diff --git a/src/V3AstNodes.cpp b/src/V3AstNodes.cpp
index 399ceb3b9..4b607309c 100644
--- a/src/V3AstNodes.cpp
+++ b/src/V3AstNodes.cpp
@@ -640,13 +640,6 @@ AstVar* AstVar::scVarRecurse(AstNode* nodep) {
     return nullptr;
 }
 
-string AstVar::mtasksString() const {
-    std::ostringstream os;
-    os << "all: ";
-    for (const auto& id : m_mtaskIds) os << id << " ";
-    return os.str();
-}
-
 class AstNodeDType::CTypeRecursed final {
 public:
     string m_type;  // The base type, e.g.: "Foo_t"s
diff --git a/src/V3AstNodes.h b/src/V3AstNodes.h
index 7f583f929..19dea6a9b 100644
--- a/src/V3AstNodes.h
+++ b/src/V3AstNodes.h
@@ -2227,7 +2227,6 @@ public:
     void addProducingMTaskId(int id) { m_mtaskIds.insert(id); }
     void addConsumingMTaskId(int id) { m_mtaskIds.insert(id); }
     const MTaskIdSet& mtaskIds() const { return m_mtaskIds; }
-    string mtasksString() const;
 };
 
 class AstDefParam final : public AstNode {
diff --git a/src/V3EmitC.cpp b/src/V3EmitC.cpp
index 290608961..671eecf5c 100644
--- a/src/V3EmitC.cpp
+++ b/src/V3EmitC.cpp
@@ -124,13 +124,6 @@ public:
             puts("[" + cvtToStr(arrayp->elementsConst()) + "]");
         }
     }
-    void emitVarCmtChg(const AstVar* varp, string* curVarCmtp) {
-        string newVarCmt = varp->mtasksString();
-        if (*curVarCmtp != newVarCmt) {
-            *curVarCmtp = newVarCmt;
-            if (v3Global.opt.threads()) puts("// Begin mtask footprint " + *curVarCmtp + "\n");
-        }
-    }
     void emitTypedefs(AstNode* firstp) {
         bool first = true;
         for (AstNode* loopp = firstp; loopp; loopp = loopp->nextp()) {
@@ -3097,7 +3090,6 @@ void EmitCStmts::emitSortedVarList(const VarVec& anons, const VarVec& nonanons,
                     if (anonL1s != 1) puts("struct {\n");
                     for (int l0 = 0; l0 < lim && it != anons.cend(); ++l0) {
                         const AstVar* varp = *it;
-                        emitVarCmtChg(varp, &curVarCmt);
                         emitVarDecl(varp, prefixIfImp);
                         ++it;
                     }
@@ -3110,15 +3102,11 @@ void EmitCStmts::emitSortedVarList(const VarVec& anons, const VarVec& nonanons,
         // Leftovers, just in case off by one error somewhere above
         for (; it != anons.end(); ++it) {
             const AstVar* varp = *it;
-            emitVarCmtChg(varp, &curVarCmt);
             emitVarDecl(varp, prefixIfImp);
         }
     }
     // Output nonanons
-    for (const AstVar* varp : nonanons) {
-        emitVarCmtChg(varp, &curVarCmt);
-        emitVarDecl(varp, prefixIfImp);
-    }
+    for (const AstVar* varp : nonanons) { emitVarDecl(varp, prefixIfImp); }
 }
 
 void EmitCImp::emitThreadingState() {