diff --git a/src/share/vm/gc_implementation/concurrentMarkSweep/concurrentMarkSweepGeneration.cpp b/src/share/vm/gc_implementation/concurrentMarkSweep/concurrentMarkSweepGeneration.cpp
index 203821d2fcdaa380072b78f42633fb04ab7dc381..0dcea6313ee0e7ca2e98c7706e878ea4d879e78c 100644
--- a/src/share/vm/gc_implementation/concurrentMarkSweep/concurrentMarkSweepGeneration.cpp
+++ b/src/share/vm/gc_implementation/concurrentMarkSweep/concurrentMarkSweepGeneration.cpp
@@ -2395,7 +2395,7 @@ void CMSCollector::collect_in_foreground(bool clear_all_soft_refs) {
 
   if (VerifyBeforeGC &&
       GenCollectedHeap::heap()->total_collections() >= VerifyGCStartAt) {
-    Universe::verify(true);
+    Universe::verify();
   }
 
   // Snapshot the soft reference policy to be used in this collection cycle.
@@ -2419,7 +2419,7 @@ void CMSCollector::collect_in_foreground(bool clear_all_soft_refs) {
         if (VerifyDuringGC &&
             GenCollectedHeap::heap()->total_collections() >= VerifyGCStartAt) {
           gclog_or_tty->print("Verify before initial mark: ");
-          Universe::verify(true);
+          Universe::verify();
         }
         {
           bool res = markFromRoots(false);
@@ -2431,7 +2431,7 @@ void CMSCollector::collect_in_foreground(bool clear_all_soft_refs) {
         if (VerifyDuringGC &&
             GenCollectedHeap::heap()->total_collections() >= VerifyGCStartAt) {
           gclog_or_tty->print("Verify before re-mark: ");
-          Universe::verify(true);
+          Universe::verify();
         }
         checkpointRootsFinal(false, clear_all_soft_refs,
                              init_mark_was_synchronous);
@@ -2443,7 +2443,7 @@ void CMSCollector::collect_in_foreground(bool clear_all_soft_refs) {
         if (VerifyDuringGC &&
             GenCollectedHeap::heap()->total_collections() >= VerifyGCStartAt) {
           gclog_or_tty->print("Verify before sweep: ");
-          Universe::verify(true);
+          Universe::verify();
         }
         sweep(false);
         assert(_collectorState == Resizing, "Incorrect state");
@@ -2459,7 +2459,7 @@ void CMSCollector::collect_in_foreground(bool clear_all_soft_refs) {
         if (VerifyDuringGC &&
             GenCollectedHeap::heap()->total_collections() >= VerifyGCStartAt) {
           gclog_or_tty->print("Verify before reset: ");
-          Universe::verify(true);
+          Universe::verify();
         }
         reset(false);
         assert(_collectorState == Idling, "Collector state should "
@@ -2486,7 +2486,7 @@ void CMSCollector::collect_in_foreground(bool clear_all_soft_refs) {
 
   if (VerifyAfterGC &&
       GenCollectedHeap::heap()->total_collections() >= VerifyGCStartAt) {
-    Universe::verify(true);
+    Universe::verify();
   }
   if (TraceCMSState) {
     gclog_or_tty->print_cr("CMS Thread " INTPTR_FORMAT
@@ -5668,7 +5668,7 @@ void CMSCollector::do_remark_non_parallel() {
   if (VerifyDuringGC &&
       GenCollectedHeap::heap()->total_collections() >= VerifyGCStartAt) {
     HandleMark hm;  // Discard invalid handles created during verification
-    Universe::verify(true);
+    Universe::verify();
   }
   {
     TraceTime t("root rescan", PrintGCDetails, false, gclog_or_tty);
diff --git a/src/share/vm/gc_implementation/concurrentMarkSweep/vmCMSOperations.cpp b/src/share/vm/gc_implementation/concurrentMarkSweep/vmCMSOperations.cpp
index 3b8d5aa087864450cd6e1417f293e7e8797a778f..7b5f44a18321b86695c8bc93cdc9179f9360a54b 100644
--- a/src/share/vm/gc_implementation/concurrentMarkSweep/vmCMSOperations.cpp
+++ b/src/share/vm/gc_implementation/concurrentMarkSweep/vmCMSOperations.cpp
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ void VM_CMS_Operation::verify_before_gc() {
     FreelistLocker x(_collector);
     MutexLockerEx  y(_collector->bitMapLock(), Mutex::_no_safepoint_check_flag);
     Universe::heap()->prepare_for_verify();
-    Universe::verify(true);
+    Universe::verify();
   }
 }
 
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ void VM_CMS_Operation::verify_after_gc() {
     HandleMark hm;
     FreelistLocker x(_collector);
     MutexLockerEx  y(_collector->bitMapLock(), Mutex::_no_safepoint_check_flag);
-    Universe::verify(true);
+    Universe::verify();
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/share/vm/gc_implementation/g1/concurrentMark.cpp b/src/share/vm/gc_implementation/g1/concurrentMark.cpp
index 2684be80872480586d4f24d1fc736ef459b6cb84..d3dc1eb7bb73f169b439721ee45949584babc9f0 100644
--- a/src/share/vm/gc_implementation/g1/concurrentMark.cpp
+++ b/src/share/vm/gc_implementation/g1/concurrentMark.cpp
@@ -1120,8 +1120,8 @@ void ConcurrentMark::checkpointRootsFinal(bool clear_all_soft_refs) {
     HandleMark hm;  // handle scope
     gclog_or_tty->print(" VerifyDuringGC:(before)");
     Universe::heap()->prepare_for_verify();
-    Universe::verify(/* silent      */ false,
-                     /* option      */ VerifyOption_G1UsePrevMarking);
+    Universe::verify(/* silent */ false,
+                     /* option */ VerifyOption_G1UsePrevMarking);
   }
 
   G1CollectorPolicy* g1p = g1h->g1_policy();
@@ -1159,8 +1159,8 @@ void ConcurrentMark::checkpointRootsFinal(bool clear_all_soft_refs) {
       HandleMark hm;  // handle scope
       gclog_or_tty->print(" VerifyDuringGC:(after)");
       Universe::heap()->prepare_for_verify();
-      Universe::verify(/* silent      */ false,
-                       /* option      */ VerifyOption_G1UseNextMarking);
+      Universe::verify(/* silent */ false,
+                       /* option */ VerifyOption_G1UseNextMarking);
     }
     assert(!restart_for_overflow(), "sanity");
   }
@@ -1811,8 +1811,8 @@ void ConcurrentMark::cleanup() {
     HandleMark hm;  // handle scope
     gclog_or_tty->print(" VerifyDuringGC:(before)");
     Universe::heap()->prepare_for_verify();
-    Universe::verify(/* silent      */ false,
-                     /* option      */ VerifyOption_G1UsePrevMarking);
+    Universe::verify(/* silent */ false,
+                     /* option */ VerifyOption_G1UsePrevMarking);
   }
 
   G1CollectorPolicy* g1p = G1CollectedHeap::heap()->g1_policy();
@@ -1966,8 +1966,8 @@ void ConcurrentMark::cleanup() {
     HandleMark hm;  // handle scope
     gclog_or_tty->print(" VerifyDuringGC:(after)");
     Universe::heap()->prepare_for_verify();
-    Universe::verify(/* silent      */ false,
-                     /* option      */ VerifyOption_G1UsePrevMarking);
+    Universe::verify(/* silent */ false,
+                     /* option */ VerifyOption_G1UsePrevMarking);
   }
 
   g1h->verify_region_sets_optional();
diff --git a/src/share/vm/gc_implementation/parallelScavenge/psMarkSweep.cpp b/src/share/vm/gc_implementation/parallelScavenge/psMarkSweep.cpp
index 44e764f7ae78c9e6ff7609cfa8c8767aaa7e7459..a37555d2c3bbcccc193cc608b3edc4189876fb9f 100644
--- a/src/share/vm/gc_implementation/parallelScavenge/psMarkSweep.cpp
+++ b/src/share/vm/gc_implementation/parallelScavenge/psMarkSweep.cpp
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ bool PSMarkSweep::invoke_no_policy(bool clear_all_softrefs) {
   if (VerifyBeforeGC && heap->total_collections() >= VerifyGCStartAt) {
     HandleMark hm;  // Discard invalid handles created during verification
     gclog_or_tty->print(" VerifyBeforeGC:");
-    Universe::verify(true);
+    Universe::verify();
   }
 
   // Verify object start arrays
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ bool PSMarkSweep::invoke_no_policy(bool clear_all_softrefs) {
   if (VerifyAfterGC && heap->total_collections() >= VerifyGCStartAt) {
     HandleMark hm;  // Discard invalid handles created during verification
     gclog_or_tty->print(" VerifyAfterGC:");
-    Universe::verify(false);
+    Universe::verify();
   }
 
   // Re-verify object start arrays
diff --git a/src/share/vm/gc_implementation/parallelScavenge/psParallelCompact.cpp b/src/share/vm/gc_implementation/parallelScavenge/psParallelCompact.cpp
index 7a07762127735f4900c8757b627fd647ffb3928b..fc6d5ef59d3197a379cae2b83137e6c4bb7326b5 100644
--- a/src/share/vm/gc_implementation/parallelScavenge/psParallelCompact.cpp
+++ b/src/share/vm/gc_implementation/parallelScavenge/psParallelCompact.cpp
@@ -983,7 +983,7 @@ void PSParallelCompact::pre_compact(PreGCValues* pre_gc_values)
   if (VerifyBeforeGC && heap->total_collections() >= VerifyGCStartAt) {
     HandleMark hm;  // Discard invalid handles created during verification
     gclog_or_tty->print(" VerifyBeforeGC:");
-    Universe::verify(true);
+    Universe::verify();
   }
 
   // Verify object start arrays
@@ -2184,7 +2184,7 @@ bool PSParallelCompact::invoke_no_policy(bool maximum_heap_compaction) {
   if (VerifyAfterGC && heap->total_collections() >= VerifyGCStartAt) {
     HandleMark hm;  // Discard invalid handles created during verification
     gclog_or_tty->print(" VerifyAfterGC:");
-    Universe::verify(false);
+    Universe::verify();
   }
 
   // Re-verify object start arrays
diff --git a/src/share/vm/gc_implementation/parallelScavenge/psScavenge.cpp b/src/share/vm/gc_implementation/parallelScavenge/psScavenge.cpp
index 370311d1c9caeeccaa848da28bb07eadc6d2eee3..f68b1b5a44623d2f67d4f92b5651ab13ae75480c 100644
--- a/src/share/vm/gc_implementation/parallelScavenge/psScavenge.cpp
+++ b/src/share/vm/gc_implementation/parallelScavenge/psScavenge.cpp
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ bool PSScavenge::invoke_no_policy() {
   if (VerifyBeforeGC && heap->total_collections() >= VerifyGCStartAt) {
     HandleMark hm;  // Discard invalid handles created during verification
     gclog_or_tty->print(" VerifyBeforeGC:");
-    Universe::verify(true);
+    Universe::verify();
   }
 
   {
@@ -639,7 +639,7 @@ bool PSScavenge::invoke_no_policy() {
   if (VerifyAfterGC && heap->total_collections() >= VerifyGCStartAt) {
     HandleMark hm;  // Discard invalid handles created during verification
     gclog_or_tty->print(" VerifyAfterGC:");
-    Universe::verify(false);
+    Universe::verify();
   }
 
   heap->print_heap_after_gc();
diff --git a/src/share/vm/memory/genCollectedHeap.cpp b/src/share/vm/memory/genCollectedHeap.cpp
index 0b6db2824974ac7b5542a5b1980dac5cc519135f..13778b06d50684b7a803322743d5b5acc0727cdc 100644
--- a/src/share/vm/memory/genCollectedHeap.cpp
+++ b/src/share/vm/memory/genCollectedHeap.cpp
@@ -447,7 +447,7 @@ void GenCollectedHeap::do_collection(bool  full,
             prepared_for_verification = true;
           }
           gclog_or_tty->print(" VerifyBeforeGC:");
-          Universe::verify(true);
+          Universe::verify();
         }
         COMPILER2_PRESENT(DerivedPointerTable::clear());
 
@@ -519,7 +519,7 @@ void GenCollectedHeap::do_collection(bool  full,
             total_collections() >= VerifyGCStartAt) {
           HandleMark hm;  // Discard invalid handles created during verification
           gclog_or_tty->print(" VerifyAfterGC:");
-          Universe::verify(false);
+          Universe::verify();
         }
 
         if (PrintGCDetails) {
diff --git a/src/share/vm/memory/universe.hpp b/src/share/vm/memory/universe.hpp
index 818f9d3405a8cb96db8c50f9a4c9b75a9b2da766..2ef48762466ebed5ca1db3c91ea015eb2eaefb0c 100644
--- a/src/share/vm/memory/universe.hpp
+++ b/src/share/vm/memory/universe.hpp
@@ -403,8 +403,14 @@ class Universe: AllStatic {
 
   // Debugging
   static bool verify_in_progress() { return _verify_in_progress; }
-  static void verify(bool silent = false,
-                     VerifyOption option = VerifyOption_Default );
+  static void verify(bool silent, VerifyOption option);
+  static void verify(bool silent) {
+    verify(silent, VerifyOption_Default /* option */);
+  }
+  static void verify() {
+    verify(false /* silent */);
+  }
+
   static int  verify_count()       { return _verify_count; }
   // The default behavior is to call print_on() on gclog_or_tty.
   static void print();
diff --git a/src/share/vm/utilities/debug.cpp b/src/share/vm/utilities/debug.cpp
index 76164058e018f7d624fa00da0917046d38837df6..51d59c44532879c8dcdb7e6c9dbaa85d7e18ef03 100644
--- a/src/share/vm/utilities/debug.cpp
+++ b/src/share/vm/utilities/debug.cpp
@@ -477,7 +477,7 @@ extern "C" void verify() {
   }
   // Ensure Eden top is correct before verification
   Universe::heap()->prepare_for_verify();
-  Universe::verify(true);
+  Universe::verify();
   if (!safe) SafepointSynchronize::set_is_not_at_safepoint();
 }