diff --git a/src/hotspot/share/opto/compile.cpp b/src/hotspot/share/opto/compile.cpp
index 42729fcd214..8ea8095413b 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/share/opto/compile.cpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/opto/compile.cpp
@@ -4009,8 +4009,6 @@ bool Compile::final_graph_reshaping() {
 
       // Recheck with a better notion of 'required_outcnt'
       if (n->outcnt() != required_outcnt) {
-        DEBUG_ONLY( n->dump_bfs(1, 0, "-"); );
-        assert(false, "malformed control flow");
         record_method_not_compilable("malformed control flow");
         return true;            // Not all targets reachable!
       }