diff a/src/hotspot/share/classfile/systemDictionaryShared.cpp b/src/hotspot/share/classfile/systemDictionaryShared.cpp
--- a/src/hotspot/share/classfile/systemDictionaryShared.cpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/classfile/systemDictionaryShared.cpp
@@ -1057,14 +1057,12 @@
       }
     }
     FREE_C_HEAP_ARRAY(DTConstraint, p->_verifier_constraints);
     p->_verifier_constraints = NULL;
   }
-  if (p->_verifier_constraint_flags != NULL) {
-    FREE_C_HEAP_ARRAY(char, p->_verifier_constraint_flags);
-    p->_verifier_constraint_flags = NULL;
-  }
+  FREE_C_HEAP_ARRAY(char, p->_verifier_constraint_flags);
+  p->_verifier_constraint_flags = NULL;
   _dumptime_table->remove(k);
 }
 
 bool SystemDictionaryShared::is_jfr_event_class(InstanceKlass *k) {
   while (k) {