diff --git a/src/hotspot/share/gc/g1/g1RemSet.cpp b/src/hotspot/share/gc/g1/g1RemSet.cpp
index 8008f51067c6c..15bd1c087ef3d 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/share/gc/g1/g1RemSet.cpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/gc/g1/g1RemSet.cpp
@@ -1322,8 +1322,7 @@ class G1MergeHeapRootsTask : public WorkerTask {
     virtual bool do_heap_region(HeapRegion* r) {
       G1CollectedHeap* g1h = G1CollectedHeap::heap();
 
-      if (!r->is_starts_humongous() ||
-          !g1h->region_attr(r->hrm_index()).is_humongous() ||
+      if (!g1h->region_attr(r->hrm_index()).is_humongous() ||
           r->rem_set()->is_empty()) {
         return false;
       }