diff -r 5e8f9713e343 -r 3636bab5e81e src/hotspot/share/jfr/recorder/service/jfrRecorderService.cpp
--- a/src/hotspot/share/jfr/recorder/service/jfrRecorderService.cpp	Fri Nov 29 11:26:25 2019 +0100
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/jfr/recorder/service/jfrRecorderService.cpp	Fri Nov 29 12:09:25 2019 +0100
@@ -337,7 +337,6 @@
   JfrVMOperation(Instance& instance) : _instance(instance) {}
   void doit() { (_instance.*func)(); }
   VMOp_Type type() const { return VMOp_JFRCheckpoint; }
-  Mode evaluation_mode() const { return _safepoint; } // default
 };
 
 JfrRecorderService::JfrRecorderService() :