diff -r dd338b39adb8 -r 9a29e0e3a633 hotspot/src/share/vm/gc_implementation/parallelScavenge/parallelScavengeHeap.cpp
--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/gc_implementation/parallelScavenge/parallelScavengeHeap.cpp	Wed Mar 13 05:14:43 2013 +0100
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/gc_implementation/parallelScavenge/parallelScavengeHeap.cpp	Tue Mar 12 11:00:49 2013 -0700
@@ -409,7 +409,7 @@
         // heap remains parsable.
         const bool limit_exceeded = size_policy()->gc_overhead_limit_exceeded();
         const bool softrefs_clear = collector_policy()->all_soft_refs_clear();
-        assert(!limit_exceeded || softrefs_clear, "Should have been cleared");
+
         if (limit_exceeded && softrefs_clear) {
           *gc_overhead_limit_was_exceeded = true;
           size_policy()->set_gc_overhead_limit_exceeded(false);