src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/invoke/MethodHandles.java

@@ -1393,17 +1393,11 @@
         public MethodHandle findSpecial(Class<?> refc, String name, MethodType type,
                                         Class<?> specialCaller) throws NoSuchMethodException, IllegalAccessException {
             checkSpecialCaller(specialCaller, refc);
             Lookup specialLookup = this.in(specialCaller);
             MemberName method = specialLookup.resolveOrFail(REF_invokeSpecial, refc, name, type);
-            Class<?> callerCls = findBoundCallerClass(method);
-            boolean restrict = !(method.isPrivate() && Reflection.areNestMates(specialCaller, refc));
-
-            if (restrict)
-                return specialLookup.getDirectMethod(REF_invokeSpecial, refc, method, callerCls);
-            else
-                return specialLookup.getDirectMethodNoRestrictInvokeSpecial(refc, method, callerCls);
+            return specialLookup.getDirectMethod(REF_invokeSpecial, refc, method, findBoundCallerClass(method));
         }
 
         /**
          * Produces a method handle giving read access to a non-static field.
          * The type of the method handle will have a return type of the field's