diff --git a/src/mem/ruby/protocol/RubySlicc_Types.sm b/src/mem/ruby/protocol/RubySlicc_Types.sm
index fc1f7f3989..ff574b5e28 100644
--- a/src/mem/ruby/protocol/RubySlicc_Types.sm
+++ b/src/mem/ruby/protocol/RubySlicc_Types.sm
@@ -128,7 +128,6 @@ structure (Sequencer, external = "yes") {
   void writeCallbackScFail(Addr, DataBlock);
   bool llscCheckMonitor(Addr);
 
-  void checkCoherence(Addr);
   void evictionCallback(Addr);
   void recordRequestType(SequencerRequestType);
   bool checkResourceAvailable(CacheResourceType, Addr);
@@ -148,7 +147,6 @@ structure (GPUCoalescer, external = "yes") {
                      Cycles, Cycles, Cycles);
   void writeCallback(Addr, MachineType, DataBlock,
                      Cycles, Cycles, Cycles, bool);
-  void checkCoherence(Addr);
   void evictionCallback(Addr);
   void recordCPReadCallBack(MachineID, MachineID);
   void recordCPWriteCallBack(MachineID, MachineID);
@@ -169,7 +167,6 @@ structure (VIPERCoalescer, external = "yes") {
                      Cycles, Cycles, Cycles, bool);
   void invCallback(Addr);
   void wbCallback(Addr);
-  void checkCoherence(Addr);
   void evictionCallback(Addr);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/mem/ruby/system/GPUCoalescer.cc b/src/mem/ruby/system/GPUCoalescer.cc
index 93275cbf32..a7b658ee13 100644
--- a/src/mem/ruby/system/GPUCoalescer.cc
+++ b/src/mem/ruby/system/GPUCoalescer.cc
@@ -976,13 +976,6 @@ GPUCoalescer::print(ostream& out) const
         << "]";
 }
 
-// this can be called from setState whenever coherence permissions are
-// upgraded when invoked, coherence violations will be checked for the
-// given block
-void
-GPUCoalescer::checkCoherence(Addr addr)
-{
-}
 
 void
 GPUCoalescer::recordRequestType(SequencerRequestType requestType) {
diff --git a/src/mem/ruby/system/GPUCoalescer.hh b/src/mem/ruby/system/GPUCoalescer.hh
index 13211738d0..3230ef1ee8 100644
--- a/src/mem/ruby/system/GPUCoalescer.hh
+++ b/src/mem/ruby/system/GPUCoalescer.hh
@@ -176,7 +176,6 @@ class GPUCoalescer : public RubyPort
     bool empty() const;
 
     void print(std::ostream& out) const;
-    void checkCoherence(Addr address);
 
     void markRemoved();
     void removeRequest(GPUCoalescerRequest* request);
diff --git a/src/mem/ruby/system/Sequencer.cc b/src/mem/ruby/system/Sequencer.cc
index de7941a498..aa134f4faa 100644
--- a/src/mem/ruby/system/Sequencer.cc
+++ b/src/mem/ruby/system/Sequencer.cc
@@ -738,14 +738,6 @@ Sequencer::print(ostream& out) const
         << "]";
 }
 
-// this can be called from setState whenever coherence permissions are
-// upgraded when invoked, coherence violations will be checked for the
-// given block
-void
-Sequencer::checkCoherence(Addr addr)
-{
-}
-
 void
 Sequencer::recordRequestType(SequencerRequestType requestType) {
     DPRINTF(RubyStats, "Recorded statistic: %s\n",
diff --git a/src/mem/ruby/system/Sequencer.hh b/src/mem/ruby/system/Sequencer.hh
index bb93607192..ebca56834f 100644
--- a/src/mem/ruby/system/Sequencer.hh
+++ b/src/mem/ruby/system/Sequencer.hh
@@ -124,7 +124,6 @@ class Sequencer : public RubyPort
     { deschedule(deadlockCheckEvent); }
 
     void print(std::ostream& out) const;
-    void checkCoherence(Addr address);
 
     void markRemoved();
     void evictionCallback(Addr address);