diff -r 43229acd75ea -r e77a97d0edbb src/hotspot/share/jfr/recorder/repository/jfrRepository.cpp
--- a/src/hotspot/share/jfr/recorder/repository/jfrRepository.cpp	Thu Oct 10 17:36:57 2019 +0200
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/jfr/recorder/repository/jfrRepository.cpp	Fri Oct 11 19:46:05 2019 +0200
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@
   return _chunkwriter->close();
 }
 
-void JfrRepository::flush(bool metadata, JavaThread* jt) {
+void JfrRepository::flush(JavaThread* jt) {
   DEBUG_ONLY(JfrJavaSupport::check_java_thread_in_vm(jt));
   if (!Jfr::is_recording()) {
     return;
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@
   if (!_chunkwriter->is_valid()) {
     return;
   }
-  instance()._post_box.post((metadata || !_chunkwriter->has_metadata()) ? MSG_FLUSHPOINT_METADATA : MSG_FLUSHPOINT);
+  instance()._post_box.post(MSG_FLUSHPOINT);
 }
 
 size_t JfrRepository::flush_chunk() {