diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/zulu/16.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/zulu/16.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index 941a7e8d64f9..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/zulu/16.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-{ callPackage
-, enableJavaFX ? false
-, ...
-}@args:
-
-callPackage ./common.nix ({
-  # Details from https://www.azul.com/downloads/?version=java-16-sts&package=jdk
-  # Note that the latest build may differ by platform
-  dists = {
-    x86_64-darwin = {
-      zuluVersion = "16.32.15";
-      jdkVersion = "16.0.2";
-      hash =
-        if enableJavaFX then "sha256-6URaSBNHQWLauO//kCuKXb4Z7AqyshWnoeJEyVRKgaY="
-        else "sha256-NXgBj/KixTknaCYbo3B+rOo11NImH5CDUIU0LhTCtMo=";
-    };
-
-    aarch64-darwin = {
-      zuluVersion = "16.32.15";
-      jdkVersion = "16.0.2";
-      hash =
-        if enableJavaFX then "sha256-QuyhIAxUY3Vv1adGihW+LIsXtpDX2taCmFsMFj9o5vs="
-        else "sha256-3bUfDcLLyahLeURFAgLAVapBZHvqtam8GHbWTA6MQog=";
-    };
-  };
-} // builtins.removeAttrs args [ "callPackage" ])
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/java-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/java-packages.nix
index 3043f8e220eb..6cfd785de1f7 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/java-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/java-packages.nix
@@ -176,13 +176,10 @@ in {
       openjfx = openjfx15;
     };
 
-    openjdk16 = mkOpenjdk
-      ../development/compilers/openjdk/16.nix
-      ../development/compilers/zulu/16.nix
-      {
-        inherit openjdk16-bootstrap;
-        openjfx = openjfx15;
-      };
+    openjdk16 = mkOpenjdkLinuxOnly ../development/compilers/openjdk/16.nix {
+      inherit openjdk16-bootstrap;
+      openjfx = openjfx15;
+    };
 
     openjdk17 = mkOpenjdk
       ../development/compilers/openjdk/17.nix