diff -r 23a06eca8e83 -r 0b27f3512f9e src/share/vm/oops/methodDataOop.hpp
--- a/src/share/vm/oops/methodDataOop.hpp	Tue May 27 11:46:44 2008 -0700
+++ b/src/share/vm/oops/methodDataOop.hpp	Wed Jun 04 13:51:09 2008 -0700
@@ -158,7 +158,6 @@
     assert(ProfileTraps, "used only under +ProfileTraps");
     uint old_flags = (_header._struct._flags & flag_mask);
     _header._struct._flags = (new_state << trap_shift) | old_flags;
-    assert(trap_state() == new_state, "sanity");
   }
 
   u1 flags() {