diff --git a/src/share/classes/java/util/concurrent/ThreadPoolExecutor.java b/src/share/classes/java/util/concurrent/ThreadPoolExecutor.java
index 73f6b3357685556a4eaeb913807fed4abb481146..0658b6d7d876241cbf47bb719f1f8525f76a8400 100644
--- a/src/share/classes/java/util/concurrent/ThreadPoolExecutor.java
+++ b/src/share/classes/java/util/concurrent/ThreadPoolExecutor.java
@@ -1482,9 +1482,6 @@ public class ThreadPoolExecutor extends AbstractExecutorService {
     /**
      * Invokes {@code shutdown} when this executor is no longer
      * referenced and it has no threads.
-     *
-     * <p>This method is invoked with privileges that are restricted by
-     * the security context of the caller that invokes the constructor.
      */
     protected void finalize() {
         SecurityManager sm = System.getSecurityManager();