diff --git a/src/objects-debug.cc b/src/objects-debug.cc
index fa3c375cb4..6ab2ddffe2 100644
--- a/src/objects-debug.cc
+++ b/src/objects-debug.cc
@@ -306,6 +306,13 @@ void ExternalDoubleArray::ExternalDoubleArrayVerify() {
 }
 
 
+bool JSObject::ElementsAreSafeToExamine() {
+  return (FLAG_use_gvn && FLAG_use_allocation_folding) ||
+      reinterpret_cast<Map*>(elements()) !=
+      GetHeap()->one_pointer_filler_map();
+}
+
+
 void JSObject::JSObjectVerify() {
   VerifyHeapPointer(properties());
   VerifyHeapPointer(elements());
@@ -1139,13 +1146,6 @@ void JSObject::SpillInformation::Print() {
 }
 
 
-bool JSObject::ElementsAreSafeToExamine() {
-  return (FLAG_use_gvn && FLAG_use_allocation_folding) ||
-      reinterpret_cast<Map*>(elements()) !=
-      GetHeap()->one_pointer_filler_map();
-}
-
-
 bool DescriptorArray::IsSortedNoDuplicates(int valid_entries) {
   if (valid_entries == -1) valid_entries = number_of_descriptors();
   Name* current_key = NULL;
diff --git a/src/objects.h b/src/objects.h
index c0835e21eb..e8c9850484 100644
--- a/src/objects.h
+++ b/src/objects.h
@@ -2595,12 +2595,15 @@ class JSObject: public JSReceiver {
   };
 
   void IncrementSpillStatistics(SpillInformation* info);
+#endif
 
+#ifdef VERIFY_HEAP
   // If a GC was caused while constructing this object, the elements pointer
   // may point to a one pointer filler map. The object won't be rooted, but
   // our heap verification code could stumble across it.
   bool ElementsAreSafeToExamine();
 #endif
+
   Object* SlowReverseLookup(Object* value);
 
   // Maximal number of fast properties for the JSObject. Used to