--- a/src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/invoke/MethodHandles.java	Mon Nov 04 11:05:10 2019 -0800
+++ b/src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/invoke/MethodHandles.java	Mon Nov 04 11:42:24 2019 -0800
@@ -1933,17 +1933,12 @@
         }
 
         /**
-         * Looks up a class by name from the lookup context defined by this {@code Lookup} object.
-         * This method attempts to locate, load, and link the class, and then determines whether
-         * the class is accessible to this {@code Lookup} object.  The static
+         * Looks up a class by name from the lookup context defined by this {@code Lookup} object. The static
          * initializer of the class is not run.
          * <p>
          * The lookup context here is determined by the {@linkplain #lookupClass() lookup class}, its class
-         * loader, and the {@linkplain #lookupModes() lookup modes}.
-         * <p>
-         * Note that this method throws errors related to loading and linking as
-         * specified in Sections 12.2 and 12.3 of <em>The Java Language
-         * Specification</em>.
+         * loader, and the {@linkplain #lookupModes() lookup modes}. In particular, the method first attempts to
+         * load the requested class, and then determines whether the class is accessible to this lookup object.
          *
          * @param targetName the fully qualified name of the class to be looked up.
          * @return the requested class.
@@ -1955,9 +1950,6 @@
          * modes.
          * @throws    SecurityException if a security manager is present and it
          *                              <a href="MethodHandles.Lookup.html#secmgr">refuses access</a>
-         *
-         * @jls 12.2 Loading of Classes and Interfaces
-         * @jls 12.3 Linking of Classes and Interfaces
          * @since 9
          */
         public Class<?> findClass(String targetName) throws ClassNotFoundException, IllegalAccessException {