diff --git a/src/BUILD b/src/BUILD
index 2fa0cc5f7f7d76..18df981315f2ff 100644
--- a/src/BUILD
+++ b/src/BUILD
@@ -549,8 +549,6 @@ JAVA_TOOLS_DEPLOY_JARS = [
 release_archive(
     name = "jars_java_tools_zip",
     srcs = JAVA_TOOLS_DEPLOY_JARS + [
-        "@java_tools_langtools_javac11//:jdk_compiler_jar",
-        "@java_tools_langtools_javac11//:java_compiler_jar",
         "@java_tools_langtools_javac11//:javac_jar",
     ],
     package_dir = "java_tools",
diff --git a/src/test/shell/bazel/bazel_java_test_defaults.sh b/src/test/shell/bazel/bazel_java_test_defaults.sh
index c809e85049893f..f46e161dd735c4 100755
--- a/src/test/shell/bazel/bazel_java_test_defaults.sh
+++ b/src/test/shell/bazel/bazel_java_test_defaults.sh
@@ -198,12 +198,10 @@ default_java_toolchain(
       "-XX:+UseParallelOldGC",
       "-XX:-CompactStrings",
       # override the javac in the JDK.
-      "--patch-module=java.compiler=\$(location @remote_java_tools//:java_compiler_jar)",
-      "--patch-module=jdk.compiler=\$(location @remote_java_tools//:jdk_compiler_jar)",
+      "-Xbootclasspath/p:\$(location @remote_java_tools//:javac_jar)",
   ] + JDK9_JVM_OPTS,
   tools = [
-      "@remote_java_tools//:java_compiler_jar",
-      "@remote_java_tools//:jdk_compiler_jar",
+      "@remote_java_tools//:javac_jar",
     ],
 )
 EOF
@@ -211,8 +209,8 @@ EOF
   bazel build //:toolchain || fail "default_java_toolchain target failed to build"
   bazel cquery --output=build //:toolchain >& $TEST_log || fail "failed to query //:toolchain"
 
-  expect_log 'jvm_opts = \["-XX:+UseParallelOldGC", "-XX:-CompactStrings", "--patch-module=java.compiler=$(location @remote_java_tools//:java_compiler_jar)", "--patch-module=jdk.compiler=$(location @remote_java_tools//:jdk_compiler_jar)",'
-  expect_log 'tools = \["@remote_java_tools//:java_compiler_jar", "@remote_java_tools//:jdk_compiler_jar"\]'
+  expect_log 'jvm_opts = \["-XX:+UseParallelOldGC", "-XX:-CompactStrings", "-Xbootclasspath/p:$(location @remote_java_tools//:javac_jar)",'
+  expect_log 'tools = \["@remote_java_tools//:javac_jar"\]'
 }
 
 # JVM8_TOOLCHAIN_CONFIGURATION shall override Java 8 internal compiler classes.
@@ -230,8 +228,6 @@ EOF
 
   expect_log ":JavaBuilder"
   expect_log ":javac_jar"
-  expect_not_log ":java_compiler_jar"
-  expect_not_log ":jdk_compiler_jar"
   expect_not_log ":VanillaJavaBuilder"
 }
 
@@ -249,8 +245,6 @@ EOF
   bazel cquery 'deps(//:javabuilder_toolchain)' >& $TEST_log || fail "failed to query //:javabuilder_toolchain"
 
   expect_log ":JavaBuilder"
-  expect_log ":java_compiler_jar"
-  expect_log ":jdk_compiler_jar"
   expect_not_log ":VanillaJavaBuilder"
   expect_not_log ":javac_jar"
 }
@@ -271,8 +265,6 @@ EOF
 
   expect_log ":VanillaJavaBuilder"
   expect_not_log ":JavaBuilder"
-  expect_not_log ":java_compiler_jar"
-  expect_not_log ":jdk_compiler_jar"
   expect_not_log ":javac_jar"
 }
 
diff --git a/src/test/shell/bazel/bazel_java_tools_dist_test.sh b/src/test/shell/bazel/bazel_java_tools_dist_test.sh
index 163758dc3c0e57..ef6c2b32cb8619 100755
--- a/src/test/shell/bazel/bazel_java_tools_dist_test.sh
+++ b/src/test/shell/bazel/bazel_java_tools_dist_test.sh
@@ -126,14 +126,6 @@ function test_java_tools_has_junitrunner() {
   expect_path_in_java_tools "src/java_tools/junitrunner/java/com/google/testing/junit/runner/util"
 }
 
-function test_java_tools_has_jdk_compiler() {
-  expect_path_in_java_tools "jdk_compiler-src.jar"
-}
-
-function test_java_tools_has_java_compiler() {
-  expect_path_in_java_tools "java_compiler-src.jar"
-}
-
 function test_java_tools_has_javac() {
   expect_path_in_java_tools "javac-9+181-r4173-1.srcjar"
 }
diff --git a/src/test/shell/bazel/bazel_java_tools_test.sh b/src/test/shell/bazel/bazel_java_tools_test.sh
index 1c43de6bf11ae7..bb2f8bf056765f 100755
--- a/src/test/shell/bazel/bazel_java_tools_test.sh
+++ b/src/test/shell/bazel/bazel_java_tools_test.sh
@@ -152,14 +152,6 @@ function test_java_tools_has_Runner() {
   expect_path_in_java_tools "java_tools/Runner_deploy.jar"
 }
 
-function test_java_tools_has_jdk_compiler() {
-  expect_path_in_java_tools "java_tools/jdk_compiler.jar"
-}
-
-function test_java_tools_has_java_compiler() {
-  expect_path_in_java_tools "java_tools/java_compiler.jar"
-}
-
 function test_java_tools_has_javac() {
   expect_path_in_java_tools "java_tools/javac-9+181-r4173-1.jar"
 }
diff --git a/third_party/java/jdk/langtools/BUILD b/third_party/java/jdk/langtools/BUILD
index 6073b3758291ab..aab1d022647c3d 100644
--- a/third_party/java/jdk/langtools/BUILD
+++ b/third_party/java/jdk/langtools/BUILD
@@ -14,12 +14,8 @@ filegroup(
     srcs = [
         "BUILD",
         "LICENSE",
-        "java_compiler.jar",
-        "java_compiler-src.jar",
         "javac-9+181-r4173-1.jar",
         "javac-9+181-r4173-1.srcjar",
-        "jdk_compiler.jar",
-        "jdk_compiler-src.jar",
     ],
 )
 
@@ -27,9 +23,7 @@ filegroup(
     name = "license-and-srcs",
     srcs = [
         "LICENSE",
-        "java_compiler-src.jar",
         "javac-9+181-r4173-1.srcjar",
-        "jdk_compiler-src.jar",
     ],
 )
 
@@ -42,13 +36,3 @@ filegroup(
     name = "javac_jar",
     srcs = ["javac-9+181-r4173-1.jar"],
 )
-
-filegroup(
-    name = "jdk_compiler_jar",
-    srcs = ["jdk_compiler.jar"],
-)
-
-filegroup(
-    name = "java_compiler_jar",
-    srcs = ["java_compiler.jar"],
-)
diff --git a/third_party/java/jdk/langtools/java_compiler-src.jar b/third_party/java/jdk/langtools/java_compiler-src.jar
deleted file mode 100644
index 7b86145b1487f4..00000000000000
Binary files a/third_party/java/jdk/langtools/java_compiler-src.jar and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/third_party/java/jdk/langtools/java_compiler.jar b/third_party/java/jdk/langtools/java_compiler.jar
deleted file mode 100644
index e605e2cb9c908f..00000000000000
Binary files a/third_party/java/jdk/langtools/java_compiler.jar and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/third_party/java/jdk/langtools/jdk_compiler-src.jar b/third_party/java/jdk/langtools/jdk_compiler-src.jar
deleted file mode 100644
index d4e007aa82a8ae..00000000000000
Binary files a/third_party/java/jdk/langtools/jdk_compiler-src.jar and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/third_party/java/jdk/langtools/jdk_compiler.jar b/third_party/java/jdk/langtools/jdk_compiler.jar
deleted file mode 100644
index 3a406e4b0dfadb..00000000000000
Binary files a/third_party/java/jdk/langtools/jdk_compiler.jar and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/tools/jdk/BUILD.java_langtools b/tools/jdk/BUILD.java_langtools
index eb8a3b0687b895..799613c0c89807 100644
--- a/tools/jdk/BUILD.java_langtools
+++ b/tools/jdk/BUILD.java_langtools
@@ -6,13 +6,3 @@ alias(
     name = "javac_jar",
     actual = "@remote_java_tools//:javac_jar",
 )
-
-alias(
-    name = "jdk_compiler_jar",
-    actual = "@remote_java_tools//:jdk_compiler_jar",
-)
-
-alias(
-    name = "java_compiler_jar",
-    actual = "@remote_java_tools//:java_compiler_jar",
-)
diff --git a/tools/jdk/BUILD.java_tools b/tools/jdk/BUILD.java_tools
index f0af91785d169a..7bab8164ec192a 100644
--- a/tools/jdk/BUILD.java_tools
+++ b/tools/jdk/BUILD.java_tools
@@ -65,16 +65,6 @@ filegroup(
     srcs = ["java_tools/javac-9+181-r4173-1.jar"],
 )
 
-filegroup(
-    name = "jdk_compiler_jar",
-    srcs = ["java_tools/jdk_compiler.jar"],
-)
-
-filegroup(
-    name = "java_compiler_jar",
-    srcs = ["java_tools/java_compiler.jar"],
-)
-
 java_import(
     name = "jacoco-agent",
     jars = ["java_tools/third_party/java/jacoco/org.jacoco.agent-0.8.7.jar"],
diff --git a/tools/jdk/BUILD.tools b/tools/jdk/BUILD.tools
index d9f81ededb241e..205bf456c65c3a 100644
--- a/tools/jdk/BUILD.tools
+++ b/tools/jdk/BUILD.tools
@@ -269,16 +269,6 @@ alias(
     actual = "@remote_java_tools//:javac_jar",
 )
 
-alias(
-    name = "jdk_compiler_jar",
-    actual = "@remote_java_tools//:jdk_compiler_jar",
-)
-
-alias(
-    name = "java_compiler_jar",
-    actual = "@remote_java_tools//:java_compiler_jar",
-)
-
 alias(
     name = "JacocoCoverageRunner",
     actual = "@remote_java_tools//:jacoco_coverage_runner",
diff --git a/tools/jdk/default_java_toolchain.bzl b/tools/jdk/default_java_toolchain.bzl
index 998531481eb50d..6b74b117897d76 100644
--- a/tools/jdk/default_java_toolchain.bzl
+++ b/tools/jdk/default_java_toolchain.bzl
@@ -40,11 +40,7 @@ BASE_JDK9_JVM_OPTS = [
     "--add-opens=java.base/java.lang=ALL-UNNAMED",
 ]
 
-JDK9_JVM_OPTS = BASE_JDK9_JVM_OPTS + [
-    # override the javac in the JDK.
-    "--patch-module=java.compiler=$(location @remote_java_tools//:java_compiler_jar)",
-    "--patch-module=jdk.compiler=$(location @remote_java_tools//:jdk_compiler_jar)",
-]
+JDK9_JVM_OPTS = BASE_JDK9_JVM_OPTS
 
 DEFAULT_JAVACOPTS = [
     "-XDskipDuplicateBridges=true",
@@ -94,10 +90,6 @@ DEFAULT_TOOLCHAIN_CONFIGURATION = dict(
         # Turbine is not a worker and parallel GC is faster for short-lived programs.
         "-XX:+UseParallelOldGC",
     ],
-    tools = [
-        "@remote_java_tools//:java_compiler_jar",
-        "@remote_java_tools//:jdk_compiler_jar",
-    ],
     java_runtime = "@bazel_tools//tools/jdk:remote_jdk11",
 )
 
@@ -133,10 +125,6 @@ PREBUILT_TOOLCHAIN_CONFIGURATION = dict(
         # Turbine is not a worker and parallel GC is faster for short-lived programs.
         "-XX:+UseParallelOldGC",
     ],
-    tools = [
-        "@remote_java_tools//:java_compiler_jar",
-        "@remote_java_tools//:jdk_compiler_jar",
-    ],
     ijar = ["@bazel_tools//tools/jdk:ijar_prebuilt_binary"],
     singlejar = ["@bazel_tools//tools/jdk:prebuilt_singlejar"],
     java_runtime = "@bazel_tools//tools/jdk:remote_jdk11",
@@ -152,10 +140,6 @@ NONPREBUILT_TOOLCHAIN_CONFIGURATION = dict(
         # Turbine is not a worker and parallel GC is faster for short-lived programs.
         "-XX:+UseParallelOldGC",
     ],
-    tools = [
-        "@remote_java_tools//:java_compiler_jar",
-        "@remote_java_tools//:jdk_compiler_jar",
-    ],
     ijar = ["@remote_java_tools//:ijar_cc_binary"],
     singlejar = ["@remote_java_tools//:singlejar_cc_bin"],
     java_runtime = "@bazel_tools//tools/jdk:remote_jdk11",