--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/interpreter/linkResolver.cpp	Fri Jun 03 04:34:08 2016 +0000
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/interpreter/linkResolver.cpp	Fri Jun 03 08:33:28 2016 -0400
@@ -966,20 +966,18 @@
   methodHandle resolved_method = linktime_resolve_static_method(link_info, CHECK);
 
   // The resolved class can change as a result of this resolution.
-  KlassHandle resolved_klass = KlassHandle(THREAD, resolved_method->method_holder());
+  KlassHandle resolved_klass(THREAD, resolved_method->method_holder());
 
-  Method* save_resolved_method = resolved_method();
   // Initialize klass (this should only happen if everything is ok)
   if (initialize_class && resolved_klass->should_be_initialized()) {
     resolved_klass->initialize(CHECK);
-    // Use updated LinkInfo (to reresolve with resolved_klass as method_holder?)
+    // Use updated LinkInfo to reresolve with resolved method holder
     LinkInfo new_info(resolved_klass, link_info.name(), link_info.signature(),
                       link_info.current_klass(),
                       link_info.check_access() ? LinkInfo::needs_access_check : LinkInfo::skip_access_check);
     resolved_method = linktime_resolve_static_method(new_info, CHECK);
   }
 
-  assert(save_resolved_method == resolved_method(), "does this change?");
   // setup result
   result.set_static(resolved_klass, resolved_method, CHECK);
 }