--- old/src/share/vm/runtime/thread.cpp	2016-08-08 20:25:29.327560334 -0400
+++ new/src/share/vm/runtime/thread.cpp	2016-08-08 20:25:29.211559759 -0400
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@
 #include "compiler/compileTask.hpp"
 #include "gc/shared/gcId.hpp"
 #include "gc/shared/gcLocker.inline.hpp"
-#include "gc/shared/referencePendingListLocker.hpp"
 #include "gc/shared/workgroup.hpp"
 #include "interpreter/interpreter.hpp"
 #include "interpreter/linkResolver.hpp"
@@ -3715,14 +3714,6 @@
   Management::record_vm_init_completed();
 #endif // INCLUDE_MANAGEMENT
 
-  // Note that we do not use CHECK_0 here since we are inside an EXCEPTION_MARK and
-  // set_init_completed has just been called, causing exceptions not to be shortcut
-  // anymore. We call vm_exit_during_initialization directly instead.
-
-  // Initialize reference pending list locker
-  bool needs_locker_thread = Universe::heap()->needs_reference_pending_list_locker_thread();
-  ReferencePendingListLocker::initialize(needs_locker_thread, CHECK_JNI_ERR);
-
   // Signal Dispatcher needs to be started before VMInit event is posted
   os::signal_init();