diff --git a/src/mem/cache/tags/base.hh b/src/mem/cache/tags/base.hh
index 8c68cc093..2b4795cc8 100644
--- a/src/mem/cache/tags/base.hh
+++ b/src/mem/cache/tags/base.hh
@@ -223,10 +223,6 @@ class BaseTags : public ClockedObject
         return -1;
     }
 
-    virtual unsigned getNumSets() const = 0;
-
-    virtual unsigned getNumWays() const = 0;
-
     virtual void invalidate(CacheBlk *blk) = 0;
 
     virtual CacheBlk* accessBlock(Addr addr, bool is_secure, Cycles &lat,
diff --git a/src/mem/cache/tags/base_set_assoc.hh b/src/mem/cache/tags/base_set_assoc.hh
index a6dcf0572..40ff5ca5d 100644
--- a/src/mem/cache/tags/base_set_assoc.hh
+++ b/src/mem/cache/tags/base_set_assoc.hh
@@ -126,47 +126,6 @@ public:
      */
     virtual ~BaseSetAssoc();
 
-    /**
-     * Return the block size.
-     * @return the block size.
-     */
-    unsigned
-    getBlockSize() const
-    {
-        return blkSize;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Return the subblock size. In the case of BaseSetAssoc it is always
-     * the block size.
-     * @return The block size.
-     */
-    unsigned
-    getSubBlockSize() const
-    {
-        return blkSize;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Return the number of sets this cache has
-     * @return The number of sets.
-     */
-    unsigned
-    getNumSets() const override
-    {
-        return numSets;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Return the number of ways this cache has
-     * @return The number of ways.
-     */
-    unsigned
-    getNumWays() const override
-    {
-        return assoc;
-    }
-
     /**
      * Find the cache block given set and way
      * @param set The set of the block.
diff --git a/src/mem/cache/tags/fa_lru.hh b/src/mem/cache/tags/fa_lru.hh
index 710dfafbf..49f10a0aa 100644
--- a/src/mem/cache/tags/fa_lru.hh
+++ b/src/mem/cache/tags/fa_lru.hh
@@ -216,46 +216,6 @@ public:
 
     void insertBlock(PacketPtr pkt, CacheBlk *blk) override;
 
-    /**
-     * Return the block size of this cache.
-     * @return The block size.
-     */
-    unsigned
-    getBlockSize() const
-    {
-        return blkSize;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Return the subblock size of this cache, always the block size.
-     * @return The block size.
-     */
-    unsigned
-    getSubBlockSize() const
-    {
-        return blkSize;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Return the number of sets this cache has
-     * @return The number of sets.
-     */
-    unsigned
-    getNumSets() const override
-    {
-        return 1;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Return the number of ways this cache has
-     * @return The number of ways.
-     */
-    unsigned
-    getNumWays() const override
-    {
-        return numBlocks;
-    }
-
     /**
      * Find the cache block given set and way
      * @param set The set of the block.