diff --git a/src/jdk.compiler/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/comp/ExhaustivenessComputer.java b/src/jdk.compiler/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/comp/ExhaustivenessComputer.java
index 2785f623a26..57cf3a511e6 100644
--- a/src/jdk.compiler/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/comp/ExhaustivenessComputer.java
+++ b/src/jdk.compiler/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/comp/ExhaustivenessComputer.java
@@ -490,7 +490,6 @@ public class ExhaustivenessComputer {
                                                         continue NEXT_PATTERN;
                                                     }
                                                 } else {
-                                                    boolean foundMatchingReplaced = false;
                                                     Set<PatternDescription> pendingReplacedPatterns = new HashSet<>(replaces.getOrDefault(rpOther.nested[i], Set.of()));
 
                                                     while (!pendingReplacedPatterns.isEmpty()) {
@@ -499,15 +498,12 @@ public class ExhaustivenessComputer {
                                                         pendingReplacedPatterns.remove(currentReplaced);
 
                                                         if (nestedRPOne.equals(currentReplaced)) {
-                                                            foundMatchingReplaced = true;
-                                                            break;
+                                                            continue ACCEPT;
                                                         }
 
                                                         pendingReplacedPatterns.addAll(replaces.getOrDefault(currentReplaced, Set.of()));
                                                     }
-                                                    if (!foundMatchingReplaced) {
-                                                        continue NEXT_PATTERN;
-                                                    }
+                                                    continue NEXT_PATTERN;
                                                 }
                                             } else {
                                                 continue NEXT_PATTERN;