--- old/src/share/vm/opto/phaseX.cpp	2016-01-25 10:54:50.853518980 +0100
+++ new/src/share/vm/opto/phaseX.cpp	2016-01-25 10:54:50.797518979 +0100
@@ -1339,6 +1339,10 @@
       if (dead->is_expensive()) {
         C->remove_expensive_node(dead);
       }
+      CastIINode* cast = dead->isa_CastII();
+      if (cast != NULL && cast->has_range_check()) {
+        C->remove_range_check_cast(cast);
+      }
     }
   } // while (_stack.is_nonempty())
 }