diff --git a/src/hotspot/share/c1/c1_Compilation.cpp b/src/hotspot/share/c1/c1_Compilation.cpp
index 3e2171eee08..bb5ceb0106b 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/share/c1/c1_Compilation.cpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/c1/c1_Compilation.cpp
@@ -668,7 +668,7 @@ ciKlass* Compilation::cha_exact_type(ciType* type) {
   if (type != nullptr && type->is_loaded() && type->is_instance_klass()) {
     ciInstanceKlass* ik = type->as_instance_klass();
     assert(ik->exact_klass() == nullptr, "no cha for final klass");
-    if (DeoptC1 && UseCHA && !(ik->has_subklass() || ik->is_interface())) {
+    if (UseCHA && !(ik->has_subklass() || ik->is_interface())) {
       dependency_recorder()->assert_leaf_type(ik);
       return ik;
     }
diff --git a/src/hotspot/share/c1/c1_GraphBuilder.cpp b/src/hotspot/share/c1/c1_GraphBuilder.cpp
index 8658bebdaee..c11017fc442 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/share/c1/c1_GraphBuilder.cpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/c1/c1_GraphBuilder.cpp
@@ -1855,7 +1855,6 @@ void GraphBuilder::access_field(Bytecodes::Code code) {
 
 
 Dependencies* GraphBuilder::dependency_recorder() const {
-  assert(DeoptC1, "need debug information");
   return compilation()->dependency_recorder();
 }
 
@@ -2001,7 +2000,7 @@ void GraphBuilder::invoke(Bytecodes::Code code) {
   ciMethod* cha_monomorphic_target = nullptr;
   ciMethod* exact_target = nullptr;
   Value better_receiver = nullptr;
-  if (UseCHA && DeoptC1 && target->is_loaded() &&
+  if (UseCHA && target->is_loaded() &&
       !(// %%% FIXME: Are both of these relevant?
         target->is_method_handle_intrinsic() ||
         target->is_compiled_lambda_form()) &&
@@ -2252,7 +2251,7 @@ bool GraphBuilder::direct_compare(ciKlass* k) {
     if (ik->is_final()) {
       return true;
     } else {
-      if (DeoptC1 && UseCHA && !(ik->has_subklass() || ik->is_interface())) {
+      if (UseCHA && !(ik->has_subklass() || ik->is_interface())) {
         // test class is leaf class
         dependency_recorder()->assert_leaf_type(ik);
         return true;
diff --git a/src/hotspot/share/c1/c1_globals.hpp b/src/hotspot/share/c1/c1_globals.hpp
index e3615ae88ad..755a1572e54 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/share/c1/c1_globals.hpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/c1/c1_globals.hpp
@@ -244,9 +244,6 @@
   develop(bool, GenerateArrayStoreCheck, true,                              \
           "Generates code for array store checks")                          \
                                                                             \
-  develop(bool, DeoptC1, true,                                              \
-          "Use deoptimization in C1")                                       \
-                                                                            \
   develop(bool, PrintBailouts, false,                                       \
           "Print bailout and its reason")                                   \
                                                                             \