--- old/src/share/vm/runtime/arguments.cpp	2014-10-10 14:56:12.807266482 +0200
+++ new/src/share/vm/runtime/arguments.cpp	2014-10-10 14:56:11.859266511 +0200
@@ -2480,7 +2480,7 @@
 
   // Check lower bounds of the code cache
   // Template Interpreter code is approximately 3X larger in debug builds.
-  uint min_code_cache_size = (CodeCacheMinimumUseSpace DEBUG_ONLY(* 3)) + CodeCacheMinimumFreeSpace;
+  uint min_code_cache_size = CodeCacheMinimumUseSpace DEBUG_ONLY(* 3);
   if (InitialCodeCacheSize < (uintx)os::vm_page_size()) {
     jio_fprintf(defaultStream::error_stream(),
                 "Invalid InitialCodeCacheSize=%dK. Must be at least %dK.\n", InitialCodeCacheSize/K,
@@ -2516,7 +2516,6 @@
     status = false;
   }
 
-  status &= verify_interval(NmethodSweepFraction, 1, ReservedCodeCacheSize/K, "NmethodSweepFraction");
   status &= verify_interval(NmethodSweepActivity, 0, 2000, "NmethodSweepActivity");
   status &= verify_interval(CodeCacheMinBlockLength, 1, 100, "CodeCacheMinBlockLength");
   status &= verify_interval(CodeCacheSegmentSize, 1, 1024, "CodeCacheSegmentSize");
@@ -3915,11 +3914,6 @@
         "Incompatible compilation policy selected", NULL);
     }
   }
-  // Set NmethodSweepFraction after the size of the code cache is adapted (in case of tiered)
-  if (FLAG_IS_DEFAULT(NmethodSweepFraction)) {
-    FLAG_SET_DEFAULT(NmethodSweepFraction, 1 + ReservedCodeCacheSize / (16 * M));
-  }
-
 
   // Set heap size based on available physical memory
   set_heap_size();
@@ -3988,13 +3982,6 @@
   }
 
 #ifndef PRODUCT
-  if (CompileTheWorld) {
-    // Force NmethodSweeper to sweep whole CodeCache each time.
-    if (FLAG_IS_DEFAULT(NmethodSweepFraction)) {
-      NmethodSweepFraction = 1;
-    }
-  }
-
   if (!LogVMOutput && FLAG_IS_DEFAULT(LogVMOutput)) {
     if (use_vm_log()) {
       LogVMOutput = true;