--- old/src/jdk.scripting.nashorn/share/classes/jdk/nashorn/internal/runtime/arrays/ObjectArrayData.java	2016-12-15 11:26:13.000000000 +0100
+++ new/src/jdk.scripting.nashorn/share/classes/jdk/nashorn/internal/runtime/arrays/ObjectArrayData.java	2016-12-15 11:26:12.000000000 +0100
@@ -98,8 +98,14 @@
     }
 
     @Override
-    public void shiftLeft(final int by) {
-        System.arraycopy(array, by, array, 0, array.length - by);
+    public ArrayData shiftLeft(final int by) {
+        if (by >= length()) {
+            shrink(0);
+        } else {
+            System.arraycopy(array, by, array, 0, array.length - by);
+        }
+        setLength(Math.max(0, length() - by));
+        return this;
     }
 
     @Override