--- a/src/hotspot/share/jvmci/jvmciCompiler.cpp	Mon Dec 10 13:45:12 2018 -0500
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/jvmci/jvmciCompiler.cpp	Mon Dec 10 11:04:55 2018 -0800
@@ -65,12 +65,6 @@
     // Nothing to do in -Xint mode
     return;
   }
-#ifndef PRODUCT
-  // We turn off CompileTheWorld so that compilation requests are not
-  // ignored during bootstrap or that JVMCI can be compiled by C1/C2.
-  FlagSetting ctwOff(CompileTheWorld, false);
-#endif
-
   _bootstrapping = true;
   ResourceMark rm;
   HandleMark hm;