diff --git a/src/hotspot/share/gc/g1/g1FullGCPrepareTask.hpp b/src/hotspot/share/gc/g1/g1FullGCPrepareTask.hpp
index aeefd9fb530..7f09f0553e9 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/share/gc/g1/g1FullGCPrepareTask.hpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/gc/g1/g1FullGCPrepareTask.hpp
@@ -42,8 +42,7 @@ class G1DetermineCompactionQueueClosure : public HeapRegionClosure {
   G1FullCollector* _collector;
   uint _cur_worker;
 
-  template<bool is_humongous>
-  inline void free_pinned_region(HeapRegion* hr);
+  inline void free_empty_humongous_region(HeapRegion* hr);
 
   inline bool should_compact(HeapRegion* hr) const;
 
diff --git a/src/hotspot/share/gc/g1/g1FullGCPrepareTask.inline.hpp b/src/hotspot/share/gc/g1/g1FullGCPrepareTask.inline.hpp
index f76ecca6e5a..97d4ef63847 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/share/gc/g1/g1FullGCPrepareTask.inline.hpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/gc/g1/g1FullGCPrepareTask.inline.hpp
@@ -33,13 +33,8 @@
 #include "gc/g1/g1FullGCScope.hpp"
 #include "gc/g1/heapRegion.inline.hpp"
 
-template<bool is_humongous>
-void G1DetermineCompactionQueueClosure::free_pinned_region(HeapRegion* hr) {
-  if (is_humongous) {
-    _g1h->free_humongous_region(hr, nullptr);
-  } else {
-    _g1h->free_region(hr, nullptr);
-  }
+void G1DetermineCompactionQueueClosure::free_empty_humongous_region(HeapRegion* hr) {
+  _g1h->free_humongous_region(hr, nullptr);
   _collector->set_free(hr->hrm_index());
   add_to_compaction_queue(hr);
 }
@@ -88,7 +83,7 @@ inline bool G1DetermineCompactionQueueClosure::do_heap_region(HeapRegion* hr) {
       oop obj = cast_to_oop(hr->humongous_start_region()->bottom());
       bool is_empty = !_collector->mark_bitmap()->is_marked(obj);
       if (is_empty) {
-        free_pinned_region<true>(hr);
+        free_empty_humongous_region(hr);
       } else {
         _collector->set_has_humongous();
       }