diff --git a/src/mem/cache/base.cc b/src/mem/cache/base.cc
index 278329152..34132a634 100644
--- a/src/mem/cache/base.cc
+++ b/src/mem/cache/base.cc
@@ -44,8 +44,7 @@ using namespace std;
 BaseCache::CachePort::CachePort(const std::string &_name, BaseCache *_cache,
                                 const std::string &_label)
     : SimpleTimingPort(_name, _cache), cache(_cache),
-      label(_label), otherPort(NULL),
-      blocked(false), mustSendRetry(false)
+      label(_label), blocked(false), mustSendRetry(false)
 {
 }
 
@@ -69,12 +68,6 @@ BaseCache::BaseCache(const Params *p)
 {
 }
 
-void
-BaseCache::CachePort::recvRangeChange() const
-{
-    otherPort->sendRangeChange();
-}
-
 
 bool
 BaseCache::CachePort::checkFunctional(PacketPtr pkt)
diff --git a/src/mem/cache/base.hh b/src/mem/cache/base.hh
index e6a5c284f..df72e197f 100644
--- a/src/mem/cache/base.hh
+++ b/src/mem/cache/base.hh
@@ -105,8 +105,6 @@ class BaseCache : public MemObject
         CachePort(const std::string &_name, BaseCache *_cache,
                   const std::string &_label);
 
-        virtual void recvRangeChange() const;
-
         virtual unsigned deviceBlockSize() const;
 
         bool recvRetryCommon();
@@ -117,16 +115,12 @@ class BaseCache : public MemObject
         const std::string label;
 
       public:
-        void setOtherPort(CachePort *_otherPort) { otherPort = _otherPort; }
-
         void setBlocked();
 
         void clearBlocked();
 
         bool checkFunctional(PacketPtr pkt);
 
-        CachePort *otherPort;
-
         bool blocked;
 
         bool mustSendRetry;
diff --git a/src/mem/cache/cache_impl.hh b/src/mem/cache/cache_impl.hh
index 13484eb79..2ef53e040 100644
--- a/src/mem/cache/cache_impl.hh
+++ b/src/mem/cache/cache_impl.hh
@@ -77,8 +77,6 @@ Cache<TagStore>::Cache(const Params *p, TagStore *tags, BasePrefetcher *pf)
                                   "CpuSidePort");
     memSidePort = new MemSidePort(p->name + "-mem_side_port", this,
                                   "MemSidePort");
-    cpuSidePort->setOtherPort(memSidePort);
-    memSidePort->setOtherPort(cpuSidePort);
 
     tags->setCache(this);
     if (prefetcher)