diff --git a/src/hotspot/share/oops/instanceRefKlass.hpp b/src/hotspot/share/oops/instanceRefKlass.hpp
index 4156559df05..16a9bb53c3a 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/share/oops/instanceRefKlass.hpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/oops/instanceRefKlass.hpp
@@ -97,9 +97,6 @@ class InstanceRefKlass: public InstanceKlass {
   template <typename T, class OopClosureType, class Contains>
   static void do_referent(oop obj, OopClosureType* closure, Contains& contains);
 
-  template <typename T, class OopClosureType, class Contains>
-  static void do_next(oop obj, OopClosureType* closure, Contains& contains);
-
   template <typename T, class OopClosureType, class Contains>
   static void do_discovered(oop obj, OopClosureType* closure, Contains& contains);