diff --git a/src/share/vm/memory/sharedHeap.cpp b/src/share/vm/memory/sharedHeap.cpp
index be641d304baf787a465c9d57ecc96182be4c01f1..caef7ac7ad085b284adad18ac8d9c3c0adb93339 100644
--- a/src/share/vm/memory/sharedHeap.cpp
+++ b/src/share/vm/memory/sharedHeap.cpp
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ void SharedHeap::process_strong_roots(bool activate_scope,
       SystemDictionary::always_strong_oops_do(roots);
       ClassLoaderDataGraph::always_strong_oops_do(roots, klass_closure, !is_scavenging);
     } else {
-      ShouldNotReachHere2("We should always have selected either SO_AllClasses or SO_SystemClasses");
+      fatal("We should always have selected either SO_AllClasses or SO_SystemClasses");
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/src/share/vm/oops/fieldInfo.hpp b/src/share/vm/oops/fieldInfo.hpp
index 331dc05f37ce341292533c344e02e01c7e96f408..5da8ed9628a3d31918b955f785f7ba08b9d91980 100644
--- a/src/share/vm/oops/fieldInfo.hpp
+++ b/src/share/vm/oops/fieldInfo.hpp
@@ -108,11 +108,11 @@ class FieldInfo VALUE_OBJ_CLASS_SPEC {
         return build_int_from_shorts(_shorts[low_packed_offset], _shorts[high_packed_offset]) >> FIELDINFO_TAG_SIZE;
 #ifndef PRODUCT
       case FIELDINFO_TAG_TYPE_PLAIN:
-        ShouldNotReachHere2("Asking offset for the plain type field");
+        fatal("Asking offset for the plain type field");
       case FIELDINFO_TAG_TYPE_CONTENDED:
-        ShouldNotReachHere2("Asking offset for the contended type field");
+        fatal("Asking offset for the contended type field");
       case FIELDINFO_TAG_BLANK:
-        ShouldNotReachHere2("Asking offset for the blank field");
+        fatal("Asking offset for the blank field");
 #endif
     }
     ShouldNotReachHere();
@@ -128,9 +128,9 @@ class FieldInfo VALUE_OBJ_CLASS_SPEC {
         return true;
 #ifndef PRODUCT
       case FIELDINFO_TAG_OFFSET:
-        ShouldNotReachHere2("Asking contended flag for the field with offset");
+        fatal("Asking contended flag for the field with offset");
       case FIELDINFO_TAG_BLANK:
-        ShouldNotReachHere2("Asking contended flag for the blank field");
+        fatal("Asking contended flag for the blank field");
 #endif
     }
     ShouldNotReachHere();
@@ -146,9 +146,9 @@ class FieldInfo VALUE_OBJ_CLASS_SPEC {
         return _shorts[high_packed_offset];
 #ifndef PRODUCT
       case FIELDINFO_TAG_OFFSET:
-        ShouldNotReachHere2("Asking the contended group for the field with offset");
+        fatal("Asking the contended group for the field with offset");
       case FIELDINFO_TAG_BLANK:
-        ShouldNotReachHere2("Asking the contended group for the blank field");
+        fatal("Asking the contended group for the blank field");
 #endif
     }
     ShouldNotReachHere();
@@ -163,9 +163,9 @@ class FieldInfo VALUE_OBJ_CLASS_SPEC {
         return (lo >> FIELDINFO_TAG_SIZE);
 #ifndef PRODUCT
       case FIELDINFO_TAG_OFFSET:
-        ShouldNotReachHere2("Asking the field type for field with offset");
+        fatal("Asking the field type for field with offset");
       case FIELDINFO_TAG_BLANK:
-        ShouldNotReachHere2("Asking the field type for the blank field");
+        fatal("Asking the field type for the blank field");
 #endif
     }
     ShouldNotReachHere();
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ class FieldInfo VALUE_OBJ_CLASS_SPEC {
       case FIELDINFO_TAG_TYPE_PLAIN:
       case FIELDINFO_TAG_TYPE_CONTENDED:
       case FIELDINFO_TAG_OFFSET:
-        ShouldNotReachHere2("Setting the field type with overwriting");
+        fatal("Setting the field type with overwriting");
 #endif
     }
     ShouldNotReachHere();
@@ -226,11 +226,11 @@ class FieldInfo VALUE_OBJ_CLASS_SPEC {
         return;
 #ifndef PRODUCT
       case FIELDINFO_TAG_TYPE_CONTENDED:
-        ShouldNotReachHere2("Overwriting contended group");
+        fatal("Overwriting contended group");
       case FIELDINFO_TAG_BLANK:
-        ShouldNotReachHere2("Setting contended group for the blank field");
+        fatal("Setting contended group for the blank field");
       case FIELDINFO_TAG_OFFSET:
-        ShouldNotReachHere2("Setting contended group for field with offset");
+        fatal("Setting contended group for field with offset");
 #endif
     }
     ShouldNotReachHere();
diff --git a/src/share/vm/utilities/debug.cpp b/src/share/vm/utilities/debug.cpp
index 131f08d44bd12ce6cb9f1579078c5203e17d58ee..e74475fc3c95a2850ca18187d7bfd9cecb761de1 100644
--- a/src/share/vm/utilities/debug.cpp
+++ b/src/share/vm/utilities/debug.cpp
@@ -248,10 +248,6 @@ void report_should_not_reach_here(const char* file, int line) {
   report_vm_error(file, line, "ShouldNotReachHere()");
 }
 
-void report_should_not_reach_here2(const char* file, int line, const char* message) {
-  report_vm_error(file, line, "ShouldNotReachHere()", message);
-}
-
 void report_unimplemented(const char* file, int line) {
   report_vm_error(file, line, "Unimplemented()");
 }
diff --git a/src/share/vm/utilities/debug.hpp b/src/share/vm/utilities/debug.hpp
index 515b1286b9857d168437ccdc2fdeecb688def0e7..0c718a2fe2fff08ebb96ac6a1b4809f28538b1f0 100644
--- a/src/share/vm/utilities/debug.hpp
+++ b/src/share/vm/utilities/debug.hpp
@@ -192,12 +192,6 @@ do {                                                                         \
   BREAKPOINT;                                                                \
 } while (0)
 
-#define ShouldNotReachHere2(message)                                         \
-do {                                                                         \
-  report_should_not_reach_here2(__FILE__, __LINE__, message);                \
-  BREAKPOINT;                                                                \
-} while (0)
-
 #define Unimplemented()                                                      \
 do {                                                                         \
   report_unimplemented(__FILE__, __LINE__);                                  \
@@ -218,7 +212,6 @@ void report_vm_out_of_memory(const char* file, int line, size_t size,
                              const char* message);
 void report_should_not_call(const char* file, int line);
 void report_should_not_reach_here(const char* file, int line);
-void report_should_not_reach_here2(const char* file, int line, const char* message);
 void report_unimplemented(const char* file, int line);
 void report_untested(const char* file, int line, const char* message);