diff --git a/src/hotspot/os/aix/os_aix.cpp b/src/hotspot/os/aix/os_aix.cpp
index 315c5fde157..aee15e4c55a 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/os/aix/os_aix.cpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/os/aix/os_aix.cpp
@@ -839,13 +839,6 @@ bool os::create_attached_thread(JavaThread* thread) {
 
   thread->set_osthread(osthread);
 
-  if (UseNUMA) {
-    int lgrp_id = os::numa_get_group_id();
-    if (lgrp_id != -1) {
-      thread->set_lgrp_id(lgrp_id);
-    }
-  }
-
   // initialize signal mask for this thread
   // and save the caller's signal mask
   PosixSignals::hotspot_sigmask(thread);