diff --git a/src/hotspot/share/code/dependencies.cpp b/src/hotspot/share/code/dependencies.cpp
index 92132cfce32..dbfe1cd884e 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/share/code/dependencies.cpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/code/dependencies.cpp
@@ -1124,7 +1124,7 @@ class AbstractClassHierarchyWalker {
   Klass* find_witness(InstanceKlass* context_type, KlassDepChange* changes = nullptr);
 
   static void init();
-  static void print_statistics();
+  NOT_PRODUCT(static void print_statistics();)
 };
 
 PerfCounter* AbstractClassHierarchyWalker::_perf_find_witness_anywhere_calls_count = nullptr;
diff --git a/src/hotspot/share/code/dependencies.hpp b/src/hotspot/share/code/dependencies.hpp
index d11c51a66dc..582a08183f9 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/share/code/dependencies.hpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/code/dependencies.hpp
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2005, 2024, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2005, 2026, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -649,7 +649,7 @@ class Dependencies: public ResourceObj {
   };
   friend class Dependencies::DepStream;
 
-  static void print_statistics();
+  NOT_PRODUCT(static void print_statistics();)
 };