diff --git a/Lib/java/std_list.i b/Lib/java/std_list.i
index a634de382..d937bcfe3 100644
--- a/Lib/java/std_list.i
+++ b/Lib/java/std_list.i
@@ -170,7 +170,6 @@ namespace std {
     void clear();
     %rename(remove) erase;
     iterator erase(iterator pos);
-    size_type max_size() const;
     %rename(removeLast) pop_back;
     void pop_back();
     %rename(removeFirst) pop_front;