diff --git a/gnu/packages/java.scm b/gnu/packages/java.scm
index f48305132a..e28ddc4bce 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/java.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/java.scm
@@ -437,11 +437,6 @@ (define (main args)
                                                args defaults))
                             (apply system* ,java
                                    (append
-                                    (list "-Xnocompact")
-                                    ,,@(if (string-prefix? "armhf" (or (%current-system)
-                                                                       (%current-target-system)))
-                                           '()
-                                           `((list "-Xnoinlining")))
                                     ;; Remove "-J" prefix
                                     (map (cut string-drop <> 2) vm-args)
                                     '("org.eclipse.jdt.internal.compiler.batch.Main")