diff --git a/src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/FdLibm.java b/src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/FdLibm.java
index dd79ee82863..70d728a16db 100644
--- a/src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/FdLibm.java
+++ b/src/java.base/share/classes/java/lang/FdLibm.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 1998, 2023, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 1998, 2024, 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
@@ -3005,7 +3005,6 @@ final class FdLibm {
 
             hx  = __HI(x);  // high word of x
             xsb = hx & SIGN_BIT;                 // sign bit of x
-            y = Math.abs(x);
             hx &= EXP_SIGNIF_BITS;               // high word of |x|
 
             // filter out huge and non-finite argument