diff --git a/lib/csu/common/crtbegin.c b/lib/csu/common/crtbegin.c
--- a/lib/csu/common/crtbegin.c
+++ b/lib/csu/common/crtbegin.c
@@ -98,36 +98,3 @@
     ".popsection		\n"
 );
 #endif
-
-/*
- * Handler for gcj. These provide a _Jv_RegisterClasses function and fill
- * out the .jcr section. We just need to call this function with a pointer
- * to the appropriate section.
- */
-extern void _Jv_RegisterClasses(void *) __weak_symbol;
-static void register_classes(void) __used;
-
-static crt_func __JCR_LIST__[] __section(".jcr") __used = { };
-
-#ifndef CTORS_CONSTRUCTORS
-__attribute__((constructor))
-#endif
-static void
-register_classes(void)
-{
-
-	if (_Jv_RegisterClasses != NULL && __JCR_LIST__[0] != 0)
-		_Jv_RegisterClasses(__JCR_LIST__);
-}
-
-/*
- * We can't use constructors when they use the .ctors section as they may be
- * placed before __CTOR_LIST__.
- */
-#ifdef CTORS_CONSTRUCTORS
-asm (
-    ".pushsection .init		\n"
-    "\t" INIT_CALL_SEQ(register_classes) "\n"
-    ".popsection		\n"
-);
-#endif
diff --git a/lib/csu/common/crtend.c b/lib/csu/common/crtend.c
--- a/lib/csu/common/crtend.c
+++ b/lib/csu/common/crtend.c
@@ -26,10 +26,6 @@
 
 typedef void (*crt_func)(void);
 
-static crt_func __JCR_END__[] __section(".jcr") __used = {
-	(crt_func)0
-};
-
 #ifdef HAVE_CTORS
 
 /*
diff --git a/lib/csu/tests/init_test.c b/lib/csu/tests/init_test.c
--- a/lib/csu/tests/init_test.c
+++ b/lib/csu/tests/init_test.c
@@ -38,9 +38,6 @@
 
 typedef void (*func_ptr)(void);
 
-extern volatile int jcr_run;
-extern const func_ptr *jcr_ptr;
-extern const void *jcr_func_ptr;
 extern volatile int ctors_run;
 extern volatile int preinit_array_run;
 extern volatile int preinit_array_state;
@@ -48,37 +45,11 @@
 extern volatile int init_array_state;
 
 #ifndef DSO_BASE
-volatile int jcr_run;
-const func_ptr *jcr_ptr;
 volatile int ctors_run;
 volatile int preinit_array_run;
 volatile int preinit_array_state = -1;
 volatile int init_array_run;
 volatile int init_array_state = -1;
-
-void _Jv_RegisterClasses(const func_ptr *);
-
-__section(".jcr") __used static func_ptr jcr_func = (func_ptr)1;
-const void *jcr_func_ptr = &jcr_func;
-
-void
-_Jv_RegisterClasses(const func_ptr *jcr)
-{
-
-	jcr_run = 1;
-	jcr_ptr = jcr;
-}
-#endif
-
-#ifndef DSO_LIB
-ATF_TC_WITHOUT_HEAD(jcr_test);
-ATF_TC_BODY(jcr_test, tc)
-{
-
-	ATF_REQUIRE_MSG(jcr_run == 1, ".jcr not run");
-	ATF_REQUIRE_MSG(jcr_ptr == jcr_func_ptr,
-	    "Incorrect pointer passed to _Jv_RegisterClasses");
-}
 #endif
 
 #ifndef DSO_BASE
@@ -160,7 +131,6 @@
 ATF_TP_ADD_TCS(tp)
 {
 
-	ATF_TP_ADD_TC(tp, jcr_test);
 	ATF_TP_ADD_TC(tp, ctors_test);
 	ATF_TP_ADD_TC(tp, preinit_array_test);
 	ATF_TP_ADD_TC(tp, init_array_test);
diff --git a/share/man/man5/elf.5 b/share/man/man5/elf.5
--- a/share/man/man5/elf.5
+++ b/share/man/man5/elf.5
@@ -1065,6 +1065,9 @@
 .It .jcr
 This section holds information about Java classes that must
 be registered.
+It is obsolete and binaries created for
+.Fx 15
+or later do not process it.
 .It .eh_frame
 This section holds information used for C++ exception-handling.
 .El