diff -r 394d55c783dc -r c2978d1578e3 hotspot/src/share/vm/prims/methodHandles.cpp
--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/prims/methodHandles.cpp	Mon Apr 28 16:05:12 2014 -0700
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/prims/methodHandles.cpp	Tue Apr 29 08:08:44 2014 +0200
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
 // MethodHandles::generate_adapters
 //
 void MethodHandles::generate_adapters() {
-  if (!EnableInvokeDynamic || SystemDictionary::MethodHandle_klass() == NULL)  return;
+  if (SystemDictionary::MethodHandle_klass() == NULL)  return;
 
   assert(_adapter_code == NULL, "generate only once");
 
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@
 
 void MethodHandles::set_enabled(bool z) {
   if (_enabled != z) {
-    guarantee(z && EnableInvokeDynamic, "can only enable once, and only if -XX:+EnableInvokeDynamic");
+    guarantee(z, "can only enable once");
     _enabled = z;
   }
 }
@@ -1374,11 +1374,6 @@
  * This one function is exported, used by NativeLookup.
  */
 JVM_ENTRY(void, JVM_RegisterMethodHandleMethods(JNIEnv *env, jclass MHN_class)) {
-  if (!EnableInvokeDynamic) {
-    warning("JSR 292 is disabled in this JVM.  Use -XX:+UnlockDiagnosticVMOptions -XX:+EnableInvokeDynamic to enable.");
-    return;  // bind nothing
-  }
-
   assert(!MethodHandles::enabled(), "must not be enabled");
   bool enable_MH = true;