--- old/src/hotspot/share/gc/shenandoah/c1/shenandoahBarrierSetC1.cpp	2020-02-12 15:21:30.740967400 +0100
+++ new/src/hotspot/share/gc/shenandoah/c1/shenandoahBarrierSetC1.cpp	2020-02-12 15:21:30.631967394 +0100
@@ -164,13 +164,7 @@
       obj_reg = gen->new_register(type);
       __ move(obj, obj_reg);
     } else {
-#ifdef AARCH64
-      // AArch64 expects double-size register.
       obj_reg = gen->new_pointer_register();
-#else
-      // x86 expects single-size register.
-      obj_reg = gen->new_register(type);
-#endif
       __ leal(obj, obj_reg);
     }
     obj = obj_reg;