diff --git a/src/hotspot/share/gc/serial/defNewGeneration.cpp b/src/hotspot/share/gc/serial/defNewGeneration.cpp
index acf7e239103..715b82fd38d 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/share/gc/serial/defNewGeneration.cpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/gc/serial/defNewGeneration.cpp
@@ -533,11 +533,6 @@ size_t DefNewGeneration::capacity_before_gc() const {
   return eden()->capacity();
 }
 
-size_t DefNewGeneration::contiguous_available() const {
-  return eden()->free();
-}
-
-
 void DefNewGeneration::object_iterate(ObjectClosure* blk) {
   eden()->object_iterate(blk);
   from()->object_iterate(blk);
diff --git a/src/hotspot/share/gc/serial/defNewGeneration.hpp b/src/hotspot/share/gc/serial/defNewGeneration.hpp
index a7ee555902a..011b79fdabd 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/share/gc/serial/defNewGeneration.hpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/gc/serial/defNewGeneration.hpp
@@ -172,8 +172,6 @@ class DefNewGeneration: public Generation {
   // heuristic resizing decisions.
   size_t unsafe_max_alloc_nogc() const;
 
-  size_t contiguous_available() const;
-
   size_t max_eden_size() const              { return _max_eden_size; }
   size_t max_survivor_size() const          { return _max_survivor_size; }
 
diff --git a/src/hotspot/share/gc/serial/generation.hpp b/src/hotspot/share/gc/serial/generation.hpp
index 5e5aad5d0c1..a757c97c5cb 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/share/gc/serial/generation.hpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/gc/serial/generation.hpp
@@ -96,10 +96,6 @@ class Generation: public CHeapObj<mtGC> {
   // for the allocation of objects.
   virtual size_t max_capacity() const;
 
-  // The largest number of contiguous free bytes in the generation,
-  // including expansion  (Assumes called at a safepoint.)
-  virtual size_t contiguous_available() const = 0;
-
   MemRegion reserved() const { return _reserved; }
 
   /* Returns "TRUE" iff "p" points into the reserved area of the generation. */
diff --git a/src/hotspot/share/gc/serial/tenuredGeneration.cpp b/src/hotspot/share/gc/serial/tenuredGeneration.cpp
index f1389b48557..b1b75070947 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/share/gc/serial/tenuredGeneration.cpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/gc/serial/tenuredGeneration.cpp
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ void TenuredGeneration::update_counters() {
 }
 
 bool TenuredGeneration::promotion_attempt_is_safe(size_t max_promotion_in_bytes) const {
-  size_t available = contiguous_available();
+  size_t available = _the_space->free() + _virtual_space.uncommitted_size();
   size_t av_promo  = (size_t)_avg_promoted->padded_average();
   bool   res = (available >= av_promo) || (available >= max_promotion_in_bytes);
 
@@ -413,10 +413,6 @@ TenuredGeneration::expand_and_allocate(size_t word_size, bool is_tlab) {
   return allocate(word_size, is_tlab);
 }
 
-size_t TenuredGeneration::contiguous_available() const {
-  return _the_space->free() + _virtual_space.uncommitted_size();
-}
-
 void TenuredGeneration::assert_correct_size_change_locking() {
   assert_locked_or_safepoint(Heap_lock);
 }
diff --git a/src/hotspot/share/gc/serial/tenuredGeneration.hpp b/src/hotspot/share/gc/serial/tenuredGeneration.hpp
index bcb2d668213..dcec912d488 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/share/gc/serial/tenuredGeneration.hpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/gc/serial/tenuredGeneration.hpp
@@ -124,8 +124,6 @@ public:
   const char* name() const { return "tenured generation"; }
   const char* short_name() const { return "Tenured"; }
 
-  size_t contiguous_available() const;
-
   // Iteration
   void object_iterate(ObjectClosure* blk);