--- old/src/share/vm/prims/jvmtiRedefineClasses.cpp	2013-08-19 07:39:11.000000000 -0400
+++ new/src/share/vm/prims/jvmtiRedefineClasses.cpp	2013-08-19 07:39:11.000000000 -0400
@@ -2909,7 +2909,7 @@
   for (int i = 0; i < _deleted_methods_length; ++i) {
     Method* old_method = _deleted_methods[i];
 
-    assert(old_method->vtable_index() < 0,
+    assert(!old_method->has_vtable_index(),
            "cannot delete methods with vtable entries");;
 
     // Mark all deleted methods as old and obsolete