diff --git a/src/codegen/codegen_coreneuron_cpp_visitor.cpp b/src/codegen/codegen_coreneuron_cpp_visitor.cpp
index dfe26b1c1..850d52cc1 100644
--- a/src/codegen/codegen_coreneuron_cpp_visitor.cpp
+++ b/src/codegen/codegen_coreneuron_cpp_visitor.cpp
@@ -218,41 +218,6 @@ void CodegenCoreneuronCppVisitor::print_net_init_acc_serial_annotation_block_end
 }
 
 
-/**
- * \details Depending programming model and compiler, we print compiler hint
- * for parallelization. For example:
- *
- * \code
- *      #pragma omp simd
- *      for(int id = 0; id < nodecount; id++) {
- *
- *      #pragma acc parallel loop
- *      for(int id = 0; id < nodecount; id++) {
- * \endcode
- */
-void CodegenCoreneuronCppVisitor::print_channel_iteration_block_parallel_hint(
-    BlockType /* type */,
-    const ast::Block* block) {
-    // ivdep allows SIMD parallelisation of a block/loop but doesn't provide
-    // a standard mechanism for atomics. Also, even with openmp 5.0, openmp
-    // atomics do not enable vectorisation under "omp simd" (gives compiler
-    // error with gcc < 9 if atomic and simd pragmas are nested). So, emit
-    // ivdep/simd pragma when no MUTEXLOCK/MUTEXUNLOCK/PROTECT statements
-    // are used in the given block.
-    std::vector<std::shared_ptr<const ast::Ast>> nodes;
-    if (block) {
-        nodes = collect_nodes(*block,
-                              {ast::AstNodeType::PROTECT_STATEMENT,
-                               ast::AstNodeType::MUTEX_LOCK,
-                               ast::AstNodeType::MUTEX_UNLOCK});
-    }
-    if (nodes.empty()) {
-        printer->add_line("#pragma omp simd");
-        printer->add_line("#pragma ivdep");
-    }
-}
-
-
 bool CodegenCoreneuronCppVisitor::nrn_cur_reduction_loop_required() {
     return info.point_process;
 }
diff --git a/src/codegen/codegen_coreneuron_cpp_visitor.hpp b/src/codegen/codegen_coreneuron_cpp_visitor.hpp
index dc67cca21..989374e00 100644
--- a/src/codegen/codegen_coreneuron_cpp_visitor.hpp
+++ b/src/codegen/codegen_coreneuron_cpp_visitor.hpp
@@ -201,23 +201,6 @@ class CodegenCoreneuronCppVisitor: public CodegenCppVisitor {
     virtual void print_net_init_acc_serial_annotation_block_end();
 
 
-    /**
-     * Print pragma annotations for channel iterations
-     *
-     * This can be overriden by backends to provide additonal annotations or pragmas to enable
-     * for example SIMD code generation (e.g. through \c ivdep)
-     * The default implementation prints
-     *
-     * \code
-     * #pragma ivdep
-     * \endcode
-     *
-     * \param type The block type
-     */
-    virtual void print_channel_iteration_block_parallel_hint(BlockType type,
-                                                             const ast::Block* block);
-
-
     /**
      * Check if reduction block in \c nrn\_cur required
      */
diff --git a/src/codegen/codegen_cpp_visitor.cpp b/src/codegen/codegen_cpp_visitor.cpp
index 7c824b67f..88db19241 100644
--- a/src/codegen/codegen_cpp_visitor.cpp
+++ b/src/codegen/codegen_cpp_visitor.cpp
@@ -377,6 +377,41 @@ std::string CodegenCppVisitor::breakpoint_current(std::string current) const {
     return current;
 }
 
+
+/**
+ * \details Depending programming model and compiler, we print compiler hint
+ * for parallelization. For example:
+ *
+ * \code
+ *      #pragma omp simd
+ *      for(int id = 0; id < nodecount; id++) {
+ *
+ *      #pragma acc parallel loop
+ *      for(int id = 0; id < nodecount; id++) {
+ * \endcode
+ */
+void CodegenCppVisitor::print_channel_iteration_block_parallel_hint(BlockType /* type */,
+                                                                    const ast::Block* block) {
+    // ivdep allows SIMD parallelisation of a block/loop but doesn't provide
+    // a standard mechanism for atomics. Also, even with openmp 5.0, openmp
+    // atomics do not enable vectorisation under "omp simd" (gives compiler
+    // error with gcc < 9 if atomic and simd pragmas are nested). So, emit
+    // ivdep/simd pragma when no MUTEXLOCK/MUTEXUNLOCK/PROTECT statements
+    // are used in the given block.
+    std::vector<std::shared_ptr<const ast::Ast>> nodes;
+    if (block) {
+        nodes = collect_nodes(*block,
+                              {ast::AstNodeType::PROTECT_STATEMENT,
+                               ast::AstNodeType::MUTEX_LOCK,
+                               ast::AstNodeType::MUTEX_UNLOCK});
+    }
+    if (nodes.empty()) {
+        printer->add_line("#pragma omp simd");
+        printer->add_line("#pragma ivdep");
+    }
+}
+
+
 /****************************************************************************************/
 /*                         Routines for returning variable name                         */
 /****************************************************************************************/
diff --git a/src/codegen/codegen_cpp_visitor.hpp b/src/codegen/codegen_cpp_visitor.hpp
index 986dedbff..86d1ba6f7 100644
--- a/src/codegen/codegen_cpp_visitor.hpp
+++ b/src/codegen/codegen_cpp_visitor.hpp
@@ -791,6 +791,23 @@ class CodegenCppVisitor: public visitor::ConstAstVisitor {
     std::string breakpoint_current(std::string current) const;
 
 
+    /**
+     * Print pragma annotations for channel iterations
+     *
+     * This can be overriden by backends to provide additonal annotations or pragmas to enable
+     * for example SIMD code generation (e.g. through \c ivdep)
+     * The default implementation prints
+     *
+     * \code
+     * #pragma ivdep
+     * \endcode
+     *
+     * \param type The block type
+     */
+    virtual void print_channel_iteration_block_parallel_hint(BlockType type,
+                                                             const ast::Block* block);
+
+
     /****************************************************************************************/
     /*                                Backend specific routines                             */
     /****************************************************************************************/