diff -r edb65305d3ac -r fde3feaaa4ed src/hotspot/share/classfile/systemDictionary.cpp
--- a/src/hotspot/share/classfile/systemDictionary.cpp	Tue Mar 06 08:36:44 2018 +0100
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/classfile/systemDictionary.cpp	Tue Mar 06 17:15:16 2018 -0500
@@ -150,9 +150,9 @@
   CDS_ONLY(SystemDictionaryShared::initialize(CHECK);)
 }
 
-ClassLoaderData* SystemDictionary::register_loader(Handle class_loader, TRAPS) {
+ClassLoaderData* SystemDictionary::register_loader(Handle class_loader) {
   if (class_loader() == NULL) return ClassLoaderData::the_null_class_loader_data();
-  return ClassLoaderDataGraph::find_or_create(class_loader, THREAD);
+  return ClassLoaderDataGraph::find_or_create(class_loader);
 }
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -664,7 +664,7 @@
 
   // Fix for 4474172; see evaluation for more details
   class_loader = Handle(THREAD, java_lang_ClassLoader::non_reflection_class_loader(class_loader()));
-  ClassLoaderData *loader_data = register_loader(class_loader, CHECK_NULL);
+  ClassLoaderData* loader_data = register_loader(class_loader);
   Dictionary* dictionary = loader_data->dictionary();
   unsigned int d_hash = dictionary->compute_hash(name);
 
@@ -989,7 +989,7 @@
     // Create a new CLD for anonymous class, that uses the same class loader
     // as the host_klass
     guarantee(host_klass->class_loader() == class_loader(), "should be the same");
-    loader_data = ClassLoaderData::anonymous_class_loader_data(class_loader(), CHECK_NULL);
+    loader_data = ClassLoaderData::anonymous_class_loader_data(class_loader);
   } else {
     loader_data = ClassLoaderData::class_loader_data(class_loader());
   }
@@ -1067,7 +1067,7 @@
     DoObjectLock = false;
   }
 
-  ClassLoaderData* loader_data = register_loader(class_loader, CHECK_NULL);
+  ClassLoaderData* loader_data = register_loader(class_loader);
 
   // Make sure we are synchronized on the class loader before we proceed
   Handle lockObject = compute_loader_lock_object(class_loader, THREAD);
@@ -2505,11 +2505,10 @@
       }
       (*appendix_result) = Handle(THREAD, appendix);
       // the target is stored in the cpCache and if a reference to this
-      // MethodName is dropped we need a way to make sure the
+      // MemberName is dropped we need a way to make sure the
       // class_loader containing this method is kept alive.
-      // FIXME: the appendix might also preserve this dependency.
       ClassLoaderData* this_key = accessing_klass->class_loader_data();
-      this_key->record_dependency(m->method_holder(), CHECK_NULL); // Can throw OOM
+      this_key->record_dependency(m->method_holder());
       return methodHandle(THREAD, m);
     }
   }