--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/oops/method.cpp	Sun Jun 23 22:08:28 2013 -0700
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/oops/method.cpp	Mon Jun 24 18:55:46 2013 -0400
@@ -1969,14 +1969,9 @@
 
 void Method::verify_on(outputStream* st) {
   guarantee(is_method(), "object must be method");
-  guarantee(is_metadata(),  "should be metadata");
   guarantee(constants()->is_constantPool(), "should be constant pool");
-  guarantee(constants()->is_metadata(), "should be metadata");
   guarantee(constMethod()->is_constMethod(), "should be ConstMethod*");
-  guarantee(constMethod()->is_metadata(), "should be metadata");
   MethodData* md = method_data();
   guarantee(md == NULL ||
-      md->is_metadata(), "should be metadata");
-  guarantee(md == NULL ||
       md->is_methodData(), "should be method data");
 }