diff -r ceafc169d2a4 -r 97569cf468f4 src/hotspot/os/linux/threadCritical_linux.cpp
--- a/src/hotspot/os/linux/threadCritical_linux.cpp	Mon Sep 25 14:23:18 2017 -0700
+++ b/src/hotspot/os/linux/threadCritical_linux.cpp	Mon Sep 25 21:25:46 2017 -0400
@@ -37,12 +37,6 @@
 static pthread_mutex_t       tc_mutex = PTHREAD_MUTEX_INITIALIZER;
 static int                   tc_count = 0;
 
-void ThreadCritical::initialize() {
-}
-
-void ThreadCritical::release() {
-}
-
 ThreadCritical::ThreadCritical() {
   pthread_t self = pthread_self();
   if (self != tc_owner) {