--- a/src/hotspot/share/classfile/systemDictionary.cpp	Tue Jun 05 21:38:38 2018 +0200
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/classfile/systemDictionary.cpp	Tue Jun 05 19:58:20 2018 -0400
@@ -110,9 +110,6 @@
 
 bool        SystemDictionary::_has_checkPackageAccess     =  false;
 
-// lazily initialized klass variables
-InstanceKlass* volatile SystemDictionary::_abstract_ownable_synchronizer_klass = NULL;
-
 // Default ProtectionDomainCacheSize value
 
 const int defaultProtectionDomainCacheSize = 1009;
@@ -1897,22 +1894,6 @@
 }
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// Lazily load klasses
-
-void SystemDictionary::load_abstract_ownable_synchronizer_klass(TRAPS) {
-  // if multiple threads calling this function, only one thread will load
-  // the class.  The other threads will find the loaded version once the
-  // class is loaded.
-  Klass* aos = _abstract_ownable_synchronizer_klass;
-  if (aos == NULL) {
-    Klass* k = resolve_or_fail(vmSymbols::java_util_concurrent_locks_AbstractOwnableSynchronizer(), true, CHECK);
-    // Force a fence to prevent any read before the write completes
-    OrderAccess::fence();
-    _abstract_ownable_synchronizer_klass = InstanceKlass::cast(k);
-  }
-}
-
-// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Initialization
 
 void SystemDictionary::initialize(TRAPS) {