diff --git a/src/hotspot/share/metaprogramming/isVolatile.hpp b/src/hotspot/share/metaprogramming/isVolatile.hpp
deleted file mode 100644
index cd51e3b53e5cd..0000000000000
--- a/src/hotspot/share/metaprogramming/isVolatile.hpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,33 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (c) 2017, 2019, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
- * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
- *
- * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
- * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
- * published by the Free Software Foundation.
- *
- * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
- * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
- * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
- * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that
- * accompanied this code).
- *
- * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version
- * 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
- * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
- *
- * Please contact Oracle, 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065 USA
- * or visit www.oracle.com if you need additional information or have any
- * questions.
- *
- */
-
-#ifndef SHARE_METAPROGRAMMING_ISVOLATILE_HPP
-#define SHARE_METAPROGRAMMING_ISVOLATILE_HPP
-
-#include "metaprogramming/integralConstant.hpp"
-
-template <typename T> struct IsVolatile: public FalseType {};
-template <typename T> struct IsVolatile<volatile T>: public TrueType {};
-
-#endif // SHARE_METAPROGRAMMING_ISVOLATILE_HPP
diff --git a/src/hotspot/share/oops/accessBackend.hpp b/src/hotspot/share/oops/accessBackend.hpp
index 3bcfe797e0c34..716b15413dfa5 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/share/oops/accessBackend.hpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/oops/accessBackend.hpp
@@ -35,13 +35,13 @@
 #include "metaprogramming/isIntegral.hpp"
 #include "metaprogramming/isPointer.hpp"
 #include "metaprogramming/isSame.hpp"
-#include "metaprogramming/isVolatile.hpp"
 #include "oops/accessDecorators.hpp"
 #include "oops/oopsHierarchy.hpp"
 #include "runtime/globals.hpp"
 #include "utilities/debug.hpp"
 #include "utilities/globalDefinitions.hpp"
 
+#include <type_traits>
 
 // This metafunction returns either oop or narrowOop depending on whether
 // an access needs to use compressed oops or not.
@@ -1109,7 +1109,7 @@ namespace AccessInternal {
     // If a volatile address is passed in but no memory ordering decorator,
     // set the memory ordering to MO_RELAXED by default.
     const DecoratorSet expanded_decorators = DecoratorFixup<
-      (IsVolatile<P>::value && !HasDecorator<decorators, MO_DECORATOR_MASK>::value) ?
+      (std::is_volatile<P>::value && !HasDecorator<decorators, MO_DECORATOR_MASK>::value) ?
       (MO_RELAXED | decorators) : decorators>::value;
     store_reduce_types<expanded_decorators>(const_cast<DecayedP*>(addr), decayed_value);
   }
@@ -1135,7 +1135,7 @@ namespace AccessInternal {
     // If a volatile address is passed in but no memory ordering decorator,
     // set the memory ordering to MO_RELAXED by default.
     const DecoratorSet expanded_decorators = DecoratorFixup<
-      (IsVolatile<P>::value && !HasDecorator<decorators, MO_DECORATOR_MASK>::value) ?
+      (std::is_volatile<P>::value && !HasDecorator<decorators, MO_DECORATOR_MASK>::value) ?
       (MO_RELAXED | decorators) : decorators>::value;
     return load_reduce_types<expanded_decorators, DecayedT>(const_cast<DecayedP*>(addr));
   }
diff --git a/test/hotspot/gtest/metaprogramming/test_isVolatile.cpp b/test/hotspot/gtest/metaprogramming/test_isVolatile.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index 4402cf2036b50..0000000000000
--- a/test/hotspot/gtest/metaprogramming/test_isVolatile.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,46 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (c) 2017, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
- * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
- *
- * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
- * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
- * published by the Free Software Foundation.
- *
- * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
- * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
- * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
- * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that
- * accompanied this code).
- *
- * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version
- * 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
- * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
- *
- * Please contact Oracle, 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065 USA
- * or visit www.oracle.com if you need additional information or have any
- * questions.
- *
- */
-
-#include "precompiled.hpp"
-#include "memory/allocation.hpp"
-#include "metaprogramming/isVolatile.hpp"
-#include "utilities/debug.hpp"
-
-class IsVolatileTest {
-  class A: AllStatic {};
-
-  STATIC_ASSERT(IsVolatile<volatile int>::value);
-  STATIC_ASSERT(IsVolatile<const volatile int>::value);
-  STATIC_ASSERT(!IsVolatile<const int>::value);
-  STATIC_ASSERT(!IsVolatile<int>::value);
-
-  STATIC_ASSERT(IsVolatile<volatile A>::value);
-  STATIC_ASSERT(!IsVolatile<const A>::value);
-  STATIC_ASSERT(!IsVolatile<A>::value);
-
-  STATIC_ASSERT(!IsVolatile<volatile A*>::value);
-  STATIC_ASSERT(IsVolatile<A* volatile>::value);
-  STATIC_ASSERT(IsVolatile<volatile A* volatile>::value);
-  STATIC_ASSERT(IsVolatile<A* const volatile>::value);
-};