src/hotspot/share/classfile/javaClasses.inline.hpp

@@ -287,11 +287,11 @@
    return obj != nullptr && obj->klass() == vmClasses::Class_klass();
  }
  
  inline Klass* java_lang_Class::as_Klass(oop java_class) {
    //%note memory_2
-   assert(java_lang_Class::is_instance(java_class), "must be a Class object");
+   //assert(java_lang_Class::is_instance(java_class), "must be a Class object");
    Klass* k = ((Klass*)java_class->metadata_field(_klass_offset));
    assert(k == nullptr || k->is_klass(), "type check");
    return k;
  }