--- old/src/java.desktop/windows/native/libawt/windows/awt_FileDialog.cpp	2017-12-01 14:13:48.563941123 -0800
+++ new/src/java.desktop/windows/native/libawt/windows/awt_FileDialog.cpp	2017-12-01 14:13:48.411941010 -0800
@@ -259,13 +259,7 @@
     OPENFILENAME ofn;
     memset(&ofn, 0, sizeof(ofn));
 
-    /*
-     * There's a situation (see bug 4906972) when InvokeFunction (by which this method is called)
-     * returnes earlier than this method returnes. Probably it's caused due to ReplyMessage system call.
-     * So for the avoidance of this mistiming we need to make new global reference here
-     * (not local as it's used by the hook) and then manage it independently of the calling thread.
-     */
-    peer = env->NewGlobalRef((jobject)p);
+    peer = (jobject)p;
 
     try {
         DASSERT(peer);