--- a/langtools/src/jdk.javadoc/share/classes/jdk/javadoc/internal/doclets/toolkit/MethodWriter.java	Tue Aug 09 20:27:06 2016 +0200
+++ b/langtools/src/jdk.javadoc/share/classes/jdk/javadoc/internal/doclets/toolkit/MethodWriter.java	Tue Aug 09 13:22:57 2016 -0700
@@ -114,9 +114,4 @@
      * @return content tree for the method documentation
      */
     public Content getMethodDoc(Content methodDocTree, boolean isLastContent);
-
-    /**
-     * Close the writer.
-     */
-    public void close() throws IOException;
 }