--- old/src/share/vm/runtime/compilationPolicy.cpp	2011-03-30 14:20:26.702490000 -0700
+++ new/src/share/vm/runtime/compilationPolicy.cpp	2011-03-30 14:20:26.487752000 -0700
@@ -396,8 +396,6 @@
 // SimpleCompPolicy - compile current method
 
 void SimpleCompPolicy::method_invocation_event( methodHandle m, TRAPS) {
-  assert(UseCompiler || CompileTheWorld, "UseCompiler should be set by now.");
-
   int hot_count = m->invocation_count();
   reset_counter_for_invocation_event(m);
   const char* comment = "count";
@@ -413,8 +411,6 @@
 }
 
 void SimpleCompPolicy::method_back_branch_event(methodHandle m, int bci, TRAPS) {
-  assert(UseCompiler || CompileTheWorld, "UseCompiler should be set by now.");
-
   int hot_count = m->backedge_count();
   const char* comment = "backedge_count";
 
@@ -432,8 +428,6 @@
 
 // Consider m for compilation
 void StackWalkCompPolicy::method_invocation_event(methodHandle m, TRAPS) {
-  assert(UseCompiler || CompileTheWorld, "UseCompiler should be set by now.");
-
   int hot_count = m->invocation_count();
   reset_counter_for_invocation_event(m);
   const char* comment = "count";
@@ -473,8 +467,6 @@
 }
 
 void StackWalkCompPolicy::method_back_branch_event(methodHandle m, int bci, TRAPS) {
-  assert(UseCompiler || CompileTheWorld, "UseCompiler should be set by now.");
-
   int hot_count = m->backedge_count();
   const char* comment = "backedge_count";