diff -r d17f37522154 -r 7c537f4298fb src/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/comp/Resolve.java
--- a/src/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/comp/Resolve.java	Mon Jan 10 14:57:59 2011 -0800
+++ b/src/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/comp/Resolve.java	Mon Jan 10 15:08:31 2011 -0800
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 1999, 2010, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 1999, 2011, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -679,7 +679,7 @@
                       boolean operator) {
         if (sym.kind == ERR) return bestSoFar;
         if (!sym.isInheritedIn(site.tsym, types)) return bestSoFar;
-        assert sym.kind < AMBIGUOUS;
+        Assert.check(sym.kind < AMBIGUOUS);
         try {
             rawInstantiate(env, site, sym, argtypes, typeargtypes,
                                allowBoxing, useVarargs, Warner.noWarnings);