diff --git a/src/java.base/share/classes/sun/net/www/MimeTable.java b/src/java.base/share/classes/sun/net/www/MimeTable.java
index 84d4ef9f7dc..44ca1335424 100644
--- a/src/java.base/share/classes/sun/net/www/MimeTable.java
+++ b/src/java.base/share/classes/sun/net/www/MimeTable.java
@@ -57,9 +57,6 @@ public class MimeTable implements FileNameMap {
                     "/etc/mailcap",
                     "/usr/etc/mailcap",
                     "/usr/local/etc/mailcap",
-                    System.getProperty("hotjava.home",
-                                           "/usr/local/hotjava")
-                        + "/lib/mailcap",
                 };
                 return null;
             }