src/share/vm/gc/g1/g1HotCardCache.cpp

@@ -79,14 +79,11 @@
                                                     current_ptr);
   return (previous_ptr == current_ptr) ? previous_ptr : card_ptr;
 }
 
 void G1HotCardCache::drain(CardTableEntryClosure* cl, uint worker_i) {
-  if (!default_use_cache()) {
-    assert(_hot_cache == NULL, "Logic");
-    return;
-  }
+  assert(default_use_cache(), "Drain only necessary if we use the hot card cache.");
 
   assert(_hot_cache != NULL, "Logic");
   assert(!use_cache(), "cache should be disabled");
 
   while (_hot_cache_par_claimed_idx < _hot_cache_size) {