diff --git a/gc/base/GCCode.cpp b/gc/base/GCCode.cpp
index 6f954ecee5f..5d8a81ebd6e 100644
--- a/gc/base/GCCode.cpp
+++ b/gc/base/GCCode.cpp
@@ -42,9 +42,7 @@ MM_GCCode::isExplicitGC() const
 	case J9MMCONSTANT_IMPLICIT_GC_PERCOLATE_CRITICAL_REGIONS:
 	case J9MMCONSTANT_IMPLICIT_GC_PERCOLATE_UNLOADING_CLASSES:
 	case J9MMCONSTANT_IMPLICIT_GC_COMPLETE_CONCURRENT:
-#if defined(OMR_GC_CONCURRENT_SCAVENGER)
 	case J9MMCONSTANT_IMPLICIT_GC_PERCOLATE_ABORTED_SCAVENGE:
-#endif /* defined(OMR_GC_CONCURRENT_SCAVENGER) */
 		explicitGC = false;
 		break;
 	case J9MMCONSTANT_EXPLICIT_GC_NATIVE_OUT_OF_MEMORY:
@@ -88,9 +86,7 @@ MM_GCCode::shouldAggressivelyCompact() const
 	case J9MMCONSTANT_IMPLICIT_GC_PERCOLATE_CRITICAL_REGIONS:
 	case J9MMCONSTANT_IMPLICIT_GC_PERCOLATE_UNLOADING_CLASSES:
 	case J9MMCONSTANT_IMPLICIT_GC_COMPLETE_CONCURRENT:
-#if defined(OMR_GC_CONCURRENT_SCAVENGER)
 	case J9MMCONSTANT_IMPLICIT_GC_PERCOLATE_ABORTED_SCAVENGE:
-#endif /* defined(OMR_GC_CONCURRENT_SCAVENGER) */
 #if defined(OMR_GC_IDLE_HEAP_MANAGER)
 	case J9MMCONSTANT_EXPLICIT_GC_IDLE_GC:
 #endif /* defined(OMR_GC_IDLE_HEAP_MANAGER) */
@@ -128,9 +124,7 @@ MM_GCCode::isOutOfMemoryGC() const
 	case J9MMCONSTANT_IMPLICIT_GC_PERCOLATE_CRITICAL_REGIONS:
 	case J9MMCONSTANT_IMPLICIT_GC_PERCOLATE_UNLOADING_CLASSES:
 	case J9MMCONSTANT_IMPLICIT_GC_COMPLETE_CONCURRENT:
-#if defined(OMR_GC_CONCURRENT_SCAVENGER)
 	case J9MMCONSTANT_IMPLICIT_GC_PERCOLATE_ABORTED_SCAVENGE:
-#endif /* defined(OMR_GC_CONCURRENT_SCAVENGER) */
 #if defined(OMR_GC_IDLE_HEAP_MANAGER)
 	case J9MMCONSTANT_EXPLICIT_GC_IDLE_GC:
 #endif /* defined(OMR_GC_IDLE_HEAP_MANAGER) */
@@ -172,9 +166,7 @@ MM_GCCode::isAggressiveGC() const
 	case J9MMCONSTANT_IMPLICIT_GC_PERCOLATE_CRITICAL_REGIONS:
 	case J9MMCONSTANT_IMPLICIT_GC_PERCOLATE_UNLOADING_CLASSES:
 	case J9MMCONSTANT_IMPLICIT_GC_COMPLETE_CONCURRENT:
-#if defined(OMR_GC_CONCURRENT_SCAVENGER)
 	case J9MMCONSTANT_IMPLICIT_GC_PERCOLATE_ABORTED_SCAVENGE:
-#endif /* defined(OMR_GC_CONCURRENT_SCAVENGER) */
 		aggressiveGC = false;
 		break;
 	default:
@@ -212,9 +204,7 @@ MM_GCCode::isImplicitAggressiveGC() const
 	case J9MMCONSTANT_IMPLICIT_GC_PERCOLATE_CRITICAL_REGIONS:
 	case J9MMCONSTANT_IMPLICIT_GC_PERCOLATE_UNLOADING_CLASSES:
 	case J9MMCONSTANT_IMPLICIT_GC_COMPLETE_CONCURRENT:
-#if defined(OMR_GC_CONCURRENT_SCAVENGER)
 	case J9MMCONSTANT_IMPLICIT_GC_PERCOLATE_ABORTED_SCAVENGE:
-#endif /* defined(OMR_GC_CONCURRENT_SCAVENGER) */
 		implicitAggressiveGC = false;
 		break;
 	default:
@@ -239,9 +229,7 @@ MM_GCCode::isPercolateGC() const
 	case J9MMCONSTANT_IMPLICIT_GC_PERCOLATE_AGGRESSIVE:
 	case J9MMCONSTANT_IMPLICIT_GC_PERCOLATE_CRITICAL_REGIONS:
 	case J9MMCONSTANT_IMPLICIT_GC_PERCOLATE_UNLOADING_CLASSES:
-#if defined(OMR_GC_CONCURRENT_SCAVENGER)
 	case J9MMCONSTANT_IMPLICIT_GC_PERCOLATE_ABORTED_SCAVENGE:
-#endif /* defined(OMR_GC_CONCURRENT_SCAVENGER) */
 		percolateGC = true;
 		break;
 	case J9MMCONSTANT_EXPLICIT_GC_NATIVE_OUT_OF_MEMORY:
diff --git a/gc/base/standard/Scavenger.cpp b/gc/base/standard/Scavenger.cpp
index fd117d41394..6246d4d9e20 100644
--- a/gc/base/standard/Scavenger.cpp
+++ b/gc/base/standard/Scavenger.cpp
@@ -4632,7 +4632,6 @@ MM_Scavenger::internalGarbageCollect(MM_EnvironmentBase *envBase, MM_MemorySubSp
 		return true;
 	}
 
-#if defined(OMR_GC_CONCURRENT_SCAVENGER)
 	if (IS_CONCURRENT_ENABLED && isBackOutFlagRaised()) {
 		bool result = percolateGarbageCollect(env, subSpace, NULL, ABORTED_SCAVENGE, J9MMCONSTANT_IMPLICIT_GC_PERCOLATE_ABORTED_SCAVENGE);
 
@@ -4640,7 +4639,6 @@ MM_Scavenger::internalGarbageCollect(MM_EnvironmentBase *envBase, MM_MemorySubSp
 
 		return true;
 	}
-#endif
 
 	/* First, if the previous scavenge had a failed tenure of a size greater than the threshold,
 	 * ask parent MSS to try a collect.
@@ -4792,6 +4790,14 @@ MM_Scavenger::internalGarbageCollect(MM_EnvironmentBase *envBase, MM_MemorySubSp
 #endif
 	{
 		mainThreadGarbageCollect(env, allocDescription);
+		/* We want to recursively call percolate gc here in order that the excessive gc
+		 * identifies the outermost gc and records the metrics correctly.
+		 */
+		if (isBackOutFlagRaised()) {
+			bool result = percolateGarbageCollect(env, subSpace, NULL, ABORTED_SCAVENGE, J9MMCONSTANT_IMPLICIT_GC_PERCOLATE_ABORTED_SCAVENGE);
+			Assert_MM_true(result);
+			return true;
+		}
 	}
 
 	/* If we know now that the next scavenge will cause a peroclate broadcast
diff --git a/include_core/j9nongenerated.h b/include_core/j9nongenerated.h
index 4445c14acd2..aae61856515 100644
--- a/include_core/j9nongenerated.h
+++ b/include_core/j9nongenerated.h
@@ -128,9 +128,7 @@ typedef struct J9VMGC_SublistFragment {
 #define J9MMCONSTANT_IMPLICIT_GC_EXCESSIVE  8
 #define J9MMCONSTANT_IMPLICIT_GC_PERCOLATE_UNLOADING_CLASSES  9
 #define J9MMCONSTANT_IMPLICIT_GC_PERCOLATE_CRITICAL_REGIONS  10
-#if defined(OMR_GC_CONCURRENT_SCAVENGER)
 #define J9MMCONSTANT_IMPLICIT_GC_PERCOLATE_ABORTED_SCAVENGE 11
-#endif
 #if defined(OMR_GC_IDLE_HEAP_MANAGER)
 #define J9MMCONSTANT_EXPLICIT_GC_IDLE_GC 12
 #endif