diff -r e4049522b074 -r 59ea39bb2809 src/hotspot/share/jvmci/jvmciRuntime.cpp
--- a/src/hotspot/share/jvmci/jvmciRuntime.cpp	Tue May 14 11:28:44 2019 -0400
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/jvmci/jvmciRuntime.cpp	Tue May 14 11:29:18 2019 -0400
@@ -469,20 +469,20 @@
 JRT_END
 
 JRT_ENTRY(void, JVMCIRuntime::throw_and_post_jvmti_exception(JavaThread* thread, const char* exception, const char* message))
-  TempNewSymbol symbol = SymbolTable::new_symbol(exception, CHECK);
+  TempNewSymbol symbol = SymbolTable::new_symbol(exception);
   SharedRuntime::throw_and_post_jvmti_exception(thread, symbol, message);
 JRT_END
 
 JRT_ENTRY(void, JVMCIRuntime::throw_klass_external_name_exception(JavaThread* thread, const char* exception, Klass* klass))
   ResourceMark rm(thread);
-  TempNewSymbol symbol = SymbolTable::new_symbol(exception, CHECK);
+  TempNewSymbol symbol = SymbolTable::new_symbol(exception);
   SharedRuntime::throw_and_post_jvmti_exception(thread, symbol, klass->external_name());
 JRT_END
 
 JRT_ENTRY(void, JVMCIRuntime::throw_class_cast_exception(JavaThread* thread, const char* exception, Klass* caster_klass, Klass* target_klass))
   ResourceMark rm(thread);
   const char* message = SharedRuntime::generate_class_cast_message(caster_klass, target_klass);
-  TempNewSymbol symbol = SymbolTable::new_symbol(exception, CHECK);
+  TempNewSymbol symbol = SymbolTable::new_symbol(exception);
   SharedRuntime::throw_and_post_jvmti_exception(thread, symbol, message);
 JRT_END
 
@@ -1011,8 +1011,7 @@
     // This is a name from a signature.  Strip off the trimmings.
     // Call recursive to keep scope of strippedsym.
     TempNewSymbol strippedsym = SymbolTable::new_symbol(sym->as_utf8()+1,
-                    sym->utf8_length()-2,
-                    CHECK_NULL);
+                                                        sym->utf8_length()-2);
     return get_klass_by_name_impl(accessing_klass, cpool, strippedsym, require_local);
   }
 
@@ -1045,8 +1044,7 @@
     // We have an unloaded array.
     // Build it on the fly if the element class exists.
     TempNewSymbol elem_sym = SymbolTable::new_symbol(sym->as_utf8()+1,
-                                                 sym->utf8_length()-1,
-                                                 CHECK_NULL);
+                                                     sym->utf8_length()-1);
 
     // Get element Klass recursively.
     Klass* elem_klass =