diff --git a/src/hotspot/share/oops/instanceStackChunkKlass.cpp b/src/hotspot/share/oops/instanceStackChunkKlass.cpp
index bf215e1c13e..a2227b0a76a 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/share/oops/instanceStackChunkKlass.cpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/oops/instanceStackChunkKlass.cpp
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ public:
                   p2i(fs.sp()), fs.is_interpreted(), f.frame_size(),
                   fs.is_interpreted() ? 0 : f.compiled_frame_stack_argsize());
   #ifdef ASSERT
-    f.print_value_on(_st, nullptr);
+    f.print_value_on(_st);
   #else
     f.print_on(_st);
   #endif
diff --git a/src/hotspot/share/prims/whitebox.cpp b/src/hotspot/share/prims/whitebox.cpp
index 544eeabb5c2..8a08a12a0b0 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/share/prims/whitebox.cpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/prims/whitebox.cpp
@@ -2582,7 +2582,7 @@ WB_ENTRY(void, WB_VerifyFrames(JNIEnv* env, jobject wb, jboolean log, jboolean u
   for (StackFrameStream fst(JavaThread::current(), update_map, true); !fst.is_done(); fst.next()) {
     frame* current_frame = fst.current();
     if (log) {
-      current_frame->print_value_on(&st, nullptr);
+      current_frame->print_value_on(&st);
     }
     current_frame->verify(fst.register_map());
   }
diff --git a/src/hotspot/share/runtime/continuationFreezeThaw.cpp b/src/hotspot/share/runtime/continuationFreezeThaw.cpp
index 0e4640b6a9f..0a763d76bad 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/share/runtime/continuationFreezeThaw.cpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/runtime/continuationFreezeThaw.cpp
@@ -877,7 +877,7 @@ inline void FreezeBase::before_freeze_java_frame(const frame& f, const frame& ca
     LogStream ls(lt);
     ls.print_cr("======== FREEZING FRAME interpreted: %d bottom: %d", f.is_interpreted_frame(), is_bottom_frame);
     ls.print_cr("fsize: %d argsize: %d", fsize, argsize);
-    f.print_value_on(&ls, nullptr);
+    f.print_value_on(&ls);
   }
   assert(caller.is_interpreted_frame() == Interpreter::contains(caller.pc()), "");
 }
@@ -886,7 +886,7 @@ inline void FreezeBase::after_freeze_java_frame(const frame& hf, bool is_bottom_
   LogTarget(Trace, continuations) lt;
   if (lt.develop_is_enabled()) {
     LogStream ls(lt);
-    DEBUG_ONLY(hf.print_value_on(&ls, nullptr);)
+    DEBUG_ONLY(hf.print_value_on(&ls);)
     assert(hf.is_heap_frame(), "should be");
     DEBUG_ONLY(print_frame_layout(hf, false, &ls);)
     if (is_bottom_frame) {
@@ -2027,7 +2027,7 @@ NOINLINE intptr_t* ThawBase::thaw_slow(stackChunkOop chunk, bool return_barrier)
     LogStream ls(lt);
     ls.print_cr("top hframe before (thaw):");
     assert(heap_frame.is_heap_frame(), "should have created a relative frame");
-    heap_frame.print_value_on(&ls, nullptr);
+    heap_frame.print_value_on(&ls);
   }
 
 #if INCLUDE_ZGC || INCLUDE_SHENANDOAHGC
@@ -2124,7 +2124,7 @@ inline void ThawBase::before_thaw_java_frame(const frame& hf, const frame& calle
     LogStream ls(lt);
     ls.print_cr("======== THAWING FRAME: %d", num_frame);
     assert(hf.is_heap_frame(), "should be");
-    hf.print_value_on(&ls, nullptr);
+    hf.print_value_on(&ls);
   }
   assert(bottom == _cont.is_entry_frame(caller), "bottom: %d is_entry_frame: %d", bottom, _cont.is_entry_frame(hf));
 }
@@ -2394,7 +2394,7 @@ void ThawBase::finish_thaw(frame& f) {
   if (lt.develop_is_enabled()) {
     LogStream ls(lt);
     ls.print_cr("top hframe after (thaw):");
-    _cont.last_frame().print_value_on(&ls, nullptr);
+    _cont.last_frame().print_value_on(&ls);
   }
 }
 
@@ -2406,7 +2406,7 @@ void ThawBase::push_return_frame(frame& f) { // see generate_cont_thaw
   if (lt.develop_is_enabled()) {
     LogStream ls(lt);
     ls.print_cr("push_return_frame");
-    f.print_value_on(&ls, nullptr);
+    f.print_value_on(&ls);
   }
 
   assert(f.sp() - frame::metadata_words_at_bottom >= _top_stack_address, "overwrote past thawing space"
@@ -2467,7 +2467,7 @@ static inline intptr_t* thaw_internal(JavaThread* thread, const Continuation::th
   if (lt.develop_is_enabled()) {
     LogStream ls(lt);
     ls.print_cr("Jumping to frame (thaw):");
-    frame(sp).print_value_on(&ls, nullptr);
+    frame(sp).print_value_on(&ls);
   }
 #endif
 
diff --git a/src/hotspot/share/runtime/frame.cpp b/src/hotspot/share/runtime/frame.cpp
index 1aed46d5880..e193271eff6 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/share/runtime/frame.cpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/runtime/frame.cpp
@@ -511,7 +511,7 @@ const char* frame::print_name() const {
   return "C";
 }
 
-void frame::print_value_on(outputStream* st, JavaThread *thread) const {
+void frame::print_value_on(outputStream* st) const {
   NOT_PRODUCT(address begin = pc()-40;)
   NOT_PRODUCT(address end   = nullptr;)
 
@@ -550,7 +550,7 @@ void frame::print_value_on(outputStream* st, JavaThread *thread) const {
 }
 
 void frame::print_on(outputStream* st) const {
-  print_value_on(st,nullptr);
+  print_value_on(st);
   if (is_interpreted_frame()) {
     interpreter_frame_print_on(st);
   }
diff --git a/src/hotspot/share/runtime/frame.hpp b/src/hotspot/share/runtime/frame.hpp
index 468437a6484..1c57e3de4da 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/share/runtime/frame.hpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/runtime/frame.hpp
@@ -433,8 +433,8 @@ class frame {
   void describe_pd(FrameValues& values, int frame_no);
 
  public:
-  void print_value() const { print_value_on(tty,nullptr); }
-  void print_value_on(outputStream* st, JavaThread *thread) const;
+  void print_value() const { print_value_on(tty); }
+  void print_value_on(outputStream* st) const;
   void print_on(outputStream* st) const;
   void interpreter_frame_print_on(outputStream* st) const;
   void print_on_error(outputStream* st, char* buf, int buflen, bool verbose = false) const;
diff --git a/src/hotspot/share/runtime/javaThread.cpp b/src/hotspot/share/runtime/javaThread.cpp
index 0c00ef75c92..416e79d5844 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/share/runtime/javaThread.cpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/runtime/javaThread.cpp
@@ -1906,7 +1906,7 @@ void JavaThread::trace_frames() {
   int frame_no = 1;
   for (StackFrameStream fst(this, true /* update */, true /* process_frames */); !fst.is_done(); fst.next()) {
     tty->print("  %d. ", frame_no++);
-    fst.current()->print_value_on(tty, this);
+    fst.current()->print_value_on(tty);
     tty->cr();
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/hotspot/share/runtime/vframe.cpp b/src/hotspot/share/runtime/vframe.cpp
index 58eead692c6..d93b380ce92 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/share/runtime/vframe.cpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/runtime/vframe.cpp
@@ -622,7 +622,7 @@ javaVFrame* vframeStreamCommon::asJavaVFrame() {
 
 #ifndef PRODUCT
 void vframe::print(outputStream* output) {
-  if (WizardMode) _fr.print_value_on(output, nullptr);
+  if (WizardMode) _fr.print_value_on(output);
 }
 
 void vframe::print_value(outputStream* output) const {
@@ -737,7 +737,7 @@ void javaVFrame::print_activation(int index, outputStream* output) const {
 // ------------- externalVFrame --------------
 
 void externalVFrame::print(outputStream* output) {
-  _fr.print_value_on(output, nullptr);
+  _fr.print_value_on(output);
 }
 
 void externalVFrame::print_value(outputStream* output) const {