diff --git jdk8/hotspot/src/share/vm/opto/output.cpp jdk8/hotspot/src/share/vm/opto/output.cpp
--- jdk8/hotspot/src/share/vm/opto/output.cpp
+++ jdk8/hotspot/src/share/vm/opto/output.cpp
@@ -344,11 +344,6 @@
   uint*      jmp_offset = NEW_RESOURCE_ARRAY(uint,nblocks);
   uint*      jmp_size   = NEW_RESOURCE_ARRAY(uint,nblocks);
   int*       jmp_nidx   = NEW_RESOURCE_ARRAY(int ,nblocks);
-
-  // Collect worst case block paddings
-  int* block_worst_case_pad = NEW_RESOURCE_ARRAY(int, nblocks);
-  memset(block_worst_case_pad, 0, nblocks * sizeof(int));
-
   DEBUG_ONLY( uint *jmp_target = NEW_RESOURCE_ARRAY(uint,nblocks); )
   DEBUG_ONLY( uint *jmp_rule = NEW_RESOURCE_ARRAY(uint,nblocks); )
 
@@ -465,7 +460,6 @@
           last_avoid_back_to_back_adr += max_loop_pad;
         }
         blk_size += max_loop_pad;
-        block_worst_case_pad[i + 1] = max_loop_pad;
       }
     }
 
@@ -505,16 +499,9 @@
         if (bnum > i) { // adjust following block's offset
           offset -= adjust_block_start;
         }
-
-        // This block can be a loop header, account for the padding
-        // in the previous block.
-        int block_padding = block_worst_case_pad[i];
-        assert(i == 0 || block_padding == 0 || br_offs >= block_padding, "Should have at least a padding on top");
         // In the following code a nop could be inserted before
         // the branch which will increase the backward distance.
-        bool needs_padding = ((uint)(br_offs - block_padding) == last_may_be_short_branch_adr);
-        assert(!needs_padding || jmp_offset[i] == 0, "padding only branches at the beginning of block");
-
+        bool needs_padding = ((uint)br_offs == last_may_be_short_branch_adr);
         if (needs_padding && offset <= 0)
           offset -= nop_size;