diff -r 1c01208087b5 -r 52ad44f9a3ec src/share/classes/javax/rmi/PortableRemoteObject.java
--- a/src/share/classes/javax/rmi/PortableRemoteObject.java	Thu Oct 17 14:17:54 2013 -0700
+++ b/src/share/classes/javax/rmi/PortableRemoteObject.java	Tue Oct 22 11:40:27 2013 +0100
@@ -65,17 +65,14 @@
  */
 public class PortableRemoteObject {
 
-    private static javax.rmi.CORBA.PortableRemoteObjectDelegate proDelegate = null;
+    private static final javax.rmi.CORBA.PortableRemoteObjectDelegate proDelegate;
 
     private static final String PortableRemoteObjectClassKey =
             "javax.rmi.CORBA.PortableRemoteObjectClass";
 
-    private static final String defaultPortableRemoteObjectImplName =
-            "com.sun.corba.se.impl.javax.rmi.PortableRemoteObject";
-
     static {
         proDelegate = (javax.rmi.CORBA.PortableRemoteObjectDelegate)
-            createDelegateIfSpecified(PortableRemoteObjectClassKey);
+            createDelegate(PortableRemoteObjectClassKey);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -181,7 +178,7 @@
     // are in different packages and the visibility needs to be package for
     // security reasons. If you know a better solution how to share this code
     // then remove it from here.
-    private static Object createDelegateIfSpecified(String classKey) {
+    private static Object createDelegate(String classKey) {
         String className = (String)
             AccessController.doPrivileged(new GetPropertyAction(classKey));
         if (className == null) {
@@ -191,7 +188,7 @@
             }
         }
         if (className == null) {
-                className = defaultPortableRemoteObjectImplName;
+            return new com.sun.corba.se.impl.javax.rmi.PortableRemoteObject();
         }
 
         try {