--- old/src/hotspot/share/gc/shared/workgroup.cpp	2018-12-27 19:46:43.480998449 -0500
+++ new/src/hotspot/share/gc/shared/workgroup.cpp	2018-12-27 19:46:41.764900724 -0500
@@ -297,7 +297,6 @@
 }
 
 void AbstractGangWorker::initialize() {
-  this->initialize_named_thread();
   assert(_gang != NULL, "No gang to run in");
   os::set_priority(this, NearMaxPriority);
   log_develop_trace(gc, workgang)("Running gang worker for gang %s id %u", gang()->name(), id());