diff --git a/src/hotspot/share/gc/parallel/psOldGen.cpp b/src/hotspot/share/gc/parallel/psOldGen.cpp
index cedad78be30..44f8f6789f1 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/share/gc/parallel/psOldGen.cpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/gc/parallel/psOldGen.cpp
@@ -172,9 +172,6 @@ bool PSOldGen::expand_for_allocate(size_t word_size) {
       result = expand(word_size*HeapWordSize);
     }
   }
-  if (GCExpandToAllocateDelayMillis > 0) {
-    os::naked_sleep(GCExpandToAllocateDelayMillis);
-  }
   return result;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/hotspot/share/gc/shared/gc_globals.hpp b/src/hotspot/share/gc/shared/gc_globals.hpp
index b15518ab225..cb2ec87416f 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/share/gc/shared/gc_globals.hpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/share/gc/shared/gc_globals.hpp
@@ -602,9 +602,6 @@
           "space parameters)")                                              \
           range(1, UINT_MAX)                                                \
                                                                             \
-  develop(uintx, GCExpandToAllocateDelayMillis, 0,                          \
-          "Delay between expansion and allocation (in milliseconds)")       \
-                                                                            \
   product(uint, GCDrainStackTargetSize, 64,                                 \
           "Number of entries we will try to leave on the stack "            \
           "during parallel gc")                                             \