diff --git a/api/current.txt b/api/current.txt
index 39772dd49402d..5d3477f8641c3 100644
--- a/api/current.txt
+++ b/api/current.txt
@@ -29048,7 +29048,6 @@ package android.telephony {
     method public boolean isSmsCapable();
     method public void listen(android.telephony.PhoneStateListener, int);
     method public java.lang.String sendEnvelopeWithStatus(java.lang.String);
-    method public boolean setCdmaSubscription(int);
     method public void setLine1NumberForDisplay(java.lang.String, java.lang.String);
     method public void setLine1NumberForDisplay(long, java.lang.String, java.lang.String);
     method public boolean setOperatorBrandOverride(java.lang.String);
diff --git a/telephony/java/android/telephony/TelephonyManager.java b/telephony/java/android/telephony/TelephonyManager.java
index 82971b104fabe..b0238d708e346 100644
--- a/telephony/java/android/telephony/TelephonyManager.java
+++ b/telephony/java/android/telephony/TelephonyManager.java
@@ -3013,28 +3013,6 @@ public class TelephonyManager {
         return false;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Set the CDMA subscription source.
-     * Used for device supporting both NV and RUIM for CDMA.
-     * <p>
-     * Requires Permission:
-     *   {@link android.Manifest.permission#MODIFY_PHONE_STATE MODIFY_PHONE_STATE}
-     * Or the calling app has carrier privileges. @see #hasCarrierPrivileges
-     *
-     * @param subscriptionType the subscription type, 0 for RUIM, 1 for NV.
-     * @return true on success; false on any failure.
-     */
-    public boolean setCdmaSubscription(int subscriptionType) {
-        try {
-            return getITelephony().setCdmaSubscription(subscriptionType);
-        } catch (RemoteException ex) {
-            Rlog.e(TAG, "setCdmaSubscription RemoteException", ex);
-        } catch (NullPointerException ex) {
-            Rlog.e(TAG, "setCdmaSubscription NPE", ex);
-        }
-        return false;
-    }
-
     /**
      * Values used to return status for hasCarrierPrivileges call.
      */
diff --git a/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/ITelephony.aidl b/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/ITelephony.aidl
index 756b30564be1c..1a50914ea19db 100644
--- a/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/ITelephony.aidl
+++ b/telephony/java/com/android/internal/telephony/ITelephony.aidl
@@ -659,15 +659,6 @@ interface ITelephony {
      */
     boolean setPreferredNetworkType(int networkType);
 
-    /**
-     * Set the CDMA subscription source.
-     * Used for device supporting both NV and RUIM for CDMA.
-     *
-     * @param subscriptionType the subscription type, 0 for RUIM, 1 for NV.
-     * @return true on success; false on any failure.
-     */
-    boolean setCdmaSubscription(int subscriptionType);
-
     /**
      * User enable/disable Mobile Data.
      *