--- a/hotspot/src/cpu/sparc/vm/templateTable_sparc.cpp	Fri Feb 22 10:03:02 2013 +0100
+++ b/hotspot/src/cpu/sparc/vm/templateTable_sparc.cpp	Fri Feb 22 08:36:42 2013 -0500
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 1997, 2012, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 1997, 2013, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -340,8 +340,6 @@
 
   __ bind(notInt);
  // __ cmp(O2, JVM_CONSTANT_String);
-  __ brx(Assembler::equal, true, Assembler::pt, isString);
-  __ delayed()->cmp(O2, JVM_CONSTANT_Object);
   __ brx(Assembler::notEqual, true, Assembler::pt, notString);
   __ delayed()->ldf(FloatRegisterImpl::S, O0, O1, Ftos_f);
   __ bind(isString);