--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/interpreter/linkResolver.cpp	Tue Sep 04 23:27:55 2012 +0200
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/interpreter/linkResolver.cpp	Tue Sep 04 18:01:20 2012 -0700
@@ -1265,7 +1265,7 @@
                                                      bootstrap_specifier,
                                                      method_name, method_signature,
                                                      &resolved_appendix,
-                                                     CHECK);
+                                                     THREAD);
   if (HAS_PENDING_EXCEPTION) {
     if (TraceMethodHandles) {
       tty->print_cr("invokedynamic throws BSME for "INTPTR_FORMAT, PENDING_EXCEPTION);
@@ -1282,8 +1282,7 @@
     // See the "Linking Exceptions" section for the invokedynamic instruction in the JVMS.
     Handle nested_exception(THREAD, PENDING_EXCEPTION);
     CLEAR_PENDING_EXCEPTION;
-    THROW_MSG_CAUSE(vmSymbols::java_lang_BootstrapMethodError(),
-                    "BootstrapMethodError", nested_exception)
+    THROW_CAUSE(vmSymbols::java_lang_BootstrapMethodError(), nested_exception)
   }
   result.set_handle(resolved_method, resolved_appendix, CHECK);
 }

--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/prims/methodHandles.cpp	Tue Sep 04 23:27:55 2012 +0200
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/prims/methodHandles.cpp	Tue Sep 04 18:01:20 2012 -0700
@@ -1194,20 +1194,6 @@
 }
 JVM_END
 
-JVM_ENTRY(jobject, MH_invoke_UOE(JNIEnv *env, jobject igmh, jobjectArray igargs)) {
-    TempNewSymbol UOE_name = SymbolTable::new_symbol("java/lang/UnsupportedOperationException", CHECK_NULL);
-    THROW_MSG_NULL(UOE_name, "MethodHandle.invoke cannot be invoked reflectively");
-    return NULL;
-}
-JVM_END
-
-JVM_ENTRY(jobject, MH_invokeExact_UOE(JNIEnv *env, jobject igmh, jobjectArray igargs)) {
-    TempNewSymbol UOE_name = SymbolTable::new_symbol("java/lang/UnsupportedOperationException", CHECK_NULL);
-    THROW_MSG_NULL(UOE_name, "MethodHandle.invokeExact cannot be invoked reflectively");
-    return NULL;
-}
-JVM_END
-
 /// JVM_RegisterMethodHandleMethods
 
 #undef CS  // Solaris builds complain
@@ -1245,11 +1231,6 @@
   {CC"getMemberVMInfo",           CC"("MEM")"OBJ,                        FN_PTR(MHN_getMemberVMInfo)}
 };
 
-static JNINativeMethod invoke_methods[] = {
-  {CC"invoke",                    CC"(["OBJ")"OBJ,                       FN_PTR(MH_invoke_UOE)},
-  {CC"invokeExact",               CC"(["OBJ")"OBJ,                       FN_PTR(MH_invokeExact_UOE)}
-};
-
 // This one function is exported, used by NativeLookup.
 
 JVM_ENTRY(void, JVM_RegisterMethodHandleMethods(JNIEnv *env, jclass MHN_class)) {
@@ -1275,9 +1256,6 @@
     ThreadToNativeFromVM ttnfv(thread);
 
     status = env->RegisterNatives(MHN_class, required_methods_JDK8, sizeof(required_methods_JDK8)/sizeof(JNINativeMethod));
-    if (status == JNI_OK && !env->ExceptionOccurred()) {
-      status = env->RegisterNatives(MH_class, invoke_methods, sizeof(invoke_methods)/sizeof(JNINativeMethod));
-    }
     if (status != JNI_OK || env->ExceptionOccurred()) {
       warning("JSR 292 method handle code is mismatched to this JVM.  Disabling support.");
       enable_MH = false;

--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/utilities/exceptions.hpp	Tue Sep 04 23:27:55 2012 +0200
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/utilities/exceptions.hpp	Tue Sep 04 18:01:20 2012 -0700
@@ -235,9 +235,6 @@
 #define THROW_ARG(name, signature, args) \
   { Exceptions::_throw_args(THREAD_AND_LOCATION, name, signature, args);   return; }
 
-#define THROW_MSG_CAUSE(name, message, cause) \
-  { Exceptions::_throw_msg_cause(THREAD_AND_LOCATION, name, message, cause); return; }
-
 #define THROW_OOP_(e, result)                       \
   { Exceptions::_throw_oop(THREAD_AND_LOCATION, e);                           return result; }