diff --git a/src/java.base/share/classes/java/net/SocketInputStream.java b/src/java.base/share/classes/java/net/SocketInputStream.java
index 3a404a887daa1..f60fde778133b 100644
--- a/src/java.base/share/classes/java/net/SocketInputStream.java
+++ b/src/java.base/share/classes/java/net/SocketInputStream.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 1995, 2019, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 1995, 2021, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -243,12 +243,6 @@ public void close() throws IOException {
         assert false;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Overrides finalize, the fd is closed by the Socket.
-     */
-    @SuppressWarnings({"deprecation", "removal"})
-    protected void finalize() {}
-
     /**
      * Perform class load-time initializations.
      */
diff --git a/src/java.base/share/classes/java/net/SocketOutputStream.java b/src/java.base/share/classes/java/net/SocketOutputStream.java
index 985c4fea44370..03b0e1c4624b8 100644
--- a/src/java.base/share/classes/java/net/SocketOutputStream.java
+++ b/src/java.base/share/classes/java/net/SocketOutputStream.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 1995, 2019, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 1995, 2021, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -153,12 +153,6 @@ public void close() throws IOException {
         assert false;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Overrides finalize, the fd is closed by the Socket.
-     */
-    @SuppressWarnings({"deprecation", "removal"})
-    protected void finalize() {}
-
     /**
      * Perform class load-time initializations.
      */