--- old/src/hotspot/share/runtime/vm_version.hpp	2019-09-04 13:07:39.987657806 +0200
+++ new/src/hotspot/share/runtime/vm_version.hpp	2019-09-04 13:07:39.815654991 +0200
@@ -72,14 +72,6 @@
   static VirtualizationType _detected_virtualization;
 
  public:
-  // Called as part of the runtime services initialization which is
-  // called from the management module initialization (via init_globals())
-  // after argument parsing and attaching of the main thread has
-  // occurred.  Examines a variety of the hardware capabilities of
-  // the platform to determine which features can be used to execute the
-  // program.
-  static void initialize() { }
-
   // This allows for early initialization of VM_Version information
   // that may be needed later in the initialization sequence but before
   // full VM_Version initialization is possible. It can not depend on any