--- old/src/share/classes/java/lang/reflect/Method.java	2013-03-21 15:28:46.282132821 +0100
+++ new/src/share/classes/java/lang/reflect/Method.java	2013-03-21 15:28:46.066128556 +0100
@@ -79,8 +79,6 @@
     // currently only two levels deep (i.e., one root Method and
     // potentially many Method objects pointing to it.)
     private Method              root;
-    // This is set by the vm at Method creation
-    private byte[]              typeAnnotations;
 
     // Generics infrastructure
     private String getGenericSignature() {return signature;}
@@ -151,8 +149,6 @@
         res.root = this;
         // Might as well eagerly propagate this if already present
         res.methodAccessor = methodAccessor;
-
-        res.typeAnnotations = typeAnnotations;
         return res;
     }
 
@@ -167,7 +163,7 @@
     }
     @Override
     byte[] getTypeAnnotationBytes() {
-        return typeAnnotations;
+        return getTypeAnnotationBytes0();
     }
 
     /**