diff --git a/include/jemalloc/internal/arena_inlines_b.h b/include/jemalloc/internal/arena_inlines_b.h
index 8b77a335..565e2262 100644
--- a/include/jemalloc/internal/arena_inlines_b.h
+++ b/include/jemalloc/internal/arena_inlines_b.h
@@ -108,12 +108,6 @@ arena_prof_info_set(tsd_t *tsd, edata_t *edata, prof_tctx_t *tctx) {
 	large_prof_info_set(edata, tctx);
 }
 
-JEMALLOC_ALWAYS_INLINE bool
-arena_may_force_decay(arena_t *arena) {
-	return !(arena_dirty_decay_ms_get(arena) == -1
-	    || arena_muzzy_decay_ms_get(arena) == -1);
-}
-
 JEMALLOC_ALWAYS_INLINE void
 arena_decay_ticks(tsdn_t *tsdn, arena_t *arena, unsigned nticks) {
 	tsd_t *tsd;
diff --git a/include/jemalloc/internal/pa.h b/include/jemalloc/internal/pa.h
index d686652a..655e46b4 100644
--- a/include/jemalloc/internal/pa.h
+++ b/include/jemalloc/internal/pa.h
@@ -90,6 +90,21 @@ pa_shard_stats_mapped_add(tsdn_t *tsdn, pa_shard_t *shard, size_t size) {
 	LOCKEDINT_MTX_UNLOCK(tsdn, *shard->stats_mtx);
 }
 
+static inline ssize_t
+pa_shard_dirty_decay_ms_get(pa_shard_t *shard) {
+	return decay_ms_read(&shard->decay_dirty);
+}
+static inline ssize_t
+pa_shard_muzzy_decay_ms_get(pa_shard_t *shard) {
+	return decay_ms_read(&shard->decay_muzzy);
+}
+
+static inline bool
+pa_shard_may_force_decay(pa_shard_t *shard) {
+	return !(pa_shard_dirty_decay_ms_get(shard) == -1
+	    || pa_shard_muzzy_decay_ms_get(shard) == -1);
+}
+
 /* Returns true on error. */
 bool pa_shard_init(tsdn_t *tsdn, pa_shard_t *shard, base_t *base, unsigned ind,
     pa_shard_stats_t *stats, malloc_mutex_t *stats_mtx);
diff --git a/src/arena.c b/src/arena.c
index 16be6b1e..f1ee25a7 100644
--- a/src/arena.c
+++ b/src/arena.c
@@ -595,12 +595,12 @@ arena_maybe_decay(tsdn_t *tsdn, arena_t *arena, decay_t *decay,
 
 ssize_t
 arena_dirty_decay_ms_get(arena_t *arena) {
-	return decay_ms_read(&arena->pa_shard.decay_dirty);
+	return pa_shard_dirty_decay_ms_get(&arena->pa_shard);
 }
 
 ssize_t
 arena_muzzy_decay_ms_get(arena_t *arena) {
-	return decay_ms_read(&arena->pa_shard.decay_muzzy);
+	return pa_shard_muzzy_decay_ms_get(&arena->pa_shard);
 }
 
 static bool
diff --git a/src/extent.c b/src/extent.c
index 0162494e..3d8af3d6 100644
--- a/src/extent.c
+++ b/src/extent.c
@@ -1013,7 +1013,7 @@ extent_record(tsdn_t *tsdn, arena_t *arena, ehooks_t *ehooks, ecache_t *ecache,
 			    &coalesced, growing_retained);
 		} while (coalesced);
 		if (edata_size_get(edata) >= oversize_threshold &&
-		    arena_may_force_decay(arena)) {
+		    pa_shard_may_force_decay(&arena->pa_shard)) {
 			/* Shortcut to purge the oversize extent eagerly. */
 			malloc_mutex_unlock(tsdn, &ecache->mtx);
 			extent_maximally_purge(tsdn, arena, ehooks, edata);