diff --git a/api/current.txt b/api/current.txt
index 89e4922f123c1..ce93382ec1985 100644
--- a/api/current.txt
+++ b/api/current.txt
@@ -28267,7 +28267,6 @@ package android.telecomm {
     method public final void setRequestingRingback(boolean);
     method public final void setRinging();
     method public final void setStatusHints(android.telecomm.StatusHints);
-    method public final void startActivityFromInCall(android.app.PendingIntent);
     method public static java.lang.String stateToString(int);
     field public static final int STATE_ACTIVE = 4; // 0x4
     field public static final int STATE_DIALING = 3; // 0x3
@@ -28452,7 +28451,6 @@ package android.telecomm {
     method public void onParentChanged(android.telecomm.RemoteConnection, android.telecomm.RemoteConnection);
     method public void onPostDialWait(android.telecomm.RemoteConnection, java.lang.String);
     method public void onRequestingRingback(android.telecomm.RemoteConnection, boolean);
-    method public void onStartActivityFromInCall(android.telecomm.RemoteConnection, android.app.PendingIntent);
     method public void onStateChanged(android.telecomm.RemoteConnection, int);
     method public void onStatusHintsChanged(android.telecomm.RemoteConnection, android.telecomm.StatusHints);
   }
diff --git a/telecomm/java/android/telecomm/Call.java b/telecomm/java/android/telecomm/Call.java
index 7c596c1fcc092..5bf0855667166 100644
--- a/telecomm/java/android/telecomm/Call.java
+++ b/telecomm/java/android/telecomm/Call.java
@@ -346,14 +346,6 @@ public final class Call {
          */
         public void onVideoCallChanged(Call call, InCallService.VideoCall videoCall) {}
 
-        /**
-         * Launches an activity for this connection on top of the in-call UI.
-         *
-         * @param call The {@code Call} invoking this method.
-         * @param intent The intent to use to start the activity.
-         */
-        public void onStartActivity(Call call, PendingIntent intent) {}
-
         /**
          * Invoked when the {@code Call} is destroyed. Clients should refrain from cleaning
          * up their UI for the {@code Call} in response to state transitions. Specifically,
@@ -752,11 +744,6 @@ public final class Call {
         firePostDialWait(mRemainingPostDialSequence);
     }
 
-    /** {@hide} */
-    final void internalStartActivity(PendingIntent intent) {
-        fireStartActivity(intent);
-    }
-
     /** {@hide} */
     final void internalSetDisconnected() {
         if (mState != Call.STATE_DISCONNECTED) {
@@ -809,12 +796,6 @@ public final class Call {
         }
     }
 
-    private void fireStartActivity(PendingIntent intent) {
-        for (Listener listener : mListeners) {
-            listener.onStartActivity(this, intent);
-        }
-    }
-
     private void fireCallDestroyed() {
         for (Listener listener : mListeners) {
             listener.onCallDestroyed(this);
diff --git a/telecomm/java/android/telecomm/Connection.java b/telecomm/java/android/telecomm/Connection.java
index f3496593b7a6d..4d6e267c668fd 100644
--- a/telecomm/java/android/telecomm/Connection.java
+++ b/telecomm/java/android/telecomm/Connection.java
@@ -81,7 +81,6 @@ public abstract class Connection {
                 Connection c, VideoProvider videoProvider) {}
         public void onAudioModeIsVoipChanged(Connection c, boolean isVoip) {}
         public void onStatusHintsChanged(Connection c, StatusHints statusHints) {}
-        public void onStartActivityFromInCall(Connection c, PendingIntent intent) {}
         public void onConferenceableConnectionsChanged(
                 Connection c, List<Connection> conferenceableConnections) {}
         public void onConferenceChanged(Connection c, Conference conference) {}
@@ -941,20 +940,6 @@ public abstract class Connection {
         }
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Launches an activity for this connection on top of the in-call UI.
-     *
-     * @param intent The intent to use to start the activity.
-     */
-    public final void startActivityFromInCall(PendingIntent intent) {
-        if (!intent.isActivity()) {
-            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Activity intent required.");
-        }
-        for (Listener l : mListeners) {
-            l.onStartActivityFromInCall(this, intent);
-        }
-    }
-
     /**
      * Notifies this Connection that the {@link #getAudioState()} property has a new value.
      *
diff --git a/telecomm/java/android/telecomm/ConnectionService.java b/telecomm/java/android/telecomm/ConnectionService.java
index b96b4e63e7490..2dc6910f3add0 100644
--- a/telecomm/java/android/telecomm/ConnectionService.java
+++ b/telecomm/java/android/telecomm/ConnectionService.java
@@ -462,12 +462,6 @@ public abstract class ConnectionService extends Service {
             mAdapter.setStatusHints(id, statusHints);
         }
 
-        @Override
-        public void onStartActivityFromInCall(Connection c, PendingIntent intent) {
-            String id = mIdByConnection.get(c);
-            mAdapter.startActivityFromInCall(id, intent);
-        }
-
         @Override
         public void onConferenceableConnectionsChanged(
                 Connection connection, List<Connection> conferenceableConnections) {
diff --git a/telecomm/java/android/telecomm/ConnectionServiceAdapter.java b/telecomm/java/android/telecomm/ConnectionServiceAdapter.java
index cb6364660a687..e3dc71389162e 100644
--- a/telecomm/java/android/telecomm/ConnectionServiceAdapter.java
+++ b/telecomm/java/android/telecomm/ConnectionServiceAdapter.java
@@ -346,13 +346,4 @@ final class ConnectionServiceAdapter implements DeathRecipient {
             }
         }
     }
-
-    void startActivityFromInCall(String callId, PendingIntent intent) {
-        for (IConnectionServiceAdapter adapter : mAdapters) {
-            try {
-                adapter.startActivityFromInCall(callId, intent);
-            } catch (RemoteException e) {
-            }
-        }
-    }
 }
diff --git a/telecomm/java/android/telecomm/ConnectionServiceAdapterServant.java b/telecomm/java/android/telecomm/ConnectionServiceAdapterServant.java
index 0e1c516a042e8..21e99db0e61bf 100644
--- a/telecomm/java/android/telecomm/ConnectionServiceAdapterServant.java
+++ b/telecomm/java/android/telecomm/ConnectionServiceAdapterServant.java
@@ -57,8 +57,7 @@ final class ConnectionServiceAdapterServant {
     private static final int MSG_SET_STATUS_HINTS = 17;
     private static final int MSG_SET_HANDLE = 18;
     private static final int MSG_SET_CALLER_DISPLAY_NAME = 19;
-    private static final int MSG_START_ACTIVITY_FROM_IN_CALL = 20;
-    private static final int MSG_SET_CONFERENCEABLE_CONNECTIONS = 21;
+    private static final int MSG_SET_CONFERENCEABLE_CONNECTIONS = 20;
 
     private final IConnectionServiceAdapter mDelegate;
 
@@ -192,16 +191,6 @@ final class ConnectionServiceAdapterServant {
                     }
                     break;
                 }
-                case MSG_START_ACTIVITY_FROM_IN_CALL: {
-                    SomeArgs args = (SomeArgs) msg.obj;
-                    try {
-                        mDelegate.startActivityFromInCall(
-                                (String) args.arg1, (PendingIntent) args.arg2);
-                    } finally {
-                        args.recycle();
-                    }
-                    break;
-                }
                 case MSG_SET_CONFERENCEABLE_CONNECTIONS: {
                     SomeArgs args = (SomeArgs) msg.obj;
                     try {
@@ -351,14 +340,6 @@ final class ConnectionServiceAdapterServant {
             mHandler.obtainMessage(MSG_SET_CALLER_DISPLAY_NAME, args).sendToTarget();
         }
 
-        @Override
-        public final void startActivityFromInCall(String connectionId, PendingIntent intent) {
-            SomeArgs args = SomeArgs.obtain();
-            args.arg1 = connectionId;
-            args.arg2 = intent;
-            mHandler.obtainMessage(MSG_START_ACTIVITY_FROM_IN_CALL, args).sendToTarget();
-        }
-
         @Override
         public final void setConferenceableConnections(
                 String connectionId, List<String> conferenceableConnectionIds) {
diff --git a/telecomm/java/android/telecomm/InCallService.java b/telecomm/java/android/telecomm/InCallService.java
index 62a90bc551688..51cd537c54771 100644
--- a/telecomm/java/android/telecomm/InCallService.java
+++ b/telecomm/java/android/telecomm/InCallService.java
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ public abstract class InCallService extends Service {
     private static final int MSG_SET_POST_DIAL_WAIT = 4;
     private static final int MSG_ON_AUDIO_STATE_CHANGED = 5;
     private static final int MSG_BRING_TO_FOREGROUND = 6;
-    private static final int MSG_START_ACTIVITY = 7;
 
     /** Default Handler used to consolidate binder method calls onto a single thread. */
     private final Handler mHandler = new Handler(Looper.getMainLooper()) {
@@ -89,15 +88,6 @@ public abstract class InCallService extends Service {
                 case MSG_BRING_TO_FOREGROUND:
                     mPhone.internalBringToForeground(msg.arg1 == 1);
                     break;
-                case MSG_START_ACTIVITY:
-                    SomeArgs args = (SomeArgs) msg.obj;
-                    try {
-                        mPhone.internalStartActivity(
-                                (String) args.arg1, (PendingIntent) args.arg2);
-                    } finally {
-                        args.recycle();
-                    }
-                    break;
                 default:
                     break;
             }
@@ -143,14 +133,6 @@ public abstract class InCallService extends Service {
         public void bringToForeground(boolean showDialpad) {
             mHandler.obtainMessage(MSG_BRING_TO_FOREGROUND, showDialpad ? 1 : 0, 0).sendToTarget();
         }
-
-        @Override
-        public void startActivity(String callId, PendingIntent intent) {
-            SomeArgs args = SomeArgs.obtain();
-            args.arg1 = callId;
-            args.arg2 = intent;
-            mHandler.obtainMessage(MSG_START_ACTIVITY, args).sendToTarget();
-        }
     }
 
     private Phone mPhone;
diff --git a/telecomm/java/android/telecomm/Phone.java b/telecomm/java/android/telecomm/Phone.java
index d90d9549802f0..8831f8f00fc4c 100644
--- a/telecomm/java/android/telecomm/Phone.java
+++ b/telecomm/java/android/telecomm/Phone.java
@@ -150,14 +150,6 @@ public final class Phone {
         fireBringToForeground(showDialpad);
     }
 
-    /** {@hide} */
-    final void internalStartActivity(String telecommId, PendingIntent intent) {
-        Call call = mCallByTelecommCallId.get(telecommId);
-        if (call != null) {
-            call.internalStartActivity(intent);
-        }
-    }
-
     /**
      * Called to destroy the phone and cleanup any lingering calls.
      * @hide
diff --git a/telecomm/java/android/telecomm/RemoteConnection.java b/telecomm/java/android/telecomm/RemoteConnection.java
index b7e4b2aa689ad..31afb4b67674a 100644
--- a/telecomm/java/android/telecomm/RemoteConnection.java
+++ b/telecomm/java/android/telecomm/RemoteConnection.java
@@ -162,16 +162,6 @@ public final class RemoteConnection {
          */
         public void onVideoStateChanged(RemoteConnection connection, int videoState) {}
 
-        /**
-         * Indicates that this {@code RemoteConnection} is requesting that the in-call UI
-         * launch the specified activity.
-         *
-         * @param connection The {@code RemoteConnection} invoking this method.
-         * @param intent A {@link PendingIntent} that the {@code RemoteConnection} wishes to
-         *         have launched on its behalf.
-         */
-        public void onStartActivityFromInCall(RemoteConnection connection, PendingIntent intent) {}
-
         /**
          * Indicates that this {@code RemoteConnection} has been destroyed. No further requests
          * should be made to the {@code RemoteConnection}, and references to it should be cleared.
@@ -728,13 +718,6 @@ public final class RemoteConnection {
         }
     }
 
-    /** @hide */
-    void startActivityFromInCall(PendingIntent intent) {
-        for (Listener l : mListeners) {
-            l.onStartActivityFromInCall(this, intent);
-        }
-    }
-
     /** @hide */
     void setConferenceableConnections(List<RemoteConnection> conferenceableConnections) {
         mConferenceableConnections.clear();
diff --git a/telecomm/java/android/telecomm/RemoteConnectionService.java b/telecomm/java/android/telecomm/RemoteConnectionService.java
index 51722fe254954..0b6badbb2d3a3 100644
--- a/telecomm/java/android/telecomm/RemoteConnectionService.java
+++ b/telecomm/java/android/telecomm/RemoteConnectionService.java
@@ -260,12 +260,6 @@ final class RemoteConnectionService {
                     .setCallerDisplayName(callerDisplayName, presentation);
         }
 
-        @Override
-        public void startActivityFromInCall(String callId, PendingIntent intent) {
-            findConnectionForAction(callId, "startActivityFromInCall")
-                    .startActivityFromInCall(intent);
-        }
-
         @Override
         public IBinder asBinder() {
             throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
diff --git a/telecomm/java/com/android/internal/telecomm/IConnectionServiceAdapter.aidl b/telecomm/java/com/android/internal/telecomm/IConnectionServiceAdapter.aidl
index ef1769fdc16a7..610178e9ff02b 100644
--- a/telecomm/java/com/android/internal/telecomm/IConnectionServiceAdapter.aidl
+++ b/telecomm/java/com/android/internal/telecomm/IConnectionServiceAdapter.aidl
@@ -76,6 +76,4 @@ oneway interface IConnectionServiceAdapter {
     void setCallerDisplayName(String callId, String callerDisplayName, int presentation);
 
     void setConferenceableConnections(String callId, in List<String> conferenceableCallIds);
-
-    void startActivityFromInCall(String callId, in PendingIntent intent);
 }
diff --git a/telecomm/java/com/android/internal/telecomm/IInCallService.aidl b/telecomm/java/com/android/internal/telecomm/IInCallService.aidl
index 5d4992f652307..23dbaf47025cb 100644
--- a/telecomm/java/com/android/internal/telecomm/IInCallService.aidl
+++ b/telecomm/java/com/android/internal/telecomm/IInCallService.aidl
@@ -43,6 +43,4 @@ oneway interface IInCallService {
     void onAudioStateChanged(in AudioState audioState);
 
     void bringToForeground(boolean showDialpad);
-
-    void startActivity(String callId, in PendingIntent intent);
 }