--- old/src/hotspot/share/utilities/globalDefinitions.hpp	2018-03-13 10:31:11.000000000 -0500
+++ new/src/hotspot/share/utilities/globalDefinitions.hpp	2018-03-13 10:31:10.000000000 -0500
@@ -1012,12 +1012,6 @@
 #undef min
 #endif
 
-// The following defines serve the purpose of preventing use of accidentally
-// included min max macros from compiling, while continuing to allow innocent
-// min and max identifiers in the code to compile as intended.
-#define max max
-#define min min
-
 // It is necessary to use templates here. Having normal overloaded
 // functions does not work because it is necessary to provide both 32-
 // and 64-bit overloaded functions, which does not work, and having