diff --git a/src/sim/sim_object.cc b/src/sim/sim_object.cc
index d12b06b7a..8fc8fe58f 100644
--- a/src/sim/sim_object.cc
+++ b/src/sim/sim_object.cc
@@ -91,11 +91,6 @@ SimObject::SimObject(const string &_name)
     state = Running;
 }
 
-void
-SimObject::connect()
-{
-}
-
 void
 SimObject::init()
 {
@@ -159,21 +154,6 @@ SimObject::regAllStats()
     Stats::registerResetCallback(&StatResetCB);
 }
 
-//
-// static function: call connect() on all SimObjects.
-//
-void
-SimObject::connectAll()
-{
-    SimObjectList::iterator i = simObjectList.begin();
-    SimObjectList::iterator end = simObjectList.end();
-
-    for (; i != end; ++i) {
-        SimObject *obj = *i;
-        obj->connect();
-    }
-}
-
 //
 // static function: call init() on all SimObjects.
 //
diff --git a/src/sim/sim_object.hh b/src/sim/sim_object.hh
index 32807b69d..93802e247 100644
--- a/src/sim/sim_object.hh
+++ b/src/sim/sim_object.hh
@@ -101,9 +101,7 @@ class SimObject : public Serializable, protected StartupCallback
     // initialization pass of all objects.
     // Gets invoked after construction, before unserialize.
     virtual void init();
-    virtual void connect();
     static void initAll();
-    static void connectAll();
 
     // register statistics for this object
     virtual void regStats();