diff --git a/src/hotspot/cpu/ppc/c1_LIRAssembler_ppc.cpp b/src/hotspot/cpu/ppc/c1_LIRAssembler_ppc.cpp
index af9a856ae08..2b7094f71aa 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/cpu/ppc/c1_LIRAssembler_ppc.cpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/cpu/ppc/c1_LIRAssembler_ppc.cpp
@@ -828,7 +828,6 @@ int LIR_Assembler::load(Register base, int offset, LIR_Opr to_reg, BasicType typ
           } else {
             __ ld(to_reg->as_register(), offset, base);
           }
-          __ verify_oop(to_reg->as_register(), FILE_AND_LINE);
           break;
         }
       case T_FLOAT:  __ lfs(to_reg->as_float_reg(), offset, base); break;
@@ -859,7 +858,6 @@ int LIR_Assembler::load(Register base, Register disp, LIR_Opr to_reg, BasicType
         } else {
           __ ldx(to_reg->as_register(), base, disp);
         }
-        __ verify_oop(to_reg->as_register(), FILE_AND_LINE);
         break;
       }
     case T_FLOAT:  __ lfsx(to_reg->as_float_reg() , base, disp); break;