--- old/src/share/vm/opto/compile.cpp	2017-04-25 16:45:30.759173250 +0200
+++ new/src/share/vm/opto/compile.cpp	2017-04-25 16:45:30.619173255 +0200
@@ -761,17 +761,12 @@
       StartNode* s = new StartNode(root(), tf()->domain());
       initial_gvn()->set_type_bottom(s);
       init_start(s);
-      if (method()->intrinsic_id() == vmIntrinsics::_Reference_get && UseG1GC) {
+      if (method()->intrinsic_id() == vmIntrinsics::_Reference_get) {
         // With java.lang.ref.reference.get() we must go through the
-        // intrinsic when G1 is enabled - even when get() is the root
+        // intrinsic - even when get() is the root
         // method of the compile - so that, if necessary, the value in
         // the referent field of the reference object gets recorded by
         // the pre-barrier code.
-        // Specifically, if G1 is enabled, the value in the referent
-        // field is recorded by the G1 SATB pre barrier. This will
-        // result in the referent being marked live and the reference
-        // object removed from the list of discovered references during
-        // reference processing.
         cg = find_intrinsic(method(), false);
       }
       if (cg == NULL) {