diff --git a/src/jdk.hotspot.agent/share/classes/sun/jvm/hotspot/runtime/JavaThreadFactory.java b/src/jdk.hotspot.agent/share/classes/sun/jvm/hotspot/runtime/JavaThreadFactory.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 6d27c5a66822c..0000000000000
--- a/src/jdk.hotspot.agent/share/classes/sun/jvm/hotspot/runtime/JavaThreadFactory.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,38 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (c) 2000, 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
- * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
- * published by the Free Software Foundation.
- *
- * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
- * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
- * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
- * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that
- * accompanied this code).
- *
- * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version
- * 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
- * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
- *
- * Please contact Oracle, 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065 USA
- * or visit www.oracle.com if you need additional information or have any
- * questions.
- *
- */
-
-package sun.jvm.hotspot.runtime;
-
-/** This is only used internally to this package and its operating
-    system- and CPU-specific subpackages to be able to instantiate the
-    correct platform-specific implementation of JavaThread which
-    handles the last Java frame pointer and other constructs
-    properly. */
-
-import sun.jvm.hotspot.debugger.*;
-import sun.jvm.hotspot.types.*;
-
-public interface JavaThreadFactory {
-  public JavaThread createJavaThreadWrapper(Address realThreadObjAddr, TypeDataBase db);
-}
diff --git a/src/jdk.hotspot.agent/share/classes/sun/jvm/hotspot/runtime/Threads.java b/src/jdk.hotspot.agent/share/classes/sun/jvm/hotspot/runtime/Threads.java
index f449fc317e1aa..9e382c70baf1f 100644
--- a/src/jdk.hotspot.agent/share/classes/sun/jvm/hotspot/runtime/Threads.java
+++ b/src/jdk.hotspot.agent/share/classes/sun/jvm/hotspot/runtime/Threads.java
@@ -72,7 +72,6 @@ public ThreadsList(Address addr) {
 }
 
 public class Threads {
-    private static JavaThreadFactory threadFactory;
     private static AddressField      threadListField;
     private static VirtualConstructor virtualConstructor;
     private static JavaThreadPDAccess access;
@@ -90,7 +89,6 @@ private static synchronized void initialize(TypeDataBase db) {
         Type type = db.lookupType("ThreadsSMRSupport");
         threadListField = type.getAddressField("_java_thread_list");
 
-        // Instantiate appropriate platform-specific JavaThreadFactory
         String os  = VM.getVM().getOS();
         String cpu = VM.getVM().getCPU();