--- old/src/hotspot/share/gc/serial/defNewGeneration.cpp	2020-02-11 14:19:43.517408683 +0100
+++ new/src/hotspot/share/gc/serial/defNewGeneration.cpp	2020-02-11 14:19:43.102395924 +0100
@@ -168,10 +168,6 @@
   _from_space = new ContiguousSpace();
   _to_space   = new ContiguousSpace();
 
-  if (_eden_space == NULL || _from_space == NULL || _to_space == NULL) {
-    vm_exit_during_initialization("Could not allocate a new gen space");
-  }
-
   // Compute the maximum eden and survivor space sizes. These sizes
   // are computed assuming the entire reserved space is committed.
   // These values are exported as performance counters.