diff -r 19e535c5fbc6 -r 14f2be954a6a src/mem/ruby/slicc_interface/AbstractController.hh
--- a/src/mem/ruby/slicc_interface/AbstractController.hh	Wed Sep 24 23:51:50 2014 -0500
+++ b/src/mem/ruby/slicc_interface/AbstractController.hh	Wed Sep 24 23:53:11 2014 -0500
@@ -76,11 +76,8 @@
     virtual void recordCacheTrace(int cntrl, CacheRecorder* tr) = 0;
     virtual Sequencer* getSequencer() const = 0;
 
-    //! These functions are used by ruby system to read/write the message
-    //! queues that exist with in the controller.
-    //! The boolean return value indicates if the read was performed
-    //! successfully.
-    virtual bool functionalReadBuffers(PacketPtr&) = 0;
+    //! These functions are used by ruby system to read/write the data blocks
+    //! that exist with in the controller.
     virtual void functionalRead(const Address &addr, PacketPtr) = 0;
     //! The return value indicates the number of messages written with the
     //! data from the packet.
diff -r 19e535c5fbc6 -r 14f2be954a6a src/mem/slicc/symbols/StateMachine.py
--- a/src/mem/slicc/symbols/StateMachine.py	Wed Sep 24 23:51:50 2014 -0500
+++ b/src/mem/slicc/symbols/StateMachine.py	Wed Sep 24 23:53:11 2014 -0500
@@ -285,7 +285,6 @@
     void recordCacheTrace(int cntrl, CacheRecorder* tr);
     Sequencer* getSequencer() const;
 
-    bool functionalReadBuffers(PacketPtr&);
     uint32_t functionalWriteBuffers(PacketPtr&);
 
     void countTransition(${ident}_State state, ${ident}_Event event);
@@ -988,29 +987,6 @@
         for func in self.functions:
             code(func.generateCode())
 
-        # Function for functional reads from messages buffered in the controller
-        code('''
-bool
-$c_ident::functionalReadBuffers(PacketPtr& pkt)
-{
-''')
-        for var in self.objects:
-            vtype = var.type
-            if vtype.isBuffer:
-                vid = "m_%s_ptr" % var.ident
-                code('if ($vid->functionalRead(pkt)) { return true; }')
-
-        for var in self.config_parameters:
-            vtype = var.type_ast.type
-            if vtype.isBuffer:
-                vid = "m_%s_ptr" % var.ident
-                code('if ($vid->functionalRead(pkt)) { return true; }')
-
-        code('''
-                return false;
-}
-''')
-
         # Function for functional writes to messages buffered in the controller
         code('''
 uint32_t