diff --git a/memcheck/mac_malloc_wrappers.c b/memcheck/mac_malloc_wrappers.c
index 0320024b2..727a303ae 100644
--- a/memcheck/mac_malloc_wrappers.c
+++ b/memcheck/mac_malloc_wrappers.c
@@ -181,7 +181,6 @@ void* MAC_(new_block) ( ThreadId tid,
                         Addr p, SizeT size, SizeT align, UInt rzB,
                         Bool is_zeroed, MAC_AllocKind kind, VgHashTable table)
 {
-   VGP_PUSHCC(VgpCliMalloc);
    cmalloc_n_mallocs ++;
 
    // Allocate and zero if necessary
@@ -191,7 +190,6 @@ void* MAC_(new_block) ( ThreadId tid,
       tl_assert(MAC_AllocCustom != kind);
       p = (Addr)VG_(cli_malloc)( align, size );
       if (!p) {
-         VGP_POPCC(VgpCliMalloc);
          return NULL;
       }
       if (is_zeroed) VG_(memset)((void*)p, 0, size);
@@ -206,8 +204,6 @@ void* MAC_(new_block) ( ThreadId tid,
    MAC_(new_mem_heap)( p, size, is_zeroed );
    MAC_(ban_mem_heap)( p+size, rzB );
 
-   VGP_POPCC(VgpCliMalloc);
-
    return (void*)p;
 }
 
@@ -290,8 +286,6 @@ void MAC_(handle_free) ( ThreadId tid, Addr p, UInt rzB, MAC_AllocKind kind )
 {
    MAC_Chunk* mc;
 
-   VGP_PUSHCC(VgpCliMalloc);
-
    cmalloc_n_frees++;
 
    mc = VG_(HT_remove) ( MAC_(malloc_list), (UWord)p );
@@ -304,8 +298,6 @@ void MAC_(handle_free) ( ThreadId tid, Addr p, UInt rzB, MAC_AllocKind kind )
       }
       die_and_free_mem ( tid, mc, rzB );
    }
-
-   VGP_POPCC(VgpCliMalloc);
 }
 
 void MAC_(free) ( ThreadId tid, void* p )
@@ -332,8 +324,6 @@ void* MAC_(realloc) ( ThreadId tid, void* p_old, SizeT new_size )
    void*      p_new;
    SizeT      old_size;
 
-   VGP_PUSHCC(VgpCliMalloc);
-
    cmalloc_n_frees ++;
    cmalloc_n_mallocs ++;
    cmalloc_bs_mallocd += new_size;
@@ -346,7 +336,6 @@ void* MAC_(realloc) ( ThreadId tid, void* p_old, SizeT new_size )
    if (mc == NULL) {
       MAC_(record_free_error) ( tid, (Addr)p_old );
       /* We return to the program regardless. */
-      VGP_POPCC(VgpCliMalloc);
       return NULL;
    }
 
@@ -406,7 +395,6 @@ void* MAC_(realloc) ( ThreadId tid, void* p_old, SizeT new_size )
    // than growing it, and this way simplifies the growing case.
    VG_(HT_add_node)( MAC_(malloc_list), mc );
 
-   VGP_POPCC(VgpCliMalloc);
    return p_new;
 }
 
diff --git a/memcheck/mc_main.c b/memcheck/mc_main.c
index 2e14d86cf..4a845a2f1 100644
--- a/memcheck/mc_main.c
+++ b/memcheck/mc_main.c
@@ -1184,8 +1184,6 @@ void mc_check_is_writable ( CorePart part, ThreadId tid, Char* s,
    Bool ok;
    Addr bad_addr;
 
-   VGP_PUSHCC(VgpCheckMem);
-
    /* VG_(message)(Vg_DebugMsg,"check is writable: %x .. %x",
                                base,base+size-1); */
    ok = mc_check_writable ( base, size, &bad_addr );
@@ -1205,8 +1203,6 @@ void mc_check_is_writable ( CorePart part, ThreadId tid, Char* s,
          VG_(tool_panic)("mc_check_is_writable: unexpected CorePart");
       }
    }
-
-   VGP_POPCC(VgpCheckMem);
 }
 
 static
@@ -1216,8 +1212,6 @@ void mc_check_is_readable ( CorePart part, ThreadId tid, Char* s,
    Addr bad_addr;
    MC_ReadResult res;
 
-   VGP_PUSHCC(VgpCheckMem);
-   
    res = mc_check_readable ( base, size, &bad_addr );
 
    if (0)
@@ -1247,7 +1241,6 @@ void mc_check_is_readable ( CorePart part, ThreadId tid, Char* s,
          VG_(tool_panic)("mc_check_is_readable: unexpected CorePart");
       }
    }
-   VGP_POPCC(VgpCheckMem);
 }
 
 static
@@ -1258,16 +1251,12 @@ void mc_check_is_readable_asciiz ( CorePart part, ThreadId tid,
    Addr bad_addr = 0;   // shut GCC up
    /* VG_(message)(Vg_DebugMsg,"check is readable asciiz: 0x%x",str); */
 
-   VGP_PUSHCC(VgpCheckMem);
-
    tl_assert(part == Vg_CoreSysCall);
    res = mc_check_readable_asciiz ( (Addr)str, &bad_addr );
    if (MC_Ok != res) {
       Bool isUnaddr = ( MC_AddrErr == res ? True : False );
       MAC_(record_param_error) ( tid, bad_addr, /*isReg*/False, isUnaddr, s );
    }
-
-   VGP_POPCC(VgpCheckMem);
 }
 
 static