diff --git a/src/share/classes/java/net/URL.java b/src/share/classes/java/net/URL.java
index a6cbcbc4f9d9a0a3c2c90b545d77a211b674b624..919825adbb62c0067d259a36ca12359e133e97f2 100644
--- a/src/share/classes/java/net/URL.java
+++ b/src/share/classes/java/net/URL.java
@@ -1364,9 +1364,6 @@ public final class URL implements java.io.Serializable {
                 path = file;
         }
 
-        if (port == -1) {
-            port = 0;
-        }
         // Set the object fields.
         this.protocol = protocol;
         this.host = host;