diff --git a/configs/common/Caches.py b/configs/common/Caches.py
index cfb873b5e..0a3c56297 100644
--- a/configs/common/Caches.py
+++ b/configs/common/Caches.py
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ from m5.objects import *
 # starting point, and specific parameters can be overridden in the
 # specific instantiations.
 
-class L1Cache(BaseCache):
+class L1Cache(Cache):
     assoc = 2
     hit_latency = 2
     response_latency = 2
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ class L1_ICache(L1Cache):
 class L1_DCache(L1Cache):
     pass
 
-class L2Cache(BaseCache):
+class L2Cache(Cache):
     assoc = 8
     hit_latency = 20
     response_latency = 20
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ class L2Cache(BaseCache):
     tgts_per_mshr = 12
     write_buffers = 8
 
-class IOCache(BaseCache):
+class IOCache(Cache):
     assoc = 8
     hit_latency = 50
     response_latency = 50
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ class IOCache(BaseCache):
     tgts_per_mshr = 12
     forward_snoops = False
 
-class PageTableWalkerCache(BaseCache):
+class PageTableWalkerCache(Cache):
     assoc = 2
     hit_latency = 2
     response_latency = 2
diff --git a/configs/common/O3_ARM_v7a.py b/configs/common/O3_ARM_v7a.py
index dbfdf6c41..9f250f57d 100644
--- a/configs/common/O3_ARM_v7a.py
+++ b/configs/common/O3_ARM_v7a.py
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ class O3_ARM_v7a_3(DerivO3CPU):
     branchPred = O3_ARM_v7a_BP()
 
 # Instruction Cache
-class O3_ARM_v7a_ICache(BaseCache):
+class O3_ARM_v7a_ICache(Cache):
     hit_latency = 1
     response_latency = 1
     mshrs = 2
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ class O3_ARM_v7a_ICache(BaseCache):
     is_read_only = True
 
 # Data Cache
-class O3_ARM_v7a_DCache(BaseCache):
+class O3_ARM_v7a_DCache(Cache):
     hit_latency = 2
     response_latency = 2
     mshrs = 6
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ class O3_ARM_v7a_DCache(BaseCache):
 
 # TLB Cache
 # Use a cache as a L2 TLB
-class O3_ARM_v7aWalkCache(BaseCache):
+class O3_ARM_v7aWalkCache(Cache):
     hit_latency = 4
     response_latency = 4
     mshrs = 6
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ class O3_ARM_v7aWalkCache(BaseCache):
     is_read_only = True
 
 # L2 Cache
-class O3_ARM_v7aL2(BaseCache):
+class O3_ARM_v7aL2(Cache):
     hit_latency = 12
     response_latency = 12
     mshrs = 16
diff --git a/configs/example/memcheck.py b/configs/example/memcheck.py
index ca2659ed0..18c75376f 100644
--- a/configs/example/memcheck.py
+++ b/configs/example/memcheck.py
@@ -152,9 +152,9 @@ for t, m in zip(testerspec, multiplier):
      numtesters += t * m
 
 # Define a prototype L1 cache that we scale for all successive levels
-proto_l1 = BaseCache(size = '32kB', assoc = 4,
-                     hit_latency = 1, response_latency = 1,
-                     tgts_per_mshr = 8)
+proto_l1 = Cache(size = '32kB', assoc = 4,
+                 hit_latency = 1, response_latency = 1,
+                 tgts_per_mshr = 8)
 
 if options.blocking:
      proto_l1.mshrs = 1
diff --git a/configs/example/memtest.py b/configs/example/memtest.py
index a51bd2796..08f134533 100644
--- a/configs/example/memtest.py
+++ b/configs/example/memtest.py
@@ -175,9 +175,9 @@ else:
           sys.exit(1)
 
 # Define a prototype L1 cache that we scale for all successive levels
-proto_l1 = BaseCache(size = '32kB', assoc = 4,
-                     hit_latency = 1, response_latency = 1,
-                     tgts_per_mshr = 8)
+proto_l1 = Cache(size = '32kB', assoc = 4,
+                 hit_latency = 1, response_latency = 1,
+                 tgts_per_mshr = 8)
 
 if options.blocking:
      proto_l1.mshrs = 1
diff --git a/configs/splash2/cluster.py b/configs/splash2/cluster.py
index 9fafcb70c..5991e7428 100644
--- a/configs/splash2/cluster.py
+++ b/configs/splash2/cluster.py
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ class Water_spatial(LiveProcess):
 # Base L1 Cache Definition
 # ====================
 
-class L1(BaseCache):
+class L1(Cache):
     latency = options.l1latency
     mshrs = 12
     tgts_per_mshr = 8
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ class L1(BaseCache):
 # Base L2 Cache Definition
 # ----------------------
 
-class L2(BaseCache):
+class L2(Cache):
     latency = options.l2latency
     mshrs = 92
     tgts_per_mshr = 16
diff --git a/configs/splash2/run.py b/configs/splash2/run.py
index 14e5f47d4..bf7d1331e 100644
--- a/configs/splash2/run.py
+++ b/configs/splash2/run.py
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ class Water_spatial(LiveProcess):
 # Base L1 Cache Definition
 # ====================
 
-class L1(BaseCache):
+class L1(Cache):
     latency = options.l1latency
     mshrs = 12
     tgts_per_mshr = 8
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ class L1(BaseCache):
 # Base L2 Cache Definition
 # ----------------------
 
-class L2(BaseCache):
+class L2(Cache):
     latency = options.l2latency
     mshrs = 92
     tgts_per_mshr = 16
diff --git a/src/mem/cache/BaseCache.py b/src/mem/cache/Cache.py
similarity index 96%
rename from src/mem/cache/BaseCache.py
rename to src/mem/cache/Cache.py
index d908430e5..8ad1177e7 100644
--- a/src/mem/cache/BaseCache.py
+++ b/src/mem/cache/Cache.py
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 # OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 #
 # Authors: Nathan Binkert
+#          Andreas Hansson
 
 from m5.params import *
 from m5.proxy import *
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@ from Tags import *
 
 class BaseCache(MemObject):
     type = 'BaseCache'
+    abstract = True
     cxx_header = "mem/cache/base.hh"
 
     size = Param.MemorySize("Capacity")
@@ -81,3 +83,7 @@ class BaseCache(MemObject):
          "Address range for the CPU-side port (to allow striping)")
 
     system = Param.System(Parent.any, "System we belong to")
+
+class Cache(BaseCache):
+    type = 'Cache'
+    cxx_header = 'mem/cache/cache.hh'
diff --git a/src/mem/cache/SConscript b/src/mem/cache/SConscript
index a4fbe04c0..1c356ef6a 100644
--- a/src/mem/cache/SConscript
+++ b/src/mem/cache/SConscript
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 
 Import('*')
 
-SimObject('BaseCache.py')
+SimObject('Cache.py')
 
 Source('base.cc')
 Source('cache.cc')
diff --git a/src/mem/cache/base.cc b/src/mem/cache/base.cc
index c270d5b65..41b6f38aa 100644
--- a/src/mem/cache/base.cc
+++ b/src/mem/cache/base.cc
@@ -65,13 +65,13 @@ BaseCache::CacheSlavePort::CacheSlavePort(const std::string &_name,
 {
 }
 
-BaseCache::BaseCache(const Params *p)
+BaseCache::BaseCache(const BaseCacheParams *p, unsigned blk_size)
     : MemObject(p),
       cpuSidePort(nullptr), memSidePort(nullptr),
       mshrQueue("MSHRs", p->mshrs, 4, p->demand_mshr_reserve, MSHRQueue_MSHRs),
       writeBuffer("write buffer", p->write_buffers, p->mshrs+1000, 0,
                   MSHRQueue_WriteBuffer),
-      blkSize(p->system->cacheLineSize()),
+      blkSize(blk_size),
       lookupLatency(p->hit_latency),
       forwardLatency(p->hit_latency),
       fillLatency(p->response_latency),
@@ -774,11 +774,3 @@ BaseCache::regStats()
         ;
 
 }
-
-BaseCache *
-BaseCacheParams::create()
-{
-    assert(tags);
-
-    return new Cache(this);
-}
diff --git a/src/mem/cache/base.hh b/src/mem/cache/base.hh
index 3e6f5cab2..3baec36d9 100644
--- a/src/mem/cache/base.hh
+++ b/src/mem/cache/base.hh
@@ -473,8 +473,7 @@ class BaseCache : public MemObject
     virtual void regStats();
 
   public:
-    typedef BaseCacheParams Params;
-    BaseCache(const Params *p);
+    BaseCache(const BaseCacheParams *p, unsigned blk_size);
     ~BaseCache() {}
 
     virtual void init();
diff --git a/src/mem/cache/cache.cc b/src/mem/cache/cache.cc
index 2426a0636..911785479 100644
--- a/src/mem/cache/cache.cc
+++ b/src/mem/cache/cache.cc
@@ -63,8 +63,8 @@
 #include "mem/cache/prefetch/base.hh"
 #include "sim/sim_exit.hh"
 
-Cache::Cache(const Params *p)
-    : BaseCache(p),
+Cache::Cache(const CacheParams *p)
+    : BaseCache(p, p->system->cacheLineSize()),
       tags(p->tags),
       prefetcher(p->prefetcher),
       doFastWrites(true),
@@ -2382,6 +2382,13 @@ CpuSidePort::CpuSidePort(const std::string &_name, Cache *_cache,
 {
 }
 
+Cache*
+CacheParams::create()
+{
+    assert(tags);
+
+    return new Cache(this);
+}
 ///////////////
 //
 // MemSidePort
diff --git a/src/mem/cache/cache.hh b/src/mem/cache/cache.hh
index 06d78a272..447a55229 100644
--- a/src/mem/cache/cache.hh
+++ b/src/mem/cache/cache.hh
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@
 #include "mem/cache/blk.hh"
 #include "mem/cache/mshr.hh"
 #include "mem/cache/tags/base.hh"
+#include "params/Cache.hh"
 #include "sim/eventq.hh"
 
 //Forward decleration
@@ -419,7 +420,7 @@ class Cache : public BaseCache
 
   public:
     /** Instantiates a basic cache object. */
-    Cache(const Params *p);
+    Cache(const CacheParams *p);
 
     /** Non-default destructor is needed to deallocate memory. */
     virtual ~Cache();