diff --git a/make/test/JtregNativeHotspot.gmk b/make/test/JtregNativeHotspot.gmk
index 2ee26b422e0..31d2c522387 100644
--- a/make/test/JtregNativeHotspot.gmk
+++ b/make/test/JtregNativeHotspot.gmk
@@ -882,7 +882,6 @@ ifeq ($(call isTargetOs, windows), true)
   BUILD_HOTSPOT_JTREG_EXECUTABLES_CFLAGS_exeFPRegs := -MT
   BUILD_HOTSPOT_JTREG_EXCLUDE += exesigtest.c libterminatedThread.c libTestJNI.c libCompleteExit.c libMonitorWithDeadObjectTest.c libTestPsig.c exeGetCreatedJavaVMs.c libTestUnloadedClass.cpp
   BUILD_HOTSPOT_JTREG_LIBRARIES_JDK_LIBS_libnativeStack := java.base:libjvm
-  BUILD_HOTSPOT_JTREG_LIBRARIES_JDK_LIBS_libVThreadEventTest := java.base:libjvm
 else
   BUILD_HOTSPOT_JTREG_LIBRARIES_LIBS_libbootclssearch_agent += -lpthread
   BUILD_HOTSPOT_JTREG_LIBRARIES_LIBS_libsystemclssearch_agent += -lpthread
@@ -1522,7 +1521,6 @@ else
   BUILD_HOTSPOT_JTREG_LIBRARIES_LIBS_libMonitorWithDeadObjectTest += -lpthread
   BUILD_HOTSPOT_JTREG_LIBRARIES_LIBS_libnativeStack += -lpthread
   BUILD_HOTSPOT_JTREG_LIBRARIES_LIBS_libTestUnloadedClass += -lpthread
-  BUILD_HOTSPOT_JTREG_LIBRARIES_JDK_LIBS_libVThreadEventTest := java.base:libjvm
   BUILD_HOTSPOT_JTREG_EXECUTABLES_LIBS_exeGetCreatedJavaVMs := -lpthread
   BUILD_HOTSPOT_JTREG_EXECUTABLES_JDK_LIBS_exeGetCreatedJavaVMs := java.base:libjvm
 
diff --git a/test/hotspot/jtreg/serviceability/jvmti/vthread/VThreadEventTest/libVThreadEventTest.cpp b/test/hotspot/jtreg/serviceability/jvmti/vthread/VThreadEventTest/libVThreadEventTest.cpp
index 7d898bcab25..b9db8b9cc93 100644
--- a/test/hotspot/jtreg/serviceability/jvmti/vthread/VThreadEventTest/libVThreadEventTest.cpp
+++ b/test/hotspot/jtreg/serviceability/jvmti/vthread/VThreadEventTest/libVThreadEventTest.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2023, 2024, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2023, 2025, 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
@@ -127,7 +127,6 @@ Agent_OnAttach(JavaVM *vm, char *options, void *reserved) {
   jvmtiCapabilities caps;
   jvmtiError err;
   JNIEnv *env;
-  jsize nVMs;
   jint res;
   jclass clazz;
   jmethodID mid;
@@ -166,12 +165,6 @@ Agent_OnAttach(JavaVM *vm, char *options, void *reserved) {
 
   // call VThreadEventTest.agentStarted to notify test that agent has started
 
-  res = JNI_GetCreatedJavaVMs(&vm, 1, &nVMs);
-  if (res != JNI_OK) {
-      LOG("JNI_GetCreatedJavaVMs failed: %d\n", res);
-      return JNI_ERR;
-  }
-
   res = vm->GetEnv((void **) &env, JNI_VERSION_21);
   if (res != JNI_OK) {
     LOG("GetEnv failed: %d\n", res);