diff --git a/hotspot/test/testlibrary/jdk/test/lib/ProcessTools.java b/hotspot/test/testlibrary/jdk/test/lib/ProcessTools.java
index a8586dc3c1b..21ff4159761 100644
--- a/hotspot/test/testlibrary/jdk/test/lib/ProcessTools.java
+++ b/hotspot/test/testlibrary/jdk/test/lib/ProcessTools.java
@@ -94,22 +94,6 @@ public final class ProcessTools {
     return ProcessHandle.current().getPid();
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Get the string containing input arguments passed to the VM
-   *
-   * @return arguments
-   */
-  public static String getVmInputArguments() {
-    RuntimeMXBean runtime = ManagementFactory.getRuntimeMXBean();
-
-    List<String> args = runtime.getInputArguments();
-    StringBuilder result = new StringBuilder();
-    for (String arg : args)
-        result.append(arg).append(' ');
-
-    return result.toString();
-  }
-
   /**
    * Gets the array of strings containing input arguments passed to the VM
    *