--- old/src/hotspot/share/gc/shared/cardTable.cpp	2020-02-11 14:19:46.501500421 +0100
+++ new/src/hotspot/share/gc/shared/cardTable.cpp	2020-02-11 14:19:46.088487724 +0100
@@ -60,10 +60,7 @@
 
   assert(card_size <= 512, "card_size must be less than 512"); // why?
 
-  _covered   = new MemRegion[_max_covered_regions];
-  if (_covered == NULL) {
-    vm_exit_during_initialization("Could not allocate card table covered region set.");
-  }
+  _covered = new MemRegion[_max_covered_regions];
 }
 
 CardTable::~CardTable() {
@@ -88,9 +85,6 @@
 
   _cur_covered_regions = 0;
   _committed = new MemRegion[_max_covered_regions];
-  if (_committed == NULL) {
-    vm_exit_during_initialization("Could not allocate card table committed region set.");
-  }
 
   const size_t rs_align = _page_size == (size_t) os::vm_page_size() ? 0 :
     MAX2(_page_size, (size_t) os::vm_allocation_granularity());