diff a/src/java.management/share/classes/java/lang/management/MemoryMXBean.java b/src/java.management/share/classes/java/lang/management/MemoryMXBean.java
--- a/src/java.management/share/classes/java/lang/management/MemoryMXBean.java
+++ b/src/java.management/share/classes/java/lang/management/MemoryMXBean.java
@@ -205,13 +205,19 @@
 public interface MemoryMXBean extends PlatformManagedObject {
     /**
      * Returns the approximate number of objects for which
      * finalization is pending.
      *
+     * @deprecated Finalization has been deprecated for removal.  See
+     * {@link java.lang.Object#finalize} for details.
+     * 
      * @return the approximate number objects for which finalization
-     * is pending.
+     * is pending. If this MemoryMXBean contains information about a JVM in
+     * which finalization has been disabled or removed, this method always
+     * returns zero.
      */
+    @Deprecated(since="18")
     public int getObjectPendingFinalizationCount();
 
     /**
      * Returns the current memory usage of the heap that
      * is used for object allocation.  The heap consists