diff --git a/infer/lib/python/inferlib/jwlib.py b/infer/lib/python/inferlib/jwlib.py
index c190a2db2..127a8b3e3 100644
--- a/infer/lib/python/inferlib/jwlib.py
+++ b/infer/lib/python/inferlib/jwlib.py
@@ -290,32 +290,8 @@ class AnalyzerWithFrontendWrapper(analyze.AnalyzerWrapper):
 
             return self.stats
 
-    # create a classpath to pass to the frontend
-    def _create_frontend_classpath(self):
-        classes_out = '.'
-        if self.javac.args.classes_out is not None:
-            classes_out = self.javac.args.classes_out
-        classes_out = os.path.abspath(classes_out)
-        original_classpath = []
-        if self.javac.args.bootclasspath is not None:
-            original_classpath = self.javac.args.bootclasspath.split(':')
-        if self.javac.args.classpath is not None:
-            original_classpath += self.javac.args.classpath.split(':')
-        if len(original_classpath) > 0:
-            # add classes_out, unless it's already in the classpath
-            classpath = [os.path.abspath(p) for p in original_classpath]
-            if classes_out not in classpath:
-                classpath = [classes_out] + classpath
-                # remove models.jar; it's added by the frontend
-                models_jar = os.path.abspath(config.MODELS_JAR)
-                if models_jar in classpath:
-                    classpath.remove(models_jar)
-            return ':'.join(classpath)
-        return classes_out
-
     def _run_infer_frontend(self):
         infer_cmd = [utils.get_cmd_in_bin_dir('InferJava')]
-        infer_cmd += ['-classpath', self._create_frontend_classpath()]
 
         infer_cmd += [
             '-results_dir', self.args.infer_out,
diff --git a/infer/src/base/Config.ml b/infer/src/base/Config.ml
index 531c0d393..ba75b2e08 100644
--- a/infer/src/base/Config.ml
+++ b/infer/src/base/Config.ml
@@ -692,10 +692,6 @@ and clang_include_to_override =
      location of internal compiler headers. This option should specify the path to those headers \
      so that infer can use its own clang internal headers instead."
 
-and _ =
-  CLOpt.mk_string_opt ~deprecated:["classpath"] ~long:"classpath"
-    ~meta:"path" "Specify where to find user class files and annotation processors"
-
 and cluster =
   CLOpt.mk_path_opt ~deprecated:["cluster"] ~long:"cluster"
     ~meta:"file" "Specify a .cluster file to be analyzed"