--- a/src/hotspot/cpu/ppc/macroAssembler_ppc.cpp	Wed Jul 24 17:08:14 2019 -0700
+++ b/src/hotspot/cpu/ppc/macroAssembler_ppc.cpp	Thu Jul 25 08:04:33 2019 +0200
@@ -2040,17 +2040,6 @@
   bind(L_fallthrough);
 }
 
-void MacroAssembler::check_method_handle_type(Register mtype_reg, Register mh_reg,
-                                              Register temp_reg,
-                                              Label& wrong_method_type) {
-  assert_different_registers(mtype_reg, mh_reg, temp_reg);
-  // Compare method type against that of the receiver.
-  load_heap_oop(temp_reg, delayed_value(java_lang_invoke_MethodHandle::type_offset_in_bytes, temp_reg), mh_reg,
-                noreg, noreg, false, IS_NOT_NULL);
-  cmpd(CCR0, temp_reg, mtype_reg);
-  bne(CCR0, wrong_method_type);
-}
-
 RegisterOrConstant MacroAssembler::argument_offset(RegisterOrConstant arg_slot,
                                                    Register temp_reg,
                                                    int extra_slot_offset) {