diff --git a/src/java.desktop/macosx/classes/sun/java2d/MacOSFlags.java b/src/java.desktop/macosx/classes/sun/java2d/MacOSFlags.java
index 5e09d39692b..37b573a339b 100644
--- a/src/java.desktop/macosx/classes/sun/java2d/MacOSFlags.java
+++ b/src/java.desktop/macosx/classes/sun/java2d/MacOSFlags.java
@@ -125,16 +125,7 @@ public class MacOSFlags {
                                 System.out.println("Could not enable OpenGL pipeline (CGL not available)");
                             }
                             oglEnabled = false;
-                            metalEnabled = MTLGraphicsConfig.isMetalAvailable();
-                        }
-                    } else if (metalEnabled && !oglEnabled) {
-                        // Check whether Metal framework is available
-                        if (!MTLGraphicsConfig.isMetalAvailable()) {
-                            if (metalVerbose) {
-                                System.out.println("Could not enable Metal pipeline (Metal framework not available)");
-                            }
-                            metalEnabled = false;
-                            oglEnabled = CGLGraphicsConfig.isCGLAvailable();
+                            metalEnabled = true;
                         }
                     }
 
diff --git a/src/java.desktop/macosx/classes/sun/java2d/metal/MTLGraphicsConfig.java b/src/java.desktop/macosx/classes/sun/java2d/metal/MTLGraphicsConfig.java
index 64117b8999e..8a992361b96 100644
--- a/src/java.desktop/macosx/classes/sun/java2d/metal/MTLGraphicsConfig.java
+++ b/src/java.desktop/macosx/classes/sun/java2d/metal/MTLGraphicsConfig.java
@@ -72,7 +72,6 @@ import static sun.java2d.metal.MTLContext.MTLContextCaps.CAPS_EXT_BIOP_SHADER;
 public final class MTLGraphicsConfig extends CGraphicsConfig
         implements AccelGraphicsConfig, SurfaceManager.ProxiedGraphicsConfig
 {
-    private static boolean mtlAvailable;
     private static ImageCapabilities imageCaps = new MTLImageCaps();
 
     @SuppressWarnings("removal")
@@ -89,7 +88,6 @@ public final class MTLGraphicsConfig extends CGraphicsConfig
     private final Object disposerReferent = new Object();
     private final int maxTextureSize;
 
-    private static native boolean isMetalFrameworkAvailable();
     private static native boolean tryLoadMetalLibrary(int displayID, String shaderLib);
     private static native long getMTLConfigInfo(int displayID, String mtlShadersLib);
 
@@ -99,10 +97,6 @@ public final class MTLGraphicsConfig extends CGraphicsConfig
      */
     private static native int nativeGetMaxTextureSize();
 
-    static {
-        mtlAvailable = isMetalFrameworkAvailable();
-    }
-
     private MTLGraphicsConfig(CGraphicsDevice device,
                               long configInfo, int maxTextureSize,
                               ContextCapabilities mtlCaps) {
@@ -133,10 +127,6 @@ public final class MTLGraphicsConfig extends CGraphicsConfig
     public static MTLGraphicsConfig getConfig(CGraphicsDevice device,
                                               int displayID)
     {
-        if (!mtlAvailable) {
-            return null;
-        }
-
         if (!tryLoadMetalLibrary(displayID, mtlShadersLib)) {
             return null;
         }
@@ -171,10 +161,6 @@ public final class MTLGraphicsConfig extends CGraphicsConfig
         return new MTLGraphicsConfig(device, cfginfo, textureSize, caps);
     }
 
-    public static boolean isMetalAvailable() {
-        return mtlAvailable;
-    }
-
     /**
      * Returns true if the provided capability bit is present for this config.
      * See MTLContext.java for a list of supported capabilities.
diff --git a/src/java.desktop/macosx/native/libawt_lwawt/java2d/metal/MTLGraphicsConfig.m b/src/java.desktop/macosx/native/libawt_lwawt/java2d/metal/MTLGraphicsConfig.m
index af6662cecf2..7b165a668b3 100644
--- a/src/java.desktop/macosx/native/libawt_lwawt/java2d/metal/MTLGraphicsConfig.m
+++ b/src/java.desktop/macosx/native/libawt_lwawt/java2d/metal/MTLGraphicsConfig.m
@@ -54,22 +54,6 @@ MTLGC_DestroyMTLGraphicsConfig(jlong pConfigInfo)
     free(mtlinfo);
 }
 
-JNIEXPORT jboolean JNICALL
-Java_sun_java2d_metal_MTLGraphicsConfig_isMetalFrameworkAvailable
-    (JNIEnv *env, jclass mtlgc)
-{
-    jboolean metalSupported = JNI_FALSE;
-
-    // It is guaranteed that metal supported GPU is available since macOS 10.14
-    if (@available(macOS 10.14, *)) {
-        metalSupported = JNI_TRUE;
-    }
-
-    J2dRlsTraceLn1(J2D_TRACE_INFO, "MTLGraphicsConfig_isMetalFrameworkAvailable : %d", metalSupported);
-
-    return metalSupported;
-}
-
 JNIEXPORT jboolean JNICALL
 Java_sun_java2d_metal_MTLGraphicsConfig_tryLoadMetalLibrary
     (JNIEnv *env, jclass mtlgc, jint displayID, jstring shadersLibName)