diff a/src/hotspot/share/classfile/stringTable.hpp b/src/hotspot/share/classfile/stringTable.hpp
--- a/src/hotspot/share/classfile/stringTable.hpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/classfile/stringTable.hpp
@@ -81,20 +81,13 @@
   static void do_concurrent_work(JavaThread* jt);
   static bool has_work() { return _has_work; }
 
   // GC support
 
-  // Must be called before a parallel walk where strings might die.
-  static void reset_dead_counter() { _uncleaned_items_count = 0; }
-
   // After the parallel walk this method must be called to trigger
   // cleaning. Note it might trigger a resize instead.
-  static void finish_dead_counter() { check_concurrent_work(); }
-
-  // If GC uses ParState directly it should add the number of cleared
-  // strings to this method.
-  static void inc_dead_counter(size_t ndead) { add_items_to_clean(ndead); }
+  static void gc_notification(size_t dead_count);
 
   // Probing
   static oop lookup(Symbol* symbol);
   static oop lookup(const jchar* chars, int length);