diff --git a/CHANGES.txt b/CHANGES.txt
index c7e5bc9b..9ca8c1c3 100644
--- a/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/CHANGES.txt
@@ -24,8 +24,6 @@
   * Lite mode:  The "optimize_for = LITE_RUNTIME" option causes the compiler
     to generate code which only depends libprotobuf-lite, which is much smaller
     than libprotobuf but lacks descriptors, reflection, and some other features.
-  * Put Builder objects on a freelist after build() is called, so they may be
-    reused later.
   * Lots of style cleanups.
 
   Python
diff --git a/java/src/main/java/com/google/protobuf/Internal.java b/java/src/main/java/com/google/protobuf/Internal.java
index ba8e6aee..965465e1 100644
--- a/java/src/main/java/com/google/protobuf/Internal.java
+++ b/java/src/main/java/com/google/protobuf/Internal.java
@@ -38,82 +38,9 @@ import java.io.UnsupportedEncodingException;
  * those generated messages do not reside in the {@code protobuf} package.
  * Others should not use this class directly.
  *
- * @author cyrusn@google.com (Cyrus Najmabadi)
+ * @author kenton@google.com (Kenton Varda)
  */
 public class Internal {
-  /**
-   * Implementation of a Queue designed to have as little overhead as possible.
-   * No guarantees are made as to the order you will get values back from the
-   * queue. Currently it is a Last-In-First-Out implementation, but that may
-   * change in the future.
-   *
-   * Duplicate values are allowed, as are null values.
-   *
-   * Not threadsafe.
-   *
-   * @author cyrusn@google.com (Cyrus Najmabadi)
-   */
-  public static final class QuickQueue<T> {
-    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
-    private T[] array = (T[]) new Object[16];
-    private int size;
-
-    /**
-     * Adds a value to the queue.
-     *
-     * @param value The value to add to the queue.
-     */
-    public void offer(final T value) {
-      if (size == array.length) {
-        // I'd like to use Arrays.copy here. However, it is currently
-        // unavailable
-        // on android. So, for now, we just use the tried and true arraycopy
-        // technique.
-        @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
-        final T[] copy = (T[]) new Object[size * 2];
-        System.arraycopy(array, 0, copy, 0, array.length);
-        array = copy;
-      }
-
-      array[size++] = value;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Removes some previously added value to the queue, or {@code null} if the
-     * queue is empty.
-     *
-     * @return An existing value in the queue, or {@code null} if the queue is
-     *         empty.
-     */
-    public T poll() {
-      if (size == 0) {
-        return null;
-      }
-
-      final T result = array[--size];
-      // make sure we null out the entry so that we're not keeping anything
-      // alive unnecessarily.
-      array[size] = null;
-
-      return result;
-    }
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Instances of this class will provide a unique {@code QuickQueue} to each
-   * thread that accesses it. Very useful for providing free lists without
-   * needing to take any locks.
-   *
-   * @author cyrusn@google.com (Cyrus Najmabadi)
-   */
-  public static final class ThreadLocalQuickQueue<T>
-      extends ThreadLocal<QuickQueue<T>> {
-    @Override
-    protected QuickQueue<T> initialValue() {
-      return new QuickQueue<T>();
-    }
-  }
-
   /**
    * Helper called by generated code to construct default values for string
    * fields.
diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/compiler/java/java_message.cc b/src/google/protobuf/compiler/java/java_message.cc
index 1f783bb2..332a118f 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/compiler/java/java_message.cc
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/compiler/java/java_message.cc
@@ -601,15 +601,6 @@ void MessageGenerator::GenerateBuilder(io::Printer* printer) {
   }
   printer->Indent();
 
-  // By using a threadlocal queue, we do not have to worry about locking when
-  // accessing the queue.  Current JDKs implement this very efficiently, using
-  // no locks themselves to acquire the value when needed.
-  printer->Print(
-    "private static final "
-    "  com.google.protobuf.Internal.ThreadLocalQuickQueue<Builder> builders =\n"
-    "    new com.google.protobuf.Internal.ThreadLocalQuickQueue<Builder>();\n"
-    "\n");
-
   GenerateCommonBuilderMethods(printer);
 
   if (HasGeneratedMethods(descriptor_)) {
@@ -637,10 +628,7 @@ void MessageGenerator::GenerateCommonBuilderMethods(io::Printer* printer) {
     "private Builder() {}\n"
     "\n"
     "private static Builder create() {\n"
-    "  Builder builder = builders.get().poll();\n"
-    "  if (builder == null) {\n"
-    "    builder = new Builder();\n"
-    "  }\n"
+    "  Builder builder = new Builder();\n"
     "  builder.result = new $classname$();\n"
     "  return builder;\n"
     "}\n"
@@ -718,7 +706,6 @@ void MessageGenerator::GenerateCommonBuilderMethods(io::Printer* printer) {
   printer->Print(
     "  $classname$ returnMe = result;\n"
     "  result = null;\n"
-    "  builders.get().offer(this);\n"
     "  return returnMe;\n"
     "}\n"
     "\n",