diff --git a/api/3.xml b/api/3.xml
index 281cd44f836c0..4d8f7a73b1e91 100644
--- a/api/3.xml
+++ b/api/3.xml
@@ -146812,19 +146812,6 @@
 <parameter name="listener" type="android.widget.Chronometer.OnChronometerTickListener">
 </parameter>
 </method>
-<method name="setStarted"
- return="void"
- abstract="false"
- native="false"
- synchronized="false"
- static="false"
- final="false"
- deprecated="not deprecated"
- visibility="public"
->
-<parameter name="started" type="boolean">
-</parameter>
-</method>
 <method name="start"
  return="void"
  abstract="false"
diff --git a/api/current.xml b/api/current.xml
index 4fbb58173c6e8..8be64d2e6e901 100644
--- a/api/current.xml
+++ b/api/current.xml
@@ -147118,19 +147118,6 @@
 <parameter name="listener" type="android.widget.Chronometer.OnChronometerTickListener">
 </parameter>
 </method>
-<method name="setStarted"
- return="void"
- abstract="false"
- native="false"
- synchronized="false"
- static="false"
- final="false"
- deprecated="not deprecated"
- visibility="public"
->
-<parameter name="started" type="boolean">
-</parameter>
-</method>
 <method name="start"
  return="void"
  abstract="false"
diff --git a/core/java/android/widget/Chronometer.java b/core/java/android/widget/Chronometer.java
index 91add585fb5a8..7e66722465654 100644
--- a/core/java/android/widget/Chronometer.java
+++ b/core/java/android/widget/Chronometer.java
@@ -199,6 +199,7 @@ public class Chronometer extends TextView {
 
     /**
      * The same as calling {@link #start} or {@link #stop}.
+     * @hide pending API council approval
      */
     @android.view.RemotableViewMethod
     public void setStarted(boolean started) {