--- old/src/share/vm/runtime/thread.cpp	2016-03-23 15:56:38.134142079 +0100
+++ new/src/share/vm/runtime/thread.cpp	2016-03-23 15:56:37.988135885 +0100
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@
 #include "compiler/compileTask.hpp"
 #include "gc/shared/gcId.hpp"
 #include "gc/shared/gcLocker.inline.hpp"
-#include "gc/shared/referencePendingListLocker.hpp"
 #include "gc/shared/workgroup.hpp"
 #include "interpreter/interpreter.hpp"
 #include "interpreter/linkResolver.hpp"
@@ -3651,10 +3650,6 @@
   // anymore. We call vm_exit_during_initialization directly instead.
   SystemDictionary::compute_java_system_loader(CHECK_(JNI_ERR));
 
-  // Initialize reference pending list locker
-  bool needs_locker_thread = Universe::heap()->needs_reference_pending_list_locker_thread();
-  ReferencePendingListLocker::initialize(needs_locker_thread, CHECK_JNI_ERR);
-
   // Always call even when there are not JVMTI environments yet, since environments
   // may be attached late and JVMTI must track phases of VM execution
   JvmtiExport::enter_live_phase();