--- old/src/hotspot/share/oops/klass.cpp	2018-04-17 11:59:44.564909472 -0400
+++ new/src/hotspot/share/oops/klass.cpp	2018-04-17 11:59:43.912849280 -0400
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
  */
 
 #include "precompiled.hpp"
+#include "classfile/classLoaderData.inline.hpp"
 #include "classfile/dictionary.hpp"
 #include "classfile/javaClasses.hpp"
 #include "classfile/systemDictionary.hpp"
@@ -378,21 +379,6 @@
   debug_only(verify();)
 }
 
-bool Klass::is_loader_alive(BoolObjectClosure* is_alive) {
-#ifdef ASSERT
-  // The class is alive iff the class loader is alive.
-  oop loader = class_loader();
-  bool loader_alive = (loader == NULL) || is_alive->do_object_b(loader);
-#endif // ASSERT
-
-  // The class is alive if it's mirror is alive (which should be marked if the
-  // loader is alive) unless it's an anoymous class.
-  bool mirror_alive = is_alive->do_object_b(java_mirror());
-  assert(!mirror_alive || loader_alive, "loader must be alive if the mirror is"
-                        " but not the other way around with anonymous classes");
-  return mirror_alive;
-}
-
 void Klass::clean_weak_klass_links(BoolObjectClosure* is_alive, bool clean_alive_klasses) {
   if (!ClassUnloading) {
     return;