diff --git a/src/hotspot/share/classfile/classLoaderData.hpp b/src/hotspot/share/classfile/classLoaderData.hpp
index cd85e4481ef..5a81ab90ca3 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/share/classfile/classLoaderData.hpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/classfile/classLoaderData.hpp
@@ -191,9 +191,6 @@ class ClassLoaderData : public CHeapObj<mtClass> {
   void free_deallocate_list(); // for the classes that are not unloaded
   void free_deallocate_list_C_heap_structures(); // for the classes that are unloaded

- // Allocate out of this class loader data
- MetaWord* allocate(size_t size);
-
   Dictionary* create_dictionary();

   void initialize_name(Handle class_loader);