diff --git a/src/V3EmitC.cpp b/src/V3EmitC.cpp
index 17030feae..e707dd4e7 100644
--- a/src/V3EmitC.cpp
+++ b/src/V3EmitC.cpp
@@ -2397,15 +2397,6 @@ void EmitCImp::emitWrapEval(AstNodeModule* modp) {
     putsDecoration("// Initialize\n");
     puts("if (VL_UNLIKELY(!vlSymsp->__Vm_didInit)) "
          +protect("_eval_initial_loop")+"(vlSymsp);\n");
-    if (v3Global.opt.trace()) {
-        puts("#ifdef VM_TRACE\n");
-        putsDecoration("// Tracing\n");
-        // SystemC's eval loop deals with calling trace, not us
-        if (v3Global.needTraceDumper() && !optSystemC()) {
-            puts("if (VL_UNLIKELY(vlSymsp->__Vm_dumping)) _traceDump();\n");
-        }
-        puts("#endif  // VM_TRACE\n");
-    }
     if (v3Global.opt.inhibitSim()) {
         puts("if (VL_UNLIKELY(__Vm_inhibitSim)) return;\n");
     }
diff --git a/test_regress/t/t_trace_two_dumpfst_cc.out b/test_regress/t/t_trace_two_dumpfst_cc.out
index 1ec523a92..b956e40cd 100755
--- a/test_regress/t/t_trace_two_dumpfst_cc.out
+++ b/test_regress/t/t_trace_two_dumpfst_cc.out
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 $date
-	Sat Mar  7 18:39:05 2020
+	Mon Apr  6 08:10:23 2020
 
 $end
 $version
@@ -25,8 +25,6 @@ $dumpvars
 b00000000000000000000000000000001 "
 b00000000000000000000000000000000 #
 b00000000000000000000000000000001 $
-#10
-1!
 #15
 0!
 #20
diff --git a/test_regress/t/t_trace_two_portfst_cc.out b/test_regress/t/t_trace_two_portfst_cc.out
index 39390199f..60ff90a86 100755
--- a/test_regress/t/t_trace_two_portfst_cc.out
+++ b/test_regress/t/t_trace_two_portfst_cc.out
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 $date
-	Sat Mar  7 18:37:58 2020
+	Mon Apr  6 08:24:52 2020
 
 $end
 $version
@@ -25,8 +25,6 @@ $dumpvars
 b00000000000000000000000000000001 "
 b00000000000000000000000000000000 #
 b00000000000000000000000000000001 $
-#10
-1!
 #15
 0!
 #20