diff --git a/src/java.base/share/classes/java/text/DateFormatSymbols.java b/src/java.base/share/classes/java/text/DateFormatSymbols.java
index a76c7cb44f4..f621b1d115c 100644
--- a/src/java.base/share/classes/java/text/DateFormatSymbols.java
+++ b/src/java.base/share/classes/java/text/DateFormatSymbols.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 1996, 2021, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 1996, 2022, 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
@@ -697,11 +697,6 @@ public class DateFormatSymbols implements Serializable, Cloneable {
 
     // =======================privates===============================
 
-    /**
-     * Useful constant for defining time zone offsets.
-     */
-    static final int millisPerHour = 60*60*1000;
-
     /**
      * Cache to hold DateFormatSymbols instances per Locale.
      */