diff -r 83beca9dbc5f -r f9cf2db7f59f hotspot/src/share/vm/runtime/vmThread.cpp
--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/runtime/vmThread.cpp	Tue Aug 23 22:51:24 2016 +0200
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/runtime/vmThread.cpp	Tue Aug 23 21:49:33 2016 -0400
@@ -279,7 +279,6 @@
     HandleMark hm(VMThread::vm_thread());
     // Among other things, this ensures that Eden top is correct.
     Universe::heap()->prepare_for_verify();
-    os::check_heap();
     // Silent verification so as not to pollute normal output,
     // unless we really asked for it.
     Universe::verify();