diff --git a/core/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/runtime/graal/Java2DSubstitutions.java b/core/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/runtime/graal/Java2DSubstitutions.java
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+package io.quarkus.runtime.graal;
+
+import java.awt.Graphics;
+import java.awt.GraphicsEnvironment;
+
+import com.oracle.svm.core.annotate.AlwaysInline;
+import com.oracle.svm.core.annotate.Substitute;
+import com.oracle.svm.core.annotate.TargetClass;
+
+@TargetClass(GraphicsEnvironment.class)
+final class Target_java_awt_GraphicsEnvironment {
+    @AlwaysInline("DCE for things using Java2D")
+    @Substitute
+    public static Graphics getLocalGraphicsEnvironment() {
+        throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Not implemented yet for GraalVM native images");
+    }
+}
+
+class Java2DSubstitutions {
+}