--- a/src/hotspot/share/jfr/recorder/repository/jfrChunk.cpp	Mon Sep 09 13:26:35 2019 +0200
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/jfr/recorder/repository/jfrChunk.cpp	Tue Sep 10 13:14:36 2019 +0200
@@ -174,10 +174,6 @@
   return 0 == _generation;
 }
 
-bool JfrChunk::is_initial_flush() const {
-  return 0 == _last_metadata_offset;
-}
-
 int64_t JfrChunk::duration() const {
   assert(_last_update_nanos >= _start_nanos, "invariant");
   return _last_update_nanos - _start_nanos;