diff -r 13173122094f -r 8deeb7bba516 src/hotspot/share/runtime/tieredThresholdPolicy.cpp
--- a/src/hotspot/share/runtime/tieredThresholdPolicy.cpp	Mon Dec 10 13:45:12 2018 -0500
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/runtime/tieredThresholdPolicy.cpp	Mon Dec 10 11:04:55 2018 -0800
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@
       thread->is_interp_only_mode()) {
     return NULL;
   }
-  if (CompileTheWorld || ReplayCompiles) {
+  if (ReplayCompiles) {
     // Don't trigger other compiles in testing mode
     return NULL;
   }