diff -r f5d78994619f -r 59793362069a hotspot/src/share/vm/oops/instanceKlass.cpp
--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/oops/instanceKlass.cpp	Tue Jan 08 14:04:25 2013 -0500
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/oops/instanceKlass.cpp	Tue Jan 08 11:39:53 2013 -0800
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
 #include "oops/symbol.hpp"
 #include "prims/jvmtiExport.hpp"
 #include "prims/jvmtiRedefineClassesTrace.hpp"
+#include "prims/methodComparator.hpp"
 #include "runtime/fieldDescriptor.hpp"
 #include "runtime/handles.inline.hpp"
 #include "runtime/javaCalls.hpp"
@@ -364,6 +365,9 @@
   set_protection_domain(NULL);
   set_signers(NULL);
   set_init_lock(NULL);
+
+  // We should deallocate the Annotations instance
+  MetadataFactory::free_metadata(loader_data, annotations());
   set_annotations(NULL);
 }
 
@@ -602,7 +606,7 @@
       }
 
       // relocate jsrs and link methods after they are all rewritten
-      this_oop->relocate_and_link_methods(CHECK_false);
+      this_oop->link_methods(CHECK_false);
 
       // Initialize the vtable and interface table after
       // methods have been rewritten since rewrite may
@@ -650,10 +654,31 @@
 // Now relocate and link method entry points after class is rewritten.
 // This is outside is_rewritten flag. In case of an exception, it can be
 // executed more than once.
-void InstanceKlass::relocate_and_link_methods(TRAPS) {
-  assert(is_loaded(), "must be loaded");
-  instanceKlassHandle this_oop(THREAD, this);
-  Rewriter::relocate_and_link(this_oop, CHECK);
+void InstanceKlass::link_methods(TRAPS) {
+  int len = methods()->length();
+  for (int i = len-1; i >= 0; i--) {
+    methodHandle m(THREAD, methods()->at(i));
+
+    // Set up method entry points for compiler and interpreter    .
+    m->link_method(m, CHECK);
+
+    // This is for JVMTI and unrelated to relocator but the last thing we do
+#ifdef ASSERT
+    if (StressMethodComparator) {
+      ResourceMark rm(THREAD);
+      static int nmc = 0;
+      for (int j = i; j >= 0 && j >= i-4; j--) {
+        if ((++nmc % 1000) == 0)  tty->print_cr("Have run MethodComparator %d times...", nmc);
+        bool z = MethodComparator::methods_EMCP(m(),
+                   methods()->at(j));
+        if (j == i && !z) {
+          tty->print("MethodComparator FAIL: "); m->print(); m->print_codes();
+          assert(z, "method must compare equal to itself");
+        }
+      }
+    }
+#endif //ASSERT
+  }
 }