diff --git a/runtime/j9vm/j7vmi.c b/runtime/j9vm/j7vmi.c
index 1f38c7dbe1c..e79aa084f35 100644
--- a/runtime/j9vm/j7vmi.c
+++ b/runtime/j9vm/j7vmi.c
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ java_lang_J9VMInternals_doPrivilegedWithException(JNIEnv* env)
 	return cached;
 }
 
-
+/* Do not remove: this method is used in Windows Java 8 vmfarm builds. */
 jobject JNICALL
 JVM_DoPrivileged(JNIEnv* env, jobject java_security_AccessController, jobject action, jboolean unknown, jboolean isExceptionAction)
 {