diff --git a/src/cpu/inorder/cpu.cc b/src/cpu/inorder/cpu.cc
index bb324ce64..5b5f524f2 100644
--- a/src/cpu/inorder/cpu.cc
+++ b/src/cpu/inorder/cpu.cc
@@ -157,12 +157,8 @@ InOrderCPU::CPUEvent::description()
 void
 InOrderCPU::CPUEvent::scheduleEvent(int delay)
 {
-    Tick when = cpu->nextCycle(curTick + cpu->ticks(delay));
-
-    if (squashed())
-        cpu->reschedule(this, when);
-    else if (!scheduled())
-        cpu->schedule(this, when);
+    assert(!scheduled() || squashed());
+    cpu->reschedule(this, cpu->nextCycle(curTick + cpu->ticks(delay)), true);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/cpu/inorder/cpu.hh b/src/cpu/inorder/cpu.hh
index 42bae0d31..38978dbd7 100644
--- a/src/cpu/inorder/cpu.hh
+++ b/src/cpu/inorder/cpu.hh
@@ -156,12 +156,8 @@ class InOrderCPU : public BaseCPU
     /** Schedule tick event, regardless of its current state. */
     void scheduleTickEvent(int delay)
     {
-        Tick when = nextCycle(curTick + ticks(delay));
-
-        if (tickEvent.squashed())
-            reschedule(&tickEvent, when);
-        else if (!tickEvent.scheduled())
-            schedule(&tickEvent, when);
+        assert(!tickEvent.scheduled() || tickEvent.squashed());
+        reschedule(&tickEvent, nextCycle(curTick + ticks(delay)), true);
     }
 
     /** Unschedule tick event, regardless of its current state. */
diff --git a/src/cpu/inorder/resource.cc b/src/cpu/inorder/resource.cc
index 4eab89687..0d8dbb3e4 100644
--- a/src/cpu/inorder/resource.cc
+++ b/src/cpu/inorder/resource.cc
@@ -502,11 +502,7 @@ ResourceEvent::description()
 void
 ResourceEvent::scheduleEvent(int delay)
 {
-    InOrderCPU *cpu = resource->cpu;
-    Tick when = curTick + resource->ticks(delay);
-
-    if (squashed())
-        cpu->reschedule(this, when);
-    else if (!scheduled())
-        cpu->schedule(this, when);
+    assert(!scheduled() || squashed());
+    resource->cpu->reschedule(this,
+                              curTick + resource->ticks(delay), true);
 }
diff --git a/src/cpu/inorder/resource_pool.cc b/src/cpu/inorder/resource_pool.cc
index 97ea889fd..e199d2bc2 100644
--- a/src/cpu/inorder/resource_pool.cc
+++ b/src/cpu/inorder/resource_pool.cc
@@ -541,13 +541,8 @@ void
 ResourcePool::ResPoolEvent::scheduleEvent(int delay)
 {
     InOrderCPU *cpu = resPool->cpu;
-    Tick when = cpu->nextCycle(curTick + cpu->ticks(delay));
-
-    if (squashed()) {
-        cpu->reschedule(this, when);
-    } else if (!scheduled()) {
-        cpu->schedule(this, when);
-    }
+    assert(!scheduled() || squashed());
+    cpu->reschedule(this, cpu->nextCycle(curTick + cpu->ticks(delay)), true);
 }
 
 /** Unschedule resource event, regardless of its current state. */