diff --git a/jdk/src/windows/transport/shmem/shmem_md.c b/jdk/src/windows/transport/shmem/shmem_md.c
index 2574bc3933b..056dce648f7 100644
--- a/jdk/src/windows/transport/shmem/shmem_md.c
+++ b/jdk/src/windows/transport/shmem/shmem_md.c
@@ -200,17 +200,6 @@ sysIPMutexEnter(sys_ipmutex_t mutex, sys_event_t event)
     rc = WaitForMultipleObjects(count, handles,
                                 FALSE,              /* wait for either, not both */
                                 INFINITE);          /* infinite timeout */
-
-    /* If the mutex is abandoned we will consider this a fatal error
-     * and abort with appropriate message.
-     *
-     * Note that only mutexes can be abandoned and that our mutex is
-     * always at position 0 in the handles array. Thus we only need
-     * to check WAIT_ABANDONED_0 (not WAIT_ABANDONED_0 + x).
-     */
-    if (rc == WAIT_ABANDONED_0) {
-        exitTransportWithError("Observed abandoned IP mutex. Aborting.",THIS_FILE, __DATE__, __LINE__);
-    }
     return (rc == WAIT_OBJECT_0) ? SYS_OK : SYS_ERR;
 }