diff --git a/core/api/current.txt b/core/api/current.txt
index f546f531b08f5..d73e3a0e7af3d 100644
--- a/core/api/current.txt
+++ b/core/api/current.txt
@@ -5958,7 +5958,6 @@ package android.app {
     method @NonNull public android.app.Notification.Builder setRemoteInputHistory(CharSequence[]);
     method @NonNull public android.app.Notification.Builder setSettingsText(CharSequence);
     method @NonNull public android.app.Notification.Builder setShortcutId(String);
-    method @Deprecated @NonNull public android.app.Notification.Builder setShowForegroundImmediately(boolean);
     method @NonNull public android.app.Notification.Builder setShowWhen(boolean);
     method @NonNull public android.app.Notification.Builder setSmallIcon(@DrawableRes int);
     method @NonNull public android.app.Notification.Builder setSmallIcon(@DrawableRes int, int);
diff --git a/core/java/android/app/Notification.java b/core/java/android/app/Notification.java
index 18651411cf132..9b594b7825d06 100644
--- a/core/java/android/app/Notification.java
+++ b/core/java/android/app/Notification.java
@@ -4594,22 +4594,6 @@ public class Notification implements Parcelable
             return this;
         }
 
-        /**
-         * Set to {@code true} to require that the Notification associated with a
-         * foreground service is shown as soon as the service's {@code startForeground()}
-         * method is called, even if the system's UI policy might otherwise defer
-         * its visibility to a later time.
-         * @deprecated Use setForegroundServiceBehavior(int) instead
-         */
-        @Deprecated
-        @NonNull
-        public Builder setShowForegroundImmediately(boolean showImmediately) {
-            setForegroundServiceBehavior(showImmediately
-                    ? FOREGROUND_SERVICE_IMMEDIATE
-                    : FOREGROUND_SERVICE_DEFAULT);
-            return this;
-        }
-
         /**
          * Specify a desired visibility policy for a Notification associated with a
          * foreground service.  By default, the system can choose to defer