--- old/src/hotspot/os/aix/os_aix.cpp	2018-06-17 16:00:48.490903233 +0200
+++ new/src/hotspot/os/aix/os_aix.cpp	2018-06-17 16:00:48.386903492 +0200
@@ -3737,16 +3737,6 @@
   return buf[0] == 'y' || buf[0] == 'Y';
 }
 
-int os::stat(const char *path, struct stat *sbuf) {
-  char pathbuf[MAX_PATH];
-  if (strlen(path) > MAX_PATH - 1) {
-    errno = ENAMETOOLONG;
-    return -1;
-  }
-  os::native_path(strcpy(pathbuf, path));
-  return ::stat(pathbuf, sbuf);
-}
-
 // Is a (classpath) directory empty?
 bool os::dir_is_empty(const char* path) {
   DIR *dir = NULL;