diff --git a/src/hotspot/share/gc/shared/space.hpp b/src/hotspot/share/gc/shared/space.hpp
index 2d592bf726b..8e6f4f88a6b 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/share/gc/shared/space.hpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/gc/shared/space.hpp
@@ -117,9 +117,6 @@ class Space: public CHeapObj<mtGC> {
   bool is_in(const void* p) const {
     return used_region().contains(p);
   }
-  bool is_in(oop obj) const {
-    return is_in((void*)obj);
-  }
 
   // Returns true iff the given reserved memory of the space contains the
   // given address.