--- a/src/hotspot/share/code/compiledMethod.hpp	Thu Mar 14 09:14:20 2019 +0100
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/code/compiledMethod.hpp	Thu Mar 14 09:15:51 2019 +0100
@@ -408,10 +408,6 @@
   PcDesc* find_pc_desc(address pc, bool approximate) {
     return _pc_desc_container.find_pc_desc(pc, approximate, PcDescSearch(code_begin(), scopes_pcs_begin(), scopes_pcs_end()));
   }
-
-protected:
-  // Used by some GCs to chain nmethods.
-  nmethod* _scavenge_root_link; // from CodeCache::scavenge_root_nmethods
 };
 
 #endif // SHARE_CODE_COMPILEDMETHOD_HPP