diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/common/recycler/AbstractRecycler.java b/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/common/recycler/AbstractRecycler.java
index 6c6391052baab..05fa525972689 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/common/recycler/AbstractRecycler.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/common/recycler/AbstractRecycler.java
@@ -28,11 +28,6 @@ protected AbstractRecycler(Recycler.C<T> c) {
         this.c = c;
     }
 
-    @Override
-    public V<T> obtain() {
-        return obtain(-1);
-    }
-
     @Override
     public void close() {
         // no-op by default
diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/common/recycler/AbstractRecyclerC.java b/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/common/recycler/AbstractRecyclerC.java
index 0be8029176967..281e39e0c921e 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/common/recycler/AbstractRecyclerC.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/common/recycler/AbstractRecyclerC.java
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 public abstract class AbstractRecyclerC<T> implements Recycler.C<T> {
 
     @Override
-    public abstract T newInstance(int sizing);
+    public abstract T newInstance();
 
     @Override
     public abstract void recycle(T value);
diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/common/recycler/ConcurrentDequeRecycler.java b/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/common/recycler/ConcurrentDequeRecycler.java
index 4c22df2d08e23..04103c5e274d9 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/common/recycler/ConcurrentDequeRecycler.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/common/recycler/ConcurrentDequeRecycler.java
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ public class ConcurrentDequeRecycler<T> extends DequeRecycler<T> {
     final AtomicInteger size;
 
     public ConcurrentDequeRecycler(C<T> c, int maxSize) {
-        super(c, ConcurrentCollections.<T>newDeque(), maxSize);
+        super(c, ConcurrentCollections.newDeque(), maxSize);
         this.size = new AtomicInteger();
     }
 
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@ public void close() {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public V<T> obtain(int sizing) {
-        final V<T> v = super.obtain(sizing);
+    public V<T> obtain() {
+        final V<T> v = super.obtain();
         if (v.isRecycled()) {
             size.decrementAndGet();
         }
diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/common/recycler/DequeRecycler.java b/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/common/recycler/DequeRecycler.java
index 026711e231303..a40befe9d8191 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/common/recycler/DequeRecycler.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/common/recycler/DequeRecycler.java
@@ -47,10 +47,10 @@ public void close() {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public V<T> obtain(int sizing) {
+    public V<T> obtain() {
         final T v = deque.pollFirst();
         if (v == null) {
-            return new DV(c.newInstance(sizing), false);
+            return new DV(c.newInstance(), false);
         }
         return new DV(v, true);
     }
diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/common/recycler/FilterRecycler.java b/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/common/recycler/FilterRecycler.java
index 8646234b6e715..426185173e581 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/common/recycler/FilterRecycler.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/common/recycler/FilterRecycler.java
@@ -29,11 +29,6 @@ protected Recycler.V<T> wrap(Recycler.V<T> delegate) {
         return delegate;
     }
 
-    @Override
-    public Recycler.V<T> obtain(int sizing) {
-        return wrap(getDelegate().obtain(sizing));
-    }
-
     @Override
     public Recycler.V<T> obtain() {
         return wrap(getDelegate().obtain());
diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/common/recycler/NoneRecycler.java b/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/common/recycler/NoneRecycler.java
index d1bf59a92c630..865182b88e104 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/common/recycler/NoneRecycler.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/common/recycler/NoneRecycler.java
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ public NoneRecycler(C<T> c) {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public V<T> obtain(int sizing) {
-        return new NV<>(c.newInstance(sizing));
+    public V<T> obtain() {
+        return new NV<>(c.newInstance());
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/common/recycler/Recycler.java b/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/common/recycler/Recycler.java
index 0cf7420af8562..161e6463423f3 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/common/recycler/Recycler.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/common/recycler/Recycler.java
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ interface Factory<T> {
     interface C<T> {
 
         /** Create a new empty instance of the given size. */
-        T newInstance(int sizing);
+        T newInstance();
 
         /** Recycle the data. This operation is called when the data structure is released. */
         void recycle(T value);
@@ -57,5 +57,4 @@ interface V<T> extends Releasable {
 
     V<T> obtain();
 
-    V<T> obtain(int sizing);
 }
diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/common/recycler/Recyclers.java b/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/common/recycler/Recyclers.java
index ed41a69093fc8..3ea9d17c25f19 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/common/recycler/Recyclers.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/common/recycler/Recyclers.java
@@ -72,13 +72,6 @@ protected Recycler<T> getDelegate() {
                 return recycler;
             }
 
-            @Override
-            public Recycler.V<T> obtain(int sizing) {
-                synchronized (lock) {
-                    return super.obtain(sizing);
-                }
-            }
-
             @Override
             public Recycler.V<T> obtain() {
                 synchronized (lock) {
diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/common/util/PageCacheRecycler.java b/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/common/util/PageCacheRecycler.java
index 3cc2eacd3bec6..4ca408e044170 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/common/util/PageCacheRecycler.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/common/util/PageCacheRecycler.java
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ public PageCacheRecycler(Settings settings) {
         final int maxBytePageCount = (int) (bytesWeight * maxPageCount / totalWeight);
         bytePage = build(type, maxBytePageCount, availableProcessors, new AbstractRecyclerC<byte[]>() {
             @Override
-            public byte[] newInstance(int sizing) {
+            public byte[] newInstance() {
                 return new byte[BYTE_PAGE_SIZE];
             }
             @Override
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ public void recycle(byte[] value) {
         final int maxIntPageCount = (int) (intsWeight * maxPageCount / totalWeight);
         intPage = build(type, maxIntPageCount, availableProcessors, new AbstractRecyclerC<int[]>() {
             @Override
-            public int[] newInstance(int sizing) {
+            public int[] newInstance() {
                 return new int[INT_PAGE_SIZE];
             }
             @Override
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ public void recycle(int[] value) {
         final int maxLongPageCount = (int) (longsWeight * maxPageCount / totalWeight);
         longPage = build(type, maxLongPageCount, availableProcessors, new AbstractRecyclerC<long[]>() {
             @Override
-            public long[] newInstance(int sizing) {
+            public long[] newInstance() {
                 return new long[LONG_PAGE_SIZE];
             }
             @Override
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ public void recycle(long[] value) {
         final int maxObjectPageCount = (int) (objectsWeight * maxPageCount / totalWeight);
         objectPage = build(type, maxObjectPageCount, availableProcessors, new AbstractRecyclerC<Object[]>() {
             @Override
-            public Object[] newInstance(int sizing) {
+            public Object[] newInstance() {
                 return new Object[OBJECT_PAGE_SIZE];
             }
             @Override
diff --git a/server/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/common/recycler/AbstractRecyclerTestCase.java b/server/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/common/recycler/AbstractRecyclerTestCase.java
index 8bd0e3c652e4f..be7799fcd6c67 100644
--- a/server/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/common/recycler/AbstractRecyclerTestCase.java
+++ b/server/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/common/recycler/AbstractRecyclerTestCase.java
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractRecyclerTestCase extends ESTestCase {
     protected static final Recycler.C<byte[]> RECYCLER_C = new AbstractRecyclerC<byte[]>() {
 
         @Override
-        public byte[] newInstance(int sizing) {
+        public byte[] newInstance() {
             byte[] value = new byte[10];
             // "fresh" is intentionally not 0 to ensure we covered this code path
             Arrays.fill(value, FRESH);