diff --git a/src/share/classes/sun/nio/ch/FileChannelImpl.java b/src/share/classes/sun/nio/ch/FileChannelImpl.java
index 894c489cd85bef90a03857b0690e203c008ed5c2..4d0543e4b1ca091b4b48d43c2514d9c616a7ff05 100644
--- a/src/share/classes/sun/nio/ch/FileChannelImpl.java
+++ b/src/share/classes/sun/nio/ch/FileChannelImpl.java
@@ -60,9 +60,6 @@ public class FileChannelImpl
     // Memory allocation size for mapping buffers
     private static final long allocationGranularity;
 
-    // Cached field for MappedByteBuffer.isAMappedBuffer
-    private static final Field isAMappedBufferField;
-
     // File descriptor
     private final FileDescriptor fd;
 
@@ -1315,8 +1312,6 @@ public class FileChannelImpl
         Util.load();
         allocationGranularity = initIDs();
         nd = new FileDispatcher();
-        isAMappedBufferField = Reflect.lookupField("java.nio.MappedByteBuffer",
-                                          "isAMappedBuffer");
     }
 
 }