diff --git a/core/java/android/os/INetworkManagementService.aidl b/core/java/android/os/INetworkManagementService.aidl
index 874add5cdbd8d..5d08601ad32d5 100644
--- a/core/java/android/os/INetworkManagementService.aidl
+++ b/core/java/android/os/INetworkManagementService.aidl
@@ -181,11 +181,6 @@ interface INetworkManagementService
     @UnsupportedAppUsage
     String[] listTetheredInterfaces();
 
-    /**
-     * Sets the list of DNS forwarders (in order of priority)
-     */
-    void setDnsForwarders(in Network network, in String[] dns);
-
     /**
      * Returns the list of DNS forwarders (in order of priority)
      */
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/NetworkManagementService.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/NetworkManagementService.java
index 44054088d9374..cafcdd617f39a 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/NetworkManagementService.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/NetworkManagementService.java
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ import static com.android.server.NetworkManagementSocketTagger.PROP_QTAGUID_ENAB
 import android.annotation.NonNull;
 import android.app.ActivityManager;
 import android.content.Context;
-import android.net.ConnectivityManager;
 import android.net.INetd;
 import android.net.INetdUnsolicitedEventListener;
 import android.net.INetworkManagementEventObserver;
@@ -54,7 +53,6 @@ import android.net.InterfaceConfiguration;
 import android.net.InterfaceConfigurationParcel;
 import android.net.IpPrefix;
 import android.net.LinkAddress;
-import android.net.Network;
 import android.net.NetworkPolicyManager;
 import android.net.NetworkStack;
 import android.net.NetworkStats;
@@ -973,19 +971,6 @@ public class NetworkManagementService extends INetworkManagementService.Stub {
         }
     }
 
-    @Override
-    public void setDnsForwarders(Network network, String[] dns) {
-        NetworkStack.checkNetworkStackPermission(mContext);
-
-        int netId = (network != null) ? network.netId : ConnectivityManager.NETID_UNSET;
-
-        try {
-            mNetdService.tetherDnsSet(netId, dns);
-        } catch (RemoteException | ServiceSpecificException e) {
-            throw new IllegalStateException(e);
-        }
-    }
-
     @Override
     public String[] getDnsForwarders() {
         NetworkStack.checkNetworkStackPermission(mContext);