src/share/classes/java/lang/ThreadGroup.java

@@ -916,13 +916,10 @@
      * considered an unstarted member of the thread group, and a subsequent
      * attempt to start the thread is permitted.
      *
      * @param  t
      *         the Thread whose start method was invoked
-     *
-     * @param  failed
-     *         true if the thread could not be started successfully
      */
     void threadStartFailed(Thread t) {
         synchronized(this) {
             remove(t);
             nUnstartedThreads++;