diff --git a/src/mem/cache/blk.cc b/src/mem/cache/blk.cc
index 233f380..ad0c20a 100644
--- a/src/mem/cache/blk.cc
+++ b/src/mem/cache/blk.cc
@@ -46,9 +46,6 @@
 CacheBlk::insert(const Addr tag, const State is_secure,
                  const int src_master_ID, const uint32_t task_ID)
 {
-    // Touch block
-    isTouched = true;
-
     // Set block tag
     this->tag = tag;
 
diff --git a/src/mem/cache/blk.hh b/src/mem/cache/blk.hh
index b634d21..561d502 100644
--- a/src/mem/cache/blk.hh
+++ b/src/mem/cache/blk.hh
@@ -109,12 +109,6 @@
      */
     int set, way;
 
-    /**
-     * Whether this block has been touched since simulation started.
-     * Used to calculate number of used tags.
-     */
-    bool isTouched;
-
     /** Number of references to this block since it was brought in. */
     unsigned refCount;
 
@@ -217,7 +211,6 @@
         task_id = ContextSwitchTaskId::Unknown;
         status = 0;
         whenReady = MaxTick;
-        isTouched = false;
         refCount = 0;
         srcMasterId = Request::invldMasterId;
         tickInserted = MaxTick;
diff --git a/src/mem/cache/tags/base.cc b/src/mem/cache/tags/base.cc
index 75d117e..0087de8 100644
--- a/src/mem/cache/tags/base.cc
+++ b/src/mem/cache/tags/base.cc
@@ -78,14 +78,6 @@
     // Get address
     Addr addr = pkt->getAddr();
 
-    // Update warmup data
-    if (!blk->isTouched) {
-        if (!warmedUp && tagsInUse.value() >= warmupBound) {
-            warmedUp = true;
-            warmupCycle = curTick();
-        }
-    }
-
     // If we're replacing a block that was previously valid update
     // stats for it. This can't be done in findBlock() because a
     // found block might not actually be replaced there if the
@@ -100,7 +92,6 @@
 
     // Previous block, if existed, has been removed, and now we have
     // to insert the new one
-    tagsInUse++;
 
     // Deal with what we are bringing in
     MasterID master_id = pkt->req->masterId();
@@ -111,6 +102,12 @@
     blk->insert(extractTag(addr), pkt->isSecure(), master_id,
                 pkt->req->taskId());
 
+    tagsInUse++;
+    if (!warmedUp && tagsInUse.value() >= warmupBound) {
+        warmedUp = true;
+        warmupCycle = curTick();
+    }
+
     // We only need to write into one tag and one data block.
     tagAccesses += 1;
     dataAccesses += 1;