diff --git a/src/coreclr/gc/gc.cpp b/src/coreclr/gc/gc.cpp
index a3da5089826e0d..1afc1999fd5d6d 100644
--- a/src/coreclr/gc/gc.cpp
+++ b/src/coreclr/gc/gc.cpp
@@ -3988,8 +3988,6 @@ bool region_allocator::allocate_large_region (int gen_num, uint8_t** start, uint
     return allocate_region (gen_num, size, start, end, direction, fn);
 }
 
-// Whenever a region is deleted, it is expected that the memory and the mark array
-// of the region is decommitted already.
 void region_allocator::delete_region (uint8_t* region_start)
 {
     enter_spin_lock();
@@ -20327,22 +20325,22 @@ bool gc_heap::try_get_new_free_region()
 bool gc_heap::init_table_for_region (int gen_number, heap_segment* region)
 {
 #ifdef BACKGROUND_GC
-    dprintf (GC_TABLE_LOG, ("new seg %Ix, mark_array is %Ix",
-        heap_segment_mem (region), mark_array));
-    if (((region->flags & heap_segment_flags_ma_committed) == 0) &&
-        !commit_mark_array_new_seg (__this, region))
-    {
-        dprintf (GC_TABLE_LOG, ("failed to commit mark array for the new region %Ix-%Ix",
-            get_region_start (region), heap_segment_reserved (region)));
+        dprintf (GC_TABLE_LOG, ("new seg %Ix, mark_array is %Ix",
+            heap_segment_mem (region), mark_array));
+        if (((region->flags & heap_segment_flags_ma_committed) == 0) &&
+            !commit_mark_array_new_seg (__this, region))
+        {
+            dprintf (GC_TABLE_LOG, ("failed to commit mark array for the new region %Ix-%Ix",
+                get_region_start (region), heap_segment_reserved (region)));
 
-        // We don't have memory to commit the mark array so we cannot use the new region.
-        decommit_region (region, gen_to_oh (gen_number), heap_number);
-        return false;
-    }
-    if ((region->flags & heap_segment_flags_ma_committed) != 0)
-    {
-        bgc_verify_mark_array_cleared (region, true);
-    }
+            // We don't have memory to commit the mark array so we cannot use the new region.
+            global_region_allocator.delete_region (get_region_start (region));
+            return false;
+        }
+        if ((region->flags & heap_segment_flags_ma_committed) != 0)
+        {
+            bgc_verify_mark_array_cleared (region, true);
+        }
 #endif //BACKGROUND_GC
 
     if (gen_number <= max_generation)
@@ -41066,7 +41064,31 @@ bool gc_heap::decommit_step (uint64_t step_milliseconds)
         while (global_regions_to_decommit[kind].get_num_free_regions() > 0)
         {
             heap_segment* region = global_regions_to_decommit[kind].unlink_region_front();
-            size_t size = decommit_region (region, recorded_committed_free_bucket, -1);
+
+            uint8_t* page_start = align_lower_page(get_region_start(region));
+            uint8_t* end = use_large_pages_p ? heap_segment_used(region) : heap_segment_committed(region);
+            size_t size = end - page_start;
+            bool decommit_succeeded_p = false;
+            if (!use_large_pages_p)
+            {
+                decommit_succeeded_p = virtual_decommit(page_start, size, recorded_committed_free_bucket);
+                dprintf(REGIONS_LOG, ("decommitted region %p(%p-%p) (%zu bytes) - success: %d",
+                    region,
+                    page_start,
+                    end,
+                    size,
+                    decommit_succeeded_p));
+            }
+            if (!decommit_succeeded_p)
+            {
+                memclr(page_start, size);
+                dprintf(REGIONS_LOG, ("cleared region %p(%p-%p) (%zu bytes)",
+                    region,
+                    page_start,
+                    end,
+                    size));
+            }
+            global_region_allocator.delete_region(get_region_start(region));
             decommit_size += size;
             if (decommit_size >= max_decommit_step_size)
             {
@@ -41093,64 +41115,6 @@ bool gc_heap::decommit_step (uint64_t step_milliseconds)
     return (decommit_size != 0);
 }
 
-#ifdef USE_REGIONS
-size_t gc_heap::decommit_region (heap_segment* region, int bucket, int h_number)
-{
-    uint8_t* page_start = align_lower_page (get_region_start (region));
-    uint8_t* end = use_large_pages_p ? heap_segment_used (region) : heap_segment_committed (region);
-    size_t size = end - page_start;
-    bool decommit_succeeded_p = false;
-    if (!use_large_pages_p)
-    {
-        decommit_succeeded_p = virtual_decommit (page_start, size, bucket, h_number);
-    }
-    dprintf (REGIONS_LOG, ("decommitted region %p(%p-%p) (%zu bytes) - success: %d",
-        region,
-        page_start,
-        end,
-        size,
-        decommit_succeeded_p));
-    if (decommit_succeeded_p)
-    {
-        heap_segment_committed (region) = heap_segment_mem (region);
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        memclr (page_start, size);
-        heap_segment_used (region) = heap_segment_mem (region);
-        dprintf(REGIONS_LOG, ("cleared region %p(%p-%p) (%zu bytes)",
-            region,
-            page_start,
-            end,
-            size));
-    }
-
-    if ((region->flags & heap_segment_flags_ma_committed) != 0)
-    {
-#ifdef MULTIPLE_HEAPS
-        gc_heap* hp = heap_segment_heap (region);
-#else
-        gc_heap* hp = pGenGCHeap;
-#endif
-        hp->decommit_mark_array_by_seg (region);
-        region->flags &= ~(heap_segment_flags_ma_committed);
-    }
-
-    if (use_large_pages_p)
-    {
-        assert (heap_segment_used (region) == heap_segment_mem (region));
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        assert (heap_segment_committed (region) == heap_segment_mem (region));
-    }
-    assert ((region->flags & heap_segment_flags_ma_committed) == 0);
-    global_region_allocator.delete_region (get_region_start (region));
-
-    return size;
-}
-#endif //USE_REGIONS
-
 #ifdef MULTIPLE_HEAPS
 // return the decommitted size
 size_t gc_heap::decommit_ephemeral_segment_pages_step ()
diff --git a/src/coreclr/gc/gcpriv.h b/src/coreclr/gc/gcpriv.h
index 5e40465ea734a2..695e76305e8ea4 100644
--- a/src/coreclr/gc/gcpriv.h
+++ b/src/coreclr/gc/gcpriv.h
@@ -2079,10 +2079,6 @@ class gc_heap
     size_t decommit_heap_segment_pages_worker (heap_segment* seg, uint8_t *new_committed);
     PER_HEAP_ISOLATED
     bool decommit_step (uint64_t step_milliseconds);
-#ifdef USE_REGIONS
-    PER_HEAP_ISOLATED
-    size_t decommit_region (heap_segment* region, int bucket, int h_number);
-#endif //USE_REGIONS
     PER_HEAP
     void decommit_heap_segment (heap_segment* seg);
     PER_HEAP_ISOLATED