diff --git a/src/hotspot/share/gc/shared/workerPolicy.hpp b/src/hotspot/share/gc/shared/workerPolicy.hpp
index 769b0e0ed8b..89a49ea2221 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/share/gc/shared/workerPolicy.hpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/gc/shared/workerPolicy.hpp
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@
 class WorkerPolicy : public AllStatic {
   static const uint GCWorkersPerJavaThread = 2;
 
-  static bool _debug_perturbation;
   static uint _parallel_worker_threads;
   static bool _parallel_worker_threads_initialized;