diff --git a/src/cpu/o3/thread_context_impl.hh b/src/cpu/o3/thread_context_impl.hh
index d2acc6232..a145e046e 100755
--- a/src/cpu/o3/thread_context_impl.hh
+++ b/src/cpu/o3/thread_context_impl.hh
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ void
 O3ThreadContext<Impl>::delVirtPort(VirtualPort *vp)
 {
     if (vp != thread->getVirtPort()) {
-        delete vp->getPeer();
+        vp->removeConn();
         delete vp;
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/cpu/ozone/cpu_impl.hh b/src/cpu/ozone/cpu_impl.hh
index 4a76ae110..d78162243 100644
--- a/src/cpu/ozone/cpu_impl.hh
+++ b/src/cpu/ozone/cpu_impl.hh
@@ -748,7 +748,7 @@ template <class Impl>
 void
 OzoneCPU<Impl>::OzoneTC::delVirtPort(VirtualPort *vp)
 {
-    delete vp->getPeer();
+    vp->removeConn();
     delete vp;
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/src/cpu/simple_thread.cc b/src/cpu/simple_thread.cc
index 13d0e2e29..39f31782b 100644
--- a/src/cpu/simple_thread.cc
+++ b/src/cpu/simple_thread.cc
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ void
 SimpleThread::delVirtPort(VirtualPort *vp)
 {
     if (vp != virtPort) {
-        delete vp->getPeer();
+        vp->removeConn();
         delete vp;
     }
 }