diff --git a/arch/alpha/faults.cc b/arch/alpha/faults.cc
index 7cdcc9bab..0a836363c 100644
--- a/arch/alpha/faults.cc
+++ b/arch/alpha/faults.cc
@@ -35,11 +35,13 @@
 namespace AlphaISA
 {
 
-FaultVect AlphaMachineCheckFault::_vect = 0x0401;
-FaultStat AlphaMachineCheckFault::_stat;
+FaultName MachineCheckFault::_name = "mchk";
+FaultVect MachineCheckFault::_vect = 0x0401;
+FaultStat MachineCheckFault::_stat;
 
-FaultVect AlphaAlignmentFault::_vect = 0x0301;
-FaultStat AlphaAlignmentFault::_stat;
+FaultName AlignmentFault::_name = "unalign";
+FaultVect AlignmentFault::_vect = 0x0301;
+FaultStat AlignmentFault::_stat;
 
 FaultName ResetFault::_name = "reset";
 FaultVect ResetFault::_vect = 0x0001;
diff --git a/arch/alpha/faults.hh b/arch/alpha/faults.hh
index b9573905a..c4a72e07c 100644
--- a/arch/alpha/faults.hh
+++ b/arch/alpha/faults.hh
@@ -50,38 +50,40 @@ class AlphaFault : public virtual FaultBase
     virtual FaultVect vect() = 0;
 };
 
-class AlphaMachineCheckFault :
-    public MachineCheckFault,
-    public AlphaFault
+class MachineCheckFault : public AlphaFault
 {
   private:
+    static FaultName _name;
     static FaultVect _vect;
     static FaultStat _stat;
   public:
+    FaultName name() {return _name;}
     FaultVect vect() {return _vect;}
     FaultStat & stat() {return _stat;}
+    bool isMachineCheckFault() {return true;}
 };
 
-class AlphaAlignmentFault :
-    public AlignmentFault,
-    public AlphaFault
+class AlignmentFault : public AlphaFault
 {
   private:
+    static FaultName _name;
     static FaultVect _vect;
     static FaultStat _stat;
   public:
+    FaultName name() {return _name;}
     FaultVect vect() {return _vect;}
     FaultStat & stat() {return _stat;}
+    bool isAlignmentFault() {return true;}
 };
 
 static inline Fault genMachineCheckFault()
 {
-    return new AlphaMachineCheckFault;
+    return new MachineCheckFault;
 }
 
 static inline Fault genAlignmentFault()
 {
-    return new AlphaAlignmentFault;
+    return new AlignmentFault;
 }
 
 class ResetFault : public AlphaFault
@@ -108,7 +110,9 @@ class ArithmeticFault : public AlphaFault
     FaultName name() {return _name;}
     FaultVect vect() {return _vect;}
     FaultStat & stat() {return _stat;}
+#if FULL_SYSTEM
     void invoke(ExecContext * xc);
+#endif
 };
 
 class InterruptFault : public AlphaFault
diff --git a/sim/faults.cc b/sim/faults.cc
index 68df2b785..9b4a0ea7f 100644
--- a/sim/faults.cc
+++ b/sim/faults.cc
@@ -29,9 +29,6 @@
 #include "sim/faults.hh"
 #include "cpu/exec_context.hh"
 
-FaultName MachineCheckFault::_name = "mchk";
-FaultName AlignmentFault::_name = "unalign";
-
 #if !FULL_SYSTEM
 void FaultBase::invoke(ExecContext * xc)
 {
diff --git a/sim/faults.hh b/sim/faults.hh
index 1e43bfb82..9e8d224cd 100644
--- a/sim/faults.hh
+++ b/sim/faults.hh
@@ -65,29 +65,4 @@ class FaultBase : public RefCounted
 
 FaultBase * const NoFault = 0;
 
-//The ISAs are each responsible for providing a genMachineCheckFault and a
-//genAlignmentFault functions, which return faults to use in the case of a
-//machine check fault or an alignment fault, respectively. Base classes which
-//provide the name() function, and the isMachineCheckFault and isAlignmentFault
-//functions are provided below.
-
-class MachineCheckFault : public virtual FaultBase
-{
-  private:
-    static FaultName _name;
-  public:
-    FaultName name() {return _name;}
-    bool isMachineCheckFault() {return true;}
-};
-
-class AlignmentFault : public virtual FaultBase
-{
-  private:
-    static FaultName _name;
-  public:
-    FaultName name() {return _name;}
-    bool isAlignmentFault() {return true;}
-};
-
-
 #endif // __FAULTS_HH__