diff --git a/src/kern/linux/linux.cc b/src/kern/linux/linux.cc
index b71ab30..e499776 100644
--- a/src/kern/linux/linux.cc
+++ b/src/kern/linux/linux.cc
@@ -55,9 +55,6 @@
     } else if (path.compare(0, 11, "/etc/passwd") == 0) {
         data = Linux::etcPasswd(process, tc);
         matched = true;
-    } else if (path.compare(0, 30, "/sys/devices/system/cpu/online") == 0) {
-        data = Linux::cpuOnline(process, tc);
-        matched = true;
     }
 
     if (matched) {
@@ -90,10 +87,3 @@
     return csprintf("gem5-user:x:1000:1000:gem5-user,,,:%s:/bin/bash\n",
                     process->tgtCwd);
 }
-
-std::string
-Linux::cpuOnline(Process *process, ThreadContext *tc)
-{
-    return csprintf("0-%d\n",
-                    tc->getSystemPtr()->numContexts() - 1);
-}
diff --git a/src/sim/syscall_emul.hh b/src/sim/syscall_emul.hh
index caa4d2c..92fb8bf 100644
--- a/src/sim/syscall_emul.hh
+++ b/src/sim/syscall_emul.hh
@@ -934,8 +934,7 @@
     int sim_fd = -1;
     std::string used_path;
     std::vector<std::string> special_paths =
-            { "/proc/meminfo/", "/system/", "/sys/", "/platform/",
-              "/etc/passwd" };
+            { "/proc/meminfo/", "/system/", "/platform/", "/etc/passwd" };
     for (auto entry : special_paths) {
         if (startswith(path, entry)) {
             sim_fd = OS::openSpecialFile(abs_path, p, tc);