--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/runtime/jniHandles.hpp	Fri Jul 07 12:49:11 2017 +0200
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/runtime/jniHandles.hpp	Fri Jul 21 16:37:01 2017 -0400
@@ -149,11 +149,6 @@
   // Fill block with bad_handle values
   void zap();
 
- protected:
-  // No more handles in the both the current and following blocks
-  void clear() { _top = 0; }
-
- private:
   // Free list computation
   void rebuild_free_list();