--- a/langtools/src/jdk.javadoc/share/classes/jdk/javadoc/internal/doclets/toolkit/AnnotationTypeWriter.java	Tue Aug 09 20:27:06 2016 +0200
+++ b/langtools/src/jdk.javadoc/share/classes/jdk/javadoc/internal/doclets/toolkit/AnnotationTypeWriter.java	Tue Aug 09 13:22:57 2016 -0700
@@ -156,11 +156,6 @@
     public void printDocument(Content contentTree) throws IOException;
 
     /**
-     * Close the writer.
-     */
-    public void close() throws IOException;
-
-    /**
      * Return the {@link TypeElement} being documented.
      *
      * @return the TypeElement representing the annotation being documented.