diff --git a/src/hotspot/share/gc/shared/gcStats.cpp b/src/hotspot/share/gc/shared/gcStats.cpp
index 4e26a83e3ee..55514d91fd0 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/share/gc/shared/gcStats.cpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/gc/shared/gcStats.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2003, 2015, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2003, 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
@@ -26,8 +26,4 @@
 #include "gc/shared/gcStats.hpp"
 #include "gc/shared/gcUtil.inline.hpp"
 
-GCStats::GCStats() {
-    _avg_promoted       = new AdaptivePaddedNoZeroDevAverage(
-                                                  AdaptiveSizePolicyWeight,
-                                                  PromotedPadding);
-}
+GCStats::GCStats() : _avg_promoted(new AdaptivePaddedNoZeroDevAverage(AdaptiveSizePolicyWeight, PromotedPadding)) {}