diff --git a/compiler/compile/OMRSymbolReferenceTable.cpp b/compiler/compile/OMRSymbolReferenceTable.cpp
index 050aeefaf3e..95330fdac67 100644
--- a/compiler/compile/OMRSymbolReferenceTable.cpp
+++ b/compiler/compile/OMRSymbolReferenceTable.cpp
@@ -102,8 +102,6 @@ OMR::SymbolReferenceTable::SymbolReferenceTable(size_t sizeHint, TR::Compilation
      _numInternalPointers(0),
      _ObjectNewInstanceImplSymRef(0),
      _knownObjectSymrefsByObjectIndex(comp->trMemory()),
-     _unsafeSymRefs(0),
-     _unsafeVolatileSymRefs(0),
      _availableAutos(comp->trMemory()),
      _vtableEntrySymbolRefs(comp->trMemory()),
      _classLoaderSymbolRefs(comp->trMemory()),
diff --git a/compiler/compile/OMRSymbolReferenceTable.hpp b/compiler/compile/OMRSymbolReferenceTable.hpp
index 48f551a1ef7..707edca09c3 100644
--- a/compiler/compile/OMRSymbolReferenceTable.hpp
+++ b/compiler/compile/OMRSymbolReferenceTable.hpp
@@ -941,8 +941,7 @@ class SymbolReferenceTable
 
    TR_Array<TR_BitVector *>            _knownObjectSymrefsByObjectIndex;
 
-   TR_Array<TR::SymbolReference *> *    _unsafeSymRefs;
-   TR_Array<TR::SymbolReference *> *    _unsafeVolatileSymRefs;
+   TR_Array<TR::SymbolReference *> *    _unsafeSymRefs[TR::Symbol::LastMemoryOrdering+1] = {};
 
    List<TR::SymbolReference>            _availableAutos;
    List<TR::SymbolReference>            _vtableEntrySymbolRefs;