diff --git a/api/current.txt b/api/current.txt
index 334f789541fea..a0d47e4d746fd 100644
--- a/api/current.txt
+++ b/api/current.txt
@@ -36795,7 +36795,6 @@ package android.webkit {
     method public deprecated void onGlobalFocusChanged(android.view.View, android.view.View);
     method public void onPause();
     method public void onResume();
-    method public static void optOutDataReductionProxy();
     method public boolean overlayHorizontalScrollbar();
     method public boolean overlayVerticalScrollbar();
     method public boolean pageDown(boolean);
diff --git a/core/java/android/webkit/WebView.java b/core/java/android/webkit/WebView.java
index e1f19ee0e3e7c..edfa7af3e69dc 100644
--- a/core/java/android/webkit/WebView.java
+++ b/core/java/android/webkit/WebView.java
@@ -1809,21 +1809,6 @@ public class WebView extends AbsoluteLayout
         getFactory().getStatics().setWebContentsDebuggingEnabled(enabled);
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Sets whether the application wants to opt out from using the Data Reduction Proxy
-     * service.
-     * Data reduction proxy can only be enabled by the user and will almost always be
-     * transparent to the application. In rare cases where using the proxy interferes
-     * with the app, the application developer can use this API to opt out from using the
-     * proxy. Note that this may increase network bandwidth usage.
-     *
-     * See <a href=http://developer.chrome.com/multidevice/data-compression>
-     * Data Compression Proxy</a>
-     */
-    public static void optOutDataReductionProxy() {
-        getFactory().getStatics().optOutDataReductionProxy();
-    }
-
     /**
      * Gets the list of currently loaded plugins.
      *
diff --git a/core/java/android/webkit/WebViewFactoryProvider.java b/core/java/android/webkit/WebViewFactoryProvider.java
index 48f3ca3704549..20bb932ef52de 100644
--- a/core/java/android/webkit/WebViewFactoryProvider.java
+++ b/core/java/android/webkit/WebViewFactoryProvider.java
@@ -59,12 +59,6 @@ public interface WebViewFactoryProvider {
          */
         void clearClientCertPreferences(Runnable onCleared);
 
-        /**
-         * Implements the API method:
-         * {@link android.webkit.WebView#optOutDataReductionProxy() }
-         */
-        void optOutDataReductionProxy();
-
         /**
          * Implements the API method:
          * {@link android.webkit.WebView#setSlowWholeDocumentDrawEnabled(boolean) }