--- old/src/share/classes/java/lang/Class.java 2013-02-01 13:27:21.000000000 -0800 +++ new/src/share/classes/java/lang/Class.java 2013-02-01 13:27:20.000000000 -0800 @@ -3085,16 +3085,6 @@ /** * @throws NullPointerException {@inheritDoc} - * @since 1.5 - */ - public boolean isAnnotationPresent(Class annotationClass) { - Objects.requireNonNull(annotationClass); - - return getAnnotation(annotationClass) != null; - } - - /** - * @throws NullPointerException {@inheritDoc} * @since 1.8 */ public A[] getAnnotations(Class annotationClass) {