--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/classfile/javaClasses.hpp	Fri Nov 09 22:22:53 2012 -0800
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/classfile/javaClasses.hpp	Mon Nov 12 16:15:05 2012 -0500
@@ -912,7 +912,7 @@
 
   // Testers
   static bool is_subclass(Klass* klass) {
-    return Klass::cast(klass)->is_subclass_of(SystemDictionary::MethodHandle_klass());
+    return klass->is_subclass_of(SystemDictionary::MethodHandle_klass());
   }
   static bool is_instance(oop obj) {
     return obj != NULL && is_subclass(obj->klass());
@@ -942,7 +942,7 @@
   // Testers
   static bool is_subclass(Klass* klass) {
     return SystemDictionary::LambdaForm_klass() != NULL &&
-      Klass::cast(klass)->is_subclass_of(SystemDictionary::LambdaForm_klass());
+      klass->is_subclass_of(SystemDictionary::LambdaForm_klass());
   }
   static bool is_instance(oop obj) {
     return obj != NULL && is_subclass(obj->klass());
@@ -1004,7 +1004,7 @@
 
   // Testers
   static bool is_subclass(Klass* klass) {
-    return Klass::cast(klass)->is_subclass_of(SystemDictionary::MemberName_klass());
+    return klass->is_subclass_of(SystemDictionary::MemberName_klass());
   }
   static bool is_instance(oop obj) {
     return obj != NULL && is_subclass(obj->klass());
@@ -1090,7 +1090,7 @@
 
   // Testers
   static bool is_subclass(Klass* klass) {
-    return Klass::cast(klass)->is_subclass_of(SystemDictionary::CallSite_klass());
+    return klass->is_subclass_of(SystemDictionary::CallSite_klass());
   }
   static bool is_instance(oop obj) {
     return obj != NULL && is_subclass(obj->klass());
@@ -1160,7 +1160,7 @@
 
   // Testers
   static bool is_subclass(Klass* klass) {
-    return Klass::cast(klass)->is_subclass_of(SystemDictionary::ClassLoader_klass());
+    return klass->is_subclass_of(SystemDictionary::ClassLoader_klass());
   }
   static bool is_instance(oop obj) {
     return obj != NULL && is_subclass(obj->klass());