diff --git a/substratevm/src/com.oracle.svm.core/src/com/oracle/svm/core/jdk/Target_java_lang_ClassLoader.java b/substratevm/src/com.oracle.svm.core/src/com/oracle/svm/core/jdk/Target_java_lang_ClassLoader.java
index 78c6d3728f8a3..ae904f739b8d8 100644
--- a/substratevm/src/com.oracle.svm.core/src/com/oracle/svm/core/jdk/Target_java_lang_ClassLoader.java
+++ b/substratevm/src/com.oracle.svm.core/src/com/oracle/svm/core/jdk/Target_java_lang_ClassLoader.java
@@ -206,11 +206,6 @@ private Class<?> findLoadedClass0(String name) {
     @Alias
     native Stream<Package> packages();
 
-    @SuppressWarnings("static-method")
-    @Substitute
-    public Target_java_lang_Module getUnnamedModule() {
-        return ClassLoaderUtil.unnamedModuleReference.get();
-    }
     /*
      * The assertion status of classes is fixed at image build time because it is baked into the AOT
      * compiled code. All methods that modify the assertion status are substituted to throw an
@@ -361,11 +356,6 @@ public Object transform(Object receiver, Object originalValue) {
     }
 }
 
-final class ClassLoaderUtil {
-
-    public static final LazyFinalReference<Target_java_lang_Module> unnamedModuleReference = new LazyFinalReference<>(Target_java_lang_Module::new);
-}
-
 @TargetClass(className = "java.lang.ClassLoader", innerClass = "ParallelLoaders")
 final class Target_java_lang_ClassLoader_ParallelLoaders {