diff --git a/src/sim/sim_events.cc b/src/sim/sim_events.cc
index d53fca3c3..6d743cac6 100644
--- a/src/sim/sim_events.cc
+++ b/src/sim/sim_events.cc
@@ -85,14 +85,14 @@ exitSimLoop(const std::string &message, int exit_code, Tick when, Tick repeat)
 }
 
 CountedDrainEvent::CountedDrainEvent()
-    : SimLoopExitEvent("Finished drain", 0), count(0)
+    : count(0)
 { }
 
 void
 CountedDrainEvent::process()
 {
     if (--count == 0)
-        exitSimLoop(cause, code);
+        exitSimLoop("Finished drain", 0);
 }
 
 //
diff --git a/src/sim/sim_events.hh b/src/sim/sim_events.hh
index 17e2cc202..6ea361a05 100644
--- a/src/sim/sim_events.hh
+++ b/src/sim/sim_events.hh
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ class SimLoopExitEvent : public Event
     virtual const char *description() const;
 };
 
-class CountedDrainEvent : public SimLoopExitEvent
+class CountedDrainEvent : public Event
 {
   private:
     // Count of how many objects have not yet drained