diff --git a/src/heap/incremental-marking.cc b/src/heap/incremental-marking.cc
index 64d8c056c8..b8ab1e926b 100644
--- a/src/heap/incremental-marking.cc
+++ b/src/heap/incremental-marking.cc
@@ -121,14 +121,6 @@ void IncrementalMarking::WhiteToGreyAndPush(HeapObject* obj) {
   heap_->mark_compact_collector()->marking_deque()->Push(obj);
 }
 
-
-static void MarkObjectGreyDoNotEnqueue(Object* obj) {
-  if (obj->IsHeapObject()) {
-    HeapObject* heap_obj = HeapObject::cast(obj);
-    ObjectMarking::AnyToGrey(heap_obj);
-  }
-}
-
 void IncrementalMarking::TransferMark(Heap* heap, HeapObject* from,
                                       HeapObject* to) {
   DCHECK(MemoryChunk::FromAddress(from->address())->SweepingDone());
@@ -227,7 +219,14 @@ class IncrementalMarkingMarkingVisitor
     // so the cache can be undefined.
     Object* cache = context->get(Context::NORMALIZED_MAP_CACHE_INDEX);
     if (!cache->IsUndefined(map->GetIsolate())) {
-      MarkObjectGreyDoNotEnqueue(cache);
+      if (cache->IsHeapObject()) {
+        HeapObject* heap_obj = HeapObject::cast(cache);
+        // Mark the object grey if it is white, do not enque it into the marking
+        // deque.
+        if (ObjectMarking::IsWhite(heap_obj)) {
+          ObjectMarking::WhiteToGrey(heap_obj);
+        }
+      }
     }
     VisitNativeContext(map, context);
   }
diff --git a/src/heap/mark-compact.h b/src/heap/mark-compact.h
index 12c9d04373..8fec443c1b 100644
--- a/src/heap/mark-compact.h
+++ b/src/heap/mark-compact.h
@@ -121,15 +121,6 @@ class ObjectMarking : public AllStatic {
     MemoryChunk::IncrementLiveBytes<mode>(obj, obj->Size());
   }
 
-  template <MarkingMode mode = MarkingMode::FULL>
-  V8_INLINE static void AnyToGrey(HeapObject* obj) {
-    MarkBit markbit = MarkBitFrom<mode>(obj);
-    if (Marking::IsBlack(markbit)) {
-      MemoryChunk::IncrementLiveBytes<mode>(obj, -obj->Size());
-    }
-    Marking::AnyToGrey(markbit);
-  }
-
  private:
   DISALLOW_IMPLICIT_CONSTRUCTORS(ObjectMarking);
 };
diff --git a/src/heap/marking.h b/src/heap/marking.h
index 88128145e4..b80162b48d 100644
--- a/src/heap/marking.h
+++ b/src/heap/marking.h
@@ -336,11 +336,6 @@ class Marking : public AllStatic {
     markbit.Next().Set();
   }
 
-  INLINE(static void AnyToGrey(MarkBit markbit)) {
-    markbit.Set();
-    markbit.Next().Clear();
-  }
-
   enum ObjectColor {
     BLACK_OBJECT,
     WHITE_OBJECT,
diff --git a/test/unittests/heap/marking-unittest.cc b/test/unittests/heap/marking-unittest.cc
index edb39c87fc..4f80d384dd 100644
--- a/test/unittests/heap/marking-unittest.cc
+++ b/test/unittests/heap/marking-unittest.cc
@@ -32,35 +32,6 @@ TEST(Marking, TransitionWhiteBlackWhite) {
   free(bitmap);
 }
 
-TEST(Marking, TransitionAnyToGrey) {
-  Bitmap* bitmap = reinterpret_cast<Bitmap*>(
-      calloc(Bitmap::kSize / kPointerSize, kPointerSize));
-  const int kLocationsSize = 3;
-  int position[kLocationsSize] = {
-      Bitmap::kBitsPerCell - 2, Bitmap::kBitsPerCell - 1, Bitmap::kBitsPerCell};
-  for (int i = 0; i < kLocationsSize; i++) {
-    MarkBit mark_bit = bitmap->MarkBitFromIndex(position[i]);
-    CHECK(Marking::IsWhite(mark_bit));
-    CHECK(!Marking::IsImpossible(mark_bit));
-    Marking::AnyToGrey(mark_bit);
-    CHECK(Marking::IsGrey(mark_bit));
-    CHECK(Marking::IsBlackOrGrey(mark_bit));
-    CHECK(!Marking::IsImpossible(mark_bit));
-    Marking::GreyToBlack(mark_bit);
-    CHECK(Marking::IsBlack(mark_bit));
-    CHECK(Marking::IsBlackOrGrey(mark_bit));
-    CHECK(!Marking::IsImpossible(mark_bit));
-    Marking::AnyToGrey(mark_bit);
-    CHECK(Marking::IsGrey(mark_bit));
-    CHECK(Marking::IsBlackOrGrey(mark_bit));
-    CHECK(!Marking::IsImpossible(mark_bit));
-    Marking::GreyToWhite(mark_bit);
-    CHECK(Marking::IsWhite(mark_bit));
-    CHECK(!Marking::IsImpossible(mark_bit));
-  }
-  free(bitmap);
-}
-
 TEST(Marking, TransitionWhiteGreyBlackGrey) {
   Bitmap* bitmap = reinterpret_cast<Bitmap*>(
       calloc(Bitmap::kSize / kPointerSize, kPointerSize));