diff --git a/src/mips/assembler-mips.cc b/src/mips/assembler-mips.cc
index 4ca6a91aae..51642e05c3 100644
--- a/src/mips/assembler-mips.cc
+++ b/src/mips/assembler-mips.cc
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ Assembler::Assembler(Isolate* arg_isolate, void* buffer, int buffer_size)
   unbound_labels_count_ = 0;
   block_buffer_growth_ = false;
 
-  ast_id_for_reloc_info_ = kNoASTId;
+  ClearRecordedAstId();
 }
 
 
@@ -1947,9 +1947,8 @@ void Assembler::RecordRelocInfo(RelocInfo::Mode rmode, intptr_t data) {
     }
     ASSERT(buffer_space() >= kMaxRelocSize);  // Too late to grow buffer here.
     if (rmode == RelocInfo::CODE_TARGET_WITH_ID) {
-      ASSERT(ast_id_for_reloc_info_ != kNoASTId);
-      RelocInfo reloc_info_with_ast_id(pc_, rmode, ast_id_for_reloc_info_);
-      ast_id_for_reloc_info_ = kNoASTId;
+      RelocInfo reloc_info_with_ast_id(pc_, rmode, RecordedAstId());
+      ClearRecordedAstId();
       reloc_info_writer.Write(&reloc_info_with_ast_id);
     } else {
       reloc_info_writer.Write(&rinfo);
diff --git a/src/mips/assembler-mips.h b/src/mips/assembler-mips.h
index f3730d6f31..a16cd80ea1 100644
--- a/src/mips/assembler-mips.h
+++ b/src/mips/assembler-mips.h
@@ -833,7 +833,17 @@ class Assembler : public AssemblerBase {
 
   // Record the AST id of the CallIC being compiled, so that it can be placed
   // in the relocation information.
-  void RecordAstId(unsigned ast_id) { ast_id_for_reloc_info_ = ast_id; }
+  void SetRecordedAstId(unsigned ast_id) {
+    ASSERT(recorded_ast_id_ == kNoASTId);
+    recorded_ast_id_ = ast_id;
+  }
+
+  unsigned RecordedAstId() {
+    ASSERT(recorded_ast_id_ != kNoASTId);
+    return recorded_ast_id_;
+  }
+
+  void ClearRecordedAstId() { recorded_ast_id_ = kNoASTId; }
 
   // Record a comment relocation entry that can be used by a disassembler.
   // Use --code-comments to enable.
@@ -926,7 +936,7 @@ class Assembler : public AssemblerBase {
   // Relocation for a type-recording IC has the AST id added to it.  This
   // member variable is a way to pass the information from the call site to
   // the relocation info.
-  unsigned ast_id_for_reloc_info_;
+  unsigned recorded_ast_id_;
 
   bool emit_debug_code() const { return emit_debug_code_; }
 
diff --git a/src/mips/macro-assembler-mips.cc b/src/mips/macro-assembler-mips.cc
index 712ceec957..6cc44a01ab 100644
--- a/src/mips/macro-assembler-mips.cc
+++ b/src/mips/macro-assembler-mips.cc
@@ -2080,8 +2080,7 @@ void MacroAssembler::Call(Handle<Code> code,
   bind(&start);
   ASSERT(RelocInfo::IsCodeTarget(rmode));
   if (rmode == RelocInfo::CODE_TARGET && ast_id != kNoASTId) {
-    ASSERT(ast_id_for_reloc_info_ == kNoASTId);
-    ast_id_for_reloc_info_ = ast_id;
+    SetRecordedAstId(ast_id);
     rmode = RelocInfo::CODE_TARGET_WITH_ID;
   }
   Call(reinterpret_cast<Address>(code.location()), rmode, cond, rs, rt, bd);