diff -r d65b3a2fbfaf -r 8652a7d5cf84 emul/src/main/java/java/lang/Class.java
--- a/emul/src/main/java/java/lang/Class.java	Sun Sep 30 18:29:37 2012 -0700
+++ b/emul/src/main/java/java/lang/Class.java	Sun Sep 30 18:58:50 2012 -0700
@@ -712,4 +712,8 @@
     static Class getPrimitiveClass(String type) {
         throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
     }
+
+    public boolean desiredAssertionStatus() {
+        return false;
+    }
 }