diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.linux/library/io.c b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.linux/library/io.c
index f63fca77104..3a6f04b56e7 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.linux/library/io.c
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.linux/library/io.c
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
  *
  * Contributors:
  *     QNX Software Systems - initial API and implementation
+ *     Wind River Systems, Inc.
  *******************************************************************************/
 #include <jni.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
@@ -14,10 +15,6 @@
 #include <SpawnerOutputStream.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
-#define INT_MAX 2147483647
-
-JNIEXPORT jint JNICALL JVM_Available(jint fd, jlong *pbytes);
-
 /* Header for class _org_eclipse_cdt_utils_spawner_SpawnerInputStream */
 /* Header for class _org_eclipse_cdt_utils_spawner_SpawnerOutputStream */
 
@@ -75,30 +72,6 @@ Java_org_eclipse_cdt_utils_spawner_SpawnerInputStream_close0(JNIEnv * env,
     return close(fd);
 }
 
-JNIEXPORT jint JNICALL
-Java_org_eclipse_cdt_utils_spawner_SpawnerInputStream_available0(JNIEnv * env,
-                                                           jobject jobj,
-                                                           jint fd)
-{
-    jlong ret;
-
-    if (JVM_Available(fd, &ret)) {
-        if (ret > INT_MAX) {
-		    ret = (jlong) INT_MAX;
-		}
-		return (jint)ret;
-    }
-
-    /* Error, toss an exception */
-    jclass exception = (*env)->FindClass(env, "java/io/IOException");
-    if (exception == NULL) {
-        /* Give up.  */
-        return -1;
-    }
-    (*env)->ThrowNew(env, exception, NULL);
-    return 0;
-}
-
 /*
  * Class:     org_eclipse_cdt_utils_spawner_SpawnerOutputStream
  * Method:    write0