--- old/src/share/vm/gc/g1/g1ConcurrentMark.cpp	2016-02-22 19:31:05.605124877 -0500
+++ new/src/share/vm/gc/g1/g1ConcurrentMark.cpp	2016-02-22 19:31:05.505124381 -0500
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2001, 2015, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2001, 2016, 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
@@ -2702,11 +2702,8 @@
 };
 
 static ReferenceProcessor* get_cm_oop_closure_ref_processor(G1CollectedHeap* g1h) {
-  ReferenceProcessor* result = NULL;
-  if (G1UseConcMarkReferenceProcessing) {
-    result = g1h->ref_processor_cm();
-    assert(result != NULL, "should not be NULL");
-  }
+  ReferenceProcessor* result = g1h->ref_processor_cm();
+  assert(result != NULL, "CM reference processor should not be NULL");
   return result;
 }
 
--- old/src/share/vm/gc/g1/g1_globals.hpp	2016-02-22 19:31:06.193127792 -0500
+++ new/src/share/vm/gc/g1/g1_globals.hpp	2016-02-22 19:31:06.097127316 -0500
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2001, 2015, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2001, 2016, 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
@@ -71,10 +71,6 @@
           "draining concurrent marking work queues.")                       \
           range(1, max_intx)                                                \
                                                                             \
-  experimental(bool, G1UseConcMarkReferenceProcessing, true,                \
-          "If true, enable reference discovery during concurrent "          \
-          "marking and reference processing at the end of remark.")         \
-                                                                            \
   experimental(double, G1LastPLABAverageOccupancy, 50.0,                    \
                "The expected average occupancy of the last PLAB in "        \
                "percent.")                                                  \