diff --git a/src/mem/alloc.h b/src/mem/alloc.h
index c08ac2d..fa691ba 100644
--- a/src/mem/alloc.h
+++ b/src/mem/alloc.h
@@ -1370,15 +1370,8 @@ namespace snmalloc
       large_allocator.dealloc(slab, large_class);
     }
 
-#if defined(__GNUC__) && !defined(__clang__) && !defined(__OPTIMIZE__)
-    // Don't force this to be always inlined in debug builds with GCC, because
-    // it will fail and then raise an error.
-    inline
-#else
-    SNMALLOC_FAST_PATH
-#endif
-      void
-      remote_dealloc(RemoteAllocator* target, void* p, sizeclass_t sizeclass)
+    SNMALLOC_SLOW_PATH
+    void remote_dealloc(RemoteAllocator* target, void* p, sizeclass_t sizeclass)
     {
       MEASURE_TIME(remote_dealloc, 4, 16);
       assert(target->id() != id());