diff --git a/src/CLR/Core/Cache.cpp b/src/CLR/Core/Cache.cpp
index 84d8f1734b..06a483fc83 100644
--- a/src/CLR/Core/Cache.cpp
+++ b/src/CLR/Core/Cache.cpp
@@ -575,11 +575,14 @@ CLR_RT_HeapBlock *CLR_RT_EventCache::Extract_Node(CLR_UINT32 dataType, CLR_UINT3
 #if defined(NANOCLR_FORCE_GC_BEFORE_EVERY_ALLOCATION)
     return g_CLR_RT_ExecutionEngine.ExtractHeapBlocksForEvents(dataType, flags, blocks);
 #else
+
+#if !defined(BUILD_RTM) || defined(VIRTUAL_DEVICE)
     if (g_CLR_RT_ExecutionEngine.m_fPerformGarbageCollection)
     {
         return g_CLR_RT_ExecutionEngine.ExtractHeapBlocksForEvents(dataType, flags, blocks);
     }
     else
+#endif
     {
         if (blocks > 0 && blocks < c_maxFastLists)
         {
diff --git a/src/CLR/Core/Execution.cpp b/src/CLR/Core/Execution.cpp
index 8b2c694c77..f79e98b13e 100644
--- a/src/CLR/Core/Execution.cpp
+++ b/src/CLR/Core/Execution.cpp
@@ -1609,11 +1609,15 @@ CLR_RT_HeapBlock *CLR_RT_ExecutionEngine::ExtractHeapBlocks(
         PerformGarbageCollection();
     }
 #else
+
+#if !defined(BUILD_RTM) || defined(VIRTUAL_DEVICE)
     if (g_CLR_RT_ExecutionEngine.m_fPerformGarbageCollection)
     {
         g_CLR_RT_EventCache.EventCache_Cleanup();
         PerformGarbageCollection();
     }
+#endif
+
 #endif
 
     for (int phase = 0;; phase++)
diff --git a/src/CLR/Startup/CLRStartup.cpp b/src/CLR/Startup/CLRStartup.cpp
index 45fb78e255..7f4926ed2b 100644
--- a/src/CLR/Startup/CLRStartup.cpp
+++ b/src/CLR/Startup/CLRStartup.cpp
@@ -440,12 +440,12 @@ void ClrStartup(CLR_SETTINGS params)
 #endif // TARGET_HAS_NANOBOOTER
                 }
             }
-#else
+#endif
+
             if (params.EnterDebuggerLoopAfterExit)
             {
                 CLR_DBG_Debugger::Debugger_WaitForCommands();
             }
-#endif
         }
 
         // DO NOT USE 'ELSE IF' here because the state can change in Debugger_WaitForCommands() call