--- old/src/jdk.internal.vm.ci/share/classes/jdk.vm.ci.hotspot/src/jdk/vm/ci/hotspot/HotSpotResolvedObjectTypeImpl.java	2017-04-20 21:50:03.000000000 +0200
+++ new/src/jdk.internal.vm.ci/share/classes/jdk.vm.ci.hotspot/src/jdk/vm/ci/hotspot/HotSpotResolvedObjectTypeImpl.java	2017-04-20 21:50:03.000000000 +0200
@@ -801,8 +801,7 @@
         }
         if (elementType.getName().startsWith("Ljava/")) {
             // Classes in a java.* package can only be defined by the
-            // boot class loader. This is enforced by ClassLoader.preDefineClass()
-            assert mirror().getClassLoader() == null;
+            // boot or platform class loader.
             return true;
         }
         ClassLoader thisCl = mirror().getClassLoader();