diff --git a/runtime/gc/reference_processor.cc b/runtime/gc/reference_processor.cc
index 5e7f1a2..8356814 100644
--- a/runtime/gc/reference_processor.cc
+++ b/runtime/gc/reference_processor.cc
@@ -277,11 +277,7 @@
   MutexLock mu2(self, *Locks::reference_queue_finalizer_references_lock_);
   if (!reference->IsEnqueued()) {
     CHECK(reference->IsFinalizerReferenceInstance());
-    if (Runtime::Current()->IsActiveTransaction()) {
-      reference->SetPendingNext<true>(reference);
-    } else {
-      reference->SetPendingNext<false>(reference);
-    }
+    reference->SetPendingNext(reference);
     return true;
   }
   return false;
diff --git a/runtime/gc/reference_queue.cc b/runtime/gc/reference_queue.cc
index 56957ba..67dcc2d 100644
--- a/runtime/gc/reference_queue.cc
+++ b/runtime/gc/reference_queue.cc
@@ -49,17 +49,9 @@
     list_ = ref;
   } else {
     mirror::Reference* head = list_->GetPendingNext();
-    if (Runtime::Current()->IsActiveTransaction()) {
-      ref->SetPendingNext<true>(head);
-    } else {
-      ref->SetPendingNext<false>(head);
-    }
+    ref->SetPendingNext(head);
   }
-  if (Runtime::Current()->IsActiveTransaction()) {
-    list_->SetPendingNext<true>(ref);
-  } else {
-    list_->SetPendingNext<false>(ref);
-  }
+  list_->SetPendingNext(ref);
 }
 
 mirror::Reference* ReferenceQueue::DequeuePendingReference() {
@@ -74,18 +66,10 @@
     list_ = nullptr;
   } else {
     mirror::Reference* next = head->GetPendingNext();
-    if (Runtime::Current()->IsActiveTransaction()) {
-      list_->SetPendingNext<true>(next);
-    } else {
-      list_->SetPendingNext<false>(next);
-    }
+    list_->SetPendingNext(next);
     ref = head;
   }
-  if (Runtime::Current()->IsActiveTransaction()) {
-    ref->SetPendingNext<true>(nullptr);
-  } else {
-    ref->SetPendingNext<false>(nullptr);
-  }
+  ref->SetPendingNext(nullptr);
   Heap* heap = Runtime::Current()->GetHeap();
   if (kUseBakerOrBrooksReadBarrier && heap->CurrentCollectorType() == kCollectorTypeCC &&
       heap->ConcurrentCopyingCollector()->IsActive()) {
diff --git a/runtime/mirror/reference.h b/runtime/mirror/reference.h
index 51ae760..5e467ab 100644
--- a/runtime/mirror/reference.h
+++ b/runtime/mirror/reference.h
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #include "object.h"
 #include "object_callbacks.h"
 #include "read_barrier_option.h"
+#include "runtime.h"
 #include "thread.h"
 
 namespace art {
@@ -80,9 +81,14 @@
   Reference* GetPendingNext() SHARED_REQUIRES(Locks::mutator_lock_) {
     return GetFieldObject<Reference>(PendingNextOffset());
   }
-  template<bool kTransactionActive>
-  void SetPendingNext(Reference* pending_next) SHARED_REQUIRES(Locks::mutator_lock_) {
-    SetFieldObject<kTransactionActive>(PendingNextOffset(), pending_next);
+
+  void SetPendingNext(Reference* pending_next)
+      SHARED_REQUIRES(Locks::mutator_lock_) {
+    if (Runtime::Current()->IsActiveTransaction()) {
+      SetFieldObject<true>(PendingNextOffset(), pending_next);
+    } else {
+      SetFieldObject<false>(PendingNextOffset(), pending_next);
+    }
   }
 
   bool IsEnqueued() SHARED_REQUIRES(Locks::mutator_lock_) {