--- a/test/jtreg-ext/requires/VMProps.java	Fri Jun 01 13:04:30 2018 +0200
+++ b/test/jtreg-ext/requires/VMProps.java	Mon May 21 13:23:55 2018 -0400
@@ -280,9 +280,7 @@
      * @return true if VM runs RTM supported CPU and false otherwise.
      */
     protected String vmRTMCPU() {
-        boolean vmRTMCPU = (Platform.isPPC() ? CPUInfo.hasFeature("tcheck") : CPUInfo.hasFeature("rtm"));
-
-        return "" + vmRTMCPU;
+        return "" + CPUInfo.hasFeature("rtm");
     }
 
     /**