--- a/src/hotspot/share/gc/shenandoah/shenandoahTraversalGC.inline.hpp	Tue Sep 17 09:51:02 2019 +0200
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/gc/shenandoah/shenandoahTraversalGC.inline.hpp	Tue Sep 17 09:51:02 2019 +0200
@@ -42,14 +42,14 @@
     oop obj = CompressedOops::decode_not_null(o);
     if (DEGEN) {
       oop forw = ShenandoahBarrierSet::resolve_forwarded_not_null(obj);
-      if (!oopDesc::equals_raw(obj, forw)) {
+      if (obj != forw) {
         // Update reference.
         RawAccess<IS_NOT_NULL>::oop_store(p, forw);
       }
       obj = forw;
     } else if (_heap->in_collection_set(obj)) {
       oop forw = ShenandoahBarrierSet::resolve_forwarded_not_null(obj);
-      if (oopDesc::equals_raw(obj, forw)) {
+      if (obj == forw) {
         forw = _heap->evacuate_object(obj, thread);
       }
       shenandoah_assert_forwarded_except(p, obj, _heap->cancelled_gc());