diff --git a/src/hotspot/share/gc/shared/space.cpp b/src/hotspot/share/gc/shared/space.cpp
index ca027d60431..7d9925fc270 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/share/gc/shared/space.cpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/gc/shared/space.cpp
@@ -77,9 +77,6 @@ void ContiguousSpace::clear(bool mangle_space) {
 
 #ifndef PRODUCT
 
-void ContiguousSpace::set_top_for_allocations(HeapWord* v) {
-  mangler()->set_top_for_allocations(v);
-}
 void ContiguousSpace::set_top_for_allocations() {
   mangler()->set_top_for_allocations(top());
 }
diff --git a/src/hotspot/share/gc/shared/space.hpp b/src/hotspot/share/gc/shared/space.hpp
index 3a0884229dc..c27f703782b 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/share/gc/shared/space.hpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/gc/shared/space.hpp
@@ -166,8 +166,6 @@ public:
 
   bool saved_mark_at_top() const { return saved_mark_word() == top(); }
 
-  // Used to save the address in a space for later use during mangling.
-  void set_top_for_allocations(HeapWord* v) PRODUCT_RETURN;
   // Used to save the space's current top for later use during mangling.
   void set_top_for_allocations() PRODUCT_RETURN;