--- old/src/share/vm/runtime/arguments.cpp 2017-04-27 20:13:07.740719295 -0400 +++ new/src/share/vm/runtime/arguments.cpp 2017-04-27 20:13:05.920615587 -0400 @@ -3193,8 +3193,6 @@ // Enable parallel GC and adaptive generation sizing FLAG_SET_CMDLINE(bool, UseParallelGC, true); - FLAG_SET_DEFAULT(ParallelGCThreads, - Abstract_VM_Version::parallel_worker_threads()); // Encourage steady state memory management FLAG_SET_CMDLINE(uintx, ThresholdTolerance, 100);