diff --git a/src/share/classes/javax/swing/plaf/synth/SynthTabbedPaneUI.java b/src/share/classes/javax/swing/plaf/synth/SynthTabbedPaneUI.java
index ea67ac038527198933137e6e127ef410693d0ef2..84a773ab300bdd74c1574616b61588f6fd0429b6 100644
--- a/src/share/classes/javax/swing/plaf/synth/SynthTabbedPaneUI.java
+++ b/src/share/classes/javax/swing/plaf/synth/SynthTabbedPaneUI.java
@@ -115,10 +115,7 @@ public class SynthTabbedPaneUI extends BasicTabbedPaneUI
         return new SynthTabbedPaneUI();
     }
 
-    private SynthTabbedPaneUI() {
-    }
-
-    private boolean scrollableTabLayoutEnabled() {
+     private boolean scrollableTabLayoutEnabled() {
         return (tabPane.getTabLayoutPolicy() == JTabbedPane.SCROLL_TAB_LAYOUT);
     }