diff --git a/src/hotspot/share/gc/shared/cardTableRS.cpp b/src/hotspot/share/gc/shared/cardTableRS.cpp
index bb51045236f..c4688b790b8 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/share/gc/shared/cardTableRS.cpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/gc/shared/cardTableRS.cpp
@@ -434,10 +434,6 @@ void CardTableRS::verify() {
 CardTableRS::CardTableRS(MemRegion whole_heap) :
   CardTable(whole_heap) { }
 
-void CardTableRS::initialize() {
-  CardTable::initialize();
-}
-
 void CardTableRS::non_clean_card_iterate(TenuredSpace* sp,
                                          MemRegion mr,
                                          OopIterateClosure* cl,
diff --git a/src/hotspot/share/gc/shared/cardTableRS.hpp b/src/hotspot/share/gc/shared/cardTableRS.hpp
index 721839fa43b..da184bacff9 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/share/gc/shared/cardTableRS.hpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/gc/shared/cardTableRS.hpp
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@ public:
   }
 
   void verify();
-  void initialize() override;
 
   void clear_into_younger(Generation* old_gen);