--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/runtime/globals.hpp	Thu Oct 11 18:21:01 2012 +0200
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/runtime/globals.hpp	Thu Oct 11 14:46:20 2012 -0700
@@ -1000,9 +1000,6 @@
   product(bool, ClassUnloading, true,                                       \
           "Do unloading of classes")                                        \
                                                                             \
-  diagnostic(bool, LinkWellKnownClasses, true,                              \
-          "Resolve a well known class as soon as its name is seen")         \
-                                                                            \
   develop(bool, DisableStartThread, false,                                  \
           "Disable starting of additional Java threads "                    \
           "(for debugging only)")                                           \