diff --git a/src/cpu/pred/bpred_unit.hh b/src/cpu/pred/bpred_unit.hh
index c4dbad2b00..3ca6fa86a8 100644
--- a/src/cpu/pred/bpred_unit.hh
+++ b/src/cpu/pred/bpred_unit.hh
@@ -177,8 +177,7 @@ class BPredUnit : public SimObject
      */
     virtual void update(ThreadID tid, Addr instPC, bool taken,
                    void *bp_history, bool squashed,
-                   const StaticInstPtr & inst = StaticInst::nullStaticInstPtr,
-                   Addr corrTarget = MaxAddr) = 0;
+                   const StaticInstPtr &inst, Addr corrTarget) = 0;
     /**
      * Updates the BTB with the target of a branch.
      * @param inst_PC The branch's PC that will be updated.
diff --git a/src/cpu/pred/ltage.hh b/src/cpu/pred/ltage.hh
index 53081dae41..0bbac81d15 100644
--- a/src/cpu/pred/ltage.hh
+++ b/src/cpu/pred/ltage.hh
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ class LTAGE : public TAGE
     void squash(ThreadID tid, void *bp_history) override;
     void update(ThreadID tid, Addr branch_addr, bool taken, void *bp_history,
                 bool squashed, const StaticInstPtr & inst,
-                Addr corrTarget = MaxAddr) override;
+                Addr corrTarget) override;
 
     void init() override;
     virtual void regStats() override;
diff --git a/src/cpu/pred/multiperspective_perceptron.hh b/src/cpu/pred/multiperspective_perceptron.hh
index 9d45032443..c225aa4c33 100644
--- a/src/cpu/pred/multiperspective_perceptron.hh
+++ b/src/cpu/pred/multiperspective_perceptron.hh
@@ -1029,7 +1029,7 @@ class MultiperspectivePerceptron : public BPredUnit
     void update(ThreadID tid, Addr instPC, bool taken,
             void *bp_history, bool squashed,
             const StaticInstPtr & inst,
-            Addr corrTarget = MaxAddr) override;
+            Addr corrTarget) override;
     void btbUpdate(ThreadID tid, Addr branch_addr, void* &bp_history) override;
 };
 #endif//__CPU_PRED_MULTIPERSPECTIVE_PERCEPTRON_HH__
diff --git a/src/cpu/pred/multiperspective_perceptron_tage.hh b/src/cpu/pred/multiperspective_perceptron_tage.hh
index b18774e54e..366f7b8aae 100644
--- a/src/cpu/pred/multiperspective_perceptron_tage.hh
+++ b/src/cpu/pred/multiperspective_perceptron_tage.hh
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ class MultiperspectivePerceptronTAGE : public MultiperspectivePerceptron
     void update(ThreadID tid, Addr instPC, bool taken,
             void *bp_history, bool squashed,
             const StaticInstPtr & inst,
-            Addr corrTarget = MaxAddr) override;
+            Addr corrTarget) override;
     void uncondBranch(ThreadID tid, Addr pc, void * &bp_history) override;
     void squash(ThreadID tid, void *bp_history) override;
 
diff --git a/src/cpu/pred/tage.hh b/src/cpu/pred/tage.hh
index a585717739..b32ce6746d 100644
--- a/src/cpu/pred/tage.hh
+++ b/src/cpu/pred/tage.hh
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ class TAGE: public BPredUnit
     void btbUpdate(ThreadID tid, Addr branch_addr, void* &bp_history) override;
     void update(ThreadID tid, Addr branch_addr, bool taken, void *bp_history,
                 bool squashed, const StaticInstPtr & inst,
-                Addr corrTarget = MaxAddr) override;
+                Addr corrTarget) override;
     virtual void squash(ThreadID tid, void *bp_history) override;
 };
 
diff --git a/src/cpu/pred/tage_sc_l.hh b/src/cpu/pred/tage_sc_l.hh
index b3629ab7e9..71f9c1766d 100644
--- a/src/cpu/pred/tage_sc_l.hh
+++ b/src/cpu/pred/tage_sc_l.hh
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ class TAGE_SC_L: public LTAGE
 
     void update(ThreadID tid, Addr branch_addr, bool taken, void *bp_history,
                 bool squashed, const StaticInstPtr & inst,
-                Addr corrTarget = MaxAddr) override;
+                Addr corrTarget) override;
 
   protected: