diff -r 2167396cfc83 -r f4a6f0eba875 hotspot/src/share/vm/runtime/globals.hpp
--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/runtime/globals.hpp	Thu Dec 05 19:19:09 2013 +0100
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/runtime/globals.hpp	Thu Dec 05 15:13:12 2013 -0800
@@ -3648,9 +3648,6 @@
           "Temporary flag for transition to AbstractMethodError wrapped "   \
           "in InvocationTargetException. See 6531596")                      \
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-  develop(bool, VerifyLambdaBytecodes, false,                               \
-          "Force verification of jdk 8 lambda metafactory bytecodes")       \
-                                                                            \
   develop(intx, FastSuperclassLimit, 8,                                     \
           "Depth of hardwired instanceof accelerator array")                \
                                                                             \