diff --git a/src/hotspot/share/gc/g1/g1BarrierSet.cpp b/src/hotspot/share/gc/g1/g1BarrierSet.cpp
index 448f2f5fccf..8b87fc3d78a 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/share/gc/g1/g1BarrierSet.cpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/gc/g1/g1BarrierSet.cpp
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ void G1BarrierSet::write_ref_field_post_slow(volatile CardValue* byte) {
   }
 }
 
-void G1BarrierSet::invalidate(JavaThread* thread, MemRegion mr) {
+void G1BarrierSet::write_region(JavaThread* thread, MemRegion mr) {
   if (mr.is_empty()) {
     return;
   }
diff --git a/src/hotspot/share/gc/g1/g1BarrierSet.hpp b/src/hotspot/share/gc/g1/g1BarrierSet.hpp
index f641fabf7c3..c2f5b9dc068 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/share/gc/g1/g1BarrierSet.hpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/gc/g1/g1BarrierSet.hpp
@@ -48,8 +48,6 @@ class G1BarrierSet: public CardTableBarrierSet {
     return barrier_set_cast<G1BarrierSet>(BarrierSet::barrier_set());
   }
 
-  void invalidate(JavaThread* thread, MemRegion mr);
-
  public:
   G1BarrierSet(G1CardTable* table);
   ~G1BarrierSet() { }
@@ -73,8 +71,8 @@ class G1BarrierSet: public CardTableBarrierSet {
   template <DecoratorSet decorators, typename T>
   void write_ref_field_pre(T* field);
 
-  inline void invalidate(MemRegion mr);
-  inline void write_region(JavaThread* thread, MemRegion mr);
+  inline void write_region(MemRegion mr);
+  void write_region(JavaThread* thread, MemRegion mr);
 
   inline void write_ref_array_work(MemRegion mr);
 
diff --git a/src/hotspot/share/gc/g1/g1BarrierSet.inline.hpp b/src/hotspot/share/gc/g1/g1BarrierSet.inline.hpp
index e5b477ad156..19901a76ae8 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/share/gc/g1/g1BarrierSet.inline.hpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/gc/g1/g1BarrierSet.inline.hpp
@@ -68,16 +68,12 @@ inline void G1BarrierSet::write_ref_field_pre(T* field) {
   enqueue(field);
 }
 
-inline void G1BarrierSet::invalidate(MemRegion mr) {
-  invalidate(JavaThread::current(), mr);
-}
-
-inline void G1BarrierSet::write_region(JavaThread* thread, MemRegion mr) {
-  invalidate(thread, mr);
+inline void G1BarrierSet::write_region(MemRegion mr) {
+  write_region(JavaThread::current(), mr);
 }
 
 inline void G1BarrierSet::write_ref_array_work(MemRegion mr) {
-  invalidate(mr);
+  write_region(mr);
 }
 
 template <DecoratorSet decorators, typename T>
diff --git a/src/hotspot/share/gc/shared/cardTableBarrierSet.cpp b/src/hotspot/share/gc/shared/cardTableBarrierSet.cpp
index 1aab76d5ab5..d7a84b1ca56 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/share/gc/shared/cardTableBarrierSet.cpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/gc/shared/cardTableBarrierSet.cpp
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ void CardTableBarrierSet::write_ref_array_work(MemRegion mr) {
   _card_table->dirty_MemRegion(mr);
 }
 
-void CardTableBarrierSet::invalidate(MemRegion mr) {
+void CardTableBarrierSet::write_region(MemRegion mr) {
   _card_table->dirty_MemRegion(mr);
 }
 
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ void CardTableBarrierSet::on_slowpath_allocation_exit(JavaThread* thread, oop ne
       thread->set_deferred_card_mark(mr);
     } else {
       // Do the card mark
-      invalidate(mr);
+      write_region(mr);
     }
   }
 #endif // COMPILER2_OR_JVMCI
diff --git a/src/hotspot/share/gc/shared/cardTableBarrierSet.hpp b/src/hotspot/share/gc/shared/cardTableBarrierSet.hpp
index c650e2a1fd9..b52cfef9a59 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/share/gc/shared/cardTableBarrierSet.hpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/gc/shared/cardTableBarrierSet.hpp
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ public:
   void initialize();
 
   void write_region(JavaThread* thread, MemRegion mr) {
-    invalidate(mr);
+    write_region(mr);
   }
 
   void write_ref_array_work(MemRegion mr);
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ public:
   template <DecoratorSet decorators, typename T>
   void write_ref_field_post(T* field);
 
-  virtual void invalidate(MemRegion mr);
+  virtual void write_region(MemRegion mr);
 
   // ReduceInitialCardMarks
   void initialize_deferred_card_mark_barriers();
diff --git a/src/hotspot/share/gc/shared/modRefBarrierSet.hpp b/src/hotspot/share/gc/shared/modRefBarrierSet.hpp
index b490524feed..8355e8fc50f 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/share/gc/shared/modRefBarrierSet.hpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/gc/shared/modRefBarrierSet.hpp
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ public:
   inline void write_ref_field_post(T *addr) {}
 
   // Causes all refs in "mr" to be assumed to be modified (by this JavaThread).
-  virtual void invalidate(MemRegion mr) = 0;
+  virtual void write_region(MemRegion mr) = 0;
   // Causes all refs in "mr" to be assumed to be modified by the given JavaThread.
   virtual void write_region(JavaThread* thread, MemRegion mr) = 0;
 
diff --git a/src/hotspot/share/gc/shared/modRefBarrierSet.inline.hpp b/src/hotspot/share/gc/shared/modRefBarrierSet.inline.hpp
index e17ed4f6bdb..45422167ead 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/share/gc/shared/modRefBarrierSet.inline.hpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/gc/shared/modRefBarrierSet.inline.hpp
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ inline void ModRefBarrierSet::AccessBarrier<decorators, BarrierSetT>::
 clone_in_heap(oop src, oop dst, size_t size) {
   Raw::clone(src, dst, size);
   BarrierSetT *bs = barrier_set_cast<BarrierSetT>(barrier_set());
-  bs->invalidate(MemRegion((HeapWord*)(void*)dst, size));
+  bs->write_region(MemRegion((HeapWord*)(void*)dst, size));
 }
 
 #endif // SHARE_GC_SHARED_MODREFBARRIERSET_INLINE_HPP