--- a/graal/com.oracle.graal.replacements/src/com/oracle/graal/replacements/ReplacementsImpl.java	Fri Nov 22 11:59:39 2013 -0800
+++ b/graal/com.oracle.graal.replacements/src/com/oracle/graal/replacements/ReplacementsImpl.java	Fri Nov 22 12:02:59 2013 -0800
@@ -212,7 +212,15 @@
         return originalJavaMethod;
     }
 
-    private SnippetInliningPolicy inliningPolicy(ResolvedJavaMethod method) {
+    private static SnippetInliningPolicy createPolicyClassInstance(Class<? extends SnippetInliningPolicy> policyClass) {
+        try {
+            return policyClass.getConstructor().newInstance();
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            throw new GraalInternalError(e);
+        }
+    }
+
+    protected SnippetInliningPolicy inliningPolicy(ResolvedJavaMethod method) {
         Class<? extends SnippetInliningPolicy> policyClass = SnippetInliningPolicy.class;
         Snippet snippet = method.getAnnotation(Snippet.class);
         if (snippet != null) {
@@ -221,11 +229,7 @@
         if (policyClass == SnippetInliningPolicy.class) {
             return new DefaultSnippetInliningPolicy(providers.getMetaAccess());
         }
-        try {
-            return policyClass.getConstructor().newInstance();
-        } catch (Exception e) {
-            throw new GraalInternalError(e);
-        }
+        return createPolicyClassInstance(policyClass);
     }
 
     /**