--- a/src/hotspot/cpu/ppc/frame_ppc.inline.hpp	Wed Mar 21 17:09:34 2018 -0400
+++ b/src/hotspot/cpu/ppc/frame_ppc.inline.hpp	Wed Mar 21 19:45:24 2018 -0400
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2000, 2016, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2000, 2018, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * Copyright (c) 2012, 2015 SAP SE. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
@@ -179,10 +179,6 @@
   return (intptr_t*)interpreter_frame_monitor_end() - 1;
 }
 
-inline jint frame::interpreter_frame_expression_stack_direction() {
-  return -1;
-}
-
 // top of expression stack
 inline intptr_t* frame::interpreter_frame_tos_address() const {
   return ((intptr_t*) get_ijava_state()->esp) + Interpreter::stackElementWords;