--- a/hotspot/src/cpu/x86/vm/methodHandles_x86.cpp	Mon Nov 07 14:33:57 2011 -0800
+++ b/hotspot/src/cpu/x86/vm/methodHandles_x86.cpp	Tue Nov 08 10:31:53 2011 -0800
@@ -382,6 +382,7 @@
     __ movslq(rdi_stack_move, rdi_stack_move);
   }
 #endif //_LP64
+#ifdef ASSERT
   if (VerifyMethodHandles) {
     Label L_ok, L_bad;
     int32_t stack_move_limit = 0x4000;  // extra-large
@@ -393,6 +394,7 @@
     __ stop("load_stack_move of garbage value");
     __ BIND(L_ok);
   }
+#endif
   BLOCK_COMMENT("} load_stack_move");
 }