--- a/src/hotspot/share/ci/ciEnv.cpp	Tue Jan 15 10:23:23 2019 +0100
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/ci/ciEnv.cpp	Wed Jan 16 10:16:08 2019 +0100
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 1999, 2018, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 1999, 2019, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -233,10 +233,6 @@
   _jvmti_can_pop_frame                  = JvmtiExport::can_pop_frame();
 }
 
-bool ciEnv::should_retain_local_variables() const {
-  return _jvmti_can_access_local_variables || _jvmti_can_pop_frame;
-}
-
 bool ciEnv::jvmti_state_changed() const {
   if (!_jvmti_can_access_local_variables &&
       JvmtiExport::can_access_local_variables()) {