diff --git a/src/hotspot/share/cds/unregisteredClasses.cpp b/src/hotspot/share/cds/unregisteredClasses.cpp
index 53b9debcd62..06d006ea1bb 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/share/cds/unregisteredClasses.cpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/cds/unregisteredClasses.cpp
@@ -46,11 +46,9 @@ InstanceKlass* UnregisteredClasses::load_class(Symbol* name, const char* path, T
   assert(name != nullptr, "invariant");
   assert(DumpSharedSpaces, "this function is only used with -Xshare:dump");
 
-  {
-    PerfClassTraceTime vmtimer(ClassLoader::perf_sys_class_lookup_time(),
-                               THREAD->get_thread_stat()->perf_timers_addr(),
-                               PerfClassTraceTime::CLASS_LOAD);
-  }
+  PerfClassTraceTime vmtimer(ClassLoader::perf_app_classload_time(),
+                             THREAD->get_thread_stat()->perf_timers_addr(),
+                             PerfClassTraceTime::CLASS_LOAD);
 
   Symbol* path_symbol = SymbolTable::new_symbol(path);
   Handle url_classloader = get_url_classloader(path_symbol, CHECK_NULL);
diff --git a/src/hotspot/share/classfile/classLoader.cpp b/src/hotspot/share/classfile/classLoader.cpp
index 18f038e0197..56fe33141a1 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/share/classfile/classLoader.cpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/classfile/classLoader.cpp
@@ -123,7 +123,6 @@ PerfCounter*    ClassLoader::_perf_class_verify_selftime = nullptr;
 PerfCounter*    ClassLoader::_perf_classes_linked = nullptr;
 PerfCounter*    ClassLoader::_perf_class_link_time = nullptr;
 PerfCounter*    ClassLoader::_perf_class_link_selftime = nullptr;
-PerfCounter*    ClassLoader::_perf_sys_class_lookup_time = nullptr;
 PerfCounter*    ClassLoader::_perf_shared_classload_time = nullptr;
 PerfCounter*    ClassLoader::_perf_sys_classload_time = nullptr;
 PerfCounter*    ClassLoader::_perf_app_classload_time = nullptr;
@@ -1377,7 +1376,6 @@ void ClassLoader::initialize(TRAPS) {
     NEWPERFEVENTCOUNTER(_perf_classes_linked, SUN_CLS, "linkedClasses");
     NEWPERFEVENTCOUNTER(_perf_classes_verified, SUN_CLS, "verifiedClasses");
 
-    NEWPERFTICKCOUNTER(_perf_sys_class_lookup_time, SUN_CLS, "lookupSysClassTime");
     NEWPERFTICKCOUNTER(_perf_shared_classload_time, SUN_CLS, "sharedClassLoadTime");
     NEWPERFTICKCOUNTER(_perf_sys_classload_time, SUN_CLS, "sysClassLoadTime");
     NEWPERFTICKCOUNTER(_perf_app_classload_time, SUN_CLS, "appClassLoadTime");
diff --git a/src/hotspot/share/classfile/classLoader.hpp b/src/hotspot/share/classfile/classLoader.hpp
index 5237e05b4b8..4cb1967194a 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/share/classfile/classLoader.hpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/classfile/classLoader.hpp
@@ -168,7 +168,6 @@ class ClassLoader: AllStatic {
   static PerfCounter* _perf_classes_linked;
   static PerfCounter* _perf_class_link_time;
   static PerfCounter* _perf_class_link_selftime;
-  static PerfCounter* _perf_sys_class_lookup_time;
   static PerfCounter* _perf_shared_classload_time;
   static PerfCounter* _perf_sys_classload_time;
   static PerfCounter* _perf_app_classload_time;
@@ -289,7 +288,6 @@ class ClassLoader: AllStatic {
   static PerfCounter* perf_classes_linked()           { return _perf_classes_linked; }
   static PerfCounter* perf_class_link_time()          { return _perf_class_link_time; }
   static PerfCounter* perf_class_link_selftime()      { return _perf_class_link_selftime; }
-  static PerfCounter* perf_sys_class_lookup_time()    { return _perf_sys_class_lookup_time; }
   static PerfCounter* perf_shared_classload_time()    { return _perf_shared_classload_time; }
   static PerfCounter* perf_sys_classload_time()       { return _perf_sys_classload_time; }
   static PerfCounter* perf_app_classload_time()       { return _perf_app_classload_time; }