diff --git a/gcc/java/ChangeLog b/gcc/java/ChangeLog
index f783e53a250..7a35a1e73bd 100644
--- a/gcc/java/ChangeLog
+++ b/gcc/java/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2008-03-12  Paolo Bonzini  <bonzini@gnu.org>
+
+	* mangle.c (java_mangle_decl): Remove dead check.
+
 2008-03-11  Paolo Bonzini  <bonzini@gnu.org>
 
         * jcf-parse.c (java_parse_file): Assert binding levels are
diff --git a/gcc/java/mangle.c b/gcc/java/mangle.c
index c92be1c0693..2e89a30f992 100644
--- a/gcc/java/mangle.c
+++ b/gcc/java/mangle.c
@@ -239,9 +239,6 @@ cxx_keyword_p (const char *name, int length)
 void
 java_mangle_decl (tree decl)
 {
-  if (TREE_CODE (decl) == RECORD_TYPE)
-    mangle_type (decl);
-
   /* A copy of the check from the beginning of lhd_set_decl_assembler_name.
      Only FUNCTION_DECLs and VAR_DECLs for variables with static storage
      duration need a real DECL_ASSEMBLER_NAME.  */