--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/memory/collectorPolicy.cpp	Thu Nov 27 11:09:55 2014 +0100
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/memory/collectorPolicy.cpp	Thu Nov 27 21:02:13 2014 +0100
@@ -908,31 +908,14 @@
 }
 
 void MarkSweepPolicy::initialize_generations() {
-  _generations = NEW_C_HEAP_ARRAY3(GenerationSpecPtr, number_of_generations(), mtGC, CURRENT_PC,
-    AllocFailStrategy::RETURN_NULL);
-  if (_generations == NULL) {
-    vm_exit_during_initialization("Unable to allocate gen spec");
-  }
-
-  if (UseParNewGC) {
-    _generations[0] = new GenerationSpec(Generation::ParNew, _initial_young_size, _max_young_size);
-  } else {
-    _generations[0] = new GenerationSpec(Generation::DefNew, _initial_young_size, _max_young_size);
-  }
+  _generations = NEW_C_HEAP_ARRAY(GenerationSpecPtr, number_of_generations(), mtGC);
+  _generations[0] = new GenerationSpec(Generation::DefNew, _initial_young_size, _max_young_size);
   _generations[1] = new GenerationSpec(Generation::MarkSweepCompact, _initial_old_size, _max_old_size);
-
-  if (_generations[0] == NULL || _generations[1] == NULL) {
-    vm_exit_during_initialization("Unable to allocate gen spec");
-  }
 }
 
 void MarkSweepPolicy::initialize_gc_policy_counters() {
   // Initialize the policy counters - 2 collectors, 3 generations.
-  if (UseParNewGC) {
-    _gc_policy_counters = new GCPolicyCounters("ParNew:MSC", 2, 3);
-  } else {
-    _gc_policy_counters = new GCPolicyCounters("Copy:MSC", 2, 3);
-  }
+  _gc_policy_counters = new GCPolicyCounters("Copy:MSC", 2, 3);
 }
 
 /////////////// Unit tests ///////////////