--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/memory/gcLocker.hpp	Thu Jun 19 13:31:14 2014 +0200
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/memory/gcLocker.hpp	Wed Jun 04 11:56:44 2014 +0200
@@ -94,18 +94,8 @@
   }
 
   // In debug mode track the locking state at all times
-  static void increment_debug_jni_lock_count() {
-#ifdef ASSERT
-    assert(_debug_jni_lock_count >= 0, "bad value");
-    Atomic::inc(&_debug_jni_lock_count);
-#endif
-  }
-  static void decrement_debug_jni_lock_count() {
-#ifdef ASSERT
-    assert(_debug_jni_lock_count > 0, "bad value");
-    Atomic::dec(&_debug_jni_lock_count);
-#endif
-  }
+  static void increment_debug_jni_lock_count() NOT_DEBUG_RETURN;
+  static void decrement_debug_jni_lock_count() NOT_DEBUG_RETURN;
 
   // Set the current lock count
   static void set_jni_lock_count(int count) {