diff --git a/src/arch/arm/fastmodel/iris/thread_context.hh b/src/arch/arm/fastmodel/iris/thread_context.hh
index 73470c5..ef52143 100644
--- a/src/arch/arm/fastmodel/iris/thread_context.hh
+++ b/src/arch/arm/fastmodel/iris/thread_context.hh
@@ -97,7 +97,6 @@
     bool remove(PCEvent *e) override { return false; }
 
     Tick nextInstEventCount() override { return MaxTick; }
-    void serviceInstCountEvents(Tick count) override {}
     void scheduleInstCountEvent(Event *event, Tick count) override {}
     void descheduleInstCountEvent(Event *event) override {}
     Tick getCurrentInstCount() override;
diff --git a/src/cpu/checker/thread_context.hh b/src/cpu/checker/thread_context.hh
index e45de6e..d32e0fa 100644
--- a/src/cpu/checker/thread_context.hh
+++ b/src/cpu/checker/thread_context.hh
@@ -98,11 +98,6 @@
         return actualTC->nextInstEventCount();
     }
     void
-    serviceInstCountEvents(Tick count) override
-    {
-        actualTC->serviceInstCountEvents(count);
-    }
-    void
     scheduleInstCountEvent(Event *event, Tick count) override
     {
         actualTC->scheduleInstCountEvent(event, count);
diff --git a/src/cpu/kvm/base.cc b/src/cpu/kvm/base.cc
index da3e87e..2522eee 100644
--- a/src/cpu/kvm/base.cc
+++ b/src/cpu/kvm/base.cc
@@ -686,7 +686,7 @@
           // Service any pending instruction events. The vCPU should
           // have exited in time for the event using the instruction
           // counter configured by setupInstStop().
-          tc->serviceInstCountEvents(ctrInsts);
+          thread->comInstEventQueue.serviceEvents(ctrInsts);
 
           if (tryDrain())
               _status = Idle;
diff --git a/src/cpu/minor/execute.cc b/src/cpu/minor/execute.cc
index 0e83db3..c9970b3 100644
--- a/src/cpu/minor/execute.cc
+++ b/src/cpu/minor/execute.cc
@@ -870,8 +870,7 @@
         cpu.system->totalNumInsts++;
 
         /* Act on events related to instruction counts */
-        cpu.getContext(inst->id.threadId)->
-            serviceInstCountEvents(thread->numInst);
+        thread->comInstEventQueue.serviceEvents(thread->numInst);
     }
     thread->numOp++;
     thread->numOps++;
diff --git a/src/cpu/o3/cpu.cc b/src/cpu/o3/cpu.cc
index bb3f0c3..c843db3 100644
--- a/src/cpu/o3/cpu.cc
+++ b/src/cpu/o3/cpu.cc
@@ -1521,7 +1521,7 @@
         system->totalNumInsts++;
 
         // Check for instruction-count-based events.
-        thread[tid]->tc->serviceInstCountEvents(thread[tid]->numInst);
+        thread[tid]->comInstEventQueue.serviceEvents(thread[tid]->numInst);
     }
     thread[tid]->numOp++;
     thread[tid]->numOps++;
diff --git a/src/cpu/o3/thread_context.hh b/src/cpu/o3/thread_context.hh
index e195935..6549642 100644
--- a/src/cpu/o3/thread_context.hh
+++ b/src/cpu/o3/thread_context.hh
@@ -93,11 +93,6 @@
             MaxTick : thread->comInstEventQueue.nextTick();
     }
     void
-    serviceInstCountEvents(Tick count) override
-    {
-        thread->comInstEventQueue.serviceEvents(count);
-    }
-    void
     scheduleInstCountEvent(Event *event, Tick count) override
     {
         thread->comInstEventQueue.schedule(event, count);
diff --git a/src/cpu/simple/base.cc b/src/cpu/simple/base.cc
index f45165b..3000fae 100644
--- a/src/cpu/simple/base.cc
+++ b/src/cpu/simple/base.cc
@@ -500,7 +500,7 @@
     t_info.setMemAccPredicate(true);
 
     // check for instruction-count-based events
-    thread->getTC()->serviceInstCountEvents(t_info.numInst);
+    thread->comInstEventQueue.serviceEvents(t_info.numInst);
 
     // decode the instruction
     inst = gtoh(inst);
diff --git a/src/cpu/simple_thread.hh b/src/cpu/simple_thread.hh
index 5ed0f29..367ecea 100644
--- a/src/cpu/simple_thread.hh
+++ b/src/cpu/simple_thread.hh
@@ -205,11 +205,6 @@
             MaxTick : comInstEventQueue.nextTick();
     }
     void
-    serviceInstCountEvents(Tick count) override
-    {
-        comInstEventQueue.serviceEvents(count);
-    }
-    void
     scheduleInstCountEvent(Event *event, Tick count) override
     {
         comInstEventQueue.schedule(event, count);
diff --git a/src/cpu/thread_context.hh b/src/cpu/thread_context.hh
index 1631064..2e1b572 100644
--- a/src/cpu/thread_context.hh
+++ b/src/cpu/thread_context.hh
@@ -193,7 +193,6 @@
     virtual EndQuiesceEvent *getQuiesceEvent() = 0;
 
     virtual Tick nextInstEventCount() = 0;
-    virtual void serviceInstCountEvents(Tick count) = 0;
     virtual void scheduleInstCountEvent(Event *event, Tick count) = 0;
     virtual void descheduleInstCountEvent(Event *event) = 0;
     virtual Tick getCurrentInstCount() = 0;