diff --git a/tests/configs/gpu-randomtest-ruby.py b/tests/configs/gpu-randomtest-ruby.py
index d0a8918..3d088f4 100644
--- a/tests/configs/gpu-randomtest-ruby.py
+++ b/tests/configs/gpu-randomtest-ruby.py
@@ -140,6 +140,3 @@
 
 root = Root(full_system = False, system = system )
 root.system.mem_mode = 'timing'
-
-# Not much point in this being higher than the L1 latency
-m5.ticks.setGlobalFrequency('1ns')
diff --git a/tests/configs/memtest-ruby.py b/tests/configs/memtest-ruby.py
index 8b92af4..9cf92af 100644
--- a/tests/configs/memtest-ruby.py
+++ b/tests/configs/memtest-ruby.py
@@ -116,6 +116,3 @@
 
 root = Root(full_system = False, system = system)
 root.system.mem_mode = 'timing'
-
-# Not much point in this being higher than the L1 latency
-m5.ticks.setGlobalFrequency('1ns')
diff --git a/tests/configs/rubytest-ruby.py b/tests/configs/rubytest-ruby.py
index 27dc0f2..207f28c 100644
--- a/tests/configs/rubytest-ruby.py
+++ b/tests/configs/rubytest-ruby.py
@@ -125,6 +125,3 @@
 
 root = Root(full_system = False, system = system )
 root.system.mem_mode = 'timing'
-
-# Not much point in this being higher than the L1 latency
-m5.ticks.setGlobalFrequency('1ns')
diff --git a/tests/configs/simple-timing-mp-ruby.py b/tests/configs/simple-timing-mp-ruby.py
index 897e053..248d046 100644
--- a/tests/configs/simple-timing-mp-ruby.py
+++ b/tests/configs/simple-timing-mp-ruby.py
@@ -93,6 +93,3 @@
 
 root = Root( full_system=False, system = system )
 root.system.mem_mode = 'timing'
-
-# Not much point in this being higher than the L1 latency
-m5.ticks.setGlobalFrequency('1ns')
diff --git a/tests/configs/simple-timing-ruby.py b/tests/configs/simple-timing-ruby.py
index e76cd39..26ca3e9 100644
--- a/tests/configs/simple-timing-ruby.py
+++ b/tests/configs/simple-timing-ruby.py
@@ -97,6 +97,3 @@
 
 root = Root(full_system = False, system = system)
 root.system.mem_mode = 'timing'
-
-# Not much point in this being higher than the L1 latency
-m5.ticks.setGlobalFrequency('1ns')