--- old/src/hotspot/share/oops/metadata.cpp	2018-08-01 09:14:06.678406261 -0400
+++ new/src/hotspot/share/oops/metadata.cpp	2018-08-01 09:14:06.174249087 -0400
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2011, 2012, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2011, 2018, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -44,10 +44,6 @@
 char* Metadata::print_value_string() const {
   char buf[256];
   stringStream st(buf, sizeof(buf));
-  if (this == NULL) {
-    st.print("NULL");
-  } else {
-    print_value_on(&st);
-  }
+  print_value_on(&st);
   return st.as_string();
 }