diff --git a/src/jdk.compiler/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/comp/Attr.java b/src/jdk.compiler/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/comp/Attr.java
index d4247d6c6d5..ffb5ccf7a2e 100644
--- a/src/jdk.compiler/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/comp/Attr.java
+++ b/src/jdk.compiler/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/comp/Attr.java
@@ -5135,9 +5135,6 @@ public void attrib(Env<AttrContext> env) {
             case MODULEDEF:
                 attribModule(env.tree.pos(), ((JCModuleDecl)env.tree).sym);
                 break;
-            case TOPLEVEL:
-                attribTopLevel(env);
-                break;
             case PACKAGEDEF:
                 attribPackage(env.tree.pos(), ((JCPackageDecl) env.tree).packge);
                 break;
@@ -5146,19 +5143,6 @@ public void attrib(Env<AttrContext> env) {
         }
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Attribute a top level tree. These trees are encountered when the
-     * package declaration has annotations.
-     */
-    public void attribTopLevel(Env<AttrContext> env) {
-        JCCompilationUnit toplevel = env.toplevel;
-        try {
-            annotate.flush();
-        } catch (CompletionFailure ex) {
-            chk.completionError(toplevel.pos(), ex);
-        }
-    }
-
     public void attribPackage(DiagnosticPosition pos, PackageSymbol p) {
         try {
             annotate.flush();