--- a/hotspot/src/cpu/sparc/vm/globals_sparc.hpp	Tue Jun 27 15:27:54 2017 +0200
+++ b/hotspot/src/cpu/sparc/vm/globals_sparc.hpp	Tue Jun 27 15:31:11 2017 +0200
@@ -117,9 +117,6 @@
           "Minimum size in bytes when block copy will be used")             \
           range(1, max_jint)                                                \
                                                                             \
-  develop(bool, UseV8InstrsOnly, false,                                     \
-          "Use SPARC-V8 Compliant instruction subset")                      \
-                                                                            \
   product(bool, UseNiagaraInstrs, false,                                    \
           "Use Niagara-efficient instruction subset")                       \
                                                                             \

--- a/hotspot/src/cpu/sparc/vm/vm_version_sparc.cpp	Tue Jun 27 15:27:54 2017 +0200
+++ b/hotspot/src/cpu/sparc/vm/vm_version_sparc.cpp	Tue Jun 27 15:31:11 2017 +0200
@@ -466,15 +466,11 @@
 }
 
 void VM_Version::determine_features() {
-  if (UseV8InstrsOnly) {
-    log_info(os, cpu)("SPARC V8 not supported");
-  }
-
-  platform_features(); // platform_features() is os_arch specific
+  platform_features();      // platform_features() is os_arch specific.
 
   assert(has_v9(), "must be");
 
-  if (UseNiagaraInstrs) { // Limit code generation to Niagara.
+  if (UseNiagaraInstrs) {   // Limit code generation to Niagara.
     _features &= niagara1_msk;
   }
 }