--- a/src/hotspot/share/classfile/classListParser.cpp	Tue May 14 11:28:44 2019 -0400
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/classfile/classListParser.cpp	Tue May 14 11:29:18 2019 -0400
@@ -326,8 +326,7 @@
 }
 
 Klass* ClassListParser::load_current_class(TRAPS) {
-  TempNewSymbol class_name_symbol = SymbolTable::new_symbol(_class_name, THREAD);
-  guarantee(!HAS_PENDING_EXCEPTION, "Exception creating a symbol.");
+  TempNewSymbol class_name_symbol = SymbolTable::new_symbol(_class_name);
 
   Klass *klass = NULL;
   if (!is_loading_from_source()) {