diff --git a/runtime/compiler/optimizer/J9TransformUtil.cpp b/runtime/compiler/optimizer/J9TransformUtil.cpp
index 909dd396141..6f661baeae2 100644
--- a/runtime/compiler/optimizer/J9TransformUtil.cpp
+++ b/runtime/compiler/optimizer/J9TransformUtil.cpp
@@ -696,7 +696,7 @@ bool J9::TransformUtil::foldFinalFieldsIn(TR_OpaqueClassBlock *clazz, const char
       return false;
 
    static char *enableJCLFolding = feGetEnv("TR_EnableJCLStaticFinalFieldFolding");
-   if ((enableJCLFolding || comp->getOption(TR_AggressiveOpts))
+   if (enableJCLFolding
        && isStatic
        && comp->fej9()->isClassLibraryClass(clazz)
        && comp->fej9()->isClassInitialized(clazz))