--- old/src/share/vm/memory/metaspaceShared.cpp	2013-08-15 09:52:15.695933000 -0400
+++ new/src/share/vm/memory/metaspaceShared.cpp	2013-08-15 09:52:14.292499000 -0400
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@
   int tag = 0;
   soc->do_tag(--tag);
 
-  assert(!UseCompressedOops, "UseCompressedOops doesn't work with shared archive");
   // Verify the sizes of various metadata in the system.
   soc->do_tag(sizeof(Method));
   soc->do_tag(sizeof(ConstMethod));