diff --git a/src/hotspot/share/runtime/arguments.cpp b/src/hotspot/share/runtime/arguments.cpp
index ee8c7b24541bc..5449a7a42c12f 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/share/runtime/arguments.cpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/runtime/arguments.cpp
@@ -505,7 +505,6 @@ static SpecialFlag const special_jvm_flags[] = {
   { "OldSize",                      JDK_Version::jdk(23), JDK_Version::jdk(24), JDK_Version::jdk(25) },
   { "PreserveAllAnnotations",       JDK_Version::jdk(23), JDK_Version::jdk(24), JDK_Version::jdk(25) },
   { "UseNotificationThread",        JDK_Version::jdk(23), JDK_Version::jdk(24), JDK_Version::jdk(25) },
-  { "UseEmptySlotsInSupers",        JDK_Version::jdk(23), JDK_Version::jdk(24), JDK_Version::jdk(25) },
 #if defined(X86)
   { "UseRTMLocking",                JDK_Version::jdk(23), JDK_Version::jdk(24), JDK_Version::jdk(25) },
   { "UseRTMDeopt",                  JDK_Version::jdk(23), JDK_Version::jdk(24), JDK_Version::jdk(25) },
diff --git a/src/hotspot/share/runtime/globals.hpp b/src/hotspot/share/runtime/globals.hpp
index 3995a87147464..bdec547f9f7dc 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/share/runtime/globals.hpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/runtime/globals.hpp
@@ -1948,10 +1948,6 @@ const int ObjectAlignmentInBytes = 8;
   product(bool, UseFastUnorderedTimeStamps, false, EXPERIMENTAL,            \
           "Use platform unstable time where supported for timestamps only") \
                                                                             \
-  product(bool, UseEmptySlotsInSupers, true,                                \
-          "(Deprecated) Allow allocating fields in empty slots of "         \
-          "super-classes")                                                  \
-                                                                            \
   product(bool, DeoptimizeNMethodBarriersALot, false, DIAGNOSTIC,           \
                 "Make nmethod barriers deoptimise a lot.")                  \
                                                                             \
diff --git a/test/hotspot/jtreg/runtime/CommandLine/VMDeprecatedOptions.java b/test/hotspot/jtreg/runtime/CommandLine/VMDeprecatedOptions.java
index fa4ff56b691c2..2d7dc67f48ce3 100644
--- a/test/hotspot/jtreg/runtime/CommandLine/VMDeprecatedOptions.java
+++ b/test/hotspot/jtreg/runtime/CommandLine/VMDeprecatedOptions.java
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ public class VMDeprecatedOptions {
             {"UseNotificationThread", "true"},
             {"PreserveAllAnnotations", "true"},
             {"AllowRedefinitionToAddDeleteMethods", "true"},
-            {"UseEmptySlotsInSupers", "true"},
 
             // deprecated alias flags (see also aliased_jvm_flags):
             {"CreateMinidumpOnCrash", "false"}