diff --git a/src/hotspot/share/gc/parallel/psCardTable.hpp b/src/hotspot/share/gc/parallel/psCardTable.hpp
index 82fcbb4d765..6953c15d37c 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/share/gc/parallel/psCardTable.hpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/gc/parallel/psCardTable.hpp
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ class PSCardTable: public CardTable {
   static bool card_is_verify(int value)     { return value == verify_card; }
 
   // Card marking
-  void inline_write_ref_field_gc(void* field, oop new_val) {
+  void inline_write_ref_field_gc(void* field) {
     CardValue* byte = byte_for(field);
     *byte = youngergen_card;
   }
diff --git a/src/hotspot/share/gc/parallel/psPromotionManager.inline.hpp b/src/hotspot/share/gc/parallel/psPromotionManager.inline.hpp
index 5c5fe19e830..f702bc48348 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/share/gc/parallel/psPromotionManager.inline.hpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/gc/parallel/psPromotionManager.inline.hpp
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ inline void PSPromotionManager::copy_and_push_safe_barrier(T* p) {
 
   if (!PSScavenge::is_obj_in_young((HeapWord*)p) &&
        PSScavenge::is_obj_in_young(new_obj)) {
-    PSScavenge::card_table()->inline_write_ref_field_gc(p, new_obj);
+    PSScavenge::card_table()->inline_write_ref_field_gc(p);
   }
 }