diff --git a/src/hotspot/share/runtime/deoptimization.cpp b/src/hotspot/share/runtime/deoptimization.cpp
index 243903ed233..dd8ee7c93fa 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/share/runtime/deoptimization.cpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/runtime/deoptimization.cpp
@@ -2926,8 +2926,6 @@ void Deoptimization::print_statistics() {
           if (counter != 0) {
             char name[1*K];
             Bytecodes::Code bc = (Bytecodes::Code)(counter & LSB_MASK);
-            if (bc_case == BC_CASE_LIMIT && (int)bc == 0)
-              bc = Bytecodes::_illegal;
             os::snprintf_checked(name, sizeof(name), "%s/%s/%s",
                     trap_reason_name(reason),
                     trap_action_name(action),