diff --git a/src/hotspot/share/gc/g1/g1CollectionSet.cpp b/src/hotspot/share/gc/g1/g1CollectionSet.cpp
index e6177af7f68..72033a1ce9a 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/share/gc/g1/g1CollectionSet.cpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/gc/g1/g1CollectionSet.cpp
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ void G1CollectionSet::abandon_all_candidates() {
 }
 
 void G1CollectionSet::prepare_for_scan () {
-  groups()->prepare_for_scan();
+  _groups.prepare_for_scan();
 }
 
 void G1CollectionSet::add_old_region(G1HeapRegion* hr) {
diff --git a/src/hotspot/share/gc/g1/g1CollectionSet.hpp b/src/hotspot/share/gc/g1/g1CollectionSet.hpp
index 7038cd4e677..4cdfd4b93dd 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/share/gc/g1/g1CollectionSet.hpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/gc/g1/g1CollectionSet.hpp
@@ -233,9 +233,6 @@ public:
   G1CollectionSetCandidates* candidates() { return &_candidates; }
   const G1CollectionSetCandidates* candidates() const { return &_candidates; }
 
-  G1CSetCandidateGroupList* groups() { return &_groups; }
-  const G1CSetCandidateGroupList* groups() const { return &_groups; }
-
   void prepare_for_scan();
 
   void init_region_lengths(uint eden_cset_region_length,
diff --git a/src/hotspot/share/gc/g1/g1CollectionSet.inline.hpp b/src/hotspot/share/gc/g1/g1CollectionSet.inline.hpp
index 0f166cdf9ff..56fe9bbcc88 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/share/gc/g1/g1CollectionSet.inline.hpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/gc/g1/g1CollectionSet.inline.hpp
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ inline void G1CollectionSet::merge_cardsets_for_collection_groups(CardOrRangeVis
   uint cur_pos = start_pos;
   uint count = 0;
   do {
-    G1HeapRegionRemSet::iterate_for_merge(groups()->at(offset + cur_pos)->card_set(), cl);
+    G1HeapRegionRemSet::iterate_for_merge(_groups.at(offset + cur_pos)->card_set(), cl);
     cur_pos++;
     count++;
     if (cur_pos == length) {