src/jdk.internal.vm.compiler/share/classes/org.graalvm.compiler.lir/src/org/graalvm/compiler/lir/asm/DataBuilder.java

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2015, 2018, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2015, 2019, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
  * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
  * published by the Free Software Foundation.

@@ -27,15 +27,7 @@
 import org.graalvm.compiler.code.DataSection.Data;
 
 import jdk.vm.ci.meta.Constant;
 
 public abstract class DataBuilder {
-
-    /**
-     * When the method returns true, then Graal must produce detailed information that allows code
-     * patching without decoding instructions, i.e., Graal must produce annotations for the machine
-     * code that describe the exact locations of operands within instructions.
-     */
-    public abstract boolean needDetailedPatchingInformation();
-
     public abstract Data createDataItem(Constant c);
 }