--- a/src/share/classes/java/awt/Component.java	Wed Mar 11 16:48:43 2015 +0300
+++ b/src/share/classes/java/awt/Component.java	Fri Jan 16 13:53:44 2015 +0300
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 1995, 2013, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 1995, 2015, 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
@@ -1669,15 +1669,6 @@
         /* do nothing */
     }
 
-    /*
-     * Delete references from LightweithDispatcher of a heavyweight parent
-     */
-    void clearLightweightDispatcherOnRemove(Component removedComponent) {
-        if (parent != null) {
-            parent.clearLightweightDispatcherOnRemove(removedComponent);
-        }
-    }
-
     /**
      * @deprecated As of JDK version 1.1,
      * replaced by <code>setVisible(boolean)</code>.
@@ -6180,7 +6171,7 @@
     /**
      * Indicates whether a class or its superclasses override coalesceEvents.
      * Must be called with lock on coalesceMap and privileged.
-     * @see checkCoalsecing
+     * @see checkCoalescing
      */
     private static boolean isCoalesceEventsOverriden(Class<?> clazz) {
         assert Thread.holdsLock(coalesceMap);
@@ -6986,8 +6977,6 @@
         }
 
         synchronized (getTreeLock()) {
-            clearLightweightDispatcherOnRemove(this);
-
             if (isFocusOwner() && KeyboardFocusManager.isAutoFocusTransferEnabledFor(this)) {
                 transferFocus(true);
             }

--- a/src/share/classes/java/awt/Container.java	Wed Mar 11 16:48:43 2015 +0300
+++ b/src/share/classes/java/awt/Container.java	Fri Jan 16 13:53:44 2015 +0300
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 1995, 2013, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 1995, 2015, 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
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 import java.io.PrintStream;
 import java.io.PrintWriter;
 
+import java.lang.ref.WeakReference;
 import java.security.AccessController;
 
 import java.util.EventListener;
@@ -3310,16 +3311,6 @@
         }
     }
 
-    @Override
-    void clearLightweightDispatcherOnRemove(Component removedComponent) {
-        if (dispatcher != null) {
-            dispatcher.removeReferences(removedComponent);
-        } else {
-            //It is a Lightweight Container, should clear parent`s Dispatcher
-            super.clearLightweightDispatcherOnRemove(removedComponent);
-        }
-    }
-
     final Container getTraversalRoot() {
         if (isFocusCycleRoot()) {
             return findTraversalRoot();
@@ -4413,7 +4404,9 @@
 
     LightweightDispatcher(Container nativeContainer) {
         this.nativeContainer = nativeContainer;
-        mouseEventTarget = null;
+        mouseEventTarget = new WeakReference<>(null);
+        targetLastEntered = new WeakReference<>(null);
+        targetLastEnteredDT = new WeakReference<>(null);
         eventMask = 0;
     }
 
@@ -4424,9 +4417,9 @@
     void dispose() {
         //System.out.println("Disposing lw dispatcher");
         stopListeningForOtherDrags();
-        mouseEventTarget = null;
-        targetLastEntered = null;
-        targetLastEnteredDT = null;
+        mouseEventTarget.clear();
+        targetLastEntered.clear();
+        targetLastEnteredDT.clear();
     }
 
     /**
@@ -4513,65 +4506,62 @@
 
         trackMouseEnterExit(mouseOver, e);
 
-    // 4508327 : MOUSE_CLICKED should only go to the recipient of
-    // the accompanying MOUSE_PRESSED, so don't reset mouseEventTarget on a
-    // MOUSE_CLICKED.
-    if (!isMouseGrab(e) && id != MouseEvent.MOUSE_CLICKED) {
-            mouseEventTarget = (mouseOver != nativeContainer) ? mouseOver: null;
-            isCleaned = false;
+        Component met = mouseEventTarget.get();
+        // 4508327 : MOUSE_CLICKED should only go to the recipient of
+        // the accompanying MOUSE_PRESSED, so don't reset mouseEventTarget on a
+        // MOUSE_CLICKED.
+        if (!isMouseGrab(e) && id != MouseEvent.MOUSE_CLICKED) {
+            met = (mouseOver != nativeContainer) ? mouseOver : null;
+            mouseEventTarget = new WeakReference<>(met);
         }
 
-        if (mouseEventTarget != null) {
+        if (met != null) {
             switch (id) {
-            case MouseEvent.MOUSE_ENTERED:
-            case MouseEvent.MOUSE_EXITED:
-                break;
-            case MouseEvent.MOUSE_PRESSED:
-                retargetMouseEvent(mouseEventTarget, id, e);
-                break;
-        case MouseEvent.MOUSE_RELEASED:
-            retargetMouseEvent(mouseEventTarget, id, e);
-        break;
-        case MouseEvent.MOUSE_CLICKED:
-        // 4508327: MOUSE_CLICKED should never be dispatched to a Component
-        // other than that which received the MOUSE_PRESSED event.  If the
-        // mouse is now over a different Component, don't dispatch the event.
-        // The previous fix for a similar problem was associated with bug
-        // 4155217.
-        if (mouseOver == mouseEventTarget) {
-            retargetMouseEvent(mouseOver, id, e);
-        }
-        break;
-            case MouseEvent.MOUSE_MOVED:
-                retargetMouseEvent(mouseEventTarget, id, e);
-                break;
-        case MouseEvent.MOUSE_DRAGGED:
-            if (isMouseGrab(e)) {
-                retargetMouseEvent(mouseEventTarget, id, e);
-            }
-                break;
-        case MouseEvent.MOUSE_WHEEL:
-            // This may send it somewhere that doesn't have MouseWheelEvents
-            // enabled.  In this case, Component.dispatchEventImpl() will
-            // retarget the event to a parent that DOES have the events enabled.
-            if (eventLog.isLoggable(PlatformLogger.Level.FINEST) && (mouseOver != null)) {
-                eventLog.finest("retargeting mouse wheel to " +
+                case MouseEvent.MOUSE_ENTERED:
+                case MouseEvent.MOUSE_EXITED:
+                    break;
+                case MouseEvent.MOUSE_PRESSED:
+                    retargetMouseEvent(met, id, e);
+                    break;
+                case MouseEvent.MOUSE_RELEASED:
+                    retargetMouseEvent(met, id, e);
+                    break;
+                case MouseEvent.MOUSE_CLICKED:
+                    // 4508327: MOUSE_CLICKED should never be dispatched to a Component
+                    // other than that which received the MOUSE_PRESSED event.  If the
+                    // mouse is now over a different Component, don't dispatch the event.
+                    // The previous fix for a similar problem was associated with bug
+                    // 4155217.
+                    if (mouseOver == met) {
+                        retargetMouseEvent(mouseOver, id, e);
+                    }
+                    break;
+                case MouseEvent.MOUSE_MOVED:
+                    retargetMouseEvent(met, id, e);
+                    break;
+                case MouseEvent.MOUSE_DRAGGED:
+                    if (isMouseGrab(e)) {
+                        retargetMouseEvent(met, id, e);
+                    }
+                    break;
+                case MouseEvent.MOUSE_WHEEL:
+                    // This may send it somewhere that doesn't have MouseWheelEvents
+                    // enabled.  In this case, Component.dispatchEventImpl() will
+                    // retarget the event to a parent that DOES have the events enabled.
+                    if (eventLog.isLoggable(PlatformLogger.Level.FINEST) && (mouseOver != null)) {
+                        eventLog.finest("retargeting mouse wheel to " +
                                 mouseOver.getName() + ", " +
                                 mouseOver.getClass());
-            }
-            retargetMouseEvent(mouseOver, id, e);
-        break;
+                    }
+                    retargetMouseEvent(mouseOver, id, e);
+                    break;
             }
-        //Consuming of wheel events is implemented in "retargetMouseEvent".
-        if (id != MouseEvent.MOUSE_WHEEL) {
-            e.consume();
+            //Consuming of wheel events is implemented in "retargetMouseEvent".
+            if (id != MouseEvent.MOUSE_WHEEL) {
+                e.consume();
+            }
         }
-    } else if (isCleaned && id != MouseEvent.MOUSE_WHEEL) {
-        //After mouseEventTarget was removed and cleaned should consume all events
-        //until new mouseEventTarget is found
-        e.consume();
-    }
-    return e.isConsumed();
+        return e.isConsumed();
     }
 
     private boolean processDropTargetEvent(SunDropTargetEvent e) {
@@ -4634,9 +4624,10 @@
         } else if (id == MouseEvent.MOUSE_EXITED) {
             isMouseDTInNativeContainer = false;
         }
-        targetLastEnteredDT = retargetMouseEnterExit(targetOver, e,
-                                                     targetLastEnteredDT,
+        Component tle = retargetMouseEnterExit(targetOver, e,
+                                                     targetLastEnteredDT.get(),
                                                      isMouseDTInNativeContainer);
+        targetLastEnteredDT = new WeakReference<>(tle);
     }
 
     /*
@@ -4662,9 +4653,10 @@
             isMouseInNativeContainer = false;
             stopListeningForOtherDrags();
         }
-        targetLastEntered = retargetMouseEnterExit(targetOver, e,
-                                                   targetLastEntered,
+        Component tle = retargetMouseEnterExit(targetOver, e,
+                                                   targetLastEntered.get(),
                                                    isMouseInNativeContainer);
+        targetLastEntered = new WeakReference<>(tle);
     }
 
     private Component retargetMouseEnterExit(Component targetOver, MouseEvent e,
@@ -4926,22 +4918,17 @@
      * is null, there are currently no events being forwarded to
      * a subcomponent.
      */
-    private transient Component mouseEventTarget;
+    private transient WeakReference<Component> mouseEventTarget;
 
     /**
      * The last component entered by the {@code MouseEvent}.
      */
-    private transient Component targetLastEntered;
+    private transient  WeakReference<Component> targetLastEntered;
 
     /**
      * The last component entered by the {@code SunDropTargetEvent}.
      */
-    private transient Component targetLastEnteredDT;
-
-    /**
-     * Indicates whether {@code mouseEventTarget} was removed and nulled
-     */
-    private transient boolean isCleaned;
+    private transient  WeakReference<Component> targetLastEnteredDT;
 
     /**
      * Is the mouse over the native container.
@@ -4982,17 +4969,4 @@
         AWTEvent.MOUSE_EVENT_MASK |
         AWTEvent.MOUSE_MOTION_EVENT_MASK |
         AWTEvent.MOUSE_WHEEL_EVENT_MASK;
-
-    void removeReferences(Component removedComponent) {
-        if (mouseEventTarget == removedComponent) {
-            isCleaned = true;
-            mouseEventTarget = null;
-        }
-        if (targetLastEntered == removedComponent) {
-            targetLastEntered = null;
-        }
-        if (targetLastEnteredDT == removedComponent) {
-            targetLastEnteredDT = null;
-        }
-    }
 }

--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/test/java/awt/Mouse/RemovedComponentMouseListener/RemovedComponentMouseListener.java	Fri Jan 16 13:53:44 2015 +0300
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2015, 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 8061636
+ * @summary fix for 7079254 changes behavior of MouseListener, MouseMotionListener
+ * @library ../../regtesthelpers
+ * @build Util
+ * @author Alexander Zvegintsev
+ * @run main RemovedComponentMouseListener
+ */
+
+import java.awt.Robot;
+import java.awt.event.InputEvent;
+import java.awt.event.MouseAdapter;
+import java.awt.event.MouseEvent;
+import javax.swing.*;
+import test.java.awt.regtesthelpers.Util;
+
+public class RemovedComponentMouseListener extends JFrame {
+
+    static boolean mouseReleasedReceived;
+    static JButton button;
+
+    public RemovedComponentMouseListener() {
+        JPanel panel = new JPanel();
+        JPanel buttonPanel = new JPanel();
+        button = new JButton("Button");
+
+        setSize(300, 300);
+
+        buttonPanel.add(button);
+        panel.add(buttonPanel);
+        setContentPane(panel);
+
+        button.addMouseListener(new MouseAdapter() {
+            @Override
+            public void mousePressed(MouseEvent e) {
+                buttonPanel.remove(button);
+                panel.add(button);
+                button.revalidate();
+                button.repaint();
+            }
+
+            @Override
+            public void mouseReleased(MouseEvent e) {
+                mouseReleasedReceived = true;
+            }
+        });
+
+        setVisible(true);
+    }
+
+    public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
+        SwingUtilities.invokeAndWait(() -> {
+            new RemovedComponentMouseListener();
+        });
+
+        Robot r = Util.createRobot();
+        r.setAutoDelay(100);
+        r.waitForIdle();
+        Util.pointOnComp(button, r);
+
+        r.waitForIdle();
+        r.mousePress(InputEvent.BUTTON1_MASK);
+        r.waitForIdle();
+        r.mouseRelease(InputEvent.BUTTON1_MASK);
+        r.waitForIdle();
+        if (!mouseReleasedReceived) {
+            throw new RuntimeException("mouseReleased event was not received");
+        }
+    }
+}