diff --git a/runtime/compiler/p/codegen/J9TreeEvaluator.cpp b/runtime/compiler/p/codegen/J9TreeEvaluator.cpp
index 3fa609b0597..6c687c4e7b5 100644
--- a/runtime/compiler/p/codegen/J9TreeEvaluator.cpp
+++ b/runtime/compiler/p/codegen/J9TreeEvaluator.cpp
@@ -5579,7 +5579,7 @@ static void genHeapAlloc(TR::Node *node, TR::Instruction *&iCursor, TR_OpaqueCla
                {
                static char *disableAlign = feGetEnv("TR_DisableAlignAlloc");
 
-               if (0 && !disableAlign && (node->getOpCodeValue() == TR::New) && (comp->getMethodHotness() >= hot || node->shouldAlignTLHAlloc()))
+               if (0 && !disableAlign && (node->getOpCodeValue() == TR::New) && (comp->getMethodHotness() >= hot))
                   {
                   TR_OpaqueMethodBlock *ownMethod = node->getOwningMethod();
 
diff --git a/runtime/compiler/x/codegen/J9TreeEvaluator.cpp b/runtime/compiler/x/codegen/J9TreeEvaluator.cpp
index 906f244bd38..aeb7bbfe9cb 100644
--- a/runtime/compiler/x/codegen/J9TreeEvaluator.cpp
+++ b/runtime/compiler/x/codegen/J9TreeEvaluator.cpp
@@ -6256,7 +6256,7 @@ static void genHeapAlloc(
 
 #if defined(J9VM_GC_THREAD_LOCAL_HEAP)
          if ((node->getOpCodeValue() == TR::New) &&
-             (comp->getMethodHotness() >= hot || node->shouldAlignTLHAlloc()) &&
+             (comp->getMethodHotness() >= hot) &&
              !disableAllocationAlignment)
             {
             TR_OpaqueMethodBlock *ownMethod = node->getOwningMethod();
@@ -6634,7 +6634,7 @@ static void genHeapAlloc2(
 
 #if defined(J9VM_GC_THREAD_LOCAL_HEAP)
          if ((node->getOpCodeValue() == TR::New) &&
-             (comp->getMethodHotness() >= hot || node->shouldAlignTLHAlloc()) &&
+             (comp->getMethodHotness() >= hot) &&
              !disableAllocationAlignment)
             {
             TR_OpaqueMethodBlock *ownMethod = node->getOwningMethod();