diff --git a/src/java.base/share/classes/java/nio/Direct-X-Buffer.java.template b/src/java.base/share/classes/java/nio/Direct-X-Buffer.java.template
index 5330411d593..cc3f8b156be 100644
--- a/src/java.base/share/classes/java/nio/Direct-X-Buffer.java.template
+++ b/src/java.base/share/classes/java/nio/Direct-X-Buffer.java.template
@@ -187,11 +187,6 @@ class Direct$Type$Buffer$RW$$BO$
         att = null;
     }
 
-    // Temporarily keep the long,int constructor around
-    private Direct$Type$Buffer(long addr, int cap) {
-        this(addr, (long)cap);
-    }
-
     // Throw an IllegalArgumentException if the capacity is not in
     // the range [0, Integer.MAX_VALUE]
     //