--- a/hotspot/src/os/linux/vm/jvm_linux.cpp	Thu Jan 27 16:11:27 2011 -0800
+++ b/hotspot/src/os/linux/vm/jvm_linux.cpp	Tue Feb 01 11:23:19 2011 -0500
@@ -29,11 +29,6 @@
 
 #include <signal.h>
 
-/*
- * FIXME: This is temporary hack to keep Linux Runtime.exec()
- * code happy. See $JDK/src/linux/native/java/lang/UnixProcess_md.c
- */
-int _JVM_native_threads = 1;
 
 // sun.misc.Signal ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 // Signal code is mostly copied from classic vm, signals_md.c   1.4 98/08/23