diff --git a/src/sim/system.hh b/src/sim/system.hh
index 8194138d08..14d4d24efa 100644
--- a/src/sim/system.hh
+++ b/src/sim/system.hh
@@ -389,11 +389,6 @@ class System : public SimObject, public PCEventScope
      */
     AddrRangeList getShadowRomRanges() const { return ShadowRomRanges; }
 
-    /**
-     * Get the architecture.
-     */
-    Arch getArch() const { return Arch::TheISA; }
-
     /**
      * Get the guest byte order.
      */