diff --git a/hotspot/src/share/vm/gc_implementation/g1/concurrentMark.cpp b/hotspot/src/share/vm/gc_implementation/g1/concurrentMark.cpp
index 56258ff7ef5..db12f8b0200 100644
--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/gc_implementation/g1/concurrentMark.cpp
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/gc_implementation/g1/concurrentMark.cpp
@@ -2143,7 +2143,7 @@ void ConcurrentMark::completeCleanup() {
 
   G1CollectedHeap* g1h = G1CollectedHeap::heap();
 
-  _cleanup_list.verify_list();
+  _cleanup_list.verify_optional();
   FreeRegionList tmp_free_list("Tmp Free List");
 
   if (G1ConcRegionFreeingVerbose) {
diff --git a/hotspot/src/share/vm/gc_implementation/g1/heapRegionSet.inline.hpp b/hotspot/src/share/vm/gc_implementation/g1/heapRegionSet.inline.hpp
index 287f1bd96a7..08f74a776ac 100644
--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/gc_implementation/g1/heapRegionSet.inline.hpp
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/gc_implementation/g1/heapRegionSet.inline.hpp
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 inline void HeapRegionSetBase::add(HeapRegion* hr) {
   check_mt_safety();
   assert(hr->containing_set() == NULL, hrs_ext_msg(this, "should not already have a containing set %u"));
-  assert(hr->next() == NULL, hrs_ext_msg(this, "should not already be linked"));
+  assert(hr->next() == NULL && hr->prev() == NULL, hrs_ext_msg(this, "should not already be linked"));
 
   _count.increment(1u, hr->capacity());
   hr->set_containing_set(this);
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ inline void HeapRegionSetBase::add(HeapRegion* hr) {
 inline void HeapRegionSetBase::remove(HeapRegion* hr) {
   check_mt_safety();
   verify_region(hr);
-  assert(hr->next() == NULL, hrs_ext_msg(this, "should already be unlinked"));
+  assert(hr->next() == NULL && hr->prev() == NULL, hrs_ext_msg(this, "should already be unlinked"));
 
   hr->set_containing_set(NULL);
   assert(_count.length() > 0, hrs_ext_msg(this, "pre-condition"));