBuffer::areNSlotsAvailable(int n)
     // until next cycle, but enqueue operations effect the visible
     // size immediately
     int current_size = max(m_size_at_cycle_start, m_size);
-    if (m_time_last_time_pop < g_eventQueue_ptr->getTime()) {
+    if (m_time_last_time_pop < g_system_ptr->getTime()) {
         // no pops this cycle - m_size is correct
         current_size = m_size;
     } else {
-        if (m_time_last_time_enqueue < g_eventQueue_ptr->getTime()) {
+        if (m_time_last_time_enqueue < g_system_ptr->getTime()) {
             // no enqueues this cycle - m_size_at_cycle_start is correct
             current_size = m_size_at_cycle_start;
         } else {
@@ -155,9 +155,9 @@ MessageBuffer::enqueue(MsgPtr message, Time delta)
     m_size++;
 
     // record current time incase we have a pop that also adjusts my size
-    if (m_time_last_time_enqueue < g_eventQueue_ptr->getTime()) {
+    if (m_time_last_time_enqueue < g_system_ptr->getTime()) {
         m_msgs_this_cycle = 0;  // first msg this cycle
-        m_time_last_time_enqueue = g_eventQueue_ptr->getTime();
+        m_time_last_time_enqueue = g_system_ptr->getTime();
     }
     m_msgs_this_cycle++;
 
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ MessageBuffer::enqueue(MsgPtr message, Time delta)
     // Calculate the arrival time of the message, that is, the first
     // cycle the message can be dequeued.
     assert(delta>0);
-    Time current_time = g_eventQueue_ptr->getTime();
+    Time current_time = g_system_ptr->getTime();
     Time arrival_time = 0;
     if (!RubySystem::getRandomization() || (m_randomization == false)) {
         // No randomization
@@ -192,10 +192,10 @@ MessageBuffer::enqueue(MsgPtr message, Time delta)
             panic("FIFO ordering violated: %s name: %s current time: %d "
                   "delta: %d arrival_time: %d last arrival_time: %d\n",
                   *this, m_name,
-                  current_time * g_eventQueue_ptr->getClock(),
-                  delta * g_eventQueue_ptr->getClock(),
-                  arrival_time * g_eventQueue_ptr->getClock(),
-                  m_last_arrival_time * g_eventQueue_ptr->getClock());
+                  current_time * g_system_ptr->getClock(),
+                  delta * g_system_ptr->getClock(),
+                  arrival_time * g_system_ptr->getClock(),
+                  m_last_arrival_time * g_system_ptr->getClock());
         }
     }
 
@@ -208,10 +208,10 @@ MessageBuffer::enqueue(MsgPtr message, Time delta)
     Message* msg_ptr = message.get();
     assert(msg_ptr != NULL);
 
-    assert(g_eventQueue_ptr->getTime() >= msg_ptr->getLastEnqueueTime() &&
+    assert(g_system_ptr->getTime() >= msg_ptr->getLastEnqueueTime() &&
            "ensure we aren't dequeued early");
 
-    msg_ptr->setDelayedCycles(g_eventQueue_ptr->getTime() -
+    msg_ptr->setDelayedCycles(g_system_ptr->getTime() -
                               msg_ptr->getLastEnqueueTime() +
                               msg_ptr->getDelayedCycles());
     msg_ptr->setLastEnqueueTime(arrival_time);
@@ -223,12 +223,12 @@ MessageBuffer::enqueue(MsgPtr message, Time delta)
         greater<MessageBufferNode>());
 
     DPRINTF(RubyQueue, "Enqueue with arrival_time %lld.\n",
-            arrival_time * g_eventQueue_ptr->getClock());
+            arrival_time * g_system_ptr->getClock());
     DPRINTF(RubyQueue, "Enqueue Message: %s.\n", (*(message.get())));
 
     // Schedule the wakeup
     if (m_consumer_ptr != NULL) {
-        g_eventQueue_ptr->scheduleEventAbsolute(m_consumer_ptr, arrival_time);
+        m_consumer_ptr->scheduleEventAbsolute(arrival_time);
         m_consumer_ptr->storeEventInfo(m_vnet_id);
     } else {
         panic("No consumer: %s name: %s\n", *this, m_name);
@@ -287,9 +287,9 @@ MessageBuffer::pop()
 
     // record previous size and time so the current buffer size isn't
     // adjusted until next cycle
-    if (m_time_last_time_pop < g_eventQueue_ptr->getTime()) {
+    if (m_time_last_time_pop < g_system_ptr->getTime()) {
         m_size_at_cycle_start = m_size;
-        m_time_last_time_pop = g_eventQueue_ptr->getTime();
+        m_time_last_time_pop = g_system_ptr->getTime();
     }
     m_size--;
 }
@@ -315,12 +315,12 @@ MessageBuffer::recycle()
     MessageBufferNode node = m_prio_heap.front();
     pop_heap(m_prio_heap.begin(), m_prio_heap.end(),
         greater<MessageBufferNode>());
-    node.m_time = g_eventQueue_ptr->getTime() + m_recycle_latency;
+    node.m_time = g_system_ptr->getTime() + m_recycle_latency;
     m_prio_heap.back() = node;
     push_heap(m_prio_heap.begin(), m_prio_heap.end(),
         greater<MessageBufferNode>());
-    g_eventQueue_ptr->scheduleEventAbsolute(m_consumer_ptr,
-        g_eventQueue_ptr->getTime() + m_recycle_latency);
+    m_consumer_ptr->scheduleEventAbsolute(g_system_ptr->getTime() +
+                                          m_recycle_latency);
 }
 
 void
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ MessageBuffer::reanalyzeMessages(const Address& addr)
     //
     while(!m_stall_msg_map[addr].empty()) {
         m_msg_counter++;
-        MessageBufferNode msgNode(g_eventQueue_ptr->getTime() + 1, 
+        MessageBufferNode msgNode(g_system_ptr->getTime() + 1,
                                   m_msg_counter, 
                                   m_stall_msg_map[addr].front());
 
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ MessageBuffer::reanalyzeMessages(const Address& addr)
         push_heap(m_prio_heap.begin(), m_prio_heap.end(),
                   greater<MessageBufferNode>());
 
-        g_eventQueue_ptr->scheduleEventAbsolute(m_consumer_ptr, msgNode.m_time);
+        m_consumer_ptr->scheduleEventAbsolute(msgNode.m_time);
         m_stall_msg_map[addr].pop_front();
     }
     m_stall_msg_map.erase(addr);
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ MessageBuffer::reanalyzeAllMessages()
 
         while(!(map_iter->second).empty()) {
             m_msg_counter++;
-            MessageBufferNode msgNode(g_eventQueue_ptr->getTime() + 1, 
+            MessageBufferNode msgNode(g_system_ptr->getTime() + 1,
                                       m_msg_counter, 
                                       (map_iter->second).front());
 
@@ -372,8 +372,7 @@ MessageBuffer::reanalyzeAllMessages()
             push_heap(m_prio_heap.begin(), m_prio_heap.end(),
                       greater<MessageBufferNode>());
             
-            g_eventQueue_ptr->scheduleEventAbsolute(m_consumer_ptr, 
-                                                    msgNode.m_time);
+            m_consumer_ptr->scheduleEventAbsolute(msgNode.m_time);
             (map_iter->second).pop_front();
         }
     }
@@ -407,8 +406,8 @@ MessageBuffer::setAndReturnDelayCycles(MsgPtr msg_ptr)
 
     // this function should only be called on dequeue
     // ensure the msg hasn't been enqueued
-    assert(msg_ptr->getLastEnqueueTime() <= g_eventQueue_ptr->getTime());
-    msg_ptr->setDelayedCycles(g_eventQueue_ptr->getTime() -
+    assert(msg_ptr->getLastEnqueueTime() <= g_system_ptr->getTime());
+    msg_ptr->setDelayedCycles(g_system_ptr->getTime() -
                               msg_ptr->getLastEnqueueTime() +
                               msg_ptr->getDelayedCycles());
     delay_cycles = msg_ptr->getDelayedCycles();
diff --git a/src/mem/ruby/buffers/MessageBuffer.hh b/src/mem/ruby/buffers/MessageBuffer.hh
index 4193c9f732..cf7e77c2d4 100644
--- a/src/mem/ruby/buffers/MessageBuffer.hh
+++ b/src/mem/ruby/buffers/MessageBuffer.hh
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@
 #include "mem/ruby/common/Address.hh"
 #include "mem/ruby/common/Consumer.hh"
 #include "mem/ruby/common/Global.hh"
-#include "mem/ruby/eventqueue/RubyEventQueue.hh"
 #include "mem/ruby/slicc_interface/Message.hh"
 
 class MessageBuffer
@@ -70,7 +69,7 @@ class MessageBuffer
     isReady() const
     {
         return ((m_prio_heap.size() > 0) &&
-                (m_prio_heap.front().m_time <= g_eventQueue_ptr->getTime()));
+                (m_prio_heap.front().m_time <= g_system_ptr->getTime()));
     }
 
     void
diff --git a/src/mem/ruby/eventqueue/RubyEventQueue.cc b/src/mem/ruby/common/Consumer.cc
similarity index 63%
rename from src/mem/ruby/eventqueue/RubyEventQueue.cc
rename to src/mem/ruby/common/Consumer.cc
index 4ea530b054..a813962177 100644
--- a/src/mem/ruby/eventqueue/RubyEventQueue.cc
+++ b/src/mem/ruby/common/Consumer.cc
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 1999-2008 Mark D. Hill and David A. Wood
+ * Copyright (c) 2012 Mark D. Hill and David A. Wood
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -26,43 +26,38 @@
  * OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
  */
 
-#include <cassert>
-
 #include "mem/ruby/common/Consumer.hh"
-#include "mem/ruby/eventqueue/RubyEventQueue.hh"
-#include "mem/ruby/eventqueue/RubyEventQueueNode.hh"
+#include "mem/ruby/common/Global.hh"
+#include "mem/ruby/system/System.hh"
 
-RubyEventQueue::RubyEventQueue(EventQueue* eventq, Tick _clock)
-  : EventManager(eventq), m_clock(_clock)
-{
-}
-
-RubyEventQueue::~RubyEventQueue()
+void
+Consumer::scheduleEvent(Time timeDelta)
 {
+    scheduleEvent(g_system_ptr, timeDelta);
 }
 
 void
-RubyEventQueue::scheduleEvent(Consumer* consumer, Time timeDelta)
+Consumer::scheduleEvent(EventManager *em, Time timeDelta)
 {
-    scheduleEventAbsolute(consumer, timeDelta + getTime());
+    scheduleEventAbsolute(em, timeDelta + g_system_ptr->getTime());
 }
 
 void
-RubyEventQueue::scheduleEventAbsolute(Consumer* consumer, Time timeAbs)
+Consumer::scheduleEventAbsolute(Time timeAbs)
 {
-    // Check to see if this is a redundant wakeup
-    assert(consumer != NULL);
-    if (!consumer->alreadyScheduled(timeAbs)) {
+    scheduleEventAbsolute(g_system_ptr, timeAbs);
+}
+
+void
+Consumer::scheduleEventAbsolute(EventManager *em, Time timeAbs)
+{
+    Tick evt_time = timeAbs * g_system_ptr->getClock();
+    if (!alreadyScheduled(evt_time)) {
         // This wakeup is not redundant
-        RubyEventQueueNode *thisNode = new RubyEventQueueNode(consumer, this);
-        assert(timeAbs > getTime());
-        schedule(thisNode, (timeAbs * m_clock));
-        consumer->insertScheduledWakeupTime(timeAbs);
+        ConsumerEvent *evt = new ConsumerEvent(this);
+        assert(timeAbs > g_system_ptr->getTime());
+
+        em->schedule(evt, evt_time);
+        insertScheduledWakeupTime(evt_time);
     }
 }
-
-void
-RubyEventQueue::print(std::ostream& out) const
-{
-    out << "[Event Queue:]";
-}
diff --git a/src/mem/ruby/common/Consumer.hh b/src/mem/ruby/common/Consumer.hh
index a119abb390..6a67bde396 100644
--- a/src/mem/ruby/common/Consumer.hh
+++ b/src/mem/ruby/common/Consumer.hh
@@ -38,10 +38,8 @@
 #include <iostream>
 #include <set>
 
-#include "mem/ruby/common/Global.hh"
-#include "mem/ruby/eventqueue/RubyEventQueue.hh"
-
-class MessageBuffer;
+#include "mem/ruby/common/TypeDefines.hh"
+#include "sim/eventq.hh"
 
 class Consumer
 {
@@ -55,55 +53,68 @@ class Consumer
     ~Consumer()
     { }
 
-    void
-    triggerWakeup(RubyEventQueue *eventQueue)
-    {
-        Time time = eventQueue->getTime();
-        if (m_last_wakeup != time) {
-            wakeup();
-            m_last_wakeup = time;
-        }
-    }
-
     virtual void wakeup() = 0;
     virtual void print(std::ostream& out) const = 0;
     virtual void storeEventInfo(int info) {}
 
-    const Time&
+    const Tick&
     getLastScheduledWakeup() const
     {
         return m_last_scheduled_wakeup;
     }
 
     void
-    setLastScheduledWakeup(const Time& time)
+    setLastScheduledWakeup(const Tick& time)
     {
         m_last_scheduled_wakeup = time;
     }
 
     bool
-    alreadyScheduled(Time time)
+    alreadyScheduled(Tick time)
     {
         return m_scheduled_wakeups.find(time) != m_scheduled_wakeups.end();
     }
 
     void
-    insertScheduledWakeupTime(Time time)
+    insertScheduledWakeupTime(Tick time)
     {
         m_scheduled_wakeups.insert(time);
     }
 
     void
-    removeScheduledWakeupTime(Time time)
+    removeScheduledWakeupTime(Tick time)
     {
         assert(alreadyScheduled(time));
         m_scheduled_wakeups.erase(time);
     }
 
+    void scheduleEvent(EventManager* em, Time timeDelta);
+    void scheduleEventAbsolute(EventManager* em, Time timeAbs);
+    void scheduleEvent(Time timeDelta);
+    void scheduleEventAbsolute(Time timeAbs);
+
   private:
-    Time m_last_scheduled_wakeup;
-    std::set<Time> m_scheduled_wakeups;
-    Time m_last_wakeup;
+    Tick m_last_scheduled_wakeup;
+    std::set<Tick> m_scheduled_wakeups;
+    Tick m_last_wakeup;
+
+    class ConsumerEvent : public Event
+    {
+      public:
+          ConsumerEvent(Consumer* _consumer)
+              : Event(Default_Pri, AutoDelete), m_consumer_ptr(_consumer)
+          {
+          }
+
+          void process()
+          {
+              m_consumer_ptr->wakeup();
+              m_consumer_ptr->removeScheduledWakeupTime(when());
+          }
+
+      private:
+          Consumer* m_consumer_ptr;
+    };
 };
 
 inline std::ostream&
diff --git a/src/mem/ruby/common/Global.cc b/src/mem/ruby/common/Global.cc
index e771de7aeb..a2ed4e6ae8 100644
--- a/src/mem/ruby/common/Global.cc
+++ b/src/mem/ruby/common/Global.cc
@@ -28,6 +28,4 @@
 
 #include "mem/ruby/common/Global.hh"
 
-RubyEventQueue* g_eventQueue_ptr = 0;
 RubySystem* g_system_ptr = 0;
-
diff --git a/src/mem/ruby/common/Global.hh b/src/mem/ruby/common/Global.hh
index cae7cb16b3..f76a1a26bf 100644
--- a/src/mem/ruby/common/Global.hh
+++ b/src/mem/ruby/common/Global.hh
@@ -31,9 +31,6 @@
 
 #include "base/str.hh"
 
-class RubyEventQueue;
-extern RubyEventQueue* g_eventQueue_ptr;
-
 class RubySystem;
 extern RubySystem* g_system_ptr;
 
diff --git a/src/mem/ruby/common/SConscript b/src/mem/ruby/common/SConscript
index aab35a09c8..c7e774b47e 100644
--- a/src/mem/ruby/common/SConscript
+++ b/src/mem/ruby/common/SConscript
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ if env['PROTOCOL'] == 'None':
     Return()
 
 Source('Address.cc')
+Source('Consumer.cc')
 Source('DataBlock.cc')
 Source('Global.cc')
 Source('Histogram.cc')
diff --git a/src/mem/ruby/common/TypeDefines.hh b/src/mem/ruby/common/TypeDefines.hh
index 233c9146ad..a7b8a61018 100644
--- a/src/mem/ruby/common/TypeDefines.hh
+++ b/src/mem/ruby/common/TypeDefines.hh
@@ -35,8 +35,6 @@ typedef unsigned char uint8;
 typedef unsigned int uint32;
 typedef unsigned long long uint64;
 
-typedef signed char int8;
-typedef int int32;
 typedef long long int64;
 
 typedef long long integer_t;
diff --git a/src/mem/ruby/eventqueue/RubyEventQueue.hh b/src/mem/ruby/eventqueue/RubyEventQueue.hh
deleted file mode 100644
index 67fe6131bf..0000000000
--- a/src/mem/ruby/eventqueue/RubyEventQueue.hh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,96 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (c) 1999-2008 Mark D. Hill and David A. Wood
- * All rights reserved.
- *
- * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
- * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
- * met: redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
- * notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer;
- * redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
- * notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
- * documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution;
- * neither the name of the copyright holders nor the names of its
- * contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from
- * this software without specific prior written permission.
- *
- * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
- * "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
- * LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
- * A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
- * OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
- * SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
- * LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
- * DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
- * THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
- * (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
- * OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
- */
-
-/*
- * The RubyEventQueue class implements an event queue which
- * can be trigger events, allowing our simulation to be event driven.
- *
- * Currently, the only event we support is a Consumer being signaled
- * by calling the consumer's wakeup() routine.  Adding the event to
- * the queue does not require a virtual function call, though calling
- * wakeup() is a virtual function call.
- *
- * The method triggerEvents() is called with a global time.  All
- * events which are before or at this time are triggered in timestamp
- * order.  No ordering is enforced for events scheduled to occur at
- * the same time.  Events scheduled to wakeup the same consumer at the
- * same time are combined into a single event.
- *
- * The method scheduleConsumerWakeup() is called with a global time
- * and a consumer pointer.  The event queue will call the wakeup()
- * method of the consumer at the appropriate time.
- *
- * This implementation of RubyEventQueue uses a dynamically sized array
- * managed as a heap.  The algorithms used has O(lg n) for insert and
- * O(lg n) for extract minimum element. (Based on chapter 7 of Cormen,
- * Leiserson, and Rivest.)  The array is dynamically sized and is
- * automatically doubled in size when necessary.
- *
- */
-
-#ifndef __MEM_RUBY_EVENTQUEUE_RUBYEVENTQUEUE_HH__
-#define __MEM_RUBY_EVENTQUEUE_RUBYEVENTQUEUE_HH__
-
-#include <iostream>
-
-#include "mem/ruby/common/TypeDefines.hh"
-#include "sim/eventq.hh"
-
-class Consumer;
-class RubyEventQueueNode;
-
-class RubyEventQueue : public EventManager
-{
-  public:
-    RubyEventQueue(EventQueue* eventq, Tick _clock);
-    ~RubyEventQueue();
-
-    Time getTime() const { return curTick()/m_clock; }
-    Tick getClock() const { return m_clock; }
-    void scheduleEvent(Consumer* consumer, Time timeDelta);
-    void scheduleEventAbsolute(Consumer* consumer, Time timeAbs);
-    void print(std::ostream& out) const;
-
-  private:
-    // Private copy constructor and assignment operator
-    RubyEventQueue(const RubyEventQueue& obj);
-    RubyEventQueue& operator=(const RubyEventQueue& obj);
-
-    // Data Members (m_ prefix)
-    Tick m_clock;
-};
-
-inline std::ostream&
-operator<<(std::ostream& out, const RubyEventQueue& obj)
-{
-    obj.print(out);
-    out << std::flush;
-    return out;
-}
-
-#endif // __MEM_RUBY_EVENTQUEUE_RUBYEVENTQUEUE_HH__
diff --git a/src/mem/ruby/eventqueue/RubyEventQueueNode.cc b/src/mem/ruby/eventqueue/RubyEventQueueNode.cc
deleted file mode 100644
index c15452dd91..0000000000
--- a/src/mem/ruby/eventqueue/RubyEventQueueNode.cc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,41 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (c) 1999-2008 Mark D. Hill and David A. Wood
- * All rights reserved.
- *
- * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
- * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
- * met: redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
- * notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer;
- * redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
- * notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
- * documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution;
- * neither the name of the copyright holders nor the names of its
- * contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from
- * this software without specific prior written permission.
- *
- * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
- * "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
- * LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
- * A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
- * OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
- * SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
- * LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
- * DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
- * THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
- * (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
- * OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
- */
-
-#include "mem/ruby/eventqueue/RubyEventQueueNode.hh"
-
-void
-RubyEventQueueNode::print(std::ostream& out) const
-{
-    out << "[";
-    if (m_consumer_ptr != NULL) {
-        out << " Consumer=" << m_consumer_ptr;
-    } else {
-        out << " Consumer=NULL";
-    }
-    out << "]";
-}
diff --git a/src/mem/ruby/eventqueue/RubyEventQueueNode.hh b/src/mem/ruby/eventqueue/RubyEventQueueNode.hh
deleted file mode 100644
index de1550654e..0000000000
--- a/src/mem/ruby/eventqueue/RubyEventQueueNode.hh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,69 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (c) 1999-2008 Mark D. Hill and David A. Wood
- * All rights reserved.
- *
- * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
- * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
- * met: redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
- * notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer;
- * redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
- * notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
- * documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution;
- * neither the name of the copyright holders nor the names of its
- * contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from
- * this software without specific prior written permission.
- *
- * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
- * "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
- * LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
- * A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
- * OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
- * SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
- * LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
- * DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
- * THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
- * (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
- * OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
- */
-
-#ifndef __MEM_RUBY_EVENTQUEUE_RUBYEVENTQUEUENODE_HH__
-#define __MEM_RUBY_EVENTQUEUE_RUBYEVENTQUEUENODE_HH__
-
-#include <iostream>
-
-#include "mem/ruby/common/Consumer.hh"
-#include "mem/ruby/common/Global.hh"
-#include "sim/eventq.hh"
-
-class RubyEventQueueNode : public Event
-{
-  public:
-    RubyEventQueueNode(Consumer* _consumer, RubyEventQueue* _eventq)
-        : Event(Default_Pri, AutoDelete),
-          m_consumer_ptr(_consumer), m_eventq_ptr(_eventq)
-    {
-    }
-
-    void print(std::ostream& out) const;
-    virtual void
-    process()
-    {
-        m_consumer_ptr->wakeup();
-        m_consumer_ptr->removeScheduledWakeupTime(m_eventq_ptr->getTime());
-    }
-    virtual const char *description() const { return "Ruby Event"; }
-
-  private:
-    Consumer* m_consumer_ptr;
-    RubyEventQueue* m_eventq_ptr;
-};
-
-inline std::ostream&
-operator<<(std::ostream& out, const RubyEventQueueNode& obj)
-{
-    obj.print(out);
-    out << std::flush;
-    return out;
-}
-
-#endif // __MEM_RUBY_EVENTQUEUE_EVENTQUEUENODE_HH__
diff --git a/src/mem/ruby/eventqueue/SConscript b/src/mem/ruby/eventqueue/SConscript
deleted file mode 100644
index a74d531394..0000000000
--- a/src/mem/ruby/eventqueue/SConscript
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
-# -*- mode:python -*-
-
-# Copyright (c) 2009 The Hewlett-Packard Development Company
-# All rights reserved.
-#
-# Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
-# modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
-# met: redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
-# notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer;
-# redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
-# notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
-# documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution;
-# neither the name of the copyright holders nor the names of its
-# contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from
-# this software without specific prior written permission.
-#
-# THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
-# "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
-# LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
-# A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
-# OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
-# SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
-# LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
-# DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
-# THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
-# (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
-# OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
-#
-# Authors: Nathan Binkert
-
-Import('*')
-
-if env['PROTOCOL'] == 'None':
-    Return()
-
-Source('RubyEventQueue.cc')
-Source('RubyEventQueueNode.cc')
diff --git a/src/mem/ruby/network/garnet/BaseGarnetNetwork.cc b/src/mem/ruby/network/garnet/BaseGarnetNetwork.cc
index 69d513329a..78b4b2d424 100644
--- a/src/mem/ruby/network/garnet/BaseGarnetNetwork.cc
+++ b/src/mem/ruby/network/garnet/BaseGarnetNetwork.cc
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ BaseGarnetNetwork::getFromNetQueue(NodeID id, bool ordered, int network_num,
 void
 BaseGarnetNetwork::clearStats()
 {
-    m_ruby_start = g_eventQueue_ptr->getTime();
+    m_ruby_start = g_system_ptr->getTime();
 }
 
 Time
diff --git a/src/mem/ruby/network/garnet/fixed-pipeline/GarnetNetwork_d.cc b/src/mem/ruby/network/garnet/fixed-pipeline/GarnetNetwork_d.cc
index b861b6a4eb..c7ac85ad3f 100644
--- a/src/mem/ruby/network/garnet/fixed-pipeline/GarnetNetwork_d.cc
+++ b/src/mem/ruby/network/garnet/fixed-pipeline/GarnetNetwork_d.cc
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ GarnetNetwork_d::printLinkStats(ostream& out) const
     for (int i = 0; i < m_link_ptr_vector.size(); i++) {
         average_link_utilization +=
             (double(m_link_ptr_vector[i]->getLinkUtilization())) /
-            (double(g_eventQueue_ptr->getTime()-m_ruby_start));
+            (double(g_system_ptr->getTime()-m_ruby_start));
 
         vector<int> vc_load = m_link_ptr_vector[i]->getVcLoad();
         for (int j = 0; j < vc_load.size(); j++) {
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ GarnetNetwork_d::printLinkStats(ostream& out) const
             continue;
 
         average_vc_load[i] = (double(average_vc_load[i]) /
-            (double(g_eventQueue_ptr->getTime()) - m_ruby_start));
+            (double(g_system_ptr->getTime()) - m_ruby_start));
         out << "Average VC Load [" << i << "] = " << average_vc_load[i]
             << " flits/cycle " << endl;
     }
diff --git a/src/mem/ruby/network/garnet/fixed-pipeline/InputUnit_d.cc b/src/mem/ruby/network/garnet/fixed-pipeline/InputUnit_d.cc
index 3e3584bd8b..adafa4d240 100644
--- a/src/mem/ruby/network/garnet/fixed-pipeline/InputUnit_d.cc
+++ b/src/mem/ruby/network/garnet/fixed-pipeline/InputUnit_d.cc
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ InputUnit_d::wakeup()
             // Do the route computation for this vc
             m_router->route_req(t_flit, this, vc);
 
-            m_vcs[vc]->set_enqueue_time(g_eventQueue_ptr->getTime());
+            m_vcs[vc]->set_enqueue_time(g_system_ptr->getTime());
         } else {
             t_flit->advance_stage(SA_);
             m_router->swarb_req();
diff --git a/src/mem/ruby/network/garnet/fixed-pipeline/InputUnit_d.hh b/src/mem/ruby/network/garnet/fixed-pipeline/InputUnit_d.hh
index 79158d56d8..544c4271bc 100644
--- a/src/mem/ruby/network/garnet/fixed-pipeline/InputUnit_d.hh
+++ b/src/mem/ruby/network/garnet/fixed-pipeline/InputUnit_d.hh
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ class InputUnit_d : public Consumer
     {
         flit_d *t_flit = new flit_d(in_vc, free_signal);
         creditQueue->insert(t_flit);
-        g_eventQueue_ptr->scheduleEvent(m_credit_link, 1);
+        m_credit_link->scheduleEvent(1);
     }
 
     inline int
diff --git a/src/mem/ruby/network/garnet/fixed-pipeline/NetworkInterface_d.cc b/src/mem/ruby/network/garnet/fixed-pipeline/NetworkInterface_d.cc
index 4a2c9e26a7..4bdce2a34c 100644
--- a/src/mem/ruby/network/garnet/fixed-pipeline/NetworkInterface_d.cc
+++ b/src/mem/ruby/network/garnet/fixed-pipeline/NetworkInterface_d.cc
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ NetworkInterface_d::NetworkInterface_d(int id, int virtual_networks,
 
     for (int i = 0; i < m_num_vcs; i++) {
         m_out_vc_state.push_back(new OutVcState_d(i, m_net_ptr));
-        m_out_vc_state[i]->setState(IDLE_, g_eventQueue_ptr->getTime());
+        m_out_vc_state[i]->setState(IDLE_, g_system_ptr->getTime());
     }
 }
 
@@ -169,11 +169,11 @@ NetworkInterface_d::flitisizeMessage(MsgPtr msg_ptr, int vnet)
         for (int i = 0; i < num_flits; i++) {
             m_net_ptr->increment_injected_flits(vnet);
             flit_d *fl = new flit_d(i, vc, vnet, num_flits, new_msg_ptr);
-            fl->set_delay(g_eventQueue_ptr->getTime() - msg_ptr->getTime());
+            fl->set_delay(g_system_ptr->getTime() - msg_ptr->getTime());
             m_ni_buffers[vc]->insert(fl);
         }
-        m_ni_enqueue_time[vc] = g_eventQueue_ptr->getTime();
-        m_out_vc_state[vc]->setState(ACTIVE_, g_eventQueue_ptr->getTime());
+        m_ni_enqueue_time[vc] = g_system_ptr->getTime();
+        m_out_vc_state[vc]->setState(ACTIVE_, g_system_ptr->getTime());
     }
     return true ;
 }
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ NetworkInterface_d::calculateVC(int vnet)
                         m_vc_allocator[vnet] = 0;
 
                 if (m_out_vc_state[(vnet*m_vc_per_vnet) + delta]->isInState(
-                    IDLE_, g_eventQueue_ptr->getTime())) {
+                    IDLE_, g_system_ptr->getTime())) {
                         return ((vnet*m_vc_per_vnet) + delta);
                 }
         }
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ void
 NetworkInterface_d::wakeup()
 {
     DPRINTF(RubyNetwork, "m_id: %d woke up at time: %lld",
-            m_id, g_eventQueue_ptr->getTime());
+            m_id, g_system_ptr->getTime());
 
     MsgPtr msg_ptr;
 
@@ -245,11 +245,11 @@ NetworkInterface_d::wakeup()
         // this flit in the NI
         flit_d *credit_flit = new flit_d(t_flit->get_vc(), free_signal);
         creditQueue->insert(credit_flit);
-        g_eventQueue_ptr->scheduleEvent(m_ni_credit_link, 1);
+        m_ni_credit_link->scheduleEvent(1);
 
         int vnet = t_flit->get_vnet();
         m_net_ptr->increment_received_flits(vnet);
-        int network_delay = g_eventQueue_ptr->getTime() -
+        int network_delay = g_system_ptr->getTime() -
                             t_flit->get_enqueue_time();
         int queueing_delay = t_flit->get_delay();
         m_net_ptr->increment_network_latency(network_delay, vnet);
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ NetworkInterface_d::wakeup()
         m_out_vc_state[t_flit->get_vc()]->increment_credit();
         if (t_flit->is_free_signal()) {
             m_out_vc_state[t_flit->get_vc()]->setState(IDLE_,
-                g_eventQueue_ptr->getTime());
+                g_system_ptr->getTime());
         }
         delete t_flit;
     }
@@ -313,10 +313,10 @@ NetworkInterface_d::scheduleOutputLink()
             m_out_vc_state[vc]->decrement_credit();
             // Just removing the flit
             flit_d *t_flit = m_ni_buffers[vc]->getTopFlit();
-            t_flit->set_time(g_eventQueue_ptr->getTime() + 1);
+            t_flit->set_time(g_system_ptr->getTime() + 1);
             outSrcQueue->insert(t_flit);
             // schedule the out link
-            g_eventQueue_ptr->scheduleEvent(outNetLink, 1);
+            outNetLink->scheduleEvent(1);
 
             if (t_flit->get_type() == TAIL_ ||
                t_flit->get_type() == HEAD_TAIL_) {
@@ -343,13 +343,13 @@ NetworkInterface_d::checkReschedule()
 {
     for (int vnet = 0; vnet < m_virtual_networks; vnet++) {
         if (inNode_ptr[vnet]->isReady()) { // Is there a message waiting
-            g_eventQueue_ptr->scheduleEvent(this, 1);
+            scheduleEvent(1);
             return;
         }
     }
     for (int vc = 0; vc < m_num_vcs; vc++) {
         if (m_ni_buffers[vc]->isReadyForNext()) {
-            g_eventQueue_ptr->scheduleEvent(this, 1);
+            scheduleEvent(1);
             return;
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/mem/ruby/network/garnet/fixed-pipeline/NetworkLink_d.cc b/src/mem/ruby/network/garnet/fixed-pipeline/NetworkLink_d.cc
index cc6ec6abf7..ac41263e3b 100644
--- a/src/mem/ruby/network/garnet/fixed-pipeline/NetworkLink_d.cc
+++ b/src/mem/ruby/network/garnet/fixed-pipeline/NetworkLink_d.cc
@@ -68,9 +68,9 @@ NetworkLink_d::wakeup()
 {
     if (link_srcQueue->isReady()) {
         flit_d *t_flit = link_srcQueue->getTopFlit();
-        t_flit->set_time(g_eventQueue_ptr->getTime() + m_latency);
+        t_flit->set_time(g_system_ptr->getTime() + m_latency);
         linkBuffer->insert(t_flit);
-        g_eventQueue_ptr->scheduleEvent(link_consumer, m_latency);
+        link_consumer->scheduleEvent(m_latency);
         m_link_utilized++;
         m_vc_load[t_flit->get_vc()]++;
     }
diff --git a/src/mem/ruby/network/garnet/fixed-pipeline/OutVcState_d.cc b/src/mem/ruby/network/garnet/fixed-pipeline/OutVcState_d.cc
index 8a83fcca2c..5aa60d754c 100644
--- a/src/mem/ruby/network/garnet/fixed-pipeline/OutVcState_d.cc
+++ b/src/mem/ruby/network/garnet/fixed-pipeline/OutVcState_d.cc
@@ -29,15 +29,15 @@
  */
 
 #include "mem/ruby/common/Global.hh"
-#include "mem/ruby/eventqueue/RubyEventQueue.hh"
 #include "mem/ruby/network/garnet/fixed-pipeline/OutVcState_d.hh"
+#include "mem/ruby/system/System.hh"
 
 OutVcState_d::OutVcState_d(int id, GarnetNetwork_d *network_ptr)
 {
     m_network_ptr = network_ptr;
     m_id = id;
     m_vc_state = IDLE_;
-    m_time = g_eventQueue_ptr->getTime();
+    m_time = g_system_ptr->getTime();
 
     if (m_network_ptr->get_vnet_type(id) == DATA_VNET_)
         m_credit_count = m_network_ptr->getBuffersPerDataVC();
diff --git a/src/mem/ruby/network/garnet/fixed-pipeline/OutputUnit_d.cc b/src/mem/ruby/network/garnet/fixed-pipeline/OutputUnit_d.cc
index 159e02731e..429ff4d915 100644
--- a/src/mem/ruby/network/garnet/fixed-pipeline/OutputUnit_d.cc
+++ b/src/mem/ruby/network/garnet/fixed-pipeline/OutputUnit_d.cc
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ OutputUnit_d::set_credit_link(CreditLink_d *credit_link)
 void
 OutputUnit_d::update_vc(int vc, int in_port, int in_vc)
 {
-    m_outvc_state[vc]->setState(ACTIVE_, g_eventQueue_ptr->getTime() + 1);
+    m_outvc_state[vc]->setState(ACTIVE_, g_system_ptr->getTime() + 1);
     m_outvc_state[vc]->set_inport(in_port);
     m_outvc_state[vc]->set_invc(in_vc);
     m_router->update_incredit(in_port, in_vc,
diff --git a/src/mem/ruby/network/garnet/fixed-pipeline/OutputUnit_d.hh b/src/mem/ruby/network/garnet/fixed-pipeline/OutputUnit_d.hh
index eada61554b..750c71b326 100644
--- a/src/mem/ruby/network/garnet/fixed-pipeline/OutputUnit_d.hh
+++ b/src/mem/ruby/network/garnet/fixed-pipeline/OutputUnit_d.hh
@@ -71,21 +71,21 @@ class OutputUnit_d : public Consumer
     inline void
     set_vc_state(VC_state_type state, int vc)
     {
-        m_outvc_state[vc]->setState(state, g_eventQueue_ptr->getTime() + 1);
+        m_outvc_state[vc]->setState(state, g_system_ptr->getTime() + 1);
     }
 
     inline bool
     is_vc_idle(int vc)
     {
         return (m_outvc_state[vc]->isInState(IDLE_,
-                                             g_eventQueue_ptr->getTime()));
+                                             g_system_ptr->getTime()));
     }
 
     inline void
     insert_flit(flit_d *t_flit)
     {
         m_out_buffer->insert(t_flit);
-        g_eventQueue_ptr->scheduleEvent(m_out_link, 1);
+        m_out_link->scheduleEvent(1);
     }
 
   private:
diff --git a/src/mem/ruby/network/garnet/fixed-pipeline/Router_d.cc b/src/mem/ruby/network/garnet/fixed-pipeline/Router_d.cc
index ce36dd7536..2a759eb875 100644
--- a/src/mem/ruby/network/garnet/fixed-pipeline/Router_d.cc
+++ b/src/mem/ruby/network/garnet/fixed-pipeline/Router_d.cc
@@ -135,13 +135,13 @@ Router_d::route_req(flit_d *t_flit, InputUnit_d *in_unit, int invc)
 void
 Router_d::vcarb_req()
 {
-    g_eventQueue_ptr->scheduleEvent(m_vc_alloc, 1);
+    m_vc_alloc->scheduleEvent(1);
 }
 
 void
 Router_d::swarb_req()
 {
-    g_eventQueue_ptr->scheduleEvent(m_sw_alloc, 1);
+    m_sw_alloc->scheduleEvent(1);
 }
 
 void
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ void
 Router_d::update_sw_winner(int inport, flit_d *t_flit)
 {
     m_switch->update_sw_winner(inport, t_flit);
-    g_eventQueue_ptr->scheduleEvent(m_switch, 1);
+    m_switch->scheduleEvent(1);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/mem/ruby/network/garnet/fixed-pipeline/SWallocator_d.cc b/src/mem/ruby/network/garnet/fixed-pipeline/SWallocator_d.cc
index afed4b2055..530e8f1b26 100644
--- a/src/mem/ruby/network/garnet/fixed-pipeline/SWallocator_d.cc
+++ b/src/mem/ruby/network/garnet/fixed-pipeline/SWallocator_d.cc
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ SWallocator_d::arbitrate_outports()
                 t_flit->advance_stage(ST_);
                 t_flit->set_vc(outvc);
                 t_flit->set_outport(outport);
-                t_flit->set_time(g_eventQueue_ptr->getTime() + 1);
+                t_flit->set_time(g_system_ptr->getTime() + 1);
                 m_output_unit[outport]->decrement_credit(outvc);
                 m_router->update_sw_winner(inport, t_flit);
                 m_global_arbiter_activity++;
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ SWallocator_d::check_for_wakeup()
     for (int i = 0; i < m_num_inports; i++) {
         for (int j = 0; j < m_num_vcs; j++) {
             if (m_input_unit[i]->need_stage_nextcycle(j, ACTIVE_, SA_)) {
-                g_eventQueue_ptr->scheduleEvent(this, 1);
+                scheduleEvent(1);
                 return;
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/mem/ruby/network/garnet/fixed-pipeline/Switch_d.cc b/src/mem/ruby/network/garnet/fixed-pipeline/Switch_d.cc
index c656b43cc6..12c00d9d09 100644
--- a/src/mem/ruby/network/garnet/fixed-pipeline/Switch_d.cc
+++ b/src/mem/ruby/network/garnet/fixed-pipeline/Switch_d.cc
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ void
 Switch_d::wakeup()
 {
     DPRINTF(RubyNetwork, "Switch woke up at time: %lld\n",
-            g_eventQueue_ptr->getTime());
+            g_system_ptr->getTime());
 
     for (int inport = 0; inport < m_num_inports; inport++) {
         if (!m_switch_buffer[inport]->isReady())
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ Switch_d::wakeup()
         if (t_flit->is_stage(ST_)) {
             int outport = t_flit->get_outport();
             t_flit->advance_stage(LT_);
-            t_flit->set_time(g_eventQueue_ptr->getTime() + 1);
+            t_flit->set_time(g_system_ptr->getTime() + 1);
 
             // This will take care of waking up the Network Link
             m_output_unit[outport]->insert_flit(t_flit);
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ Switch_d::check_for_wakeup()
 {
     for (int inport = 0; inport < m_num_inports; inport++) {
         if (m_switch_buffer[inport]->isReadyForNext()) {
-            g_eventQueue_ptr->scheduleEvent(this, 1);
+            scheduleEvent(1);
             break;
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/mem/ruby/network/garnet/fixed-pipeline/VCallocator_d.cc b/src/mem/ruby/network/garnet/fixed-pipeline/VCallocator_d.cc
index 03eed6ce23..3940e1d6a0 100644
--- a/src/mem/ruby/network/garnet/fixed-pipeline/VCallocator_d.cc
+++ b/src/mem/ruby/network/garnet/fixed-pipeline/VCallocator_d.cc
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ VCallocator_d::check_for_wakeup()
     for (int i = 0; i < m_num_inports; i++) {
         for (int j = 0; j < m_num_vcs; j++) {
             if (m_input_unit[i]->need_stage_nextcycle(j, VC_AB_, VA_)) {
-                g_eventQueue_ptr->scheduleEvent(this, 1);
+                scheduleEvent(1);
                 return;
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/mem/ruby/network/garnet/fixed-pipeline/VirtualChannel_d.cc b/src/mem/ruby/network/garnet/fixed-pipeline/VirtualChannel_d.cc
index a36e587717..96d873009c 100644
--- a/src/mem/ruby/network/garnet/fixed-pipeline/VirtualChannel_d.cc
+++ b/src/mem/ruby/network/garnet/fixed-pipeline/VirtualChannel_d.cc
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ VirtualChannel_d::VirtualChannel_d(int id)
     m_id = id;
     m_input_buffer = new flitBuffer_d();
     m_vc_state.first = IDLE_;
-    m_vc_state.second = g_eventQueue_ptr->getTime();
+    m_vc_state.second = g_system_ptr->getTime();
     m_enqueue_time = INFINITE_;
 }
 
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ VirtualChannel_d::grant_vc(int out_vc)
 {
     m_output_vc = out_vc;
     m_vc_state.first = ACTIVE_;
-    m_vc_state.second = g_eventQueue_ptr->getTime() + 1;
+    m_vc_state.second = g_system_ptr->getTime() + 1;
     flit_d *t_flit = m_input_buffer->peekTopFlit();
     t_flit->advance_stage(SA_);
 }
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ bool
 VirtualChannel_d::need_stage(VC_state_type state, flit_stage stage)
 {
     if ((m_vc_state.first == state) &&
-       (g_eventQueue_ptr->getTime() >= m_vc_state.second)) {
+       (g_system_ptr->getTime() >= m_vc_state.second)) {
         if (m_input_buffer->isReady()) {
             flit_d *t_flit = m_input_buffer->peekTopFlit();
             return(t_flit->is_stage(stage)) ;
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ bool
 VirtualChannel_d::need_stage_nextcycle(VC_state_type state, flit_stage stage)
 {
     if ((m_vc_state.first == state) &&
-       ((g_eventQueue_ptr->getTime()+1) >= m_vc_state.second)) {
+       ((g_system_ptr->getTime()+1) >= m_vc_state.second)) {
         if (m_input_buffer->isReadyForNext()) {
             flit_d *t_flit = m_input_buffer->peekTopFlit();
             return(t_flit->is_next_stage(stage)) ;
diff --git a/src/mem/ruby/network/garnet/fixed-pipeline/VirtualChannel_d.hh b/src/mem/ruby/network/garnet/fixed-pipeline/VirtualChannel_d.hh
index 3f5c02f843..18553fe2b8 100644
--- a/src/mem/ruby/network/garnet/fixed-pipeline/VirtualChannel_d.hh
+++ b/src/mem/ruby/network/garnet/fixed-pipeline/VirtualChannel_d.hh
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ class VirtualChannel_d
     set_state(VC_state_type m_state)
     {
         m_vc_state.first = m_state;
-        m_vc_state.second = g_eventQueue_ptr->getTime() + 1;
+        m_vc_state.second = g_system_ptr->getTime() + 1;
     }
 
     inline flit_d*
diff --git a/src/mem/ruby/network/garnet/fixed-pipeline/flitBuffer_d.cc b/src/mem/ruby/network/garnet/fixed-pipeline/flitBuffer_d.cc
index bba917597c..2c4f4e09e8 100644
--- a/src/mem/ruby/network/garnet/fixed-pipeline/flitBuffer_d.cc
+++ b/src/mem/ruby/network/garnet/fixed-pipeline/flitBuffer_d.cc
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ flitBuffer_d::isReady()
 {
     if (m_buffer.size() != 0 ) {
         flit_d *t_flit = peekTopFlit();
-        if (t_flit->get_time() <= g_eventQueue_ptr->getTime())
+        if (t_flit->get_time() <= g_system_ptr->getTime())
             return true;
     }
     return false;
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ flitBuffer_d::isReadyForNext()
 {
     if (m_buffer.size() != 0 ) {
         flit_d *t_flit = peekTopFlit();
-        if (t_flit->get_time() <= (g_eventQueue_ptr->getTime() + 1))
+        if (t_flit->get_time() <= (g_system_ptr->getTime() + 1))
             return true;
     }
     return false;
diff --git a/src/mem/ruby/network/garnet/fixed-pipeline/flit_d.cc b/src/mem/ruby/network/garnet/fixed-pipeline/flit_d.cc
index 774b1bc626..93364348ea 100644
--- a/src/mem/ruby/network/garnet/fixed-pipeline/flit_d.cc
+++ b/src/mem/ruby/network/garnet/fixed-pipeline/flit_d.cc
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@ flit_d::flit_d(int id, int  vc, int vnet, int size, MsgPtr msg_ptr)
 {
     m_size = size;
     m_msg_ptr = msg_ptr;
-    m_enqueue_time = g_eventQueue_ptr->getTime();
-    m_time = g_eventQueue_ptr->getTime();
+    m_enqueue_time = g_system_ptr->getTime();
+    m_time = g_system_ptr->getTime();
     m_id = id;
     m_vnet = vnet;
     m_vc = vc;
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ flit_d::flit_d(int vc, bool is_free_signal)
     m_id = 0;
     m_vc = vc;
     m_is_free_signal = is_free_signal;
-    m_time = g_eventQueue_ptr->getTime();
+    m_time = g_system_ptr->getTime();
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/mem/ruby/network/garnet/fixed-pipeline/flit_d.hh b/src/mem/ruby/network/garnet/fixed-pipeline/flit_d.hh
index f928e04f6f..4295cbf6b7 100644
--- a/src/mem/ruby/network/garnet/fixed-pipeline/flit_d.hh
+++ b/src/mem/ruby/network/garnet/fixed-pipeline/flit_d.hh
@@ -61,21 +61,21 @@ class flit_d
     is_stage(flit_stage t_stage)
     {
         return (m_stage.first == t_stage &&
-                g_eventQueue_ptr->getTime() >= m_stage.second);
+                g_system_ptr->getTime() >= m_stage.second);
     }
 
     bool
     is_next_stage(flit_stage t_stage)
     {
         return (m_stage.first == t_stage &&
-                (g_eventQueue_ptr->getTime() + 1) >= m_stage.second);
+                (g_system_ptr->getTime() + 1) >= m_stage.second);
     }
 
     void
     advance_stage(flit_stage t_stage)
     {
         m_stage.first = t_stage;
-        m_stage.second = g_eventQueue_ptr->getTime() + 1;
+        m_stage.second = g_system_ptr->getTime() + 1;
     }
     std::pair<flit_stage, Time>
     get_stage()
diff --git a/src/mem/ruby/network/garnet/flexible-pipeline/GarnetNetwork.cc b/src/mem/ruby/network/garnet/flexible-pipeline/GarnetNetwork.cc
index a167f5df09..e8aca533a6 100644
--- a/src/mem/ruby/network/garnet/flexible-pipeline/GarnetNetwork.cc
+++ b/src/mem/ruby/network/garnet/flexible-pipeline/GarnetNetwork.cc
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ GarnetNetwork::printLinkStats(ostream& out) const
     for (int i = 0; i < m_link_ptr_vector.size(); i++) {
         average_link_utilization +=
             (double(m_link_ptr_vector[i]->getLinkUtilization())) /
-            (double(g_eventQueue_ptr->getTime()-m_ruby_start));
+            (double(g_system_ptr->getTime()-m_ruby_start));
 
         vector<int> vc_load = m_link_ptr_vector[i]->getVcLoad();
         for (int j = 0; j < vc_load.size(); j++) {
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ GarnetNetwork::printLinkStats(ostream& out) const
             continue;
 
         average_vc_load[i] = (double(average_vc_load[i]) /
-            (double(g_eventQueue_ptr->getTime()) - m_ruby_start));
+            (double(g_system_ptr->getTime()) - m_ruby_start));
         out << "Average VC Load [" << i << "] = " << average_vc_load[i]
             << " flits/cycle " << endl;
     }
diff --git a/src/mem/ruby/network/garnet/flexible-pipeline/NetworkInterface.cc b/src/mem/ruby/network/garnet/flexible-pipeline/NetworkInterface.cc
index 73425802bb..cc7dd71466 100644
--- a/src/mem/ruby/network/garnet/flexible-pipeline/NetworkInterface.cc
+++ b/src/mem/ruby/network/garnet/flexible-pipeline/NetworkInterface.cc
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ NetworkInterface::NetworkInterface(int id, int virtual_networks,
 
     for (int i = 0; i < m_num_vcs; i++) {
         m_out_vc_state.push_back(new OutVcState(i));
-        m_out_vc_state[i]->setState(IDLE_, g_eventQueue_ptr->getTime());
+        m_out_vc_state[i]->setState(IDLE_, g_system_ptr->getTime());
     }
 }
 
@@ -166,18 +166,18 @@ NetworkInterface::flitisizeMessage(MsgPtr msg_ptr, int vnet)
         for (int i = 0; i < num_flits; i++) {
             m_net_ptr->increment_injected_flits(vnet);
             flit *fl = new flit(i, vc, vnet, num_flits, new_msg_ptr);
-            fl->set_delay(g_eventQueue_ptr->getTime() - msg_ptr->getTime());
+            fl->set_delay(g_system_ptr->getTime() - msg_ptr->getTime());
             m_ni_buffers[vc]->insert(fl);
         }
 
-        m_out_vc_state[vc]->setState(VC_AB_, g_eventQueue_ptr->getTime());
+        m_out_vc_state[vc]->setState(VC_AB_, g_system_ptr->getTime());
 
         // setting an output vc request for the next hop.
         // This flit will be ready to traverse the link and into the next hop
         // only when an output vc is acquired at the next hop
         outNetLink->request_vc_link(vc,
                                     new_net_msg_ptr->getInternalDestination(),
-                                    g_eventQueue_ptr->getTime());
+                                    g_system_ptr->getTime());
     }
 
     return true ;
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ NetworkInterface::grant_vc(int out_port, int vc, Time grant_time)
 {
     assert(m_out_vc_state[vc]->isInState(VC_AB_, grant_time));
     m_out_vc_state[vc]->grant_vc(grant_time);
-    g_eventQueue_ptr->scheduleEvent(this, 1);
+    scheduleEvent(1);
 }
 
 // The tail flit corresponding to this vc has been buffered at the next hop
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ NetworkInterface::release_vc(int out_port, int vc, Time release_time)
 {
     assert(m_out_vc_state[vc]->isInState(ACTIVE_, release_time));
     m_out_vc_state[vc]->setState(IDLE_, release_time);
-    g_eventQueue_ptr->scheduleEvent(this, 1);
+    scheduleEvent(1);
 }
 
 // Looking for a free output vc
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ NetworkInterface::calculateVC(int vnet)
             m_vc_allocator[vnet] = 0;
 
         if (m_out_vc_state[(vnet*m_vc_per_vnet) + delta]->isInState(IDLE_,
-            g_eventQueue_ptr->getTime())) {
+            g_system_ptr->getTime())) {
             return ((vnet*m_vc_per_vnet) + delta);
         }
     }
@@ -264,18 +264,18 @@ NetworkInterface::wakeup()
         flit *t_flit = inNetLink->consumeLink();
         if (t_flit->get_type() == TAIL_ || t_flit->get_type() == HEAD_TAIL_) {
             DPRINTF(RubyNetwork, "m_id: %d, Message delivered at time: %lld\n",
-                    m_id, g_eventQueue_ptr->getTime());
+                    m_id, g_system_ptr->getTime());
 
             outNode_ptr[t_flit->get_vnet()]->enqueue(
                 t_flit->get_msg_ptr(), 1);
 
             // signal the upstream router that this vc can be freed now
             inNetLink->release_vc_link(t_flit->get_vc(),
-                g_eventQueue_ptr->getTime() + 1);
+                g_system_ptr->getTime() + 1);
         }
         int vnet = t_flit->get_vnet();
         m_net_ptr->increment_received_flits(vnet);
-        int network_delay = g_eventQueue_ptr->getTime() -
+        int network_delay = g_system_ptr->getTime() -
                             t_flit->get_enqueue_time();
         int queueing_delay = t_flit->get_delay();
         m_net_ptr->increment_network_latency(network_delay, vnet);
@@ -304,16 +304,16 @@ NetworkInterface::scheduleOutputLink()
             vc = 0;
         if (m_ni_buffers[vc]->isReady()) {
             if (m_out_vc_state[vc]->isInState(ACTIVE_,
-               g_eventQueue_ptr->getTime()) &&
+               g_system_ptr->getTime()) &&
                outNetLink->isBufferNotFull_link(vc)) {  // buffer backpressure
 
                 // Just removing the flit
                 flit *t_flit = m_ni_buffers[vc]->getTopFlit();
-                t_flit->set_time(g_eventQueue_ptr->getTime() + 1);
+                t_flit->set_time(g_system_ptr->getTime() + 1);
                 outSrcQueue->insert(t_flit);
 
                 // schedule the out link
-                g_eventQueue_ptr->scheduleEvent(outNetLink, 1);
+                outNetLink->scheduleEvent(1);
                 return;
             }
         }
@@ -325,13 +325,13 @@ NetworkInterface::checkReschedule()
 {
     for (int vnet = 0; vnet < m_virtual_networks; vnet++) {
         if (inNode_ptr[vnet]->isReady()) { // Is there a message waiting
-            g_eventQueue_ptr->scheduleEvent(this, 1);
+            scheduleEvent(1);
             return;
         }
     }
     for (int vc = 0; vc < m_num_vcs; vc++) {
         if (m_ni_buffers[vc]->isReadyForNext()) {
-            g_eventQueue_ptr->scheduleEvent(this, 1);
+            scheduleEvent(1);
             return;
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/mem/ruby/network/garnet/flexible-pipeline/NetworkLink.cc b/src/mem/ruby/network/garnet/flexible-pipeline/NetworkLink.cc
index 7da87e077c..fb7c9bd447 100644
--- a/src/mem/ruby/network/garnet/flexible-pipeline/NetworkLink.cc
+++ b/src/mem/ruby/network/garnet/flexible-pipeline/NetworkLink.cc
@@ -138,9 +138,9 @@ NetworkLink::wakeup()
         return;
 
     flit *t_flit = link_srcQueue->getTopFlit();
-    t_flit->set_time(g_eventQueue_ptr->getTime() + m_latency);
+    t_flit->set_time(g_system_ptr->getTime() + m_latency);
     linkBuffer->insert(t_flit);
-    g_eventQueue_ptr->scheduleEvent(link_consumer, m_latency);
+    link_consumer->scheduleEvent(this, m_latency);
     m_link_utilized++;
     m_vc_load[t_flit->get_vc()]++;
 }
diff --git a/src/mem/ruby/network/garnet/flexible-pipeline/Router.cc b/src/mem/ruby/network/garnet/flexible-pipeline/Router.cc
index 791c0cffce..28e9fc4977 100644
--- a/src/mem/ruby/network/garnet/flexible-pipeline/Router.cc
+++ b/src/mem/ruby/network/garnet/flexible-pipeline/Router.cc
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ Router::addInPort(NetworkLink *in_link)
     vector<InVcState *> in_vc_vector;
     for (int i = 0; i < m_num_vcs; i++) {
         in_vc_vector.push_back(new InVcState(i));
-        in_vc_vector[i]->setState(IDLE_, g_eventQueue_ptr->getTime());
+        in_vc_vector[i]->setState(IDLE_, g_system_ptr->getTime());
     }
     m_in_vc_state.push_back(in_vc_vector);
     m_in_link.push_back(in_link);
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ Router::addOutPort(NetworkLink *out_link, const NetDest& routing_table_entry,
     vector<OutVcState *> out_vc_vector;
     for (int i = 0; i < m_num_vcs; i++) {
         out_vc_vector.push_back(new OutVcState(i));
-        out_vc_vector[i]->setState(IDLE_, g_eventQueue_ptr->getTime());
+        out_vc_vector[i]->setState(IDLE_, g_system_ptr->getTime());
     }
     m_out_vc_state.push_back(out_vc_vector);
     m_link_weights.push_back(link_weight);
@@ -138,9 +138,9 @@ Router::request_vc(int in_vc, int in_port, NetDest destination,
     int outport = getRoute(destination);
     m_in_vc_state[in_port][in_vc]->setRoute(outport);
     m_in_vc_state[in_port][in_vc]->setState(VC_AB_, request_time);
-    assert(request_time >= g_eventQueue_ptr->getTime());
-    if (request_time > g_eventQueue_ptr->getTime())
-        g_eventQueue_ptr->scheduleEventAbsolute(m_vc_arbiter, request_time);
+    assert(request_time >= g_system_ptr->getTime());
+    if (request_time > g_system_ptr->getTime())
+        m_vc_arbiter->scheduleEventAbsolute(request_time);
     else
         vc_arbitrate();
 }
@@ -181,22 +181,22 @@ Router::vc_arbitrate()
 
             InVcState *in_vc_state = m_in_vc_state[inport][invc];
 
-            if (in_vc_state->isInState(VC_AB_, g_eventQueue_ptr->getTime())) {
+            if (in_vc_state->isInState(VC_AB_, g_system_ptr->getTime())) {
                 int outport = in_vc_state->get_outport();
                 vector<int> valid_vcs = get_valid_vcs(invc);
                 for (int valid_vc_iter = 0; valid_vc_iter < valid_vcs.size();
                         valid_vc_iter++) {
                     if (m_out_vc_state[outport][valid_vcs[valid_vc_iter]]
-                            ->isInState(IDLE_, g_eventQueue_ptr->getTime())) {
+                            ->isInState(IDLE_, g_system_ptr->getTime())) {
 
                         in_vc_state->grant_vc(valid_vcs[valid_vc_iter],
-                                g_eventQueue_ptr->getTime());
+                                g_system_ptr->getTime());
 
                         m_in_link[inport]->grant_vc_link(invc,
-                                g_eventQueue_ptr->getTime());
+                                g_system_ptr->getTime());
 
                         m_out_vc_state[outport][valid_vcs[valid_vc_iter]]
-                            ->setState(VC_AB_, g_eventQueue_ptr->getTime());
+                            ->setState(VC_AB_, g_system_ptr->getTime());
                         break;
                     }
                 }
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ Router::grant_vc(int out_port, int vc, Time grant_time)
 {
     assert(m_out_vc_state[out_port][vc]->isInState(VC_AB_, grant_time));
     m_out_vc_state[out_port][vc]->grant_vc(grant_time);
-    g_eventQueue_ptr->scheduleEvent(this, 1);
+    scheduleEvent(1);
 }
 
 void
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ Router::release_vc(int out_port, int vc, Time release_time)
 {
     assert(m_out_vc_state[out_port][vc]->isInState(ACTIVE_, release_time));
     m_out_vc_state[out_port][vc]->setState(IDLE_, release_time);
-    g_eventQueue_ptr->scheduleEvent(this, 1);
+    scheduleEvent(1);
 }
 
 // This function calculated the output port for a particular destination.
@@ -271,14 +271,13 @@ Router::routeCompute(flit *m_flit, int inport)
     assert(m_net_ptr->getNumPipeStages() >= 1);
 
     // Subtract 1 as 1 cycle will be consumed in scheduling the output link
-    m_flit->set_time(g_eventQueue_ptr->getTime() +
+    m_flit->set_time(g_system_ptr->getTime() +
                      (m_net_ptr->getNumPipeStages() - 1));
     m_flit->set_vc(outvc);
     m_router_buffers[outport][outvc]->insert(m_flit);
 
     if (m_net_ptr->getNumPipeStages() > 1)
-        g_eventQueue_ptr->scheduleEvent(this,
-                                        m_net_ptr->getNumPipeStages() - 1 );
+        scheduleEvent(m_net_ptr->getNumPipeStages() - 1 );
     if ((m_flit->get_type() == HEAD_) || (m_flit->get_type() == HEAD_TAIL_)) {
         NetworkMessage *nm =
             safe_cast<NetworkMessage*>(m_flit->get_msg_ptr().get());
@@ -286,24 +285,24 @@ Router::routeCompute(flit *m_flit, int inport)
 
         if (m_net_ptr->getNumPipeStages() > 1) {
             m_out_vc_state[outport][outvc]->setState(VC_AB_,
-                g_eventQueue_ptr->getTime() + 1);
+                g_system_ptr->getTime() + 1);
 
             m_out_link[outport]->request_vc_link(outvc, destination,
-                g_eventQueue_ptr->getTime() + 1);
+                g_system_ptr->getTime() + 1);
         } else {
             m_out_vc_state[outport][outvc]->setState(VC_AB_,
-                g_eventQueue_ptr->getTime());
+                g_system_ptr->getTime());
 
             m_out_link[outport]->request_vc_link(outvc, destination,
-                g_eventQueue_ptr->getTime());
+                g_system_ptr->getTime());
         }
     }
     if ((m_flit->get_type() == TAIL_) || (m_flit->get_type() == HEAD_TAIL_)) {
         m_in_vc_state[inport][invc]->setState(IDLE_,
-            g_eventQueue_ptr->getTime() + 1);
+            g_system_ptr->getTime() + 1);
 
         m_in_link[inport]->release_vc_link(invc,
-            g_eventQueue_ptr->getTime() + 1);
+            g_system_ptr->getTime() + 1);
     }
 }
 
@@ -328,7 +327,7 @@ Router::wakeup()
         // checking the incoming link
         if (m_in_link[incoming_port]->isReady()) {
             DPRINTF(RubyNetwork, "m_id: %d, Time: %lld\n",
-                    m_id, g_eventQueue_ptr->getTime());
+                    m_id, g_system_ptr->getTime());
             t_flit = m_in_link[incoming_port]->peekLink();
             routeCompute(t_flit, incoming_port);
             m_in_link[incoming_port]->consumeLink();
@@ -366,14 +365,14 @@ Router::scheduleOutputLinks()
 
                 // models buffer backpressure
                 if (m_out_vc_state[port][vc_tolookat]->isInState(ACTIVE_,
-                   g_eventQueue_ptr->getTime()) &&
+                   g_system_ptr->getTime()) &&
                    m_out_link[port]->isBufferNotFull_link(vc_tolookat)) {
 
                     flit *t_flit =
                         m_router_buffers[port][vc_tolookat]->getTopFlit();
-                    t_flit->set_time(g_eventQueue_ptr->getTime() + 1 );
+                    t_flit->set_time(g_system_ptr->getTime() + 1 );
                     m_out_src_queue[port]->insert(t_flit);
-                    g_eventQueue_ptr->scheduleEvent(m_out_link[port], 1);
+                    m_out_link[port]->scheduleEvent(1);
                     break; // done for this port
                 }
             }
@@ -395,7 +394,7 @@ Router::checkReschedule()
     for (int port = 0; port < m_out_link.size(); port++) {
         for (int vc = 0; vc < m_num_vcs; vc++) {
             if (m_router_buffers[port][vc]->isReadyForNext()) {
-                g_eventQueue_ptr->scheduleEvent(this, 1);
+                scheduleEvent(1);
                 return;
             }
         }
@@ -408,9 +407,9 @@ Router::check_arbiter_reschedule()
     for (int port = 0; port < m_in_link.size(); port++) {
         for (int vc = 0; vc < m_num_vcs; vc++) {
             if (m_in_vc_state[port][vc]->isInState(VC_AB_,
-               g_eventQueue_ptr->getTime() + 1)) {
+               g_system_ptr->getTime() + 1)) {
 
-                g_eventQueue_ptr->scheduleEvent(m_vc_arbiter, 1);
+                m_vc_arbiter->scheduleEvent(1);
                 return;
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/mem/ruby/network/garnet/flexible-pipeline/flit.cc b/src/mem/ruby/network/garnet/flexible-pipeline/flit.cc
index 2f5944c626..80b93172a1 100644
--- a/src/mem/ruby/network/garnet/flexible-pipeline/flit.cc
+++ b/src/mem/ruby/network/garnet/flexible-pipeline/flit.cc
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@ flit::flit(int id, int  vc, int vnet, int size, MsgPtr msg_ptr)
 {
     m_size = size;
     m_msg_ptr = msg_ptr;
-    m_enqueue_time = g_eventQueue_ptr->getTime();
-    m_time = g_eventQueue_ptr->getTime();
+    m_enqueue_time = g_system_ptr->getTime();
+    m_time = g_system_ptr->getTime();
     m_id = id;
     m_vnet = vnet;
     m_vc = vc;
diff --git a/src/mem/ruby/network/garnet/flexible-pipeline/flitBuffer.cc b/src/mem/ruby/network/garnet/flexible-pipeline/flitBuffer.cc
index 2bb297e03a..7fed607622 100644
--- a/src/mem/ruby/network/garnet/flexible-pipeline/flitBuffer.cc
+++ b/src/mem/ruby/network/garnet/flexible-pipeline/flitBuffer.cc
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ flitBuffer::isReady()
 {
     if (m_buffer.size() != 0 ) {
         flit *t_flit = m_buffer.front();
-        if (t_flit->get_time() <= g_eventQueue_ptr->getTime())
+        if (t_flit->get_time() <= g_system_ptr->getTime())
             return true;
     }
     return false;
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ flitBuffer::isReadyForNext()
 {
     if (m_buffer.size() != 0 ) {
         flit *t_flit = m_buffer.front();
-        if (t_flit->get_time() <= (g_eventQueue_ptr->getTime() + 1))
+        if (t_flit->get_time() <= (g_system_ptr->getTime() + 1))
             return true;
     }
     return false;
diff --git a/src/mem/ruby/network/orion/NetworkPower.cc b/src/mem/ruby/network/orion/NetworkPower.cc
index 7c9634e561..9ac0dd8156 100644
--- a/src/mem/ruby/network/orion/NetworkPower.cc
+++ b/src/mem/ruby/network/orion/NetworkPower.cc
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ Router_d::calculate_power()
     calculate_performance_numbers();
     double sim_cycles;
     sim_cycles =
-        g_eventQueue_ptr->getTime() - m_network_ptr->getRubyStartTime();
+        g_system_ptr->getTime() - m_network_ptr->getRubyStartTime();
 
     // Number of virtual networks/message classes declared in Ruby
     // maybe greater than active virtual networks.
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ NetworkLink_d::calculate_power()
         orion_cfg_ptr);
 
     double sim_cycles =
-        (double)(g_eventQueue_ptr->getTime() - m_net_ptr->getRubyStartTime());
+        (double)(g_system_ptr->getTime() - m_net_ptr->getRubyStartTime());
 
     // Dynamic Power
     // Assume half the bits flipped on every link activity
diff --git a/src/mem/ruby/network/simple/PerfectSwitch.cc b/src/mem/ruby/network/simple/PerfectSwitch.cc
index 50b2055b53..66065e22c1 100644
--- a/src/mem/ruby/network/simple/PerfectSwitch.cc
+++ b/src/mem/ruby/network/simple/PerfectSwitch.cc
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ PerfectSwitch::wakeup()
 
                     // There were not enough resources
                     if (!enough) {
-                        g_eventQueue_ptr->scheduleEvent(this, 1);
+                        scheduleEvent(1);
                         DPRINTF(RubyNetwork, "Can't deliver message since a node "
                                 "is blocked\n");
                         DPRINTF(RubyNetwork, "Message: %s\n", (*net_msg_ptr));
diff --git a/src/mem/ruby/network/simple/Throttle.cc b/src/mem/ruby/network/simple/Throttle.cc
index 7936e71dca..05dfc2553e 100644
--- a/src/mem/ruby/network/simple/Throttle.cc
+++ b/src/mem/ruby/network/simple/Throttle.cc
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ Throttle::wakeup()
                 DPRINTF(RubyNetwork, "throttle: %d my bw %d bw spent "
                         "enqueueing net msg %d time: %lld.\n",
                         m_node, getLinkBandwidth(), m_units_remaining[vnet],
-                        g_eventQueue_ptr->getTime());
+                        g_system_ptr->getTime());
 
                 // Move the message
                 m_out[vnet]->enqueue(m_in[vnet]->peekMsgPtr(), m_link_latency);
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ Throttle::wakeup()
 
         // We are out of bandwidth for this cycle, so wakeup next
         // cycle and continue
-        g_eventQueue_ptr->scheduleEvent(this, 1);
+        scheduleEvent(1);
     }
 }
 
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ Throttle::printStats(ostream& out) const
 void
 Throttle::clearStats()
 {
-    m_ruby_start = g_eventQueue_ptr->getTime();
+    m_ruby_start = g_system_ptr->getTime();
     m_links_utilized = 0.0;
 
     for (int i = 0; i < m_message_counters.size(); i++) {
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ double
 Throttle::getUtilization() const
 {
     return 100.0 * double(m_links_utilized) /
-        double(g_eventQueue_ptr->getTime()-m_ruby_start);
+        double(g_system_ptr->getTime()-m_ruby_start);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/mem/ruby/profiler/Profiler.cc b/src/mem/ruby/profiler/Profiler.cc
index c3c337a3c0..2ab68d2498 100644
--- a/src/mem/ruby/profiler/Profiler.cc
+++ b/src/mem/ruby/profiler/Profiler.cc
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ static double process_memory_total();
 static double process_memory_resident();
 
 Profiler::Profiler(const Params *p)
-    : SimObject(p)
+    : SimObject(p), m_event(this)
 {
     m_inst_profiler_ptr = NULL;
     m_address_profiler_ptr = NULL;
@@ -113,13 +113,13 @@ Profiler::wakeup()
 
     for (int i = 0; i < m_num_of_sequencers; i++) {
         perProcCycleCount[i] =
-            g_system_ptr->getCycleCount(i) - m_cycles_executed_at_start[i] + 1;
+            g_system_ptr->getTime() - m_cycles_executed_at_start[i] + 1;
         // The +1 allows us to avoid division by zero
     }
 
     ostream &out = *m_periodic_output_file_ptr;
 
-    out << "ruby_cycles: " << g_eventQueue_ptr->getTime()-m_ruby_start << endl
+    out << "ruby_cycles: " << g_system_ptr->getTime()-m_ruby_start << endl
         << "mbytes_resident: " << process_memory_resident() << endl
         << "mbytes_total: " << process_memory_total() << endl;
 
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ Profiler::wakeup()
     }
 
     //g_system_ptr->getNetwork()->printStats(out);
-    g_eventQueue_ptr->scheduleEvent(this, m_stats_period);
+    schedule(m_event, curTick() + m_stats_period * g_system_ptr->getClock());
 }
 
 void
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ Profiler::setPeriodicStatsFile(const string& filename)
     }
 
     m_periodic_output_file_ptr = new ofstream(filename.c_str());
-    g_eventQueue_ptr->scheduleEvent(this, 1);
+    schedule(m_event, curTick() + g_system_ptr->getClock());
 }
 
 void
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ Profiler::setPeriodicStatsInterval(integer_t period)
          << " Ruby cycles" << endl;
 
     m_stats_period = period;
-    g_eventQueue_ptr->scheduleEvent(this, 1);
+    schedule(m_event, curTick() + g_system_ptr->getClock());
 }
 
 void
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ Profiler::printStats(ostream& out, bool short_stats)
     double minutes = seconds / 60.0;
     double hours = minutes / 60.0;
     double days = hours / 24.0;
-    Time ruby_cycles = g_eventQueue_ptr->getTime()-m_ruby_start;
+    Time ruby_cycles = g_system_ptr->getTime()-m_ruby_start;
 
     if (!short_stats) {
         out << "Elapsed_time_in_seconds: " << seconds << endl;
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ Profiler::printStats(ostream& out, bool short_stats)
     out << "Virtual_time_in_days:    " << days << endl;
     out << endl;
 
-    out << "Ruby_current_time: " << g_eventQueue_ptr->getTime() << endl;
+    out << "Ruby_current_time: " << g_system_ptr->getTime() << endl;
     out << "Ruby_start_time: " << m_ruby_start << endl;
     out << "Ruby_cycles: " << ruby_cycles << endl;
     out << endl;
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ Profiler::printStats(ostream& out, bool short_stats)
 
     for (int i = 0; i < m_num_of_sequencers; i++) {
         perProcCycleCount[i] =
-            g_system_ptr->getCycleCount(i) - m_cycles_executed_at_start[i] + 1;
+            g_system_ptr->getTime() - m_cycles_executed_at_start[i] + 1;
         // The +1 allows us to avoid division by zero
     }
 
@@ -437,14 +437,14 @@ Profiler::printResourceUsage(ostream& out) const
 void
 Profiler::clearStats()
 {
-    m_ruby_start = g_eventQueue_ptr->getTime();
+    m_ruby_start = g_system_ptr->getTime();
 
     m_cycles_executed_at_start.resize(m_num_of_sequencers);
     for (int i = 0; i < m_num_of_sequencers; i++) {
         if (g_system_ptr == NULL) {
             m_cycles_executed_at_start[i] = 0;
         } else {
-            m_cycles_executed_at_start[i] = g_system_ptr->getCycleCount(i);
+            m_cycles_executed_at_start[i] = g_system_ptr->getTime();
         }
     }
 
@@ -524,7 +524,7 @@ Profiler::clearStats()
     //g_eventQueue_ptr->triggerAllEvents();
 
     // update the start time
-    m_ruby_start = g_eventQueue_ptr->getTime();
+    m_ruby_start = g_system_ptr->getTime();
 }
 
 void
@@ -723,7 +723,7 @@ Profiler::rubyWatch(int id)
     uint64 tr = 0;
     Address watch_address = Address(tr);
 
-    DPRINTFN("%7s %3s RUBY WATCH %d\n", g_eventQueue_ptr->getTime(), id,
+    DPRINTFN("%7s %3s RUBY WATCH %d\n", g_system_ptr->getTime(), id,
         watch_address);
 
     // don't care about success or failure
diff --git a/src/mem/ruby/profiler/Profiler.hh b/src/mem/ruby/profiler/Profiler.hh
index 7945b6c73a..58043dfaf6 100644
--- a/src/mem/ruby/profiler/Profiler.hh
+++ b/src/mem/ruby/profiler/Profiler.hh
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@
 #include "mem/protocol/RubyAccessMode.hh"
 #include "mem/protocol/RubyRequestType.hh"
 #include "mem/ruby/common/Address.hh"
-#include "mem/ruby/common/Consumer.hh"
 #include "mem/ruby/common/Global.hh"
 #include "mem/ruby/common/Histogram.hh"
 #include "mem/ruby/common/Set.hh"
@@ -70,7 +69,7 @@
 class RubyRequest;
 class AddressProfiler;
 
-class Profiler : public SimObject, public Consumer
+class Profiler : public SimObject
 {
   public:
     typedef RubyProfilerParams Params;
@@ -244,6 +243,20 @@ class Profiler : public SimObject, public Consumer
     bool m_all_instructions;
 
     int m_num_of_sequencers;
+
+  protected:
+    class ProfileEvent : public Event
+    {
+        public:
+            ProfileEvent(Profiler *_profiler)
+            {
+                profiler = _profiler;
+            }
+        private:
+            void process() { profiler->wakeup(); }
+            Profiler *profiler;
+    };
+    ProfileEvent m_event;
 };
 
 inline std::ostream&
@@ -255,5 +268,3 @@ operator<<(std::ostream& out, const Profiler& obj)
 }
 
 #endif // __MEM_RUBY_PROFILER_PROFILER_HH__
-
-
diff --git a/src/mem/ruby/profiler/StoreTrace.cc b/src/mem/ruby/profiler/StoreTrace.cc
index bcd90ab9dc..84b05ea861 100644
--- a/src/mem/ruby/profiler/StoreTrace.cc
+++ b/src/mem/ruby/profiler/StoreTrace.cc
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@
  * OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
  */
 
-#include "mem/ruby/eventqueue/RubyEventQueue.hh"
 #include "mem/ruby/profiler/StoreTrace.hh"
+#include "sim/core.hh"
 
 using namespace std;
 
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ StoreTrace::clearSummary()
 void
 StoreTrace::store(NodeID node)
 {
-    Time current = g_eventQueue_ptr->getTime();
+    Tick current = curTick();
 
     assert((m_last_writer == -1) || (m_last_writer == node));
 
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ void
 StoreTrace::downgrade(NodeID node)
 {
     if (node == m_last_writer) {
-        Time current = g_eventQueue_ptr->getTime();
+        Time current = curTick();
         assert(m_stores_this_interval != 0);
         assert(m_last_store != 0);
         assert(m_first_store != 0);
diff --git a/src/mem/ruby/profiler/StoreTrace.hh b/src/mem/ruby/profiler/StoreTrace.hh
index 9c0945c157..293871723b 100644
--- a/src/mem/ruby/profiler/StoreTrace.hh
+++ b/src/mem/ruby/profiler/StoreTrace.hh
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@
 #include <iostream>
 
 #include "mem/ruby/common/Address.hh"
-#include "mem/ruby/common/Global.hh"
 #include "mem/ruby/common/Histogram.hh"
 
 class StoreTrace
diff --git a/src/mem/ruby/slicc_interface/Message.hh b/src/mem/ruby/slicc_interface/Message.hh
index c57857adb3..48156a99a2 100644
--- a/src/mem/ruby/slicc_interface/Message.hh
+++ b/src/mem/ruby/slicc_interface/Message.hh
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 #include "base/refcnt.hh"
 #include "mem/ruby/common/Global.hh"
 #include "mem/ruby/common/TypeDefines.hh"
-#include "mem/ruby/eventqueue/RubyEventQueue.hh"
+#include "mem/ruby/system/System.hh"
 
 class Message;
 typedef RefCountingPtr<Message> MsgPtr;
@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@ class Message : public RefCounted
 {
   public:
     Message()
-        : m_time(g_eventQueue_ptr->getTime()),
-          m_LastEnqueueTime(g_eventQueue_ptr->getTime()),
+        : m_time(g_system_ptr->getTime()),
+          m_LastEnqueueTime(g_system_ptr->getTime()),
           m_DelayedCycles(0)
     { }
 
diff --git a/src/mem/ruby/slicc_interface/RubySlicc_Util.hh b/src/mem/ruby/slicc_interface/RubySlicc_Util.hh
index b8fd46dd0f..06372c9fc9 100644
--- a/src/mem/ruby/slicc_interface/RubySlicc_Util.hh
+++ b/src/mem/ruby/slicc_interface/RubySlicc_Util.hh
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ random(int n)
 inline Time
 get_time()
 {
-    return g_eventQueue_ptr->getTime();
+    return g_system_ptr->getTime();
 }
 
 inline Time
diff --git a/src/mem/ruby/system/CacheMemory.cc b/src/mem/ruby/system/CacheMemory.cc
index 6ba879e905..81d73f5b46 100644
--- a/src/mem/ruby/system/CacheMemory.cc
+++ b/src/mem/ruby/system/CacheMemory.cc
@@ -154,8 +154,7 @@ CacheMemory::tryCacheAccess(const Address& address, RubyRequestType type,
     if (loc != -1) {
         // Do we even have a tag match?
         AbstractCacheEntry* entry = m_cache[cacheSet][loc];
-        m_replacementPolicy_ptr->
-            touch(cacheSet, loc, g_eventQueue_ptr->getTime());
+        m_replacementPolicy_ptr->touch(cacheSet, loc, curTick());
         data_ptr = &(entry->getDataBlk());
 
         if (entry->m_Permission == AccessPermission_Read_Write) {
@@ -183,8 +182,7 @@ CacheMemory::testCacheAccess(const Address& address, RubyRequestType type,
     if (loc != -1) {
         // Do we even have a tag match?
         AbstractCacheEntry* entry = m_cache[cacheSet][loc];
-        m_replacementPolicy_ptr->
-            touch(cacheSet, loc, g_eventQueue_ptr->getTime());
+        m_replacementPolicy_ptr->touch(cacheSet, loc, curTick());
         data_ptr = &(entry->getDataBlk());
 
         return m_cache[cacheSet][loc]->m_Permission !=
@@ -258,8 +256,7 @@ CacheMemory::allocate(const Address& address, AbstractCacheEntry* entry)
             set[i]->m_locked = -1;
             m_tag_index[address] = i;
 
-            m_replacementPolicy_ptr->
-                touch(cacheSet, i, g_eventQueue_ptr->getTime());
+            m_replacementPolicy_ptr->touch(cacheSet, i, curTick());
 
             return entry;
         }
@@ -324,8 +321,7 @@ CacheMemory::setMRU(const Address& address)
     int loc = findTagInSet(cacheSet, address);
 
     if(loc != -1)
-        m_replacementPolicy_ptr->
-             touch(cacheSet, loc, g_eventQueue_ptr->getTime());
+        m_replacementPolicy_ptr->touch(cacheSet, loc, curTick());
 }
 
 void
@@ -540,4 +536,3 @@ CacheMemory::checkResourceAvailable(CacheResourceType res, Address addr)
         return true;
     }
 }
-
diff --git a/src/mem/ruby/system/CacheMemory.hh b/src/mem/ruby/system/CacheMemory.hh
index 8adc892a79..a4950a09b8 100644
--- a/src/mem/ruby/system/CacheMemory.hh
+++ b/src/mem/ruby/system/CacheMemory.hh
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
 #ifndef __MEM_RUBY_SYSTEM_CACHEMEMORY_HH__
 #define __MEM_RUBY_SYSTEM_CACHEMEMORY_HH__
 
-#include <iostream>
 #include <string>
 #include <vector>
 
@@ -172,4 +171,3 @@ class CacheMemory : public SimObject
 };
 
 #endif // __MEM_RUBY_SYSTEM_CACHEMEMORY_HH__
-
diff --git a/src/mem/ruby/system/RubyMemoryControl.cc b/src/mem/ruby/system/RubyMemoryControl.cc
index 54585e2751..230f652c25 100644
--- a/src/mem/ruby/system/RubyMemoryControl.cc
+++ b/src/mem/ruby/system/RubyMemoryControl.cc
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ RubyMemoryControl::~RubyMemoryControl()
 void
 RubyMemoryControl::enqueue(const MsgPtr& message, int latency)
 {
-    Time current_time = g_eventQueue_ptr->getTime();
+    Time current_time = g_system_ptr->getTime();
     Time arrival_time = current_time + latency;
     const MemoryMsg* memMess = safe_cast<const MemoryMsg*>(message.get());
     physical_address_t addr = memMess->getAddress().getAddress();
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ RubyMemoryControl::enqueueMemRef(MemoryNode& memRef)
     DPRINTF(RubyMemory,
             "New memory request%7d: %#08x %c arrived at %10d bank = %3x sched %c\n",
             m_msg_counter, addr, memRef.m_is_mem_read ? 'R':'W',
-            memRef.m_time * g_eventQueue_ptr->getClock(),
+            memRef.m_time * g_system_ptr->getClock(),
             bank, m_event.scheduled() ? 'Y':'N');
 
     m_profiler_ptr->profileMemReq(bank);
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ bool
 RubyMemoryControl::isReady()
 {
     return ((!m_response_queue.empty()) &&
-            (m_response_queue.front().m_time <= g_eventQueue_ptr->getTime()));
+            (m_response_queue.front().m_time <= g_system_ptr->getTime()));
 }
 
 void
@@ -377,17 +377,17 @@ RubyMemoryControl::printStats(ostream& out) const
 void
 RubyMemoryControl::enqueueToDirectory(MemoryNode req, int latency)
 {
-    Time arrival_time = g_eventQueue_ptr->getTime()
+    Time arrival_time = g_system_ptr->getTime()
         + (latency * m_mem_bus_cycle_multiplier);
     req.m_time = arrival_time;
     m_response_queue.push_back(req);
 
     DPRINTF(RubyMemory, "Enqueueing msg %#08x %c back to directory at %15d\n",
             req.m_addr, req.m_is_mem_read ? 'R':'W',
-            arrival_time * g_eventQueue_ptr->getClock());
+            arrival_time * g_system_ptr->getClock());
 
     // schedule the wake up
-    g_eventQueue_ptr->scheduleEventAbsolute(m_consumer_ptr, arrival_time);
+    m_consumer_ptr->scheduleEventAbsolute(arrival_time);
 }
 
 // getBank returns an integer that is unique for each
diff --git a/src/mem/ruby/system/RubyPort.cc b/src/mem/ruby/system/RubyPort.cc
index c8580bb5c2..b24f649a5f 100644
--- a/src/mem/ruby/system/RubyPort.cc
+++ b/src/mem/ruby/system/RubyPort.cc
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ RubyPort::M5Port::recvTimingReq(PacketPtr pkt)
 
         // send next cycle
         ruby_port->pio_port.schedTimingReq(pkt, curTick() +
-                                           g_eventQueue_ptr->getClock());
+                                           g_system_ptr->getClock());
         return true;
     }
 
@@ -651,7 +651,7 @@ RubyPort::M5Port::hitCallback(PacketPtr pkt)
     if (needsResponse) {
         DPRINTF(RubyPort, "Sending packet back over port\n");
         // send next cycle
-        schedTimingResp(pkt, curTick() + g_eventQueue_ptr->getClock());
+        schedTimingResp(pkt, curTick() + g_system_ptr->getClock());
     } else {
         delete pkt;
     }
diff --git a/src/mem/ruby/system/Sequencer.cc b/src/mem/ruby/system/Sequencer.cc
index a4cdca53f6..01d34814f6 100644
--- a/src/mem/ruby/system/Sequencer.cc
+++ b/src/mem/ruby/system/Sequencer.cc
@@ -43,11 +43,9 @@
 #include "mem/ruby/common/Global.hh"
 #include "mem/ruby/profiler/Profiler.hh"
 #include "mem/ruby/slicc_interface/RubyRequest.hh"
-#include "mem/ruby/system/CacheMemory.hh"
 #include "mem/ruby/system/Sequencer.hh"
 #include "mem/ruby/system/System.hh"
 #include "mem/packet.hh"
-#include "params/RubySequencer.hh"
 
 using namespace std;
 
@@ -88,7 +86,7 @@ void
 Sequencer::wakeup()
 {
     // Check for deadlock of any of the requests
-    Time current_time = g_eventQueue_ptr->getTime();
+    Time current_time = g_system_ptr->getTime();
 
     // Check across all outstanding requests
     int total_outstanding = 0;
@@ -131,7 +129,7 @@ Sequencer::wakeup()
     if (m_outstanding_count > 0) {
         // If there are still outstanding requests, keep checking
         schedule(deadlockCheckEvent,
-                 m_deadlock_threshold * g_eventQueue_ptr->getClock() +
+                 m_deadlock_threshold * g_system_ptr->getClock() +
                  curTick());
     }
 }
@@ -156,7 +154,7 @@ Sequencer::printProgress(ostream& out) const
 #if 0
     int total_demand = 0;
     out << "Sequencer Stats Version " << m_version << endl;
-    out << "Current time = " << g_eventQueue_ptr->getTime() << endl;
+    out << "Current time = " << g_system_ptr->getTime() << endl;
     out << "---------------" << endl;
     out << "outstanding requests" << endl;
 
@@ -212,7 +210,7 @@ Sequencer::insertRequest(PacketPtr pkt, RubyRequestType request_type)
     // See if we should schedule a deadlock check
     if (deadlockCheckEvent.scheduled() == false) {
         schedule(deadlockCheckEvent,
-                 m_deadlock_threshold * g_eventQueue_ptr->getClock()
+                 m_deadlock_threshold * g_system_ptr->getClock()
                  + curTick());
     }
 
@@ -239,7 +237,7 @@ Sequencer::insertRequest(PacketPtr pkt, RubyRequestType request_type)
         if (r.second) {
             RequestTable::iterator i = r.first;
             i->second = new SequencerRequest(pkt, request_type,
-                                             g_eventQueue_ptr->getTime());
+                                             g_system_ptr->getTime());
             m_outstanding_count++;
         } else {
           // There is an outstanding write request for the cache line
@@ -260,7 +258,7 @@ Sequencer::insertRequest(PacketPtr pkt, RubyRequestType request_type)
         if (r.second) {
             RequestTable::iterator i = r.first;
             i->second = new SequencerRequest(pkt, request_type,
-                                             g_eventQueue_ptr->getTime());
+                                             g_system_ptr->getTime());
             m_outstanding_count++;
         } else {
             // There is an outstanding read request for the cache line
@@ -476,8 +474,8 @@ Sequencer::hitCallback(SequencerRequest* srequest,
         m_dataCache_ptr->setMRU(request_line_address);
     }
 
-    assert(g_eventQueue_ptr->getTime() >= issued_time);
-    Time miss_latency = g_eventQueue_ptr->getTime() - issued_time;
+    assert(g_system_ptr->getTime() >= issued_time);
+    Time miss_latency = g_system_ptr->getTime() - issued_time;
 
     // Profile the miss latency for all non-zero demand misses
     if (miss_latency != 0) {
@@ -488,7 +486,7 @@ Sequencer::hitCallback(SequencerRequest* srequest,
                                                    initialRequestTime,
                                                    forwardRequestTime,
                                                    firstResponseTime,
-                                                   g_eventQueue_ptr->getTime());
+                                                   g_system_ptr->getTime());
         }
 
         if (mach == GenericMachineType_Directory) {
@@ -496,7 +494,7 @@ Sequencer::hitCallback(SequencerRequest* srequest,
                                                    initialRequestTime,
                                                    forwardRequestTime,
                                                    firstResponseTime,
-                                                   g_eventQueue_ptr->getTime());
+                                                   g_system_ptr->getTime());
         }
 
         DPRINTFR(ProtocolTrace, "%15s %3s %10s%20s %6s>%-6s %s %d cycles\n",
diff --git a/src/mem/ruby/system/Sequencer.hh b/src/mem/ruby/system/Sequencer.hh
index a912347aa6..dbdfca38e1 100644
--- a/src/mem/ruby/system/Sequencer.hh
+++ b/src/mem/ruby/system/Sequencer.hh
@@ -36,13 +36,11 @@
 #include "mem/protocol/RubyRequestType.hh"
 #include "mem/protocol/SequencerRequestType.hh"
 #include "mem/ruby/common/Address.hh"
-#include "mem/ruby/common/Consumer.hh"
+#include "mem/ruby/system/CacheMemory.hh"
 #include "mem/ruby/system/RubyPort.hh"
+#include "params/RubySequencer.hh"
 
 class DataBlock;
-class CacheMemory;
-
-struct RubySequencerParams;
 
 struct SequencerRequest
 {
@@ -57,7 +55,7 @@ struct SequencerRequest
 
 std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& out, const SequencerRequest& obj);
 
-class Sequencer : public RubyPort, public Consumer
+class Sequencer : public RubyPort
 {
   public:
     typedef RubySequencerParams Params;
diff --git a/src/mem/ruby/system/System.cc b/src/mem/ruby/system/System.cc
index b06e8b7ed1..7921d306d7 100644
--- a/src/mem/ruby/system/System.cc
+++ b/src/mem/ruby/system/System.cc
@@ -77,7 +77,6 @@ RubySystem::RubySystem(const Params *p)
         m_memory_size_bits = floorLog2(m_memory_size_bytes);
     }
 
-    g_eventQueue_ptr = new RubyEventQueue(p->eventq, m_clock);
     g_system_ptr = this;
     if (p->no_mem_vec) {
         m_mem_vec_ptr = NULL;
@@ -423,13 +422,13 @@ RubySystem::checkGlobalCoherenceInvariant(const Address& addr)
                 WARN_EXPR(exclusive);
                 WARN_EXPR(m_chip_vector[i]->getID());
                 WARN_EXPR(addr);
-                WARN_EXPR(g_eventQueue_ptr->getTime());
+                WARN_EXPR(getTime());
                 ERROR_MSG("Coherence Violation Detected -- 2 exclusive chips");
             } else if (sharedDetected) {
                 WARN_EXPR(lastShared);
                 WARN_EXPR(m_chip_vector[i]->getID());
                 WARN_EXPR(addr);
-                WARN_EXPR(g_eventQueue_ptr->getTime());
+                WARN_EXPR(getTime());
                 ERROR_MSG("Coherence Violation Detected -- exclusive chip with >=1 shared");
             } else {
                 exclusive = m_chip_vector[i]->getID();
@@ -442,7 +441,7 @@ RubySystem::checkGlobalCoherenceInvariant(const Address& addr)
                 WARN_EXPR(lastShared);
                 WARN_EXPR(exclusive);
                 WARN_EXPR(addr);
-                WARN_EXPR(g_eventQueue_ptr->getTime());
+                WARN_EXPR(getTime());
                 ERROR_MSG("Coherence Violation Detected -- exclusive chip with >=1 shared");
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/mem/ruby/system/System.hh b/src/mem/ruby/system/System.hh
index bbb14667f1..e6501f7bfb 100644
--- a/src/mem/ruby/system/System.hh
+++ b/src/mem/ruby/system/System.hh
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@
 
 #include "base/callback.hh"
 #include "mem/ruby/common/Global.hh"
-#include "mem/ruby/eventqueue/RubyEventQueue.hh"
 #include "mem/ruby/recorder/CacheRecorder.hh"
 #include "mem/ruby/slicc_interface/AbstractController.hh"
 #include "mem/ruby/system/MemoryVector.hh"
@@ -78,6 +77,8 @@ class RubySystem : public SimObject
     static int getBlockSizeBits() { return m_block_size_bits; }
     static uint64 getMemorySizeBytes() { return m_memory_size_bytes; }
     static int getMemorySizeBits() { return m_memory_size_bits; }
+    Tick getTime() const { return curTick() / m_clock; }
+    Tick getClock() const { return m_clock; }
 
     // Public Methods
     static Network*
@@ -87,12 +88,6 @@ class RubySystem : public SimObject
         return m_network_ptr;
     }
 
-    static RubyEventQueue*
-    getEventQueue()
-    {
-        return g_eventQueue_ptr;
-    }
-
     Profiler*
     getProfiler()
     {
@@ -111,11 +106,6 @@ class RubySystem : public SimObject
     void clearStats() const;
 
     uint64 getInstructionCount(int thread) { return 1; }
-    static uint64
-    getCycleCount(int thread)
-    {
-        return g_eventQueue_ptr->getTime();
-    }
 
     void print(std::ostream& out) const;
 
diff --git a/src/mem/ruby/system/TimerTable.cc b/src/mem/ruby/system/TimerTable.cc
index d5df8fe181..6702411a54 100644
--- a/src/mem/ruby/system/TimerTable.cc
+++ b/src/mem/ruby/system/TimerTable.cc
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
  */
 
 #include "mem/ruby/common/Global.hh"
-#include "mem/ruby/eventqueue/RubyEventQueue.hh"
+#include "mem/ruby/system/System.hh"
 #include "mem/ruby/system/TimerTable.hh"
 
 TimerTable::TimerTable()
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ TimerTable::isReady() const
         updateNext();
     }
     assert(m_next_valid);
-    return (g_eventQueue_ptr->getTime() >= m_next_time);
+    return (g_system_ptr->getTime() >= m_next_time);
 }
 
 const Address&
@@ -69,10 +69,10 @@ TimerTable::set(const Address& address, Time relative_latency)
     assert(address == line_address(address));
     assert(relative_latency > 0);
     assert(!m_map.count(address));
-    Time ready_time = g_eventQueue_ptr->getTime() + relative_latency;
+    Time ready_time = g_system_ptr->getTime() + relative_latency;
     m_map[address] = ready_time;
     assert(m_consumer_ptr != NULL);
-    g_eventQueue_ptr->scheduleEventAbsolute(m_consumer_ptr, ready_time);
+    m_consumer_ptr->scheduleEventAbsolute(ready_time);
     m_next_valid = false;
 
     // Don't always recalculate the next ready address
diff --git a/src/mem/ruby/system/TimerTable.hh b/src/mem/ruby/system/TimerTable.hh
index e4419d4d3b..4335b66053 100644
--- a/src/mem/ruby/system/TimerTable.hh
+++ b/src/mem/ruby/system/TimerTable.hh
@@ -31,12 +31,11 @@
 
 #include <cassert>
 #include <iostream>
+#include <map>
 #include <string>
 
 #include "mem/ruby/common/Address.hh"
-#include "mem/ruby/common/Global.hh"
-
-class Consumer;
+#include "mem/ruby/common/Consumer.hh"
 
 class TimerTable
 {
diff --git a/src/mem/ruby/system/WireBuffer.cc b/src/mem/ruby/system/WireBuffer.cc
index f007d6c516..fb12998bec 100644
--- a/src/mem/ruby/system/WireBuffer.cc
+++ b/src/mem/ruby/system/WireBuffer.cc
@@ -74,13 +74,13 @@ void
 WireBuffer::enqueue(MsgPtr message, int latency)
 {
     m_msg_counter++;
-    Time current_time = g_eventQueue_ptr->getTime();
+    Time current_time = g_system_ptr->getTime();
     Time arrival_time = current_time + latency;
     assert(arrival_time > current_time);
     MessageBufferNode thisNode(arrival_time, m_msg_counter, message);
     m_message_queue.push_back(thisNode);
     if (m_consumer_ptr != NULL) {
-        g_eventQueue_ptr->scheduleEventAbsolute(m_consumer_ptr, arrival_time);
+        m_consumer_ptr->scheduleEventAbsolute(arrival_time);
     } else {
         panic("No Consumer for WireBuffer! %s\n", *this);
     }
@@ -123,19 +123,18 @@ WireBuffer::recycle()
     MessageBufferNode node = m_message_queue.front();
     pop_heap(m_message_queue.begin(), m_message_queue.end(),
         greater<MessageBufferNode>());
-    node.m_time = g_eventQueue_ptr->getTime() + 1;
+    node.m_time = g_system_ptr->getTime() + 1;
     m_message_queue.back() = node;
     push_heap(m_message_queue.begin(), m_message_queue.end(),
         greater<MessageBufferNode>());
-    g_eventQueue_ptr->scheduleEventAbsolute(m_consumer_ptr,
-        g_eventQueue_ptr->getTime() + 1);
+    m_consumer_ptr->scheduleEventAbsolute(g_system_ptr->getTime() + 1);
 }
 
 bool
 WireBuffer::isReady()
 {
     return ((!m_message_queue.empty()) &&
-            (m_message_queue.front().m_time <= g_eventQueue_ptr->getTime()));
+            (m_message_queue.front().m_time <= g_system_ptr->getTime()));
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/mem/ruby/system/WireBuffer.hh b/src/mem/ruby/system/WireBuffer.hh
index bc3afa2dab..c22fab70b5 100644
--- a/src/mem/ruby/system/WireBuffer.hh
+++ b/src/mem/ruby/system/WireBuffer.hh
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@
 
 #include "mem/ruby/buffers/MessageBufferNode.hh"
 #include "mem/ruby/common/Global.hh"
-#include "mem/ruby/eventqueue/RubyEventQueue.hh"
 #include "params/RubyWireBuffer.hh"
 #include "sim/sim_object.hh"
 
diff --git a/src/mem/slicc/ast/AST.py b/src/mem/slicc/ast/AST.py
index b748671142..b994510194 100644
--- a/src/mem/slicc/ast/AST.py
+++ b/src/mem/slicc/ast/AST.py
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ class AST(PairContainer):
         code('''
 char c;
 cerr << "Runtime Error at ${{self.location}}, Ruby Time: "
-     << g_eventQueue_ptr->getTime() << ": "
+     << g_system_ptr->getTime() << ": "
      << $message
      << ", PID: " << getpid() << endl
      << "press return to continue." << endl;
diff --git a/src/mem/slicc/ast/FuncCallExprAST.py b/src/mem/slicc/ast/FuncCallExprAST.py
index 3747d0dfdd..ab6261de27 100644
--- a/src/mem/slicc/ast/FuncCallExprAST.py
+++ b/src/mem/slicc/ast/FuncCallExprAST.py
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ class FuncCallExprAST(ExprAST):
     }
 
     if (result == TransitionResult_ResourceStall) {
-        g_eventQueue_ptr->scheduleEvent(this, 1);
+        scheduleEvent(this, 1);
 
         // Cannot do anything with this transition, go check next doable transition (mostly likely of next port)
     }
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ class FuncCallExprAST(ExprAST):
     }
 
     if (result1 == TransitionResult_ResourceStall) {
-        g_eventQueue_ptr->scheduleEvent(this, 1);
+        scheduleEvent(this, 1);
         // Cannot do anything with this transition, go check next
         // doable transition (mostly likely of next port)
     }
diff --git a/src/mem/slicc/symbols/StateMachine.py b/src/mem/slicc/symbols/StateMachine.py
index 39f3a4b436..83ad88e8b9 100644
--- a/src/mem/slicc/symbols/StateMachine.py
+++ b/src/mem/slicc/symbols/StateMachine.py
@@ -1037,7 +1037,7 @@ ${ident}_Controller::wakeup()
             g_system_ptr->getProfiler()->controllerBusy(m_machineID);
 
             // Wakeup in another cycle and try again
-            g_eventQueue_ptr->scheduleEvent(this, 1);
+            scheduleEvent(this, 1);
             break;
         }
 ''')
@@ -1064,7 +1064,6 @@ ${ident}_Controller::wakeup()
         code('''
         break;  // If we got this far, we have nothing left todo
     }
-    // g_eventQueue_ptr->scheduleEvent(this, 1);
 }
 ''')
 
@@ -1126,11 +1125,8 @@ ${ident}_Controller::doTransition(${ident}_Event event,
     ${ident}_State next_state = state;
 
     DPRINTF(RubyGenerated, "%s, Time: %lld, state: %s, event: %s, addr: %s\\n",
-            *this,
-            g_eventQueue_ptr->getTime(),
-            ${ident}_State_to_string(state),
-            ${ident}_Event_to_string(event),
-            addr);
+            *this, g_system_ptr->getTime(), ${ident}_State_to_string(state),
+            ${ident}_Event_to_string(event), addr);
 
     TransitionResult result =
 ''')
@@ -1302,7 +1298,7 @@ if (!checkResourceAvailable(%s_RequestType_%s, addr)) {
       default:
         fatal("Invalid transition\\n"
               "%s time: %d addr: %s event: %s state: %s\\n",
-              name(), g_eventQueue_ptr->getTime(), addr, event, state);
+              name(), g_system_ptr->getTime(), addr, event, state);
     }
     return TransitionResult_Valid;
 }
diff --git a/src/mem/slicc/symbols/Type.py b/src/mem/slicc/symbols/Type.py
index ad00f2ac18..42ee8894a1 100644
--- a/src/mem/slicc/symbols/Type.py
+++ b/src/mem/slicc/symbols/Type.py
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ ${{self.c_ident}}::print(ostream& out) const
             code('out << "${{dm.ident}} = " << m_${{dm.ident}} << " ";''')
 
         if self.isMessage:
-            code('out << "Time = " << getTime() * g_eventQueue_ptr->getClock() << " ";')
+            code('out << "Time = " << getTime() * g_system_ptr->getClock() << " ";')
         code.dedent()
 
         # Trailer