diff --git a/icu4j/main/classes/charset/src/com/ibm/icu/charset/UConverterSharedData.java b/icu4j/main/classes/charset/src/com/ibm/icu/charset/UConverterSharedData.java
index 3d0493eef70..c6e3c7d9007 100644
--- a/icu4j/main/classes/charset/src/com/ibm/icu/charset/UConverterSharedData.java
+++ b/icu4j/main/classes/charset/src/com/ibm/icu/charset/UConverterSharedData.java
@@ -66,10 +66,6 @@ final class UConverterSharedData {
      */
     CharsetMBCS.UConverterMBCSTable mbcs;
 
-    UConverterSharedData() {
-        this(0, null);
-    }
-
     UConverterSharedData(int referenceCounter_, UConverterStaticData staticData_)
     {
         mbcs = new CharsetMBCS.UConverterMBCSTable();