diff --git a/src/arch/mips/decoder.hh b/src/arch/mips/decoder.hh
index 9480bd8411..d7387679d7 100644
--- a/src/arch/mips/decoder.hh
+++ b/src/arch/mips/decoder.hh
@@ -55,11 +55,6 @@ class Decoder : public InstDecoder
     Decoder(ISA* isa = nullptr) : InstDecoder(&machInst)
     {}
 
-    void
-    process()
-    {
-    }
-
     //Use this to give data to the decoder. This should be used
     //when there is control flow.
     void
diff --git a/src/arch/power/decoder.hh b/src/arch/power/decoder.hh
index d4381ae895..dcd1e53098 100644
--- a/src/arch/power/decoder.hh
+++ b/src/arch/power/decoder.hh
@@ -52,11 +52,6 @@ class Decoder : public InstDecoder
   public:
     Decoder(ISA* isa=nullptr) : InstDecoder(&emi) {}
 
-    void
-    process()
-    {
-    }
-
     // Use this to give data to the predecoder. This should be used
     // when there is control flow.
     void
diff --git a/src/arch/riscv/decoder.hh b/src/arch/riscv/decoder.hh
index 1d3a309163..718e69899d 100644
--- a/src/arch/riscv/decoder.hh
+++ b/src/arch/riscv/decoder.hh
@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@ class Decoder : public InstDecoder
   public:
     Decoder(ISA* isa=nullptr) : InstDecoder(&machInst) { reset(); }
 
-    void process() {}
     void reset() override;
 
     inline bool compressed(ExtMachInst inst) { return (inst & 0x3) < 0x3; }
diff --git a/src/arch/sparc/decoder.hh b/src/arch/sparc/decoder.hh
index 20f797a154..31b30145d7 100644
--- a/src/arch/sparc/decoder.hh
+++ b/src/arch/sparc/decoder.hh
@@ -54,8 +54,6 @@ class Decoder : public InstDecoder
     Decoder(ISA* isa=nullptr) : InstDecoder(&machInst), asi(0)
     {}
 
-    void process() {}
-
     // Use this to give data to the predecoder. This should be used
     // when there is control flow.
     void
diff --git a/src/arch/x86/decoder.hh b/src/arch/x86/decoder.hh
index 9bc0afed4c..a965fab734 100644
--- a/src/arch/x86/decoder.hh
+++ b/src/arch/x86/decoder.hh
@@ -250,6 +250,8 @@ class Decoder : public InstDecoder
     /// @retval A pointer to the corresponding StaticInst object.
     StaticInstPtr decode(ExtMachInst mach_inst, Addr addr);
 
+    void process();
+
   public:
     Decoder(ISA *isa=nullptr) : InstDecoder(&fetchChunk)
     {
@@ -309,8 +311,6 @@ class Decoder : public InstDecoder
         state = ResetState;
     }
 
-    void process();
-
     // Use this to give data to the decoder. This should be used
     // when there is control flow.
     void