--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/memory/metaspaceShared.cpp	Wed Aug 14 15:12:00 2013 -0700
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/memory/metaspaceShared.cpp	Thu Aug 15 20:04:10 2013 -0400
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@
   int tag = 0;
   soc->do_tag(--tag);
 
-  assert(!UseCompressedOops, "UseCompressedOops doesn't work with shared archive");
   // Verify the sizes of various metadata in the system.
   soc->do_tag(sizeof(Method));
   soc->do_tag(sizeof(ConstMethod));