diff --git a/core/java/android/text/util/Linkify.java b/core/java/android/text/util/Linkify.java
index c1341e16f803e..0f401a416859c 100644
--- a/core/java/android/text/util/Linkify.java
+++ b/core/java/android/text/util/Linkify.java
@@ -522,10 +522,6 @@ public class Linkify {
 
                 return 0;
             }
-
-            public final boolean equals(Object o) {
-                return false;
-            }
         };
 
         Collections.sort(links, c);