diff --git a/make/hotspot/gensrc/GenerateSources.gmk b/make/hotspot/gensrc/GenerateSources.gmk
index 1129261e57e..925f355a3fc 100644
--- a/make/hotspot/gensrc/GenerateSources.gmk
+++ b/make/hotspot/gensrc/GenerateSources.gmk
@@ -46,15 +46,6 @@ $(eval $(call IncludeCustomExtension, hotspot/gensrc/GenerateSources.gmk))
 # While technically the rules below are "gendata" which can be done in parallel
 # with native compilation, let's keep it here for simplicity.
 
-# The Xusage.txt file needs to have platform specific path separator
-$(eval $(call SetupTextFileProcessing, CREATE_XUSAGE, \
-    SOURCE_FILES := $(TOPDIR)/src/hotspot/share/Xusage.txt, \
-    OUTPUT_FILE := $(JVM_LIB_OUTPUTDIR)/Xusage.txt, \
-    REPLACEMENTS := separated by ;> => separated by $(PATH_SEP)> ; , \
-))
-
-TARGETS += $(CREATE_XUSAGE)
-
 # Setup the hotspot launcher script for developer use
 $(eval $(call SetupTextFileProcessing, CREATE_HOTSPOT_LAUNCHER, \
     SOURCE_FILES := $(TOPDIR)/make/hotspot/hotspot.script, \
diff --git a/src/hotspot/share/Xusage.txt b/src/hotspot/share/Xusage.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index 450219093d2..00000000000
--- a/src/hotspot/share/Xusage.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-    -Xmixed           mixed mode execution (default)
-    -Xint             interpreted mode execution only
-    -Xbootclasspath:<directories and zip/jar files separated by ;>
-                      set search path for bootstrap classes and resources
-    -Xbootclasspath/a:<directories and zip/jar files separated by ;>
-                      append to end of bootstrap class path
-    -Xbootclasspath/p:<directories and zip/jar files separated by ;>
-                      prepend in front of bootstrap class path
-    -Xnoclassgc       disable class garbage collection
-    -Xlog:<opts>      control JVM logging, use -Xlog:help for details
-    -Xbatch           disable background compilation
-    -Xms<size>        set initial Java heap size
-    -Xmx<size>        set maximum Java heap size
-    -Xss<size>        set java thread stack size
-    -Xfuture          enable strictest checks, anticipating future default
-                      (deprecated)
-    -Xrs              reduce use of OS signals by Java/VM (see documentation)
-    -Xcheck:jni       perform additional checks for JNI functions
-    -Xshare:off	      do not attempt to use shared class data
-    -Xshare:auto      use shared class data if possible (default)
-    -Xshare:on	      require using shared class data, otherwise fail.
-
-The -X options are non-standard and subject to change without notice.