diff --git a/src/hotspot/os/linux/os_linux.inline.hpp b/src/hotspot/os/linux/os_linux.inline.hpp
index 89411654159..103e5f09e9f 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/os/linux/os_linux.inline.hpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/os/linux/os_linux.inline.hpp
@@ -102,12 +102,6 @@ inline size_t os::restartable_read(int fd, void *buf, unsigned int nBytes) {
   return res;
 }
 
-inline size_t os::write(int fd, const void *buf, unsigned int nBytes) {
-  size_t res;
-  RESTARTABLE((size_t) ::write(fd, buf, (size_t) nBytes), res);
-  return res;
-}
-
 inline int os::close(int fd) {
   return ::close(fd);
 }
diff --git a/src/hotspot/os/windows/os_windows.inline.hpp b/src/hotspot/os/windows/os_windows.inline.hpp
index 1a1897ede8f..1069438f4e5 100644
--- a/src/hotspot/os/windows/os_windows.inline.hpp
+++ b/src/hotspot/os/windows/os_windows.inline.hpp
@@ -82,10 +82,6 @@ inline size_t os::restartable_read(int fd, void *buf, unsigned int nBytes) {
   return ::read(fd, buf, nBytes);
 }
 
-inline size_t os::write(int fd, const void *buf, unsigned int nBytes) {
-  return ::write(fd, buf, nBytes);
-}
-
 inline int os::close(int fd) {
   return ::close(fd);
 }