--- old/src/java.base/share/classes/java/io/FilterInputStream.java	2019-07-18 12:54:42.000000000 -0700
+++ new/src/java.base/share/classes/java/io/FilterInputStream.java	2019-07-18 12:54:42.000000000 -0700
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 1994, 2019, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 1994, 2017, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -59,9 +59,6 @@
      *          this instance is to be created without an underlying stream.
      */
     protected FilterInputStream(InputStream in) {
-        if (in == null) {
-            throw new NullPointerException();
-        }
         this.in = in;
     }