diff --git a/engine/src/bullet/com/jme3/bullet/objects/VehicleWheel.java b/engine/src/bullet/com/jme3/bullet/objects/VehicleWheel.java
index a1c11eac8..0eabbc3cd 100644
--- a/engine/src/bullet/com/jme3/bullet/objects/VehicleWheel.java
+++ b/engine/src/bullet/com/jme3/bullet/objects/VehicleWheel.java
@@ -416,14 +416,4 @@ public class VehicleWheel implements Savable {
         this.applyLocal = applyLocal;
     }
 
-    @Override
-    protected void finalize() throws Throwable {
-        super.finalize();
-        Logger.getLogger(this.getClass().getName()).log(Level.INFO, "Finalizing Wheel {0}", Long.toHexString(wheelId));
-//        if (wheelId != 0 && wheelIndex != 0) {
-//            finalizeNative(wheelId, wheelIndex);
-//        }
-    }
-
-    private native void finalizeNative(long wheelId, int wheelIndex);
 }
diff --git a/engine/src/bullet/native/com_jme3_bullet_objects_VehicleWheel.cpp b/engine/src/bullet/native/com_jme3_bullet_objects_VehicleWheel.cpp
index 367e31c0d..e95bd6aca 100644
--- a/engine/src/bullet/native/com_jme3_bullet_objects_VehicleWheel.cpp
+++ b/engine/src/bullet/native/com_jme3_bullet_objects_VehicleWheel.cpp
@@ -142,17 +142,6 @@ extern "C" {
         return vehicle->getWheelInfo(wheelIndex).m_skidInfo;
     }
 
-    JNIEXPORT void JNICALL Java_com_jme3_bullet_objects_VehicleWheel_finalizeNative
-    (JNIEnv *env, jobject object, jlong vehicleId, jint wheelIndex) {
-        btRaycastVehicle* vehicle = reinterpret_cast<btRaycastVehicle*>(vehicleId);
-        if (vehicle == NULL) {
-            jclass newExc = env->FindClass("java/lang/NullPointerException");
-            env->ThrowNew(newExc, "The native object does not exist.");
-            return;
-        }
-        btWheelInfo  m_wheelInfo[wheelIndex];
-        delete(&m_wheelInfo);
-    }
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif