diff --git a/src/sim/pseudo_inst.cc b/src/sim/pseudo_inst.cc
index ae52cdd41..b2854e491 100644
--- a/src/sim/pseudo_inst.cc
+++ b/src/sim/pseudo_inst.cc
@@ -209,12 +209,6 @@ namespace AlphaPseudo
     {
         if (!doCheckpointInsts)
             return;
-
-
-        Tick when = curTick + delay * Clock::Int::ns;
-        Tick repeat = period * Clock::Int::ns;
-
-        Checkpoint::setup(when, repeat);
     }
 
     uint64_t
diff --git a/src/sim/serialize.hh b/src/sim/serialize.hh
index 5a820b27e..a80dc99e4 100644
--- a/src/sim/serialize.hh
+++ b/src/sim/serialize.hh
@@ -241,9 +241,6 @@ class Checkpoint
 
     // Filename for base checkpoint file within directory.
     static const char *baseFilename;
-
-    // Set up a checkpoint creation event or series of events.
-    static void setup(Tick when, Tick period = 0);
 };
 
 #endif // __SERIALIZE_HH__