diff --git a/src/mem/protocol/RubySlicc_Types.sm b/src/mem/protocol/RubySlicc_Types.sm
index 118cbc2f0..add3d979b 100644
--- a/src/mem/protocol/RubySlicc_Types.sm
+++ b/src/mem/protocol/RubySlicc_Types.sm
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ structure(RubyRequest, desc="...", interface="Message", external="yes") {
   RubyAccessMode AccessMode, desc="user/supervisor access type";
   int Size,                  desc="size in bytes of access";
   PrefetchBit Prefetch,      desc="Is this a prefetch request";
+  int contextId,             desc="this goes away but must be replace with Nilay";
 }
 
 external_type(AbstractEntry, primitive="yes");
diff --git a/src/mem/ruby/slicc_interface/RubyRequest.hh b/src/mem/ruby/slicc_interface/RubyRequest.hh
index 06ca0de1c..8ac43a8e1 100644
--- a/src/mem/ruby/slicc_interface/RubyRequest.hh
+++ b/src/mem/ruby/slicc_interface/RubyRequest.hh
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ class RubyRequest : public Message
     PrefetchBit m_Prefetch;
     uint8_t* data;
     PacketPtr pkt;
-    unsigned proc_id;
+    unsigned m_contextId;
 
     RubyRequest() {}
     RubyRequest(uint64_t _paddr, uint8_t* _data, int _len, uint64_t _pc,
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ class RubyRequest : public Message
           m_Prefetch(_pb),
           data(_data),
           pkt(_pkt),
-          proc_id(_proc_id)
+          m_contextId(_proc_id)
     {
       m_LineAddress = m_PhysicalAddress;
       m_LineAddress.makeLineAddress();
diff --git a/src/mem/ruby/system/Sequencer.cc b/src/mem/ruby/system/Sequencer.cc
index 94ba6c2d3..94d41ffe4 100644
--- a/src/mem/ruby/system/Sequencer.cc
+++ b/src/mem/ruby/system/Sequencer.cc
@@ -671,11 +671,13 @@ Sequencer::issueRequest(const RubyRequest& request)
 
     Address line_addr(request.m_PhysicalAddress);
     line_addr.makeLineAddress();
+    int proc_id = request.pkt->req->hasContextId() ?
+        request.pkt->req->contextId() : -1;
     RubyRequest *msg = new RubyRequest(request.m_PhysicalAddress.getAddress(),
                                        request.data, request.m_Size,
                                        request.m_ProgramCounter.getAddress(),
                                        ctype, amtype, request.pkt,
-                                       PrefetchBit_No, request.proc_id);
+                                       PrefetchBit_No, proc_id);
 
     DPRINTFR(ProtocolTrace, "%7s %3s %10s%20s %6s>%-6s %s %s\n",
         g_eventQueue_ptr->getTime(), m_version, "Seq", "Begin", "", "",
diff --git a/src/mem/slicc/symbols/Type.py b/src/mem/slicc/symbols/Type.py
index da9ecba3a..9aea286d7 100644
--- a/src/mem/slicc/symbols/Type.py
+++ b/src/mem/slicc/symbols/Type.py
@@ -261,9 +261,6 @@ $klass ${{self.c_ident}}$parent
             for dm in self.data_members.values():
                 code('m_${{dm.ident}} = other.m_${{dm.ident}};')
 
-            if self.isMessage:
-                code('proc_id = other.proc_id;')
-
             code.dedent()
             code('}')
 
@@ -272,9 +269,6 @@ $klass ${{self.c_ident}}$parent
             params = [ 'const %s& local_%s' % (dm.type.c_ident, dm.ident) \
                        for dm in self.data_members.itervalues() ]
 
-            if self.isMessage:
-                params.append('const unsigned local_proc_id')
-            
             params = ', '.join(params)
             code('${{self.c_ident}}($params)')
 
@@ -289,9 +283,6 @@ $klass ${{self.c_ident}}$parent
                 if "nextLineCallHack" in dm:
                     code('m_${{dm.ident}}${{dm["nextLineCallHack"]}};')
 
-            if self.isMessage:
-                code('proc_id = local_proc_id;')
-            
             code.dedent()
             code('}')
 
@@ -377,9 +368,6 @@ set${{dm.ident}}(const ${{dm.type.c_ident}}& local_${{dm.ident}})
 
                 code('$const${{dm.type.c_ident}} m_${{dm.ident}}$init;')
 
-        if self.isMessage:
-            code('unsigned proc_id;')
-
         code.dedent()
         code('};')