src/hotspot/share/oops/method.cpp

@@ -503,11 +503,10 @@
 BasicType Method::result_type() const {
   ResultTypeFinder rtf(signature());
   return rtf.type();
 }
 
-#ifdef ASSERT
 // ValueKlass the method is declared to return. This must not
 // safepoint as it is called with references live on the stack at
 // locations the GC is unaware of.
 ValueKlass* Method::returned_value_type(Thread* thread) const {
   SignatureStream ss(signature());

@@ -522,11 +521,10 @@
     k = ss.as_klass(class_loader, protection_domain, SignatureStream::ReturnNull, thread);
   }
   assert(k != NULL && !thread->has_pending_exception(), "can't resolve klass");
   return ValueKlass::cast(k);
 }
-#endif
 
 bool Method::is_empty_method() const {
   return  code_size() == 1
       && *code_base() == Bytecodes::_return;
 }