private static void cleanupAfterKilledLocator(File directory) {
    try {
      if (ManagerInfo.getLocatorStatusCode(directory) == ManagerInfo.KILLED_STATUS_CODE) {
        File infoFile = ManagerInfo.getLocatorInfoFile(directory);
        if (infoFile.exists()) {
          if (!infoFile.delete() && infoFile.exists()) {
            System.out.println("WARNING: unable to delete " + infoFile.getAbsolutePath());
          }
          if (!quiet) {
            System.out.println(
                "Cleaned up artifacts left by the previous killed locator.");
          }
        }
      }
    } catch (GemFireException ignore) {
    }
  }
Cleans up any artifacts left by a killed locator. Namely the info file is deleted.
geode-core/src/main/java/org/apache/geode/internal/SystemAdmin.java