--- a/src/jdk.javadoc/share/classes/jdk/javadoc/internal/doclets/formats/html/markup/HtmlDocWriter.java	Thu Nov 16 15:06:17 2017 -0800
+++ b/src/jdk.javadoc/share/classes/jdk/javadoc/internal/doclets/formats/html/markup/HtmlDocWriter.java	Thu Nov 16 15:12:13 2017 -0800
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
  * @author Atul M Dambalkar
  * @author Robert Field
  */
-public abstract class HtmlDocWriter extends HtmlWriter {
+public abstract class HtmlDocWriter {
 
     public static final String CONTENT_TYPE = "text/html";
 
@@ -62,14 +62,12 @@
     private final DocPath pathToRoot;
 
     /**
-     * Constructor. Initializes the destination file name through the super
-     * class HtmlWriter.
+     * Constructor.
      *
      * @param configuration the configuration for this doclet
-     * @param filename String file name.
+     * @param filename the path for the output file
      */
     public HtmlDocWriter(HtmlConfiguration configuration, DocPath filename) {
-        super(configuration, filename);
         this.configuration = configuration;
         this.pathToRoot = filename.parent().invert();
         Messages messages = configuration.getMessages();