diff --git a/api/system-current.txt b/api/system-current.txt
index d9e2cb6be9b6c..a6b70fd94373a 100644
--- a/api/system-current.txt
+++ b/api/system-current.txt
@@ -3769,7 +3769,6 @@ package android.os {
 
   public class IncidentManager {
     method public void reportIncident(android.os.IncidentReportArgs);
-    method public void reportIncident(java.lang.String, byte[]);
   }
 
   public final class IncidentReportArgs implements android.os.Parcelable {
@@ -3780,7 +3779,6 @@ package android.os {
     method public boolean containsSection(int);
     method public int describeContents();
     method public boolean isAll();
-    method public static android.os.IncidentReportArgs parseSetting(java.lang.String) throws java.lang.IllegalArgumentException;
     method public void readFromParcel(android.os.Parcel);
     method public int sectionCount();
     method public void setAll(boolean);
diff --git a/api/test-current.txt b/api/test-current.txt
index 3ddbdba07f3e8..e4caf9e0093b8 100644
--- a/api/test-current.txt
+++ b/api/test-current.txt
@@ -473,7 +473,6 @@ package android.os {
 
   public class IncidentManager {
     method public void reportIncident(android.os.IncidentReportArgs);
-    method public void reportIncident(java.lang.String, byte[]);
   }
 
   public final class IncidentReportArgs implements android.os.Parcelable {
@@ -484,7 +483,6 @@ package android.os {
     method public boolean containsSection(int);
     method public int describeContents();
     method public boolean isAll();
-    method public static android.os.IncidentReportArgs parseSetting(java.lang.String) throws java.lang.IllegalArgumentException;
     method public void readFromParcel(android.os.Parcel);
     method public int sectionCount();
     method public void setAll(boolean);
diff --git a/core/java/android/os/IncidentManager.java b/core/java/android/os/IncidentManager.java
index 9b6d6e56407ab..0e6652d471a54 100644
--- a/core/java/android/os/IncidentManager.java
+++ b/core/java/android/os/IncidentManager.java
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ import android.annotation.SystemApi;
 import android.annotation.SystemService;
 import android.annotation.TestApi;
 import android.content.Context;
-import android.provider.Settings;
 import android.util.Slog;
 
 /**
@@ -57,47 +56,6 @@ public class IncidentManager {
         reportIncidentInternal(args);
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Convenience method to trigger an incident report and put it in dropbox.
-     * <p>
-     * The fields that are reported will be looked up in the system setting named by
-     * the settingName parameter.  The setting must match one of these patterns:
-     *      The string "disabled": The report will not be taken.
-     *      The string "all": The report will taken with all sections.
-     *      The string "none": The report will taken with no sections, but with the header.
-     *      A comma separated list of field numbers: The report will have these fields.
-     * <p>
-     * The header parameter will be added as a header for the incident report.  Fill in a
-     * {@link android.util.proto.ProtoOutputStream ProtoOutputStream}, and then call the
-     * {@link android.util.proto.ProtoOutputStream#bytes bytes()} method to retrieve
-     * the encoded data for the header.
-     */
-    @RequiresPermission(allOf = {
-            android.Manifest.permission.DUMP,
-            android.Manifest.permission.PACKAGE_USAGE_STATS
-    })
-    public void reportIncident(String settingName, byte[] headerProto) {
-        // Sections
-        String setting = Settings.Global.getString(mContext.getContentResolver(), settingName);
-        IncidentReportArgs args;
-        try {
-            args = IncidentReportArgs.parseSetting(setting);
-        } catch (IllegalArgumentException ex) {
-            Slog.w(TAG, "Bad value for incident report setting '" + settingName + "'", ex);
-            return;
-        }
-        if (args == null) {
-            Slog.i(TAG, String.format("Incident report requested but disabled with "
-                    + "settings [name: %s, value: %s]", settingName, setting));
-            return;
-        }
-
-        args.addHeader(headerProto);
-
-        Slog.i(TAG, "Taking incident report: " + settingName);
-        reportIncidentInternal(args);
-    }
-
     private class IncidentdDeathRecipient implements IBinder.DeathRecipient {
         @Override
         public void binderDied() {
diff --git a/core/java/android/os/IncidentReportArgs.java b/core/java/android/os/IncidentReportArgs.java
index 9fa129cb98b49..1aeac5f53be01 100644
--- a/core/java/android/os/IncidentReportArgs.java
+++ b/core/java/android/os/IncidentReportArgs.java
@@ -188,53 +188,5 @@ public final class IncidentReportArgs implements Parcelable {
     public void addHeader(byte[] header) {
         mHeaders.add(header);
     }
-
-    /**
-     * Parses an incident report config as described in the system setting.
-     *
-     * @see IncidentManager#reportIncident
-     */
-    public static IncidentReportArgs parseSetting(String setting)
-            throws IllegalArgumentException {
-        if (setting == null || setting.length() == 0) {
-            return null;
-        }
-        setting = setting.trim();
-        if (setting.length() == 0 || "disabled".equals(setting)) {
-            return null;
-        }
-
-        final IncidentReportArgs args = new IncidentReportArgs();
-
-        if ("all".equals(setting)) {
-            args.setAll(true);
-            return args;
-        } else if ("none".equals(setting)) {
-            return args;
-        }
-
-        final String[] splits = setting.split(",");
-        final int N = splits.length;
-        for (int i=0; i<N; i++) {
-            final String str = splits[i].trim();
-            if (str.length() == 0) {
-                continue;
-            }
-            int section;
-            try {
-                section = Integer.parseInt(str);
-            } catch (NumberFormatException ex) {
-                throw new IllegalArgumentException("Malformed setting. Bad integer at section"
-                        + " index " + i + ": section='" + str + "' setting='" + setting + "'");
-            }
-            if (section < 1) {
-                throw new IllegalArgumentException("Malformed setting. Illegal section at"
-                        + " index " + i + ": section='" + str + "' setting='" + setting + "'");
-            }
-            args.addSection(section);
-        }
-
-        return args;
-    }
 }