diff -r 9b3a41ccc927 -r 315a5d70b295 src/share/vm/gc_implementation/g1/heapRegionRemSet.cpp
--- a/src/share/vm/gc_implementation/g1/heapRegionRemSet.cpp	Thu May 07 17:09:48 2009 -0700
+++ b/src/share/vm/gc_implementation/g1/heapRegionRemSet.cpp	Mon May 11 16:30:56 2009 -0700
@@ -1052,14 +1052,6 @@
 
 }
 
-
-bool HeapRegionRemSet::_par_traversal = false;
-
-void HeapRegionRemSet::set_par_traversal(bool b) {
-  assert(_par_traversal != b, "Proper alternation...");
-  _par_traversal = b;
-}
-
 int HeapRegionRemSet::num_par_rem_sets() {
   // We always have at least two, so that a mutator thread can claim an
   // id and add to a rem set.