--- old/src/java.base/share/classes/sun/invoke/util/VerifyAccess.java	2018-02-11 21:03:09.692728050 -0500
+++ new/src/java.base/share/classes/sun/invoke/util/VerifyAccess.java	2018-02-11 21:03:08.220643284 -0500
@@ -351,14 +351,11 @@
      * @param class2 another class
      * @return whether they are identical or nested together
      */
-    public static boolean areNestMates(Class<?> class1, Class<?> class2) {
+    public static boolean isSamePackageMember(Class<?> class1, Class<?> class2) {
         if (class1 == class2)
             return true;
         if (!isSamePackage(class1, class2))
             return false;
-        if (Reflection.areNestMates(class1, class2))
-            return true;
-        // Could be pre-nestmate nested types
         if (getOutermostEnclosingClass(class1) != getOutermostEnclosingClass(class2))
             return false;
         return true;
--- old/src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/invoke/MethodHandles.java	2018-02-11 21:03:13.980974974 -0500
+++ new/src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/invoke/MethodHandles.java	2018-02-11 21:03:12.508890209 -0500
@@ -835,7 +835,7 @@
             }
             // Allow nestmate lookups to be created without special privilege:
             if ((newModes & PRIVATE) != 0
-                && !VerifyAccess.areNestMates(this.lookupClass, requestedLookupClass)) {
+                && !VerifyAccess.isSamePackageMember(this.lookupClass, requestedLookupClass)) {
                 newModes &= ~(PRIVATE|PROTECTED);
             }
             if ((newModes & PUBLIC) != 0