diff --git a/src/share/vm/jfr/dcmd/jfrDcmds.cpp b/src/share/vm/jfr/dcmd/jfrDcmds.cpp
index 293cb2b3e4bdc28e19a13d55731bc267daa1ae61..67358b6b6a66fa632b1b8ad821d0ec83f5736922 100644
--- a/src/share/vm/jfr/dcmd/jfrDcmds.cpp
+++ b/src/share/vm/jfr/dcmd/jfrDcmds.cpp
@@ -626,7 +626,6 @@ bool register_jfr_dcmds() {
   DCmdFactory::register_DCmdFactory(new DCmdFactoryImpl<JfrStartFlightRecordingDCmd>(full_export, true, false));
   DCmdFactory::register_DCmdFactory(new DCmdFactoryImpl<JfrStopFlightRecordingDCmd>(full_export, true, false));
   DCmdFactory::register_DCmdFactory(new DCmdFactoryImpl<JfrConfigureFlightRecorderDCmd>(full_export, true, false));
-  DCmdFactory::register_DCmdFactory(new DCmdFactoryImpl<JfrUnlockCommercialFeaturesDCmd>(full_export, true, false));
   return true;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/share/vm/jfr/dcmd/jfrDcmds.hpp b/src/share/vm/jfr/dcmd/jfrDcmds.hpp
index 035179cbd6332a843170b7d0596e021b15d61c68..857772d3b06886464f08a40b6016ee7a9c137e4e 100644
--- a/src/share/vm/jfr/dcmd/jfrDcmds.hpp
+++ b/src/share/vm/jfr/dcmd/jfrDcmds.hpp
@@ -166,25 +166,6 @@ class JfrConfigureFlightRecorderDCmd : public DCmdWithParser {
   virtual void execute(DCmdSource source, TRAPS);
 };
 
-class JfrUnlockCommercialFeaturesDCmd : public DCmd {
-public:
-  JfrUnlockCommercialFeaturesDCmd(outputStream* output, bool heap) : DCmd(output, heap) { }
-  static const char* name() { return "VM.unlock_commercial_features"; }
-  static const char* description() {
-    return "Simulate commercial features unlocking for Alibaba Dragonwell8.";
-  }
-  static const char* impact() { return "Low"; }
-  static const JavaPermission permission() {
-    JavaPermission p = {"java.lang.management.ManagementPermission",
-                        "monitor", NULL};
-    return p;
-  }
-  static int num_arguments() { return 0; }
-  virtual void execute(DCmdSource source, TRAPS) {
-    UnlockCommercialFeatures = true;
-  }
-};
-
 bool register_jfr_dcmds();
 
 #endif // SHARE_VM_JFR_JFRDCMDS_HPP
diff --git a/src/share/vm/runtime/globals.hpp b/src/share/vm/runtime/globals.hpp
index 8111ace9bcc8f2b9743b6f3e67156baa9e57744b..2afc18f9533d45575523c4e4c7f73c772f15a650 100644
--- a/src/share/vm/runtime/globals.hpp
+++ b/src/share/vm/runtime/globals.hpp
@@ -4030,9 +4030,6 @@ class CommandLineFlags {
                                                                             \
   product(bool, EnableJFR, false, "Enable JFR feature")                     \
                                                                             \
-  product(bool, UnlockCommercialFeatures, false,                            \
-          "This flag is ignored. Left for compatibility")                   \
-                                                                            \
   lp64_product(bool, CompilationWarmUpRecording, false,                     \
           "Collect profiling information for JWarmUP")                      \
                                                                             \
diff --git a/test/jfr/test_unlockCommercialFeatures_compatibility.sh b/test/jfr/test_unlockCommercialFeatures_compatibility.sh
deleted file mode 100644
index bb4509b91343035dc68000f4cb22f34f82755eba..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/test/jfr/test_unlockCommercialFeatures_compatibility.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,51 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-#
-# @test
-# @summary Test 'jcmd VM.unlock_commercial_features'
-# @run shell/timeout=500 test_unlockCommercialFeatures_compatibility.sh
-#
-
-if [ "${TESTSRC}" = "" ]
-then
-    TESTSRC=${PWD}
-    echo "TESTSRC not set.  Using "${TESTSRC}" as default"
-fi
-echo "TESTSRC=${TESTSRC}"
-## Adding common setup Variables for running shell tests.
-. ${TESTSRC}/../test_env.sh
-
-JAVA=${TESTJAVA}${FS}bin${FS}java
-JAVAC=${TESTJAVA}${FS}bin${FS}javac
-JCMD=${TESTJAVA}${FS}bin${FS}jcmd
-JPS=${TESTJAVA}${FS}bin${FS}jps
-
-# A simple testcase used to invoke JVM
-TEST_CLASS=Test_$(date +%Y%m%d%H%M%S)
-TEST_SOURCE=$TEST_CLASS.java
-
-cat > $TEST_SOURCE << EOF
-public class ${TEST_CLASS} {
-    public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception{
-        // keep Java process running
-        while (true) { Thread.sleep(1000); }
-    }
-}
-EOF
-
-# compile the test class
-$JAVAC $TEST_SOURCE
-if [ $? != '0' ]; then
-    echo "Failed to compile ${TEST_SOURCE}"
-    exit 1
-fi
-
-${JAVA} -XX:+EnableJFR -cp . ${TEST_CLASS}&
-
-PID=$(${JPS} | grep ${TEST_CLASS} | awk '{print $1}')
-if [ $? != 0 ] || [ -z "${PID}" ]; then exit 1; fi
-
-${JCMD} ${PID} VM.unlock_commercial_features
-if [ $? != 0 ]; then exit 1; fi
-
-kill -9 ${PID}
-exit 0