diff -r c8e4dc1b9e39 -r 8f004146e407 src/hotspot/share/gc/shared/collectorPolicy.cpp
--- a/src/hotspot/share/gc/shared/collectorPolicy.cpp	Thu Feb 22 18:35:40 2018 +0100
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/gc/shared/collectorPolicy.cpp	Thu Feb 22 18:36:07 2018 +0100
@@ -50,9 +50,7 @@
     _heap_alignment(0),
     _initial_heap_byte_size(InitialHeapSize),
     _max_heap_byte_size(MaxHeapSize),
-    _min_heap_byte_size(Arguments::min_heap_size()),
-    _should_clear_all_soft_refs(false),
-    _all_soft_refs_clear(false)
+    _min_heap_byte_size(Arguments::min_heap_size())
 {}
 
 #ifdef ASSERT
@@ -145,16 +143,6 @@
   DEBUG_ONLY(CollectorPolicy::assert_size_info();)
 }
 
-bool CollectorPolicy::use_should_clear_all_soft_refs(bool v) {
-  bool result = _should_clear_all_soft_refs;
-  set_should_clear_all_soft_refs(false);
-  return result;
-}
-
-void CollectorPolicy::cleared_all_soft_refs() {
-  _all_soft_refs_clear = true;
-}
-
 size_t CollectorPolicy::compute_heap_alignment() {
   // The card marking array and the offset arrays for old generations are
   // committed in os pages as well. Make sure they are entirely full (to
@@ -210,17 +198,6 @@
                                         GCTimeRatio);
 }
 
-void GenCollectorPolicy::cleared_all_soft_refs() {
-  // If near gc overhear limit, continue to clear SoftRefs.  SoftRefs may
-  // have been cleared in the last collection but if the gc overhear
-  // limit continues to be near, SoftRefs should still be cleared.
-  if (size_policy() != NULL) {
-    _should_clear_all_soft_refs = size_policy()->gc_overhead_limit_near();
-  }
-
-  CollectorPolicy::cleared_all_soft_refs();
-}
-
 size_t GenCollectorPolicy::young_gen_size_lower_bound() {
   // The young generation must be aligned and have room for eden + two survivors
   return align_up(3 * _space_alignment, _gen_alignment);