diff --git a/src/python/SConscript b/src/python/SConscript
index e1095eabe..3c5ab4da1 100644
--- a/src/python/SConscript
+++ b/src/python/SConscript
@@ -103,7 +103,6 @@ SimObject('m5/objects/Process.py')
 SimObject('m5/objects/Repl.py')
 SimObject('m5/objects/Root.py')
 SimObject('m5/objects/Sampler.py')
-SimObject('m5/objects/Scsi.py')
 SimObject('m5/objects/SimConsole.py')
 SimObject('m5/objects/SimpleCPU.py')
 SimObject('m5/objects/SimpleDisk.py')
@@ -114,7 +113,3 @@ SimObject('m5/objects/T1000.py')
 #SimObject('m5/objects/Tru64System.py')
 SimObject('m5/objects/Tsunami.py')
 SimObject('m5/objects/Uart.py')
-
-if env['ALPHA_TLASER']:
-    SimObject('m5/objects/DmaEngine.py')
-    SimObject('m5/objects/Turbolaser.py')
diff --git a/src/sim/simulate.cc b/src/sim/simulate.cc
index 55cbb50a9..36bdff45e 100644
--- a/src/sim/simulate.cc
+++ b/src/sim/simulate.cc
@@ -92,10 +92,9 @@ simulate(Tick num_cycles)
         if (async_event) {
             async_event = false;
             if (async_statdump || async_statreset) {
+                Stats::StatEvent(async_statdump, async_statreset);
                 async_statdump = false;
                 async_statreset = false;
-
-                Stats::StatEvent(async_statdump, async_statreset);
             }
 
             if (async_exit) {
diff --git a/util/make_release.py b/util/make_release.py
index 8d69614dc..7362bd77c 100755
--- a/util/make_release.py
+++ b/util/make_release.py
@@ -133,30 +133,23 @@ rmtree(release_dir, 'src/dev/i8*')
 remove(release_dir, 'util/chgcopyright')
 remove(release_dir, 'util/make_release.py')
 
-# fix up the SConscript to deal with files we've removed
-mem_expr = re.compile('.*mem/cache/(tags/split|prefetch/(ghb|stride)).*')
-inscript = file(joinpath(release_dir, 'src', 'SConscript'), 'r').readlines()
-outscript = file(joinpath(release_dir, 'src', 'SConscript'), 'w')
-for line in inscript:
-    if mem_expr.match(line):
-        continue
+def remove_sources(regex, subdir):
+    script = joinpath(release_dir, subdir, 'SConscript')
+    if isinstance(regex, str):
+        regex = re.compile(regex)
+    inscript = file(script, 'r').readlines()
+    outscript = file(script, 'w')
+    for line in inscript:
+        if regex.match(line):
+            continue
 
-    outscript.write(line)
-outscript.close()
+        outscript.write(line)
+    outscript.close()
 
 # fix up the SConscript to deal with files we've removed
-mem_expr = re.compile('.*i8254xGBe.*')
-inscript = file(joinpath(release_dir, 'src', 'dev', 'SConscript'), 'r').readlines()
-outscript = file(joinpath(release_dir, 'src', 'dev', 'SConscript'), 'w')
-for line in inscript:
-    if mem_expr.match(line):
-        continue
-
-    outscript.write(line)
-outscript.close()
-
-
-
+remove_sources(r'.*split.*\.cc', 'src/mem/cache/tags')
+remove_sources(r'.*(ghb|stride)_prefetcher\.cc', 'src/mem/cache/prefetch')
+remove_sources(r'.*i8254xGBe.*', 'src/dev')
 
 benches = [ 'bzip2', 'eon', 'gzip', 'mcf', 'parser', 'perlbmk',
             'twolf', 'vortex' ]