diff --git a/core/java/android/text/TextUtils.java b/core/java/android/text/TextUtils.java
index d0fd2b3936333..28f5c2114b1d7 100644
--- a/core/java/android/text/TextUtils.java
+++ b/core/java/android/text/TextUtils.java
@@ -2070,15 +2070,6 @@ public class TextUtils {
             : View.LAYOUT_DIRECTION_LTR;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Return localized string representing the given number of selected items.
-     *
-     * @hide
-     */
-    public static CharSequence formatSelectedCount(int count) {
-        return Resources.getSystem().getQuantityString(R.plurals.selected_count, count, count);
-    }
-
     /**
      * Simple alternative to {@link String#format} which purposefully supports
      * only a small handful of substitutions to improve execution speed.
diff --git a/core/res/res/values/strings.xml b/core/res/res/values/strings.xml
index e2a8193f171f7..c3e5b73abedc7 100644
--- a/core/res/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/core/res/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -5372,12 +5372,6 @@
     <!-- Default notification text to be displayed in screening call notifications [CHAR LIMIT=40] -->
     <string name="call_notification_screening_text">Screening an incoming call</string>
 
-    <!-- Label describing the number of selected items [CHAR LIMIT=48] -->
-    <plurals name="selected_count">
-        <item quantity="one"><xliff:g id="count" example="1">%1$d</xliff:g> selected</item>
-        <item quantity="other"><xliff:g id="count" example="3">%1$d</xliff:g> selected</item>
-    </plurals>
-
     <string name="default_notification_channel_label">Uncategorized</string>
 
     <string name="importance_from_user">You set the importance of these notifications.</string>
diff --git a/core/res/res/values/symbols.xml b/core/res/res/values/symbols.xml
index b2d898bd1920c..c5dcbebe95d7f 100644
--- a/core/res/res/values/symbols.xml
+++ b/core/res/res/values/symbols.xml
@@ -2928,7 +2928,6 @@
   <java-symbol type="string" name="ext_media_status_missing" />
   <java-symbol type="string" name="ext_media_unsupported_notification_message" />
   <java-symbol type="string" name="ext_media_unsupported_notification_title" />
-  <java-symbol type="plurals" name="selected_count" />
   <java-symbol type="drawable" name="ic_dialog_alert_material" />