diff --git a/src/share/vm/runtime/arguments.cpp b/src/share/vm/runtime/arguments.cpp
index b5704d32f3c0b9e8c21107267720a916d424534c..091db03caa3f99994d678647617a511f3d1613be 100644
--- a/src/share/vm/runtime/arguments.cpp
+++ b/src/share/vm/runtime/arguments.cpp
@@ -978,17 +978,6 @@ void Arguments::check_compressed_oops_compat() {
     }
   }
 
-  // XXX JSR 292 currently does not support compressed oops
-  if (EnableMethodHandles) {
-    if (is_on_by_default) {
-      FLAG_SET_DEFAULT(UseCompressedOops, false);
-      return;
-    } else {
-      vm_exit_during_initialization(
-        "JSR292 is not supported with compressed oops yet", NULL);
-    }
-  }
-
   // If dumping an archive or forcing its use, disable compressed oops if possible
   if (DumpSharedSpaces || RequireSharedSpaces) {
     if (is_on_by_default) {