diff --git a/hotspot/src/share/vm/oops/cpCache.cpp b/hotspot/src/share/vm/oops/cpCache.cpp
index 4b6459ee33fae1d470c4910648d43885085ec033..527b771fd68e5e46dccc308f921074c397228fef 100644
--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/oops/cpCache.cpp
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/oops/cpCache.cpp
@@ -498,9 +498,10 @@ bool ConstantPoolCacheEntry::check_no_old_or_obsolete_entries() {
     // _f1 == NULL || !_f1->is_method() are OK here
     return true;
   }
-  // return false if _f1 refers to an old or an obsolete method
+  // return false if _f1 refers to a non-deleted old or obsolete method
   return (NOT_PRODUCT(_f1->is_valid() &&) _f1->is_method() &&
-          !((Method*)_f1)->is_old() && !((Method*)_f1)->is_obsolete());
+          (f1_as_method()->is_deleted() ||
+          (!f1_as_method()->is_old() && !f1_as_method()->is_obsolete())));
 }
 
 bool ConstantPoolCacheEntry::is_interesting_method_entry(Klass* k) {
diff --git a/hotspot/src/share/vm/oops/method.hpp b/hotspot/src/share/vm/oops/method.hpp
index 764264aa6dcbdfe608f194a83eb5c13932045691..67fc34ed0ed60dd1934ec6041ae083d34e7f3ef0 100644
--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/oops/method.hpp
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/oops/method.hpp
@@ -669,6 +669,8 @@ class Method : public Metadata {
   void set_is_old()                                 { _access_flags.set_is_old(); }
   bool is_obsolete() const                          { return access_flags().is_obsolete(); }
   void set_is_obsolete()                            { _access_flags.set_is_obsolete(); }
+  bool is_deleted() const                           { return access_flags().is_deleted(); }
+  void set_is_deleted()                             { _access_flags.set_is_deleted(); }
   bool on_stack() const                             { return access_flags().on_stack(); }
   void set_on_stack(const bool value);
 
diff --git a/hotspot/src/share/vm/prims/jvmtiRedefineClasses.cpp b/hotspot/src/share/vm/prims/jvmtiRedefineClasses.cpp
index 5f3d05478f6b62b24ca88e2078b4ddbb22fbcd4c..2d4ce07e247758d2d9d9527b79648391bba16682 100644
--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/prims/jvmtiRedefineClasses.cpp
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/prims/jvmtiRedefineClasses.cpp
@@ -2970,7 +2970,8 @@ void VM_RedefineClasses::check_methods_and_mark_as_obsolete(
     assert(!old_method->has_vtable_index(),
            "cannot delete methods with vtable entries");;
 
-    // Mark all deleted methods as old and obsolete
+    // Mark all deleted methods as old, obsolete and deleted
+    old_method->set_is_deleted();
     old_method->set_is_old();
     old_method->set_is_obsolete();
     ++obsolete_count;
@@ -3576,7 +3577,7 @@ void VM_RedefineClasses::CheckClass::do_klass(Klass* k) {
       no_old_methods = false;
     }
 
-    // the constant pool cache should never contain old or obsolete methods
+    // the constant pool cache should never contain non-deleted old or obsolete methods
     if (ik->constants() != NULL &&
         ik->constants()->cache() != NULL &&
         !ik->constants()->cache()->check_no_old_or_obsolete_entries()) {
diff --git a/hotspot/src/share/vm/utilities/accessFlags.hpp b/hotspot/src/share/vm/utilities/accessFlags.hpp
index a3d3de99c9149c7109f404b2d1578a03fe91b954..5b1ff17322bba03950c519baa8b2ba8d872f7c2e 100644
--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/utilities/accessFlags.hpp
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/utilities/accessFlags.hpp
@@ -54,7 +54,8 @@ enum {
   JVM_ACC_IS_OLD                  = 0x00010000,     // RedefineClasses() has replaced this method
   JVM_ACC_IS_OBSOLETE             = 0x00020000,     // RedefineClasses() has made method obsolete
   JVM_ACC_IS_PREFIXED_NATIVE      = 0x00040000,     // JVMTI has prefixed this native method
-  JVM_ACC_ON_STACK                = 0x00080000,     // RedefinedClasses() is used on the stack
+  JVM_ACC_ON_STACK                = 0x00080000,     // RedefineClasses() was used on the stack
+  JVM_ACC_IS_DELETED              = 0x00008000,     // RedefineClasses() has deleted this method
 
   // Klass* flags
   JVM_ACC_HAS_MIRANDA_METHODS     = 0x10000000,     // True if this class has miranda methods in it's vtable
@@ -131,6 +132,7 @@ class AccessFlags VALUE_OBJ_CLASS_SPEC {
   bool has_jsrs                () const { return (_flags & JVM_ACC_HAS_JSRS               ) != 0; }
   bool is_old                  () const { return (_flags & JVM_ACC_IS_OLD                 ) != 0; }
   bool is_obsolete             () const { return (_flags & JVM_ACC_IS_OBSOLETE            ) != 0; }
+  bool is_deleted              () const { return (_flags & JVM_ACC_IS_DELETED             ) != 0; }
   bool is_prefixed_native      () const { return (_flags & JVM_ACC_IS_PREFIXED_NATIVE     ) != 0; }
 
   // Klass* flags
@@ -195,6 +197,7 @@ class AccessFlags VALUE_OBJ_CLASS_SPEC {
   void set_has_jsrs()                  { atomic_set_bits(JVM_ACC_HAS_JSRS);                }
   void set_is_old()                    { atomic_set_bits(JVM_ACC_IS_OLD);                  }
   void set_is_obsolete()               { atomic_set_bits(JVM_ACC_IS_OBSOLETE);             }
+  void set_is_deleted()                { atomic_set_bits(JVM_ACC_IS_DELETED);              }
   void set_is_prefixed_native()        { atomic_set_bits(JVM_ACC_IS_PREFIXED_NATIVE);      }
 
   void clear_not_c1_compilable()       { atomic_clear_bits(JVM_ACC_NOT_C1_COMPILABLE);       }