--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/oops/klass.cpp	Tue Oct 09 10:09:34 2012 -0700
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/oops/klass.cpp	Wed Oct 10 17:04:33 2012 -0400
@@ -356,12 +356,11 @@
 }
 
 void Klass::append_to_sibling_list() {
-  debug_only(if (!SharedSkipVerify) verify();)
+  debug_only(verify();)
   // add ourselves to superklass' subklass list
   InstanceKlass* super = superklass();
   if (super == NULL) return;        // special case: class Object
-  assert(SharedSkipVerify ||
-         (!super->is_interface()    // interfaces cannot be supers
+  assert((!super->is_interface()    // interfaces cannot be supers
           && (super->superklass() == NULL || !is_interface())),
          "an interface can only be a subklass of Object");
   Klass* prev_first_subklass = super->subklass_oop();
@@ -371,7 +370,7 @@
   }
   // make ourselves the superklass' first subklass
   super->set_subklass(this);
-  debug_only(if (!SharedSkipVerify) verify();)
+  debug_only(verify();)
 }
 
 void Klass::remove_from_sibling_list() {