diff --git a/src/share/vm/opto/loopopts.cpp b/src/share/vm/opto/loopopts.cpp
index 1be37420607a83c3e6ab2213d55b3ab5f10bbed8..6498d3c679b7a495bda22a29cf5b128a056fffa7 100644
--- a/src/share/vm/opto/loopopts.cpp
+++ b/src/share/vm/opto/loopopts.cpp
@@ -2262,6 +2262,9 @@ bool PhaseIdealLoop::is_valid_clone_loop_form( IdealLoopTree *loop, Node_List& p
 //                  stmt1
 //                    |
 //                    v
+//               loop predicate
+//                    |
+//                    v
 //                  stmt2 clone
 //                    |
 //                    v
@@ -2272,9 +2275,6 @@ bool PhaseIdealLoop::is_valid_clone_loop_form( IdealLoopTree *loop, Node_List& p
 //         :  false   true
 //         :  |       |
 //         :  |       v
-//         :  | loop predicate
-//         :  |       |
-//         :  |       v
 //         :  |    newloop<-----+
 //         :  |        |        |
 //         :  |     stmt3 clone |
@@ -2330,7 +2330,6 @@ bool PhaseIdealLoop::partial_peel( IdealLoopTree *loop, Node_List &old_new ) {
     }
   }
 
-  Node* entry = head->in(LoopNode::EntryControl);
   int dd = dom_depth(head);
 
   // Step 1: find cut point
@@ -2627,8 +2626,6 @@ bool PhaseIdealLoop::partial_peel( IdealLoopTree *loop, Node_List &old_new ) {
 
   // Backedge of the surviving new_head (the clone) is original last_peel
   _igvn.hash_delete(new_head_clone);
-  Node* new_entry = move_loop_predicates(entry, new_head_clone->in(LoopNode::EntryControl));
-  new_head_clone->set_req(LoopNode::EntryControl, new_entry);
   new_head_clone->set_req(LoopNode::LoopBackControl, last_peel);
   _igvn._worklist.push(new_head_clone);