diff --git a/src/hotspot/cpu/x86/c1_MacroAssembler_x86.cpp b/src/hotspot/cpu/x86/c1_MacroAssembler_x86.cpp
index 3ef7e0023dc..68d089f13e7 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/cpu/x86/c1_MacroAssembler_x86.cpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/cpu/x86/c1_MacroAssembler_x86.cpp
@@ -176,7 +176,6 @@ void C1_MacroAssembler::initialize_body(Register obj, Register len_in_bytes, int
 
   // len_in_bytes is positive and ptr sized
   subptr(len_in_bytes, hdr_size_in_bytes);
-  jcc(Assembler::zero, done);
   zero_memory(obj, len_in_bytes, hdr_size_in_bytes, t1);
   bind(done);
 }