diff --git a/libraries/stdlib/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/support/AsserterLoader.kt b/libraries/stdlib/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/support/AsserterLoader.kt
deleted file mode 100644
index 9720634c929..00000000000
--- a/libraries/stdlib/src/org/jetbrains/kotlin/support/AsserterLoader.kt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-package org.jetbrains.kotlin.support
-
-fun loadAsserter(): Unit {
-    val c = javaClass<Runnable>()
-    println("class is $c")
-}
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diff --git a/libraries/stdlib/test/language/JavaClassTest.kt b/libraries/stdlib/test/language/JavaClassTest.kt
deleted file mode 100644
index 04a8846c244..00000000000
--- a/libraries/stdlib/test/language/JavaClassTest.kt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-package test.language
-
-import junit.framework.TestCase
-import kotlin.test.*
-
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.support.*
-
-fun localUseWorks(): Unit {
-    val c = javaClass<Runnable>()
-    println("class is $c")
-}
-
-class JavaClassTest : TestCase() {
-
-    fun testJavaClass() {
-        localUseWorks()
-
-        // TODO this function fails!
-        // see KT-1515
-        loadAsserter()
-    }
-}
-