diff --git a/src/jdk.javadoc/share/classes/jdk/javadoc/internal/doclets/toolkit/BaseConfiguration.java b/src/jdk.javadoc/share/classes/jdk/javadoc/internal/doclets/toolkit/BaseConfiguration.java
index f65462eb92d..3ccd2632da7 100644
--- a/src/jdk.javadoc/share/classes/jdk/javadoc/internal/doclets/toolkit/BaseConfiguration.java
+++ b/src/jdk.javadoc/share/classes/jdk/javadoc/internal/doclets/toolkit/BaseConfiguration.java
@@ -106,16 +106,6 @@ public abstract class BaseConfiguration {
      */
     public TagletManager tagletManager;
 
-    /**
-     * The path to the builder XML input file.
-     */
-    public String builderXMLPath;
-
-    /**
-     * The default path to the builder XML.
-     */
-    public static final String DEFAULT_BUILDER_XML = "resources/doclet.xml";
-
     /**
      * The meta tag keywords instance.
      */
@@ -606,18 +596,6 @@ public abstract class BaseConfiguration {
      */
     public abstract WriterFactory getWriterFactory();
 
-    /**
-     * Return the input stream to the builder XML.
-     *
-     * @return the input steam to the builder XML.
-     * @throws DocFileIOException when the given XML file cannot be found or opened.
-     */
-    public InputStream getBuilderXML() throws DocFileIOException {
-        return builderXMLPath == null ?
-                BaseConfiguration.class.getResourceAsStream(DEFAULT_BUILDER_XML) :
-                DocFile.createFileForInput(this, builderXMLPath).openInputStream();
-    }
-
     /**
      * Return the Locale for this document.
      *