diff -r 799cddff49fe -r 0a8d4f484987 src/hotspot/share/prims/jvmtiRedefineClasses.cpp
--- a/src/hotspot/share/prims/jvmtiRedefineClasses.cpp	Fri Sep 07 08:02:51 2018 -0400
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/prims/jvmtiRedefineClasses.cpp	Fri Sep 07 08:14:47 2018 -0400
@@ -699,7 +699,6 @@
   // Check whether the class NestHost attribute has been changed.
   Thread* thread = Thread::current();
   ResourceMark rm(thread);
-  JvmtiThreadState *state = JvmtiThreadState::state_for((JavaThread*)thread);
   u2 the_nest_host_idx = the_class->nest_host_index();
   u2 scr_nest_host_idx = scratch_class->nest_host_index();