diff --git a/telephony/java/android/telephony/TelephonyManager.java b/telephony/java/android/telephony/TelephonyManager.java
index 4505994bbbdaa..7245daccec65a 100644
--- a/telephony/java/android/telephony/TelephonyManager.java
+++ b/telephony/java/android/telephony/TelephonyManager.java
@@ -5859,45 +5859,6 @@ public class TelephonyManager {
         return false;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * This function retrieves value for setting "name+subId", and if that is not found
-     * retrieves value for setting "name", and if that is not found throws
-     * SettingNotFoundException
-     *
-     * @hide
-     */
-    public static int getIntWithSubId(ContentResolver cr, String name, int subId)
-            throws SettingNotFoundException {
-        try {
-            return Settings.Global.getInt(cr, name + subId);
-        } catch (SettingNotFoundException e) {
-            try {
-                int val = Settings.Global.getInt(cr, name);
-                Settings.Global.putInt(cr, name + subId, val);
-
-                /* We are now moving from 'setting' to 'setting+subId', and using the value stored
-                 * for 'setting' as default. Reset the default (since it may have a user set
-                 * value). */
-                int default_val = val;
-                if (name.equals(Settings.Global.MOBILE_DATA)) {
-                    default_val = "true".equalsIgnoreCase(
-                            SystemProperties.get("ro.com.android.mobiledata", "true")) ? 1 : 0;
-                } else if (name.equals(Settings.Global.DATA_ROAMING)) {
-                    default_val = "true".equalsIgnoreCase(
-                            SystemProperties.get("ro.com.android.dataroaming", "false")) ? 1 : 0;
-                }
-
-                if (default_val != val) {
-                    Settings.Global.putInt(cr, name, default_val);
-                }
-
-                return val;
-            } catch (SettingNotFoundException exc) {
-                throw new SettingNotFoundException(name);
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
    /**
     * Returns the IMS Registration Status
     * @hide