diff --git a/gnu/local.mk b/gnu/local.mk
index 85de4e4995..04f577399f 100644
--- a/gnu/local.mk
+++ b/gnu/local.mk
@@ -1147,7 +1147,6 @@ dist_patch_DATA =						\
   %D%/packages/patches/icecat-use-system-media-libs.patch	\
   %D%/packages/patches/icedtea-6-extend-hotspot-aarch64-support.patch	\
   %D%/packages/patches/icedtea-7-hotspot-aarch64-use-c++98.patch	\
-  %D%/packages/patches/icedtea-7-hotspot-gcc-segfault-workaround.patch  \
   %D%/packages/patches/icu4c-CVE-2020-10531.patch  		\
   %D%/packages/patches/id3lib-CVE-2007-4460.patch			\
   %D%/packages/patches/id3lib-UTF16-writing-bug.patch			\
diff --git a/gnu/packages/java.scm b/gnu/packages/java.scm
index 921526eb02..9ced80cecf 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/java.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/java.scm
@@ -1855,16 +1855,8 @@ new Date();"))
           ,(drop "langtools"
                  "15wizy123vhk40chl1b4p552jf2pw2hdww0myf11qab425axz4nw"))
          ("hotspot-drop"
-          ,(origin
-             (method url-fetch)
-             (uri (string-append
-                   "http://icedtea.classpath.org/download/drops"
-                   "/icedtea8/" version "/hotspot.tar.xz"))
-             (sha256
-              (base32
-               "1ciz1w9j0kz7s1dxdhyqq71nla9icyz6qvn0b9z2zgkklqa98qmm"))
-             (patches (search-patches
-                       "icedtea-7-hotspot-gcc-segfault-workaround.patch"))))
+          ,(drop "hotspot"
+                 "1ciz1w9j0kz7s1dxdhyqq71nla9icyz6qvn0b9z2zgkklqa98qmm"))
          ("nashorn-drop"
           ,(drop "nashorn"
                  "19pzl3ppaw8j6r5cnyp8qiw3hxijh3hdc46l39g5yfhdl4pr4hpa"))
diff --git a/gnu/packages/patches/icedtea-7-hotspot-gcc-segfault-workaround.patch b/gnu/packages/patches/icedtea-7-hotspot-gcc-segfault-workaround.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 35cfe38152..0000000000
--- a/gnu/packages/patches/icedtea-7-hotspot-gcc-segfault-workaround.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,45 +0,0 @@
-From 2f0ef2c69e99e1096a2a72c7a29025a736b044b4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
-From: =?UTF-8?q?G=C3=A1bor=20Boskovits?= <boskovits@gmail.com>
-Date: Mon, 2 Jul 2018 23:37:25 +0200
-Subject: [PATCH] Fix gcc segfault.
-
----
- src/share/vm/opto/output.cpp | 8 +++++---
- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
-
-diff --git a/src/share/vm/opto/output.cpp b/src/share/vm/opto/output.cpp
-index d46cb87..0eb9eda 100644
---- a/src/share/vm/opto/output.cpp
-+++ b/src/share/vm/opto/output.cpp
-@@ -1787,6 +1787,8 @@ uint Scheduling::_total_instructions_per_bundle[Pipeline::_max_instrs_per_cycle+
- 
- // Initializer for class Scheduling
- 
-+volatile const void *eePointer = Pipeline_Use::elaborated_elements;
-+
- Scheduling::Scheduling(Arena *arena, Compile &compile)
-   : _arena(arena),
-     _cfg(compile.cfg()),
-@@ -1829,7 +1831,7 @@ Scheduling::Scheduling(Arena *arena, Compile &compile)
-   memset(_current_latency,    0, node_max * sizeof(unsigned short));
- 
-   // Clear the bundling information
--  memcpy(_bundle_use_elements, Pipeline_Use::elaborated_elements, sizeof(Pipeline_Use::elaborated_elements));
-+  memcpy(_bundle_use_elements, (void *)eePointer, 11*sizeof(Pipeline_Use_Element));
- 
-   // Get the last node
-   Block* block = _cfg->get_block(_cfg->number_of_blocks() - 1);
-@@ -1880,8 +1882,8 @@ void Scheduling::step_and_clear() {
-   _bundle_use.reset();
- 
-   memcpy(_bundle_use_elements,
--    Pipeline_Use::elaborated_elements,
--    sizeof(Pipeline_Use::elaborated_elements));
-+	 (void *)eePointer,
-+    11*sizeof(Pipeline_Use_Element));
- }
- 
- // Perform instruction scheduling and bundling over the sequence of
--- 
-2.18.0
-