diff --git a/src/hotspot/os/aix/os_aix.cpp b/src/hotspot/os/aix/os_aix.cpp
index aa119210f47..2dd60b51119 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/os/aix/os_aix.cpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/os/aix/os_aix.cpp
@@ -1753,10 +1753,6 @@ void os::numa_make_global(char *addr, size_t bytes) {
 void os::numa_make_local(char *addr, size_t bytes, int lgrp_hint) {
 }
 
-bool os::numa_topology_changed() {
-  return false;
-}
-
 size_t os::numa_get_groups_num() {
   return 1;
 }
diff --git a/src/hotspot/os/bsd/os_bsd.cpp b/src/hotspot/os/bsd/os_bsd.cpp
index 4f5fed2c8c0..8b75c0dcdd8 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/os/bsd/os_bsd.cpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/os/bsd/os_bsd.cpp
@@ -1599,8 +1599,6 @@ void os::numa_make_global(char *addr, size_t bytes) {
 void os::numa_make_local(char *addr, size_t bytes, int lgrp_hint) {
 }
 
-bool os::numa_topology_changed()   { return false; }
-
 size_t os::numa_get_groups_num() {
   return 1;
 }
diff --git a/src/hotspot/os/linux/os_linux.cpp b/src/hotspot/os/linux/os_linux.cpp
index d133813feb0..9f896d62d4d 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/os/linux/os_linux.cpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/os/linux/os_linux.cpp
@@ -2988,8 +2988,6 @@ void os::numa_make_local(char *addr, size_t bytes, int lgrp_hint) {
   Linux::numa_tonode_memory(addr, bytes, lgrp_hint);
 }
 
-bool os::numa_topology_changed() { return false; }
-
 size_t os::numa_get_groups_num() {
   // Return just the number of nodes in which it's possible to allocate memory
   // (in numa terminology, configured nodes).
diff --git a/src/hotspot/os/windows/os_windows.cpp b/src/hotspot/os/windows/os_windows.cpp
index 09d8b542a10..4061ccf9dac 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/os/windows/os_windows.cpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/os/windows/os_windows.cpp
@@ -3794,7 +3794,6 @@ size_t os::pd_pretouch_memory(void* first, void* last, size_t page_size) {
 
 void os::numa_make_global(char *addr, size_t bytes)    { }
 void os::numa_make_local(char *addr, size_t bytes, int lgrp_hint)    { }
-bool os::numa_topology_changed()                       { return false; }
 size_t os::numa_get_groups_num()                       { return MAX2(numa_node_list_holder.get_count(), 1); }
 int os::numa_get_group_id()                            { return 0; }
 size_t os::numa_get_leaf_groups(uint *ids, size_t size) {
diff --git a/src/hotspot/share/runtime/os.hpp b/src/hotspot/share/runtime/os.hpp
index 9db4380fc07..4f6830daa4c 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/share/runtime/os.hpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/runtime/os.hpp
@@ -540,7 +540,6 @@ class os: AllStatic {
   static void   numa_make_global(char *addr, size_t bytes);
   static size_t numa_get_groups_num();
   static size_t numa_get_leaf_groups(uint *ids, size_t size);
-  static bool   numa_topology_changed();
   static int    numa_get_group_id();
   static int    numa_get_group_id_for_address(const void* address);
   static bool   numa_get_group_ids_for_range(const void** addresses, int* lgrp_ids, size_t count);