They are unused and leftover since JDK 7. It's good to remove them. -------------
Commit messages: - [PATCH] Remove unused code in sun.reflect.misc.MethodUtil Changes: https://git.openjdk.java.net/jdk/pull/8715/files Webrev: https://webrevs.openjdk.java.net/?repo=jdk&pr=8715&range=00 Issue: https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8286858 Stats: 179 lines in 1 file changed: 4 ins; 170 del; 5 mod Patch: https://git.openjdk.java.net/jdk/pull/8715.diff Fetch: git fetch https://git.openjdk.java.net/jdk pull/8715/head:pull/8715 PR: https://git.openjdk.java.net/jdk/pull/8715