diff --git a/src/hotspot/share/cds/archiveUtils.cpp b/src/hotspot/share/cds/archiveUtils.cpp
index 3c778cbb523..4d717879e0f 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/share/cds/archiveUtils.cpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/cds/archiveUtils.cpp
@@ -399,188 +399,3 @@ size_t HeapRootSegments::segment_offset(size_t seg_idx) {
   return _base_offset + seg_idx * _max_size_in_bytes;
 }
 
-ArchiveWorkers ArchiveWorkers::_workers;
-
-ArchiveWorkers::ArchiveWorkers() :
-        _start_semaphore(0),
-        _end_semaphore(0),
-        _num_workers(0),
-        _started_workers(0),
-        _waiting_workers(0),
-        _running_workers(0),
-        _state(NOT_READY),
-        _task(nullptr) {
-}
-
-void ArchiveWorkers::initialize() {
-  assert(Atomic::load(&_state) == NOT_READY, "Should be");
-
-  Atomic::store(&_num_workers, max_workers());
-  Atomic::store(&_state, READY);
-
-  // Kick off pool startup by creating a single worker.
-  start_worker_if_needed();
-}
-
-int ArchiveWorkers::max_workers() {
-  // The pool is used for short-lived bursty tasks. We do not want to spend
-  // too much time creating and waking up threads unnecessarily. Plus, we do
-  // not want to overwhelm large machines. This is why we want to be very
-  // conservative about the number of workers actually needed.
-  return MAX2(0, log2i_graceful(os::active_processor_count()));
-}
-
-bool ArchiveWorkers::is_parallel() {
-  return _num_workers > 0;
-}
-
-void ArchiveWorkers::shutdown() {
-  while (true) {
-    State state = Atomic::load(&_state);
-    if (state == SHUTDOWN) {
-      // Already shut down.
-      return;
-    }
-    if (Atomic::cmpxchg(&_state, state, SHUTDOWN, memory_order_relaxed) == state) {
-      if (is_parallel()) {
-        // Execute a shutdown task and block until all workers respond.
-        run_task(&_shutdown_task);
-      }
-    }
-  }
-}
-
-void ArchiveWorkers::start_worker_if_needed() {
-  while (true) {
-    int cur = Atomic::load(&_started_workers);
-    if (cur >= _num_workers) {
-      return;
-    }
-    if (Atomic::cmpxchg(&_started_workers, cur, cur + 1, memory_order_relaxed) == cur) {
-      new ArchiveWorkerThread(this);
-      return;
-    }
-  }
-}
-
-void ArchiveWorkers::signal_worker_if_needed() {
-  while (true) {
-    int cur = Atomic::load(&_waiting_workers);
-    if (cur == 0) {
-      return;
-    }
-    if (Atomic::cmpxchg(&_waiting_workers, cur, cur - 1, memory_order_relaxed) == cur) {
-      _start_semaphore.signal(1);
-      return;
-    }
-  }
-}
-
-void ArchiveWorkers::run_task(ArchiveWorkerTask* task) {
-  assert((Atomic::load(&_state) == READY) ||
-         ((Atomic::load(&_state) == SHUTDOWN) && (task == &_shutdown_task)),
-         "Should be in correct state");
-  assert(Atomic::load(&_task) == nullptr, "Should not have running tasks");
-
-  if (is_parallel()) {
-    run_task_multi(task);
-  } else {
-    run_task_single(task);
-  }
-}
-
-void ArchiveWorkers::run_task_single(ArchiveWorkerTask* task) {
-  // Single thread needs no chunking.
-  task->configure_max_chunks(1);
-
-  // Execute the task ourselves, as there are no workers.
-  task->work(0, 1);
-}
-
-void ArchiveWorkers::run_task_multi(ArchiveWorkerTask* task) {
-  // Multiple threads can work with multiple chunks.
-  task->configure_max_chunks(_num_workers * CHUNKS_PER_WORKER);
-
-  // Set up the run and publish the task.
-  Atomic::store(&_waiting_workers, _num_workers);
-  Atomic::store(&_running_workers, _num_workers);
-  Atomic::release_store(&_task, task);
-
-  // Kick off pool wakeup by signaling a single worker, and proceed
-  // immediately to executing the task locally.
-  signal_worker_if_needed();
-
-  // Execute the task ourselves, while workers are catching up.
-  // This allows us to hide parts of task handoff latency.
-  task->run();
-
-  // Done executing task locally, wait for any remaining workers to complete,
-  // and then do the final housekeeping.
-  _end_semaphore.wait();
-  Atomic::store(&_task, (ArchiveWorkerTask *) nullptr);
-  OrderAccess::fence();
-
-  assert(Atomic::load(&_waiting_workers) == 0, "All workers were signaled");
-  assert(Atomic::load(&_running_workers) == 0, "No workers are running");
-}
-
-void ArchiveWorkerTask::run() {
-  while (true) {
-    int chunk = Atomic::load(&_chunk);
-    if (chunk >= _max_chunks) {
-      return;
-    }
-    if (Atomic::cmpxchg(&_chunk, chunk, chunk + 1, memory_order_relaxed) == chunk) {
-      assert(0 <= chunk && chunk < _max_chunks, "Sanity");
-      work(chunk, _max_chunks);
-    }
-  }
-}
-
-void ArchiveWorkerTask::configure_max_chunks(int max_chunks) {
-  if (_max_chunks == 0) {
-    _max_chunks = max_chunks;
-  }
-}
-
-bool ArchiveWorkers::run_as_worker() {
-  assert(is_parallel(), "Should be in parallel mode");
-  _start_semaphore.wait();
-
-  // Avalanche wakeups: each worker signals two others.
-  signal_worker_if_needed();
-  signal_worker_if_needed();
-
-  ArchiveWorkerTask* task = Atomic::load_acquire(&_task);
-  task->run();
-
-  // All work done in threads should be visible to caller.
-  OrderAccess::fence();
-
-  // Signal the pool the tasks are complete, if this is the last worker.
-  if (Atomic::sub(&_running_workers, 1, memory_order_relaxed) == 0) {
-    _end_semaphore.signal();
-  }
-
-  // Continue if task was not a termination task.
-  return (task != &_shutdown_task);
-}
-
-ArchiveWorkerThread::ArchiveWorkerThread(ArchiveWorkers* pool) : NamedThread(), _pool(pool) {
-  set_name("ArchiveWorkerThread");
-  os::create_thread(this, os::os_thread);
-  os::start_thread(this);
-}
-
-void ArchiveWorkerThread::run() {
-  // Avalanche thread startup: each starting worker starts two others.
-  _pool->start_worker_if_needed();
-  _pool->start_worker_if_needed();
-
-  // Set ourselves up.
-  os::set_priority(this, NearMaxPriority);
-
-  while (_pool->run_as_worker()) {
-    // Work until terminated.
-  }
-}
diff --git a/src/hotspot/share/cds/archiveUtils.hpp b/src/hotspot/share/cds/archiveUtils.hpp
index 128fdc4d33a..606f5137e9d 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/share/cds/archiveUtils.hpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/cds/archiveUtils.hpp
@@ -33,8 +33,6 @@
 #include "utilities/bitMap.hpp"
 #include "utilities/exceptions.hpp"
 #include "utilities/macros.hpp"
-#include "runtime/nonJavaThread.hpp"
-#include "runtime/semaphore.hpp"
 
 class BootstrapInfo;
 class ReservedSpace;
@@ -321,95 +319,4 @@ public:
   HeapRootSegments& operator=(const HeapRootSegments&) = default;
 };
 
-class ArchiveWorkers;
-
-// A task to be worked on by worker threads
-class ArchiveWorkerTask : public CHeapObj<mtInternal> {
-  friend class ArchiveWorkers;
-  friend class ArchiveWorkerShutdownTask;
-private:
-  const char* _name;
-  int _max_chunks;
-  volatile int _chunk;
-
-  void run();
-
-  void configure_max_chunks(int max_chunks);
-
-public:
-  ArchiveWorkerTask(const char* name) :
-      _name(name), _max_chunks(0), _chunk(0) {}
-  const char* name() const { return _name; }
-  virtual void work(int chunk, int max_chunks) = 0;
-};
-
-class ArchiveWorkerThread : public NamedThread {
-  friend class ArchiveWorkers;
-private:
-  ArchiveWorkers* const _pool;
-
-public:
-  ArchiveWorkerThread(ArchiveWorkers* pool);
-  const char* type_name() const override { return "Archive Worker Thread"; }
-  void run() override;
-};
-
-class ArchiveWorkerShutdownTask : public ArchiveWorkerTask {
-public:
-  ArchiveWorkerShutdownTask() : ArchiveWorkerTask("Archive Worker Shutdown") {
-    // This task always have only one chunk.
-    configure_max_chunks(1);
-  }
-  void work(int chunk, int max_chunks) override {
-    // Do nothing.
-  }
-};
-
-// Special worker pool for archive workers. The goal for this pool is to
-// startup fast, distribute spiky workloads efficiently, and being able to
-// shutdown after use. This makes the implementation quite different from
-// the normal GC worker pool.
-class ArchiveWorkers {
-  friend class ArchiveWorkerThread;
-private:
-  // Target number of chunks per worker. This should be large enough to even
-  // out work imbalance, and small enough to keep bookkeeping overheads low.
-  static constexpr int CHUNKS_PER_WORKER = 4;
-  static int max_workers();
-
-  // Global shared instance. Can be uninitialized, can be shut down.
-  static ArchiveWorkers _workers;
-
-  ArchiveWorkerShutdownTask _shutdown_task;
-  Semaphore _start_semaphore;
-  Semaphore _end_semaphore;
-
-  int _num_workers;
-  int _started_workers;
-  int _waiting_workers;
-  int _running_workers;
-
-  typedef enum { NOT_READY, READY, SHUTDOWN } State;
-  volatile State _state;
-
-  ArchiveWorkerTask* _task;
-
-  bool run_as_worker();
-  void start_worker_if_needed();
-  void signal_worker_if_needed();
-
-  void run_task_single(ArchiveWorkerTask* task);
-  void run_task_multi(ArchiveWorkerTask* task);
-
-  bool is_parallel();
-
-  ArchiveWorkers();
-
-public:
-  static ArchiveWorkers* workers() { return &_workers; }
-  void initialize();
-  void shutdown();
-  void run_task(ArchiveWorkerTask* task);
-};
-
 #endif // SHARE_CDS_ARCHIVEUTILS_HPP
diff --git a/src/hotspot/share/cds/cds_globals.hpp b/src/hotspot/share/cds/cds_globals.hpp
index 811740cfbcb..38f5d8f46a6 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/share/cds/cds_globals.hpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/cds/cds_globals.hpp
@@ -117,10 +117,7 @@
   product(bool, AOTClassLinking, false,                                     \
           "Load/link all archived classes for the boot/platform/app "       \
           "loaders before application main")                                \
-                                                                            \
-  product(bool, AOTCacheParallelRelocation, true, DIAGNOSTIC,               \
-          "Use parallel relocation code to speed up startup.")              \
-                                                                            \
+
 // end of CDS_FLAGS
 
 DECLARE_FLAGS(CDS_FLAGS)
diff --git a/src/hotspot/share/cds/filemap.cpp b/src/hotspot/share/cds/filemap.cpp
index d33710a65a3..00d8fba4411 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/share/cds/filemap.cpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/cds/filemap.cpp
@@ -1972,32 +1972,6 @@ char* FileMapInfo::map_bitmap_region() {
   return bitmap_base;
 }
 
-class SharedDataRelocationTask : public ArchiveWorkerTask {
-private:
-  BitMapView* const _rw_bm;
-  BitMapView* const _ro_bm;
-  SharedDataRelocator* const _rw_reloc;
-  SharedDataRelocator* const _ro_reloc;
-
-public:
-  SharedDataRelocationTask(BitMapView* rw_bm, BitMapView* ro_bm, SharedDataRelocator* rw_reloc, SharedDataRelocator* ro_reloc) :
-                           ArchiveWorkerTask("Shared Data Relocation"),
-                           _rw_bm(rw_bm), _ro_bm(ro_bm), _rw_reloc(rw_reloc), _ro_reloc(ro_reloc) {}
-
-  void work(int chunk, int max_chunks) override {
-    work_on(chunk, max_chunks, _rw_bm, _rw_reloc);
-    work_on(chunk, max_chunks, _ro_bm, _ro_reloc);
-  }
-
-  void work_on(int chunk, int max_chunks, BitMapView* bm, SharedDataRelocator* reloc) {
-    BitMap::idx_t size  = bm->size();
-    BitMap::idx_t start = MIN2(size, size * chunk / max_chunks);
-    BitMap::idx_t end   = MIN2(size, size * (chunk + 1) / max_chunks);
-    assert(end > start, "Sanity: no empty slices");
-    bm->iterate(reloc, start, end);
-  }
-};
-
 // This is called when we cannot map the archive at the requested[ base address (usually 0x800000000).
 // We relocate all pointers in the 2 core regions (ro, rw).
 bool FileMapInfo::relocate_pointers_in_core_regions(intx addr_delta) {
@@ -2036,14 +2010,8 @@ bool FileMapInfo::relocate_pointers_in_core_regions(intx addr_delta) {
                                 valid_new_base, valid_new_end, addr_delta);
     SharedDataRelocator ro_patcher((address*)ro_patch_base + header()->ro_ptrmap_start_pos(), (address*)ro_patch_end, valid_old_base, valid_old_end,
                                 valid_new_base, valid_new_end, addr_delta);
-
-    if (AOTCacheParallelRelocation) {
-      SharedDataRelocationTask task(&rw_ptrmap, &ro_ptrmap, &rw_patcher, &ro_patcher);
-      ArchiveWorkers::workers()->run_task(&task);
-    } else {
-      rw_ptrmap.iterate(&rw_patcher);
-      ro_ptrmap.iterate(&ro_patcher);
-    }
+    rw_ptrmap.iterate(&rw_patcher);
+    ro_ptrmap.iterate(&ro_patcher);
 
     // The MetaspaceShared::bm region will be unmapped in MetaspaceShared::initialize_shared_spaces().
 
diff --git a/src/hotspot/share/cds/metaspaceShared.cpp b/src/hotspot/share/cds/metaspaceShared.cpp
index a8c10e38577..b2f5f420365 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/share/cds/metaspaceShared.cpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/cds/metaspaceShared.cpp
@@ -1088,9 +1088,6 @@ void MetaspaceShared::initialize_runtime_shared_and_meta_spaces() {
   assert(CDSConfig::is_using_archive(), "Must be called when UseSharedSpaces is enabled");
   MapArchiveResult result = MAP_ARCHIVE_OTHER_FAILURE;
 
-  // We are about to open the archives. Initialize workers now.
-  ArchiveWorkers::workers()->initialize();
-
   FileMapInfo* static_mapinfo = open_static_archive();
   FileMapInfo* dynamic_mapinfo = nullptr;
 
@@ -1682,9 +1679,6 @@ void MetaspaceShared::initialize_shared_spaces() {
     dynamic_mapinfo->unmap_region(MetaspaceShared::bm);
   }
 
-  // Archive was fully read. Workers are no longer needed.
-  ArchiveWorkers::workers()->shutdown();
-
   LogStreamHandle(Info, cds) lsh;
   if (lsh.is_enabled()) {
     lsh.print("Using AOT-linked classes: %s (static archive: %s aot-linked classes",
diff --git a/src/hotspot/share/runtime/java.cpp b/src/hotspot/share/runtime/java.cpp
index d2338cd74d0..c9c7ae8e4c3 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/share/runtime/java.cpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/runtime/java.cpp
@@ -441,11 +441,6 @@ void before_exit(JavaThread* thread, bool halt) {
 
 #if INCLUDE_CDS
   ClassListWriter::write_resolved_constants();
-
-  // Initiate Archive Workers shutdown. These workers are likely already
-  // shut down, but we need to make sure they really are. Otherwise, workers
-  // would fail hard on broken semaphores.
-  ArchiveWorkers::workers()->shutdown();
 #endif
 
   // Hang forever on exit if we're reporting an error.
diff --git a/test/hotspot/jtreg/ProblemList.txt b/test/hotspot/jtreg/ProblemList.txt
index f2f1c4f2f50..d3de1f871e8 100644
--- a/test/hotspot/jtreg/ProblemList.txt
+++ b/test/hotspot/jtreg/ProblemList.txt
@@ -100,17 +100,6 @@ gc/stress/gclocker/TestExcessGCLockerCollections.java 8229120 generic-all
 
 # :hotspot_runtime
 
-runtime/CommandLine/OptionsValidation/TestOptionsWithRanges.java#id0 8344583 macosx-aarch64
-runtime/CommandLine/OptionsValidation/TestOptionsWithRanges.java#id1 8344583 macosx-aarch64
-runtime/CommandLine/OptionsValidation/TestOptionsWithRanges.java#id2 8344583 macosx-aarch64
-runtime/CommandLine/OptionsValidation/TestOptionsWithRanges.java#id3 8344583 macosx-aarch64
-runtime/CommandLine/OptionsValidation/TestOptionsWithRanges.java#id4 8344583 macosx-aarch64
-runtime/CommandLine/OptionsValidation/TestOptionsWithRanges.java#id5 8344583 macosx-aarch64
-runtime/CommandLine/OptionsValidation/TestOptionsWithRanges.java#id6 8344583 macosx-aarch64
-runtime/CommandLine/OptionsValidation/TestOptionsWithRanges.java#id7 8344583 macosx-aarch64
-runtime/CommandLine/OptionsValidation/TestOptionsWithRanges.java#id8 8344583 macosx-aarch64
-runtime/CommandLine/OptionsValidation/TestOptionsWithRanges.java#id9 8344583 macosx-aarch64
-
 runtime/jni/terminatedThread/TestTerminatedThread.java 8317789 aix-ppc64
 runtime/handshake/HandshakeSuspendExitTest.java 8294313 generic-all
 runtime/Monitor/SyncOnValueBasedClassTest.java 8340995 linux-s390x