--- a/src/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/code/Source.java	Thu Feb 06 21:03:03 2014 +0000
+++ b/src/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/code/Source.java	Thu Feb 06 21:11:27 2014 +0000
@@ -203,9 +203,6 @@
     public boolean allowDefaultMethods() {
         return compareTo(JDK1_8) >= 0;
     }
-    public boolean allowDefaultMethodsResolution() {
-        return compareTo(JDK1_7) >= 0;
-    }
     public boolean allowStaticInterfaceMethods() {
         return compareTo(JDK1_8) >= 0;
     }

--- a/src/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/comp/Resolve.java	Thu Feb 06 21:03:03 2014 +0000
+++ b/src/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/comp/Resolve.java	Thu Feb 06 21:11:27 2014 +0000
@@ -92,10 +92,9 @@
     TreeInfo treeinfo;
     Types types;
     JCDiagnostic.Factory diags;
-    public final boolean boxingEnabled; // = source.allowBoxing();
-    public final boolean varargsEnabled; // = source.allowVarargs();
+    public final boolean boxingEnabled;
+    public final boolean varargsEnabled;
     public final boolean allowMethodHandles;
-    public final boolean allowDefaultMethodsResolution;
     public final boolean allowStructuralMostSpecific;
     private final boolean debugResolve;
     private final boolean compactMethodDiags;
@@ -137,7 +136,6 @@
         verboseResolutionMode = VerboseResolutionMode.getVerboseResolutionMode(options);
         Target target = Target.instance(context);
         allowMethodHandles = target.hasMethodHandles();
-        allowDefaultMethodsResolution = source.allowDefaultMethodsResolution();
         allowStructuralMostSpecific = source.allowStructuralMostSpecific();
         polymorphicSignatureScope = new Scope(syms.noSymbol);
 
@@ -1681,7 +1679,6 @@
                 bestSoFar : methodNotFound;
 
         for (InterfaceLookupPhase iphase2 : InterfaceLookupPhase.values()) {
-            if (iphase2 == InterfaceLookupPhase.DEFAULT_OK && !allowDefaultMethodsResolution) break;
             //keep searching for abstract methods
             for (Type itype : itypes[iphase2.ordinal()]) {
                 if (!itype.isInterface()) continue; //skip j.l.Object (included by Types.closure())
@@ -1714,10 +1711,8 @@
                 //from superinterfaces)
                 if ((s.flags() & (ABSTRACT | INTERFACE | ENUM)) != 0) {
                     return this;
-                } else if (rs.allowDefaultMethodsResolution) {
+                } else {
                     return DEFAULT_OK;
-                } else {
-                    return null;
                 }
             }
         },
@@ -3341,9 +3336,9 @@
             if ((env1.enclClass.sym.flags() & STATIC) != 0) staticOnly = true;
             env1 = env1.outer;
         }
-        if (allowDefaultMethodsResolution && c.isInterface() &&
-                name == names._super && !isStatic(env) &&
-                types.isDirectSuperInterface(c, env.enclClass.sym)) {
+        if (c.isInterface() &&
+            name == names._super && !isStatic(env) &&
+            types.isDirectSuperInterface(c, env.enclClass.sym)) {
             //this might be a default super call if one of the superinterfaces is 'c'
             for (Type t : pruneInterfaces(env.enclClass.type)) {
                 if (t.tsym == c) {

--- a/test/tools/javac/T8029240/DefaultMethodsNotVisibileForSource7Test.java	Thu Feb 06 21:03:03 2014 +0000
+++ /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
@@ -1,164 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (c) 2014, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
- * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
- *
- * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
- * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
- * published by the Free Software Foundation.
- *
- * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
- * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
- * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
- * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that
- * accompanied this code).
- *
- * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version
- * 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
- * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
- *
- * Please contact Oracle, 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065 USA
- * or visit www.oracle.com if you need additional information or have any
- * questions.
- */
-
-/*
- * @test
- * @bug 8029240
- * @summary Default methods not always visible under -source 7
- * @library /tools/javac/lib
- * @build ToolBox
- * @run main DefaultMethodsNotVisibileForSource7Test
- */
-
-import java.nio.file.Files;
-import java.nio.file.Paths;
-
-public class DefaultMethodsNotVisibileForSource7Test {
-    // common definitions
-
-    // this one should be compiled with source 8, the rest with source 7
-    static final String ISrc =
-        "interface I {\n" +
-        "    default void m() {}\n" +
-        "}";
-
-    static final String JSrc =
-        "interface J extends I {}";
-
-    static final String ASrc =
-        "abstract class A implements I {}";
-
-    static final String BSrc =
-        "class B implements I {}";
-
-    // test legacy implementations
-    static final String C1Src =
-        "class C1 implements I {\n" +
-        "    @Override public void m() {}\n" +
-        "}";
-
-    static final String C2Src =
-        "class C2 implements J {\n" +
-        "    @Override public void m() {}\n" +
-        "}";
-
-    static final String C3Src =
-        "class C3 extends A {\n" +
-        "    @Override public void m() {}\n" +
-        "}";
-
-    static final String C4Src =
-        "class C4 extends B {\n" +
-        "    @Override public void m() {}\n" +
-        "}";
-
-    //test legacy invocations
-    static final String LegacyInvocationSrc =
-        "class LegacyInvocation {\n" +
-        "    public static void test(I i, J j, A a, B b) {\n" +
-        "        i.m();\n" +
-        "        j.m();\n" +
-        "        a.m();\n" +
-        "        b.m();\n" +
-        "    }\n" +
-        "}";
-
-    //test case super invocations
-    static final String SubASrc =
-        "class SubA extends A {\n" +
-        "    public void test() {\n" +
-        "        super.m();\n" +
-        "    }\n" +
-        "}";
-
-    static final String SubBSrc =
-        "class SubB extends B {\n" +
-        "    public void test() {\n" +
-        "        super.m();\n" +
-        "    }\n" +
-        "}";
-
-    public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
-        new DefaultMethodsNotVisibileForSource7Test().run();
-    }
-
-    void run() throws Exception {
-        testsPreparation();
-        testLegacyImplementations();
-        testLegacyInvocations();
-        testSuperInvocations();
-    }
-
-    void testsPreparation() throws Exception {
-        Files.createDirectory(Paths.get("out"));
-
-        /* as an extra check let's make sure that interface 'I' can't be compiled
-         * with source 7
-         */
-        ToolBox.JavaToolArgs javacArgs =
-                new ToolBox.JavaToolArgs(ToolBox.Expect.FAIL)
-                .setOptions("-d", "out", "-source", "7")
-                .setSources(ISrc);
-        ToolBox.javac(javacArgs);
-
-        //but it should compile with source >= 8
-        javacArgs =
-                new ToolBox.JavaToolArgs()
-                .setOptions("-d", "out")
-                .setSources(ISrc);
-        ToolBox.javac(javacArgs);
-
-        javacArgs =
-                new ToolBox.JavaToolArgs()
-                .setOptions("-cp", "out", "-d", "out", "-source", "7")
-                .setSources(JSrc, ASrc, BSrc);
-        ToolBox.javac(javacArgs);
-    }
-
-    void testLegacyImplementations() throws Exception {
-        //compile C1-4
-        ToolBox.JavaToolArgs javacArgs =
-                new ToolBox.JavaToolArgs()
-                .setOptions("-cp", "out", "-d", "out", "-source", "7")
-                .setSources(C1Src, C2Src, C3Src, C4Src);
-        ToolBox.javac(javacArgs);
-    }
-
-    void testLegacyInvocations() throws Exception {
-        //compile LegacyInvocation
-        ToolBox.JavaToolArgs javacArgs =
-                new ToolBox.JavaToolArgs()
-                .setOptions("-cp", "out", "-d", "out", "-source", "7")
-                .setSources(LegacyInvocationSrc);
-        ToolBox.javac(javacArgs);
-    }
-
-    void testSuperInvocations() throws Exception {
-        //compile SubA, SubB
-        ToolBox.JavaToolArgs javacArgs =
-                new ToolBox.JavaToolArgs()
-                .setOptions("-cp", "out", "-d", "out", "-source", "7")
-                .setSources(SubASrc, SubBSrc);
-        ToolBox.javac(javacArgs);
-    }
-}

--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/test/tools/javac/defaultMethodsVisibility/DefaultMethodsNotVisibleForSourceLessThan8Test.java	Thu Feb 06 21:11:27 2014 +0000
@@ -0,0 +1,180 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2014, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
+ *
+ * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
+ * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that
+ * accompanied this code).
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version
+ * 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+ * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ *
+ * Please contact Oracle, 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065 USA
+ * or visit www.oracle.com if you need additional information or have any
+ * questions.
+ */
+
+/*
+ * @test
+ * @bug 8029240 8030855
+ * @summary Default methods not always visible under -source 7
+ * Default methods should be visible under source previous to 8
+ * @library /tools/javac/lib
+ * @build ToolBox
+ * @run main DefaultMethodsNotVisibleForSourceLessThan8Test
+ */
+
+import java.nio.file.Files;
+import java.nio.file.Paths;
+
+public class DefaultMethodsNotVisibleForSourceLessThan8Test {
+    // common definitions
+
+    // this one should be compiled with source 8, the rest with source < 8
+    static final String ISrc =
+        "interface I {\n" +
+        "    default void m() {}\n" +
+        "}";
+
+    static final String JSrc =
+        "interface J extends I {}";
+
+    static final String ASrc =
+        "abstract class A implements I {}";
+
+    static final String BSrc =
+        "class B implements I {}";
+
+    // test legacy implementations
+    static final String C1Src =
+        "class C1 implements I {\n" +
+        "    public void m() {}\n" +
+        "}";
+
+    static final String C2Src =
+        "class C2 implements J {\n" +
+        "    public void m() {}\n" +
+        "}";
+
+    static final String C3Src =
+        "class C3 extends A {\n" +
+        "    public void m() {}\n" +
+        "}";
+
+    static final String C4Src =
+        "class C4 extends B {\n" +
+        "    public void m() {}\n" +
+        "}";
+
+    //test legacy invocations
+    static final String LegacyInvocationSrc =
+        "class LegacyInvocation {\n" +
+        "    public static void test(I i, J j, A a, B b) {\n" +
+        "        i.m();\n" +
+        "        j.m();\n" +
+        "        a.m();\n" +
+        "        b.m();\n" +
+        "    }\n" +
+        "}";
+
+    //test case super invocations
+    static final String SubASrc =
+        "class SubA extends A {\n" +
+        "    public void test() {\n" +
+        "        super.m();\n" +
+        "    }\n" +
+        "}";
+
+    static final String SubBSrc =
+        "class SubB extends B {\n" +
+        "    public void test() {\n" +
+        "        super.m();\n" +
+        "    }\n" +
+        "}";
+
+    public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
+        String[] sources = new String[] {
+            "1.2",
+            "1.3",
+            "1.4",
+            "1.5",
+            "1.6",
+            "1.7",
+        };
+        for (String source : sources) {
+            new DefaultMethodsNotVisibleForSourceLessThan8Test().run(source);
+        }
+    }
+
+    String outDir;
+    String source;
+
+    void run(String source) throws Exception {
+        this.source = source;
+        outDir = "out" + source.replace('.', '_');
+        testsPreparation();
+        testLegacyImplementations();
+        testLegacyInvocations();
+        testSuperInvocations();
+    }
+
+    void testsPreparation() throws Exception {
+        Files.createDirectory(Paths.get(outDir));
+
+        /* as an extra check let's make sure that interface 'I' can't be compiled
+         * with source < 8
+         */
+        ToolBox.JavaToolArgs javacArgs =
+                new ToolBox.JavaToolArgs(ToolBox.Expect.FAIL)
+                .setOptions("-d", outDir, "-source", source)
+                .setSources(ISrc);
+        ToolBox.javac(javacArgs);
+
+        //but it should compile with source >= 8
+        javacArgs =
+                new ToolBox.JavaToolArgs()
+                .setOptions("-d", outDir)
+                .setSources(ISrc);
+        ToolBox.javac(javacArgs);
+
+        javacArgs =
+                new ToolBox.JavaToolArgs()
+                .setOptions("-cp", outDir, "-d", outDir, "-source", source)
+                .setSources(JSrc, ASrc, BSrc);
+        ToolBox.javac(javacArgs);
+    }
+
+    void testLegacyImplementations() throws Exception {
+        //compile C1-4
+        ToolBox.JavaToolArgs javacArgs =
+                new ToolBox.JavaToolArgs()
+                .setOptions("-cp", outDir, "-d", outDir, "-source", source)
+                .setSources(C1Src, C2Src, C3Src, C4Src);
+        ToolBox.javac(javacArgs);
+    }
+
+    void testLegacyInvocations() throws Exception {
+        //compile LegacyInvocation
+        ToolBox.JavaToolArgs javacArgs =
+                new ToolBox.JavaToolArgs()
+                .setOptions("-cp", outDir, "-d", outDir, "-source", source)
+                .setSources(LegacyInvocationSrc);
+        ToolBox.javac(javacArgs);
+    }
+
+    void testSuperInvocations() throws Exception {
+        //compile SubA, SubB
+        ToolBox.JavaToolArgs javacArgs =
+                new ToolBox.JavaToolArgs()
+                .setOptions("-cp", outDir, "-d", outDir, "-source", source)
+                .setSources(SubASrc, SubBSrc);
+        ToolBox.javac(javacArgs);
+    }
+}