--- a/src/java.base/share/classes/java/net/AbstractPlainSocketImpl.java	Mon Feb 11 19:16:13 2019 +0000
+++ b/src/java.base/share/classes/java/net/AbstractPlainSocketImpl.java	Wed Feb 13 08:29:35 2019 +0000
@@ -732,11 +732,6 @@
         socketClose0(false);
     }
 
-    @Override
-    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
-    public <S extends SocketImpl & PlatformSocketImpl> S newInstance(boolean server) {
-        return (S) new PlainSocketImpl();
-    }
 
     @Override
     public void postCustomAccept() {