--- a/src/hotspot/share/oops/oopsHierarchy.hpp	Tue Sep 17 09:51:02 2019 +0200
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/oops/oopsHierarchy.hpp	Tue Sep 17 09:51:02 2019 +0200
@@ -190,10 +190,6 @@
   return (T)(CHECK_UNHANDLED_OOPS_ONLY((void*))o);
 }
 
-inline bool check_obj_alignment(void* ptr) {
-  return (uintptr_t(ptr) & MinObjAlignmentInBytesMask) == 0;
-}
-
 // The metadata hierarchy is separate from the oop hierarchy
 
 //      class MetaspaceObj