diff --git a/src/java_bytecode/java_bytecode_language.cpp b/src/java_bytecode/java_bytecode_language.cpp
index c655eb7d02b..b63d5923e5f 100644
--- a/src/java_bytecode/java_bytecode_language.cpp
+++ b/src/java_bytecode/java_bytecode_language.cpp
@@ -877,14 +877,7 @@ bool java_bytecode_languaget::convert_single_method(
 bool java_bytecode_languaget::final(symbol_table_baset &symbol_table)
 {
   PRECONDITION(language_options_initialized);
-
-  return recreate_initialize(
-    symbol_table,
-    main_class,
-    get_message_handler(),
-    assume_inputs_non_null,
-    object_factory_parameters,
-    get_pointer_type_selector());
+  return false;
 }
 
 void java_bytecode_languaget::show_parse(std::ostream &out)
diff --git a/src/java_bytecode/java_entry_point.cpp b/src/java_bytecode/java_entry_point.cpp
index e8e2343937d..2f2242c4424 100644
--- a/src/java_bytecode/java_entry_point.cpp
+++ b/src/java_bytecode/java_entry_point.cpp
@@ -455,48 +455,6 @@ bool java_entry_point(
     pointer_type_selector);
 }
 
-/// Creates the initialize methods again taking account of symbols added to the
-/// symbol table during instantiation of lazy methods since they were first
-/// created,
-/// \param symbol_table: global symbol table containing symbols to initialize
-/// \param main_class: the class containing the "main" entry point
-/// \param message_handler: message_handlert for logging
-/// \param assume_init_pointers_not_null: specifies behaviour for
-/// java_static_lifetime_init
-/// \param object_factory_parameters: specifies behaviour for
-/// java_static_lifetime_init
-/// \param pointer_type_selector: specifies behaviour for
-/// java_static_lifetime_init
-bool recreate_initialize(
-  symbol_table_baset &symbol_table,
-  const irep_idt &main_class,
-  message_handlert &message_handler,
-  bool assume_init_pointers_not_null,
-  const object_factory_parameterst &object_factory_parameters,
-  const select_pointer_typet &pointer_type_selector)
-{
-  messaget message(message_handler);
-  main_function_resultt res=
-    get_main_symbol(symbol_table, main_class, message_handler);
-  if(res.status!=main_function_resultt::Success)
-  {
-    // No initialization was originally created (yikes!) so we can't recreate
-    // it now
-    return res.status==main_function_resultt::Error;
-  }
-
-  create_initialize(symbol_table);
-
-  java_static_lifetime_init(
-    symbol_table,
-    res.main_function.location,
-    assume_init_pointers_not_null,
-    object_factory_parameters,
-    pointer_type_selector);
-
-  return false;
-}
-
 /// Generate a _start function for a specific function. See
 /// java_entry_point for more details.
 /// \param symbol: The symbol representing the function to call
diff --git a/src/java_bytecode/java_entry_point.h b/src/java_bytecode/java_entry_point.h
index 98495c72a5a..399078ee2f8 100644
--- a/src/java_bytecode/java_entry_point.h
+++ b/src/java_bytecode/java_entry_point.h
@@ -73,12 +73,4 @@ bool generate_java_start_function(
   const object_factory_parameterst& object_factory_parameters,
   const select_pointer_typet &pointer_type_selector);
 
-bool recreate_initialize(
-  symbol_table_baset &symbol_table,
-  const irep_idt &main_class,
-  message_handlert &message_handler,
-  bool assume_init_pointers_not_null,
-  const object_factory_parameterst &object_factory_parameters,
-  const select_pointer_typet &pointer_type_selector);
-
 #endif // CPROVER_JAVA_BYTECODE_JAVA_ENTRY_POINT_H