diff --git a/core/java/android/view/View.java b/core/java/android/view/View.java
index d2ee0e56a0342..0df8ea9e6f4f2 100644
--- a/core/java/android/view/View.java
+++ b/core/java/android/view/View.java
@@ -17174,21 +17174,6 @@ public class View implements Drawable.Callback, KeyEvent.Callback,
         }
     }
 
-    /**
-     * If the view has a ColorDrawable background, returns the color of that
-     * drawable.
-     *
-     * @return The color of the ColorDrawable background, if set, otherwise 0.
-     * @hide
-     */
-    @ColorInt
-    public int getBackgroundColor() {
-        if (mBackground instanceof ColorDrawable) {
-            return ((ColorDrawable) mBackground).getColor();
-        }
-        return 0;
-    }
-
     /**
      * Set the background to a given resource. The resource should refer to
      * a Drawable object or 0 to remove the background.