diff --git a/src/hotspot/share/runtime/arguments.cpp b/src/hotspot/share/runtime/arguments.cpp
index 40c86f89609..9108b1f534c 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/share/runtime/arguments.cpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/runtime/arguments.cpp
@@ -536,7 +536,7 @@ static SpecialFlag const special_jvm_flags[] = {
   { "UseSharedSpaces",              JDK_Version::jdk(18), JDK_Version::jdk(19), JDK_Version::undefined() },
   { "LockingMode",                  JDK_Version::jdk(24), JDK_Version::jdk(26), JDK_Version::jdk(27) },
 #ifdef _LP64
-  { "USE_COMPRESSED_CLASS_POINTERS_ALWAYS_TRUE",   JDK_Version::jdk(25),  JDK_Version::jdk(27), JDK_Version::undefined() },
+  { "UseCompressedClassPointers",   JDK_Version::jdk(25),  JDK_Version::jdk(27), JDK_Version::undefined() },
 #endif
   { "ParallelRefProcEnabled",       JDK_Version::jdk(26),  JDK_Version::jdk(27), JDK_Version::jdk(28) },
   { "ParallelRefProcBalancingEnabled", JDK_Version::jdk(26),  JDK_Version::jdk(27), JDK_Version::jdk(28) },
diff --git a/src/hotspot/share/runtime/globals.hpp b/src/hotspot/share/runtime/globals.hpp
index 6cb7040d033..8da269b46ba 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/share/runtime/globals.hpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/runtime/globals.hpp
@@ -1394,9 +1394,6 @@ const int ObjectAlignmentInBytes = 8;
           "Maximum size of Metaspaces (in bytes)")                          \
           constraint(MaxMetaspaceSizeConstraintFunc,AfterErgo)              \
                                                                             \
-  product(bool, USE_COMPRESSED_CLASS_POINTERS_ALWAYS_TRUE, true,                           \
-          "(Deprecated) Use 32-bit class pointers.")                        \
-                                                                            \
   product(size_t, CompressedClassSpaceSize, 1*G,                            \
           "Maximum size of class area in Metaspace when compressed "        \
           "class pointers are used")                                        \