--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/classfile/systemDictionary.hpp	Thu May 15 10:44:20 2014 -0700
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/classfile/systemDictionary.hpp	Thu May 15 17:38:50 2014 -0400
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@
     return k;
   }
   static Klass* check_klass_Opt_Only_JDK14NewRef(Klass* k) {
-    assert(JDK_Version::is_gte_jdk14x_version() && UseNewReflection, "JDK 1.4 only");
+    assert(JDK_Version::is_gte_jdk14x_version(), "JDK 1.4 only");
     // despite the optional loading, if you use this it must be present:
     return check_klass(k);
   }