diff --git a/src/java.desktop/macosx/native/libjsound/PLATFORM_API_MacOSX_PCM.cpp b/src/java.desktop/macosx/native/libjsound/PLATFORM_API_MacOSX_PCM.cpp
index 441a71f5c50..bae16cb0a9c 100644
--- a/src/java.desktop/macosx/native/libjsound/PLATFORM_API_MacOSX_PCM.cpp
+++ b/src/java.desktop/macosx/native/libjsound/PLATFORM_API_MacOSX_PCM.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2002, 2020, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2002, 2026, 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
@@ -162,8 +162,7 @@ void DAUDIO_GetFormats(INT32 mixerIndex, INT32 deviceID, int isSource, void* cre
                 sampleRate,                 // sample rate
                 DAUDIO_PCM,                 // only accept PCM
                 bits == 8 ? FALSE : TRUE,   // signed
-                bits == 8 ? FALSE           // little-endian for 8bit
-                    : UTIL_IsBigEndianPlatform());
+                FALSE);                     // all supported macOS versions run on LE
         }
     }
     // add default format
@@ -175,7 +174,7 @@ void DAUDIO_GetFormats(INT32 mixerIndex, INT32 deviceID, int isSource, void* cre
             defSampleRate,                  // sample rate
             DAUDIO_PCM,                     // PCM
             TRUE,                           // signed
-            UTIL_IsBigEndianPlatform());    // native endianness
+            FALSE);                         // native endianness; all supported macOS versions run on LE
     }
 
     TRACE0("<<DAUDIO_GetFormats\n");
diff --git a/src/java.desktop/share/classes/com/sun/media/sound/Platform.java b/src/java.desktop/share/classes/com/sun/media/sound/Platform.java
index ba03798f1fb..a0db2a421d1 100644
--- a/src/java.desktop/share/classes/com/sun/media/sound/Platform.java
+++ b/src/java.desktop/share/classes/com/sun/media/sound/Platform.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 1999, 2024, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 1999, 2026, 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
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 
 package com.sun.media.sound;
 
+import java.nio.ByteOrder;
 import java.util.StringTokenizer;
 
 /**
@@ -40,12 +41,6 @@ final class Platform {
 
     private static boolean isNativeLibLoaded;
 
-    // SYSTEM CHARACTERISTICS
-    // vary according to hardware architecture
-
-    // intel is little-endian.  sparc is big-endian.
-    private static boolean bigEndian;
-
     static {
         loadLibraries();
     }
@@ -66,7 +61,7 @@ final class Platform {
      * Determine whether the system is big-endian.
      */
     static boolean isBigEndian() {
-        return bigEndian;
+        return ByteOrder.nativeOrder().equals(ByteOrder.BIG_ENDIAN);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -82,9 +77,6 @@ final class Platform {
             if (Printer.err) Printer.err("Couldn't load library "+libName+": "+t.toString());
             isNativeLibLoaded = false;
         }
-        if (isNativeLibLoaded) {
-            bigEndian = nIsBigEndian();
-        }
     }
 
     static boolean isMidiIOEnabled() {
@@ -98,7 +90,4 @@ final class Platform {
     static boolean isDirectAudioEnabled() {
         return isNativeLibLoaded;
     }
-
-    // the following native method is implemented in Platform.c
-    private static native boolean nIsBigEndian();
 }
diff --git a/src/java.desktop/share/native/libjsound/Platform.c b/src/java.desktop/share/native/libjsound/Platform.c
deleted file mode 100644
index ecb389c89b7..00000000000
--- a/src/java.desktop/share/native/libjsound/Platform.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,43 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (c) 2002, 2018, 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.  Oracle designates this
- * particular file as subject to the "Classpath" exception as provided
- * by Oracle in the LICENSE file that accompanied this code.
- *
- * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
- * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
- * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
- * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that
- * accompanied this code).
- *
- * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version
- * 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
- * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
- *
- * Please contact Oracle, 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065 USA
- * or visit www.oracle.com if you need additional information or have any
- * questions.
- */
-
-
-#include "Utilities.h"
-// Platform.java includes
-#include "com_sun_media_sound_Platform.h"
-
-/*
- * Declare library specific JNI_Onload entry if static build
- */
-DEF_STATIC_JNI_OnLoad
-
-/*
- * Class:     com_sun_media_sound_Platform
- * Method:    nIsBigEndian
- * Signature: ()Z
- */
-JNIEXPORT jboolean JNICALL Java_com_sun_media_sound_Platform_nIsBigEndian(JNIEnv *env, jclass clss) {
-    return UTIL_IsBigEndianPlatform();
-}
diff --git a/src/java.desktop/share/native/libjsound/Utilities.c b/src/java.desktop/share/native/libjsound/Utilities.c
index 6e92813d53c..50ca18c0259 100644
--- a/src/java.desktop/share/native/libjsound/Utilities.c
+++ b/src/java.desktop/share/native/libjsound/Utilities.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 1998, 2007, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 1998, 2026, 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
@@ -26,15 +26,6 @@
 
 #include "Utilities.h"
 
-
-int UTIL_IsBigEndianPlatform() {
-#ifdef _LITTLE_ENDIAN
-    return 0;
-#else
-    return 1;
-#endif
-}
-
 void ThrowJavaMessageException(JNIEnv *e, const char *exClass, const char *msg) {
     jclass newExcCls;
 
diff --git a/src/java.desktop/share/native/libjsound/Utilities.h b/src/java.desktop/share/native/libjsound/Utilities.h
index fbecab1e005..7cb0dcbdd4c 100644
--- a/src/java.desktop/share/native/libjsound/Utilities.h
+++ b/src/java.desktop/share/native/libjsound/Utilities.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 1998, 2015, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 1998, 2026, 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
@@ -28,10 +28,6 @@
 #include "SoundDefs.h"
 #include "Configure.h"          // put flags for debug msgs etc. here
 
-// return 1 if this platform is big endian, or 0 for little endian
-int UTIL_IsBigEndianPlatform();
-
-
 // ERROR PRINTS
 #ifdef USE_ERROR
 #define ERROR0(string)                        { fprintf(stdout, (string)); fflush(stdout); }