diff --git a/src/mem/bridge.cc b/src/mem/bridge.cc
index 65ce3012e..6001870ff 100644
--- a/src/mem/bridge.cc
+++ b/src/mem/bridge.cc
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ Bridge::getPort(const std::string &if_name, int idx)
     else
         return NULL;
 
-    if (port->getPeer() != NULL && !port->getPeer()->isDefaultPort())
+    if (port->getPeer() != NULL)
         panic("bridge side %s already connected to %s.",
                 if_name, port->getPeer()->name());
     return port;
diff --git a/src/mem/port.cc b/src/mem/port.cc
index 946f087eb..eae18c6ea 100644
--- a/src/mem/port.cc
+++ b/src/mem/port.cc
@@ -40,60 +40,8 @@
 #include "mem/mem_object.hh"
 #include "mem/port.hh"
 
-class DefaultPeerPort : public Port
-{
-  protected:
-    void blowUp() const
-    {
-        fatal("%s: Unconnected port!", peer->name());
-    }
-
-  public:
-    DefaultPeerPort()
-        : Port("default_port", NULL)
-    { }
-
-    bool recvTiming(PacketPtr)
-    {
-        blowUp();
-        return false;
-    }
-
-    Tick recvAtomic(PacketPtr)
-    {
-        blowUp();
-        return 0;
-    }
-
-    void recvFunctional(PacketPtr)
-    {
-        blowUp();
-    }
-
-    void recvStatusChange(Status)
-    {
-        blowUp();
-    }
-
-    unsigned
-    deviceBlockSize() const
-    {
-        blowUp();
-        return 0;
-    }
-
-    void getDeviceAddressRanges(AddrRangeList &, bool &)
-    {
-        blowUp();
-    }
-
-    bool isDefaultPort() const { return true; }
-};
-
-DefaultPeerPort defaultPeerPort;
-
 Port::Port(const std::string &_name, MemObject *_owner)
-    : portName(_name), peer(&defaultPeerPort), owner(_owner)
+    : portName(_name), peer(NULL), owner(_owner)
 {
 }
 
@@ -118,7 +66,7 @@ Port::setOwner(MemObject *_owner)
 void
 Port::removeConn()
 {
-    if (peer->getOwner())
+    if (peer != NULL)
         peer->getOwner()->deletePortRefs(peer);
     peer = NULL;
 }
diff --git a/src/mem/port.hh b/src/mem/port.hh
index 32f331433..4adf8f4cd 100644
--- a/src/mem/port.hh
+++ b/src/mem/port.hh
@@ -127,9 +127,7 @@ class Port
      * demise. */
     void removeConn();
 
-    virtual bool isDefaultPort() const { return false; }
-
-    bool isConnected() { return peer && !peer->isDefaultPort(); }
+    bool isConnected() { return peer != NULL; }
 
   protected: