diff --git a/src/hotspot/share/gc/shared/collectedHeap.hpp b/src/hotspot/share/gc/shared/collectedHeap.hpp
index 036bc0230c877..31a224597a048 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/share/gc/shared/collectedHeap.hpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/gc/shared/collectedHeap.hpp
@@ -383,12 +383,10 @@ class CollectedHeap : public CHeapObj<mtGC> {
   void increment_total_collections(bool full = false) {
     _total_collections++;
     if (full) {
-      increment_total_full_collections();
+      _total_full_collections++;
     }
   }
 
-  void increment_total_full_collections() { _total_full_collections++; }
-
   // Return the SoftRefPolicy for the heap;
   SoftRefPolicy* soft_ref_policy() { return &_soft_ref_policy; }