--- a/langtools/make/build.properties	Thu Feb 25 11:04:11 2010 -0800
+++ b/langtools/make/build.properties	Thu Feb 25 12:26:39 2010 -0800
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
 # set the following to -version to verify the versions of javac being used
 javac.version.opt =
 # in time, there should be no exceptions to -Xlint:all
-javac.lint.opts = -Xlint:all,-deprecation,-static -Werror
+javac.lint.opts = -Xlint:all,-deprecation -Werror
 
 # options for the <javadoc> task for javac
 javadoc.jls3.url=http://java.sun.com/docs/books/jls/