aFULL PRODUCT VERSION :
java version "1.8.0_60"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_60-b27)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.60-b23, mixed mode)


ADDITIONAL OS VERSION INFORMATION :
Linux thinkpad.hell 3.16.7-29-desktop #1 SMP PREEMPT Fri Oct 23 00:46:04 UTC 2015 (6be6a97) x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux


A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
Since 8u60, '.oracle_jre_usage' dir appears every time java is used, even when Usage Tracker was not enabled. It was never created before.

REGRESSION. Last worked in version 8u45

ADDITIONAL REGRESSION INFORMATION:
java version "1.8.0_60"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_60-b27)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.60-b23, mixed mode)

STEPS TO FOLLOW TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM :
rm -rf ~/.oracle_jre_usage
./jdk1.8.0_60/bin/java -version
ls -l ~/.oracle_jre_usage

EXPECTED VERSUS ACTUAL BEHAVIOR :
EXPECTED -
ls: cannot access /home/user/.oracle_jre_usage: No such file or directory

ACTUAL -
total 4
-rw-r--r-- 1 user users 45 Nov 13 11:24 ff05689ac792c210.timestamp


REPRODUCIBILITY :
This bug can be reproduced always.