diff --git a/src/hotspot/share/gc/parallel/psParallelCompact.cpp b/src/hotspot/share/gc/parallel/psParallelCompact.cpp
index 4d54f11805a..4bff8f8a7d0 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/share/gc/parallel/psParallelCompact.cpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/gc/parallel/psParallelCompact.cpp
@@ -521,19 +521,14 @@ bool ParallelCompactData::summarize(SplitInfo& split_info,
 }
 
 #ifdef ASSERT
-void ParallelCompactData::verify_clear(const PSVirtualSpace* vspace)
+void ParallelCompactData::verify_clear()
 {
-  const size_t* const beg = (const size_t*)vspace->committed_low_addr();
-  const size_t* const end = (const size_t*)vspace->committed_high_addr();
+  const size_t* const beg = (const size_t*) _region_vspace->committed_low_addr();
+  const size_t* const end = (const size_t*) _region_vspace->committed_high_addr();
   for (const size_t* p = beg; p < end; ++p) {
     assert(*p == 0, "not zero");
   }
 }
-
-void ParallelCompactData::verify_clear()
-{
-  verify_clear(_region_vspace);
-}
 #endif  // #ifdef ASSERT
 
 STWGCTimer          PSParallelCompact::_gc_timer;
diff --git a/src/hotspot/share/gc/parallel/psParallelCompact.hpp b/src/hotspot/share/gc/parallel/psParallelCompact.hpp
index 1e04beb8c66..7e71f077223 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/share/gc/parallel/psParallelCompact.hpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/gc/parallel/psParallelCompact.hpp
@@ -393,7 +393,6 @@ public:
   inline bool       is_region_aligned(HeapWord* addr) const;
 
 #ifdef  ASSERT
-  void verify_clear(const PSVirtualSpace* vspace);
   void verify_clear();
 #endif  // #ifdef ASSERT