--- a/src/hotspot/share/utilities/exceptions.cpp	Fri May 18 15:35:32 2018 +0200
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/utilities/exceptions.cpp	Fri May 18 09:15:08 2018 -0700
@@ -264,23 +264,10 @@
 
   if (!thread->has_pending_exception()) {
     assert(klass != NULL, "klass must exist");
-    // We are about to create an instance - so make sure that klass is initialized
-    InstanceKlass* ik = InstanceKlass::cast(klass);
-    ik->initialize(thread);
-    if (!thread->has_pending_exception()) {
-      // Allocate new exception
-      h_exception = ik->allocate_instance_handle(thread);
-      if (!thread->has_pending_exception()) {
-        JavaValue result(T_VOID);
-        args->set_receiver(h_exception);
-        // Call constructor
-        JavaCalls::call_special(&result, ik,
-                                vmSymbols::object_initializer_name(),
+    h_exception = JavaCalls::construct_new_instance(InstanceKlass::cast(klass),
                                 signature,
                                 args,
                                 thread);
-      }
-    }
   }
 
   // Check if another exception was thrown in the process, if so rethrow that one