diff --git a/src/share/vm/memory/space.hpp b/src/share/vm/memory/space.hpp
index 33b56cf065129420744c8f2a82880c95aed6f09f..f81c293a4bf3088ce5b45a9edbb24bd87a46bbf3 100644
--- a/src/share/vm/memory/space.hpp
+++ b/src/share/vm/memory/space.hpp
@@ -880,10 +880,17 @@ class ContiguousSpace: public CompactibleSpace {
   void object_iterate_mem(MemRegion mr, UpwardsObjectClosure* cl);
   // iterates on objects up to the safe limit
   HeapWord* object_iterate_careful(ObjectClosureCareful* cl);
-  inline HeapWord* concurrent_iteration_safe_limit();
+  HeapWord* concurrent_iteration_safe_limit() {
+    assert(_concurrent_iteration_safe_limit <= top(),
+           "_concurrent_iteration_safe_limit update missed");
+    return _concurrent_iteration_safe_limit;
+  }
   // changes the safe limit, all objects from bottom() to the new
   // limit should be properly initialized
-  inline void set_concurrent_iteration_safe_limit(HeapWord* new_limit);
+  void set_concurrent_iteration_safe_limit(HeapWord* new_limit) {
+    assert(new_limit <= top(), "uninitialized objects in the safe range");
+    _concurrent_iteration_safe_limit = new_limit;
+  }
 
 #ifndef SERIALGC
   // In support of parallel oop_iterate.
diff --git a/src/share/vm/memory/space.inline.hpp b/src/share/vm/memory/space.inline.hpp
index 7d62476a69a4ffc8e4f5082c19ca1cd639555bb9..07e6127230c6f29a162f0dc789199776837d2e6f 100644
--- a/src/share/vm/memory/space.inline.hpp
+++ b/src/share/vm/memory/space.inline.hpp
@@ -67,17 +67,4 @@ OffsetTableContigSpace::block_start_const(const void* p) const {
   return _offsets.block_start(p);
 }
 
-inline HeapWord* ContiguousSpace::concurrent_iteration_safe_limit()
-{
-  assert(_concurrent_iteration_safe_limit <= top(),
-         "_concurrent_iteration_safe_limit update missed");
-  return _concurrent_iteration_safe_limit;
-}
-
-inline void ContiguousSpace::set_concurrent_iteration_safe_limit(HeapWord* new_limit)
-{
-  assert(new_limit <= top(), "uninitialized objects in the safe range");
-  _concurrent_iteration_safe_limit = new_limit;
-}
-
 #endif // SHARE_VM_MEMORY_SPACE_INLINE_HPP