diff --git a/src/V3AstNodes.cpp b/src/V3AstNodes.cpp
index bb721a2ee..0e09698e0 100644
--- a/src/V3AstNodes.cpp
+++ b/src/V3AstNodes.cpp
@@ -735,9 +735,9 @@ AstNodeDType::CTypeRecursed AstNodeDType::cTypeRecurse(bool compound) const VL_M
         const CTypeRecursed sub = adtypep->subDTypep()->cTypeRecurse(true);
         info.m_type = "VlSampleQueue<" + sub.m_type + ">";
     } else if (const auto* const adtypep = VN_CAST(dtypep, ClassRefDType)) {
-        info.m_type = "VlClassRef<" + EmitCBaseVisitor::prefixNameProtect(adtypep) + ">";
+        info.m_type = "VlClassRef<" + EmitCBase::prefixNameProtect(adtypep) + ">";
     } else if (const auto* const adtypep = VN_CAST(dtypep, IfaceRefDType)) {
-        info.m_type = EmitCBaseVisitor::prefixNameProtect(adtypep->ifaceViaCellp()) + "*";
+        info.m_type = EmitCBase::prefixNameProtect(adtypep->ifaceViaCellp()) + "*";
     } else if (const auto* const adtypep = VN_CAST(dtypep, UnpackArrayDType)) {
         if (adtypep->isCompound()) compound = true;
         const CTypeRecursed sub = adtypep->subDTypep()->cTypeRecurse(compound);
@@ -746,7 +746,7 @@ AstNodeDType::CTypeRecursed AstNodeDType::cTypeRecurse(bool compound) const VL_M
         info.m_type += ">";
     } else if (VN_IS(dtypep, NodeUOrStructDType) && !VN_AS(dtypep, NodeUOrStructDType)->packed()) {
         const auto* const sdtypep = VN_AS(dtypep, NodeUOrStructDType);
-        info.m_type = EmitCBaseVisitor::prefixNameProtect(sdtypep);
+        info.m_type = EmitCBase::prefixNameProtect(sdtypep);
     } else if (const AstBasicDType* const bdtypep = dtypep->basicp()) {
         // We don't print msb()/lsb() as multidim packed would require recursion,
         // and may confuse users as C++ data is stored always with bit 0 used
diff --git a/src/V3CCtors.cpp b/src/V3CCtors.cpp
index c70e11b2a..216f8141e 100644
--- a/src/V3CCtors.cpp
+++ b/src/V3CCtors.cpp
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ private:
         funcp->slow(!m_type.isClass());  // Only classes construct on fast path
         string preventUnusedStmt;
         if (m_type.isClass()) {
-            funcp->argTypes(EmitCBaseVisitor::symClassVar());
+            funcp->argTypes(EmitCBase::symClassVar());
             preventUnusedStmt = "if (false && vlSymsp) {}  // Prevent unused\n";
         } else if (m_type.isCoverage()) {
             funcp->argTypes("bool first");
diff --git a/src/V3Common.cpp b/src/V3Common.cpp
index 72f900eb1..b5f5a4c8c 100644
--- a/src/V3Common.cpp
+++ b/src/V3Common.cpp
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ VL_DEFINE_DEBUG_FUNCTIONS;
 static void makeVlToString(AstClass* nodep) {
     AstCFunc* const funcp
         = new AstCFunc{nodep->fileline(), "VL_TO_STRING", nullptr, "std::string"};
-    funcp->argTypes("const VlClassRef<" + EmitCBaseVisitor::prefixNameProtect(nodep) + ">& obj");
+    funcp->argTypes("const VlClassRef<" + EmitCBase::prefixNameProtect(nodep) + ">& obj");
     funcp->isMethod(false);
     funcp->isConst(false);
     funcp->isStatic(false);
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ static void makeVlToString(AstClass* nodep) {
 static void makeVlToString(AstIface* nodep) {
     AstCFunc* const funcp
         = new AstCFunc{nodep->fileline(), "VL_TO_STRING", nullptr, "std::string"};
-    funcp->argTypes("const " + EmitCBaseVisitor::prefixNameProtect(nodep) + "* obj");
+    funcp->argTypes("const " + EmitCBase::prefixNameProtect(nodep) + "* obj");
     funcp->isMethod(false);
     funcp->isConst(false);
     funcp->isStatic(false);
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ static void makeVlToString(AstNodeUOrStructDType* nodep) {
     AstNodeModule* const modp = nodep->classOrPackagep();
     AstCFunc* const funcp
         = new AstCFunc{nodep->fileline(), "VL_TO_STRING", nullptr, "std::string"};
-    funcp->argTypes("const " + EmitCBaseVisitor::prefixNameProtect(nodep) + "& obj");
+    funcp->argTypes("const " + EmitCBase::prefixNameProtect(nodep) + "& obj");
     funcp->isMethod(false);
     funcp->isConst(false);
     funcp->isStatic(false);
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ static void makeToStringMiddle(AstClass* nodep) {
         string stmt = "out += ";
         if (!comma.empty()) stmt += "\", \"+ ";
         // comma = ", ";  // Nothing further so not needed
-        stmt += EmitCBaseVisitor::prefixNameProtect(nodep->extendsp()->dtypep());
+        stmt += EmitCBase::prefixNameProtect(nodep->extendsp()->dtypep());
         stmt += "::to_string_middle();\n";
         nodep->user1(true);  // So what we extend dumps this
         funcp->addStmtsp(new AstCStmt{nodep->fileline(), stmt});
diff --git a/src/V3DepthBlock.cpp b/src/V3DepthBlock.cpp
index 3023f2457..889601de2 100644
--- a/src/V3DepthBlock.cpp
+++ b/src/V3DepthBlock.cpp
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ private:
         AstCCall* const callp = new AstCCall{nodep->fileline(), funcp};
         callp->dtypeSetVoid();
         if (VN_IS(m_modp, Class)) {
-            funcp->argTypes(EmitCBaseVisitor::symClassVar());
+            funcp->argTypes(EmitCBase::symClassVar());
             callp->argTypes("vlSymsp");
         }
         UINFO(6, "      New " << callp << endl);
diff --git a/src/V3EmitCBase.h b/src/V3EmitCBase.h
index a183b4e78..523072e18 100644
--- a/src/V3EmitCBase.h
+++ b/src/V3EmitCBase.h
@@ -48,7 +48,36 @@ public:
 //######################################################################
 // Base Visitor class -- holds output file pointer
 
-class EmitCBaseVisitor VL_NOT_FINAL : public VNVisitor {
+class EmitCBase VL_NOT_FINAL {
+public:
+    static string voidSelfAssign(const AstNodeModule* modp) {
+        const string className = prefixNameProtect(modp);
+        return className + "* const __restrict vlSelf VL_ATTR_UNUSED = static_cast<" + className
+               + "*>(voidSelf);\n";
+    }
+    static string symClassName() {
+        return v3Global.opt.prefix() + "_" + VIdProtect::protect("_Syms");
+    }
+    static string symClassVar() { return symClassName() + "* __restrict vlSymsp"; }
+    static string symClassAssign() {
+        return symClassName() + "* const __restrict vlSymsp VL_ATTR_UNUSED = vlSelf->vlSymsp;\n";
+    }
+    static string prefixNameProtect(const AstNode* nodep) VL_MT_SAFE {  // C++ name with prefix
+        return v3Global.opt.modPrefix() + "_" + VIdProtect::protect(nodep->name());
+    }
+    static bool isAnonOk(const AstVar* varp) {
+        return v3Global.opt.compLimitMembers() != 0  // Enabled
+               && !varp->isStatic()  // Not a static variable
+               && !varp->isSc()  // Aggregates can't be anon
+               && !VN_IS(varp->dtypep()->skipRefp(), SampleQueueDType)  // Aggregates can't be anon
+               && (varp->basicp() && !varp->basicp()->isOpaque());  // Aggregates can't be anon
+    }
+    static bool isConstPoolMod(const AstNode* modp) {
+        return modp == v3Global.rootp()->constPoolp()->modp();
+    }
+};
+
+class EmitCBaseVisitor VL_NOT_FINAL : public VNVisitor, public EmitCBase {
 public:
     // STATE
     V3OutCFile* m_ofp = nullptr;
@@ -63,9 +92,7 @@ public:
     void putsQuoted(const string& str) { ofp()->putsQuoted(str); }
     void ensureNewLine() { ofp()->ensureNewLine(); }
     bool optSystemC() { return v3Global.opt.systemC(); }
-    static string protect(const string& name) VL_MT_SAFE {
-        return VIdProtect::protectIf(name, true);
-    }
+    static string protect(const string& name) VL_MT_SAFE { return VIdProtect::protect(name); }
     static string protectIf(const string& name, bool doIt) {
         return VIdProtect::protectIf(name, doIt);
     }
@@ -75,36 +102,10 @@ public:
     static string ifNoProtect(const string& in) VL_MT_SAFE {
         return v3Global.opt.protectIds() ? "" : in;
     }
-    static string voidSelfAssign(const AstNodeModule* modp) {
-        const string className = prefixNameProtect(modp);
-        return className + "* const __restrict vlSelf VL_ATTR_UNUSED = static_cast<" + className
-               + "*>(voidSelf);\n";
-    }
-    static string symClassName() { return v3Global.opt.prefix() + "_" + protect("_Syms"); }
-    static string symClassVar() { return symClassName() + "* __restrict vlSymsp"; }
-    static string symClassAssign() {
-        return symClassName() + "* const __restrict vlSymsp VL_ATTR_UNUSED = vlSelf->vlSymsp;\n";
-    }
     static string funcNameProtect(const AstCFunc* nodep, const AstNodeModule* modp = nullptr);
-    static string prefixNameProtect(const AstNode* nodep) VL_MT_SAFE {  // C++ name with prefix
-        return v3Global.opt.modPrefix() + "_" + protect(nodep->name());
-    }
     static string topClassName() VL_MT_SAFE {  // Return name of top wrapper module
         return v3Global.opt.prefix();
     }
-
-    static bool isConstPoolMod(const AstNode* modp) {
-        return modp == v3Global.rootp()->constPoolp()->modp();
-    }
-
-    static bool isAnonOk(const AstVar* varp) {
-        return v3Global.opt.compLimitMembers() != 0  // Enabled
-               && !varp->isStatic()  // Not a static variable
-               && !varp->isSc()  // Aggregates can't be anon
-               && !VN_IS(varp->dtypep()->skipRefp(), SampleQueueDType)  // Aggregates can't be anon
-               && (varp->basicp() && !varp->basicp()->isOpaque());  // Aggregates can't be anon
-    }
-
     static AstCFile* newCFile(const string& filename, bool slow, bool source, bool add = true);
     string cFuncArgs(const AstCFunc* nodep);
     void emitCFuncHeader(const AstCFunc* funcp, const AstNodeModule* modp, bool withScope);
diff --git a/src/V3EmitCFunc.h b/src/V3EmitCFunc.h
index a2bb47892..7ea87dac3 100644
--- a/src/V3EmitCFunc.h
+++ b/src/V3EmitCFunc.h
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ class EmitCLazyDecls final : public VNVisitorConst {
     void visit(AstVarRef* nodep) override {
         AstVar* const varp = nodep->varp();
         // Only constant pool symbols are lazy declared for now ...
-        if (EmitCBaseVisitor::isConstPoolMod(EmitCParentModule::get(varp))) {
+        if (EmitCBase::isConstPoolMod(EmitCParentModule::get(varp))) {
             lazyDeclareConstPoolVar(varp);
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/V3EmitCHeaders.cpp b/src/V3EmitCHeaders.cpp
index eadea126f..986ae5a08 100644
--- a/src/V3EmitCHeaders.cpp
+++ b/src/V3EmitCHeaders.cpp
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ class EmitCHeader final : public EmitCConstInit {
             }
         }
         puts(sdtypep->verilogKwd());  // "struct"/"union"
-        puts(" " + EmitCBaseVisitor::prefixNameProtect(sdtypep) + " {\n");
+        puts(" " + EmitCBase::prefixNameProtect(sdtypep) + " {\n");
         for (const AstMemberDType* itemp = sdtypep->membersp(); itemp;
              itemp = VN_AS(itemp->nextp(), MemberDType)) {
             puts(itemp->dtypep()->cType(itemp->nameProtect(), false, false));
diff --git a/src/V3EmitCImp.cpp b/src/V3EmitCImp.cpp
index 4a96fa118..33a2d3a89 100644
--- a/src/V3EmitCImp.cpp
+++ b/src/V3EmitCImp.cpp
@@ -38,23 +38,22 @@ class EmitCGatherDependencies final : VNVisitorConst {
     std::set<string> m_dependencies;  // Header names to be included in output C++ file
 
     // METHODS
-    void addSymsDependency() { m_dependencies.insert(EmitCBaseVisitor::symClassName()); }
+    void addSymsDependency() { m_dependencies.insert(EmitCBase::symClassName()); }
     void addModDependency(const AstNodeModule* modp) {
         if (const AstClass* const classp = VN_CAST(modp, Class)) {
-            m_dependencies.insert(EmitCBaseVisitor::prefixNameProtect(classp->classOrPackagep()));
+            m_dependencies.insert(EmitCBase::prefixNameProtect(classp->classOrPackagep()));
         } else {
-            m_dependencies.insert(EmitCBaseVisitor::prefixNameProtect(modp));
+            m_dependencies.insert(EmitCBase::prefixNameProtect(modp));
         }
     }
     void addDTypeDependency(const AstNodeDType* nodep) {
         if (const AstClassRefDType* const dtypep = VN_CAST(nodep, ClassRefDType)) {
             m_dependencies.insert(
-                EmitCBaseVisitor::prefixNameProtect(dtypep->classp()->classOrPackagep()));
+                EmitCBase::prefixNameProtect(dtypep->classp()->classOrPackagep()));
         } else if (const AstNodeUOrStructDType* const dtypep
                    = VN_CAST(nodep, NodeUOrStructDType)) {
             if (!dtypep->packed()) {
-                m_dependencies.insert(
-                    EmitCBaseVisitor::prefixNameProtect(dtypep->classOrPackagep()));
+                m_dependencies.insert(EmitCBase::prefixNameProtect(dtypep->classOrPackagep()));
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/V3Partition.cpp b/src/V3Partition.cpp
index 45976fe76..04d34e842 100644
--- a/src/V3Partition.cpp
+++ b/src/V3Partition.cpp
@@ -3129,8 +3129,8 @@ static const std::vector<AstCFunc*> createThreadFunctions(const ThreadSchedule&
         funcp->argTypes("void* voidSelf, bool even_cycle");
 
         // Setup vlSelf an vlSyms
-        funcp->addStmtsp(new AstCStmt{fl, EmitCBaseVisitor::voidSelfAssign(modp)});
-        funcp->addStmtsp(new AstCStmt{fl, EmitCBaseVisitor::symClassAssign()});
+        funcp->addStmtsp(new AstCStmt{fl, EmitCBase::voidSelfAssign(modp)});
+        funcp->addStmtsp(new AstCStmt{fl, EmitCBase::symClassAssign()});
 
         // Invoke each mtask scheduled to this thread from the thread function
         for (const ExecMTask* const mtaskp : thread) {
diff --git a/src/V3Sched.cpp b/src/V3Sched.cpp
index 601b82c7b..c1652e040 100644
--- a/src/V3Sched.cpp
+++ b/src/V3Sched.cpp
@@ -607,7 +607,7 @@ std::pair<AstVarScope*, AstNodeStmt*> makeEvalLoop(AstNetlist* netlistp, const s
                 AstTextBlock* const blockp = new AstTextBlock{flp};
                 failp->addThensp(blockp);
                 FileLine* const locp = netlistp->topModulep()->fileline();
-                const string& file = EmitCBaseVisitor::protect(locp->filename());
+                const string& file = VIdProtect::protect(locp->filename());
                 const string& line = cvtToStr(locp->lineno());
                 const auto add = [&](const string& text) { blockp->addText(flp, text, true); };
                 add("#ifdef VL_DEBUG\n");
diff --git a/src/V3SchedTiming.cpp b/src/V3SchedTiming.cpp
index 212163164..e772d1bcb 100644
--- a/src/V3SchedTiming.cpp
+++ b/src/V3SchedTiming.cpp
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ void transformForks(AstNetlist* const netlistp) {
                 // If we're in a class, add a vlSymsp arg
                 if (m_inClass) {
                     newfuncp->addInitsp(new AstCStmt{nodep->fileline(), "VL_KEEP_THIS;\n"});
-                    newfuncp->argTypes(EmitCBaseVisitor::symClassVar());
+                    newfuncp->argTypes(EmitCBase::symClassVar());
                     callp->argTypes("vlSymsp");
                 }
                 // Put the begin's statements in the function, delete the begin
diff --git a/src/V3Task.cpp b/src/V3Task.cpp
index 64567e122..ea12eb5f3 100644
--- a/src/V3Task.cpp
+++ b/src/V3Task.cpp
@@ -802,7 +802,7 @@ private:
 
         // Convert input/inout DPI arguments to Internal types
         string args;
-        args += ("(" + EmitCBaseVisitor::symClassName()
+        args += ("(" + EmitCBase::symClassName()
                  + "*)(__Vscopep->symsp())");  // Upcast w/o overhead
         AstNode* argnodesp = nullptr;
         for (AstNode* stmtp = nodep->stmtsp(); stmtp; stmtp = stmtp->nextp()) {
@@ -1181,15 +1181,14 @@ private:
             cfuncp->isConstructor(true);
             AstClass* const classp = m_statep->getClassp(nodep);
             if (classp->extendsp()) {
-                cfuncp->baseCtors(
-                    EmitCBaseVisitor::prefixNameProtect(classp->extendsp()->classp()));
+                cfuncp->baseCtors(EmitCBase::prefixNameProtect(classp->extendsp()->classp()));
             }
         }
         if (cfuncp->dpiExportImpl()) cfuncp->cname(nodep->cname());
 
         if (!nodep->dpiImport() && !nodep->taskPublic()) {
             // Need symbol table
-            cfuncp->argTypes(EmitCBaseVisitor::symClassVar());
+            cfuncp->argTypes(EmitCBase::symClassVar());
             if (cfuncp->name() == "new") {
                 const string stmt = VIdProtect::protect("_ctor_var_reset") + "(vlSymsp);\n";
                 cfuncp->addInitsp(new AstCStmt{nodep->fileline(), stmt});
diff --git a/src/V3Trace.cpp b/src/V3Trace.cpp
index 32dbd8471..d7669f62d 100644
--- a/src/V3Trace.cpp
+++ b/src/V3Trace.cpp
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ public:
 //######################################################################
 // Trace state, as a visitor of each AstNode
 
-class TraceVisitor final : public EmitCBaseVisitor {
+class TraceVisitor final : public VNVisitor {
 private:
     // NODE STATE
     // V3Hasher in V3DupFinder
@@ -511,8 +511,8 @@ private:
             funcp->argTypes("void* voidSelf, " + v3Global.opt.traceClassBase()
                             + "::" + (v3Global.opt.useTraceOffload() ? "OffloadBuffer" : "Buffer")
                             + "* bufp");
-            addInitStr(voidSelfAssign(m_topModp));
-            addInitStr(symClassAssign());
+            addInitStr(EmitCBase::voidSelfAssign(m_topModp));
+            addInitStr(EmitCBase::symClassAssign());
             // Add global activity check to change dump functions
             if (!full) {  //
                 addInitStr("if (VL_UNLIKELY(!vlSymsp->__Vm_activity)) return;\n");
@@ -709,8 +709,8 @@ private:
         cleanupFuncp->isStatic(true);
         cleanupFuncp->isLoose(true);
         m_topScopep->addBlocksp(cleanupFuncp);
-        cleanupFuncp->addInitsp(new AstCStmt{fl, voidSelfAssign(m_topModp)});
-        cleanupFuncp->addInitsp(new AstCStmt{fl, symClassAssign()});
+        cleanupFuncp->addInitsp(new AstCStmt{fl, EmitCBase::voidSelfAssign(m_topModp)});
+        cleanupFuncp->addInitsp(new AstCStmt{fl, EmitCBase::symClassAssign()});
 
         // Register it
         m_regFuncp->addStmtsp(new AstText{fl, "tracep->addCleanupCb(", true});
diff --git a/src/V3TraceDecl.cpp b/src/V3TraceDecl.cpp
index bba3bc78b..704d1d4b4 100644
--- a/src/V3TraceDecl.cpp
+++ b/src/V3TraceDecl.cpp
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ public:
 //######################################################################
 // TraceDecl state, as a visitor of each AstNode
 
-class TraceDeclVisitor final : public EmitCBaseVisitor {
+class TraceDeclVisitor final : public VNVisitor {
 private:
     // NODE STATE
 
diff --git a/src/V3VariableOrder.cpp b/src/V3VariableOrder.cpp
index bdff566ba..6f19fe113 100644
--- a/src/V3VariableOrder.cpp
+++ b/src/V3VariableOrder.cpp
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ class VariableOrder final {
                                      : (sigbytes == 1)                                 ? 2
                                                                                        : 10;
                 // Anonymous structure ok
-                attributes.anonOk = EmitCBaseVisitor::isAnonOk(varp);
+                attributes.anonOk = EmitCBase::isAnonOk(varp);
             }
         }