diff --git a/jdk/make/CompileJavaClasses.gmk b/jdk/make/CompileJavaClasses.gmk
index 3ec63e87be9..0ef45555c9d 100644
--- a/jdk/make/CompileJavaClasses.gmk
+++ b/jdk/make/CompileJavaClasses.gmk
@@ -307,6 +307,10 @@ endif
 LINUX_SRC_DIRS :=
 ifeq ($(OPENJDK_TARGET_OS),linux)
      LINUX_SRC_DIRS += $(JDK_TOPDIR)/src/linux/classes
+
+     # Linux is the only OS with an actual implementation of SystemMetrics.
+     # Exclude the generic null-returning stub from solaris/classes for that reason.
+     EXFILES += $(JDK_TOPDIR)/src/solaris/classes/jdk/internal/platform/SystemMetrics.java
 endif
 
 # The exception handling of swing beaninfo
diff --git a/jdk/src/macosx/classes/jdk/internal/platform/SystemMetrics.java b/jdk/src/macosx/classes/jdk/internal/platform/SystemMetrics.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 68fce10c352..00000000000
--- a/jdk/src/macosx/classes/jdk/internal/platform/SystemMetrics.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (c) 2022, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
- * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
- *
- * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
- * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
- * published by the Free Software Foundation.  Oracle designates this
- * particular file as subject to the "Classpath" exception as provided
- * by Oracle in the LICENSE file that accompanied this code.
- *
- * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
- * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
- * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
- * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that
- * accompanied this code).
- *
- * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version
- * 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
- * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
- *
- * Please contact Oracle, 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065 USA
- * or visit www.oracle.com if you need additional information or have any
- * questions.
- */
-package jdk.internal.platform;
-
-public class SystemMetrics {
-    public static Metrics instance() {
-        return null;
-    }
-}
diff --git a/jdk/src/aix/classes/jdk/internal/platform/SystemMetrics.java b/jdk/src/solaris/classes/jdk/internal/platform/SystemMetrics.java
similarity index 95%
rename from jdk/src/aix/classes/jdk/internal/platform/SystemMetrics.java
rename to jdk/src/solaris/classes/jdk/internal/platform/SystemMetrics.java
index f8c648ff618..ec52956dfa0 100644
--- a/jdk/src/aix/classes/jdk/internal/platform/SystemMetrics.java
+++ b/jdk/src/solaris/classes/jdk/internal/platform/SystemMetrics.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2021, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2023, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
diff --git a/jdk/src/unix/classes/jdk/internal/platform/SystemMetrics.java b/jdk/src/unix/classes/jdk/internal/platform/SystemMetrics.java
deleted file mode 100644
index b14b7e51d6c..00000000000
--- a/jdk/src/unix/classes/jdk/internal/platform/SystemMetrics.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (c) 2021, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
- * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
- *
- * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
- * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
- * published by the Free Software Foundation.  Oracle designates this
- * particular file as subject to the "Classpath" exception as provided
- * by Oracle in the LICENSE file that accompanied this code.
- *
- * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
- * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
- * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
- * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that
- * accompanied this code).
- *
- * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version
- * 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
- * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
- *
- * Please contact Oracle, 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065 USA
- * or visit www.oracle.com if you need additional information or have any
- * questions.
- */
-package jdk.internal.platform;
-
-public class SystemMetrics {
-    public static Metrics instance() {
-        return null;
-    }
-}