diff --git a/tgt-vvp/vvp_process.c b/tgt-vvp/vvp_process.c
index c93de0d44..db5e06fdd 100644
--- a/tgt-vvp/vvp_process.c
+++ b/tgt-vvp/vvp_process.c
@@ -205,8 +205,6 @@ static void assign_to_array_word(ivl_signal_t lsig, ivl_expr_t word_ix,
 	    clr_word(delay_index);
       }
 
-      if (nevents != 0) fprintf(vvp_out, "    %%evctl/c;\n");
-
       clr_flag(error_flag);
       if (part_off_reg)
 	    clr_word(part_off_reg);
@@ -281,7 +279,6 @@ static void assign_to_lvector(ivl_lval_t lval,
 		  draw_eval_expr_into_integer(part_off_ex, offset_index);
 		  fprintf(vvp_out, "    %s/vec4/off/e v%p_%lu, %d;\n",
 			  assign_op, sig, use_word, offset_index);
-		  fprintf(vvp_out, "    %%evctl/c;\n");
 
 		  clr_word(offset_index);
 
@@ -314,7 +311,6 @@ static void assign_to_lvector(ivl_lval_t lval,
 		  fprintf(vvp_out, "    %%flag_set/imm 4, 0;\n");
 		  fprintf(vvp_out, "    %s/vec4/off/e v%p_%lu, %d;\n",
 			  assign_op, sig, use_word, offset_index);
-		  fprintf(vvp_out, "    %%evctl/c;\n");
 		  clr_word(offset_index);
 
 	    } else {
@@ -348,8 +344,6 @@ static void assign_to_lvector(ivl_lval_t lval,
 	      /* Event control delay... */
 	    fprintf(vvp_out, "    %s/vec4/e v%p_%lu;\n",
 		    assign_op, sig, use_word);
-	    fprintf(vvp_out, "    %%evctl/c;\n");
-
       } else {
 	      /*
 	       * The %assign can only take a 32 bit delay. For a larger
@@ -595,6 +589,9 @@ static int show_stmt_assign_nb(ivl_statement_t net)
 	}
       }
 
+      if (nevents)
+	    fprintf(vvp_out, "    %%evctl/c;\n");
+
       return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/vvp/vthread.cc b/vvp/vthread.cc
index 7cb68568a..a1963b5cd 100644
--- a/vvp/vthread.cc
+++ b/vvp/vthread.cc
@@ -1349,8 +1349,6 @@ bool of_ASSIGN_VEC4E(vthread_t thr, vvp_code_t cp)
 	    schedule_evctl(ptr, value, 0, sig->value_size(), thr->event, thr->ecount);
       }
 
-      thr->event = 0;
-      thr->ecount = 0;
       return true;
 }