diff --git a/api/current.txt b/api/current.txt
index 2058ac9369c7a..f09925307e4af 100644
--- a/api/current.txt
+++ b/api/current.txt
@@ -12301,7 +12301,6 @@ package android.graphics.drawable {
     method public void inflate(android.content.res.Resources, org.xmlpull.v1.XmlPullParser, android.util.AttributeSet, android.content.res.Resources.Theme) throws java.io.IOException, org.xmlpull.v1.XmlPullParserException;
     method public void invalidateSelf();
     method public boolean isAutoMirrored();
-    method public boolean isDither();
     method public boolean isFilterBitmap();
     method public boolean isStateful();
     method public final boolean isVisible();
@@ -12321,7 +12320,7 @@ package android.graphics.drawable {
     method public void setChangingConfigurations(int);
     method public abstract void setColorFilter(android.graphics.ColorFilter);
     method public void setColorFilter(int, android.graphics.PorterDuff.Mode);
-    method public void setDither(boolean);
+    method public deprecated void setDither(boolean);
     method public void setFilterBitmap(boolean);
     method public void setHotspot(float, float);
     method public void setHotspotBounds(int, int, int, int);
diff --git a/api/system-current.txt b/api/system-current.txt
index df18ce45c6e75..49cc7cc4a7b40 100644
--- a/api/system-current.txt
+++ b/api/system-current.txt
@@ -12627,7 +12627,6 @@ package android.graphics.drawable {
     method public void inflate(android.content.res.Resources, org.xmlpull.v1.XmlPullParser, android.util.AttributeSet, android.content.res.Resources.Theme) throws java.io.IOException, org.xmlpull.v1.XmlPullParserException;
     method public void invalidateSelf();
     method public boolean isAutoMirrored();
-    method public boolean isDither();
     method public boolean isFilterBitmap();
     method public boolean isStateful();
     method public final boolean isVisible();
@@ -12647,7 +12646,7 @@ package android.graphics.drawable {
     method public void setChangingConfigurations(int);
     method public abstract void setColorFilter(android.graphics.ColorFilter);
     method public void setColorFilter(int, android.graphics.PorterDuff.Mode);
-    method public void setDither(boolean);
+    method public deprecated void setDither(boolean);
     method public void setFilterBitmap(boolean);
     method public void setHotspot(float, float);
     method public void setHotspotBounds(int, int, int, int);
diff --git a/graphics/java/android/graphics/drawable/BitmapDrawable.java b/graphics/java/android/graphics/drawable/BitmapDrawable.java
index f059727cb8063..fcd7f63afaaf3 100644
--- a/graphics/java/android/graphics/drawable/BitmapDrawable.java
+++ b/graphics/java/android/graphics/drawable/BitmapDrawable.java
@@ -362,11 +362,6 @@ public class BitmapDrawable extends Drawable {
         invalidateSelf();
     }
 
-    @Override
-    public boolean isDither() {
-        return mBitmapState.mPaint.isDither();
-    }
-
     /**
      * Indicates the repeat behavior of this drawable on the X axis.
      *
diff --git a/graphics/java/android/graphics/drawable/Drawable.java b/graphics/java/android/graphics/drawable/Drawable.java
index 7af78a78798cf..32af59a278b5a 100644
--- a/graphics/java/android/graphics/drawable/Drawable.java
+++ b/graphics/java/android/graphics/drawable/Drawable.java
@@ -269,25 +269,15 @@ public abstract class Drawable {
     }
 
     /**
-     * Set to true to have the drawable dither its colors when drawn to a device
-     * with fewer than 8-bits per color component.
+     * Set to true to have the drawable dither its colors when drawn to a
+     * device with fewer than 8-bits per color component.
      *
-     * <p>This can improve the look on those devices, but can also slow down
-     * the drawing a little.</p>
-     *
-     * @see #isDither()
      * @see android.graphics.Paint#setDither(boolean);
+     * @deprecated This property is ignored.
      */
+    @Deprecated
     public void setDither(boolean dither) {}
 
-    /**
-     * @return whether this drawable dithers its colors
-     * @see #setDither(boolean)
-     */
-    public boolean isDither() {
-        return false;
-    }
-
     /**
      * Set to true to have the drawable filter its bitmaps with bilinear
      * sampling when they are scaled or rotated.
diff --git a/graphics/java/android/graphics/drawable/DrawableContainer.java b/graphics/java/android/graphics/drawable/DrawableContainer.java
index 1759f53da604a..b344b86ce1b17 100644
--- a/graphics/java/android/graphics/drawable/DrawableContainer.java
+++ b/graphics/java/android/graphics/drawable/DrawableContainer.java
@@ -166,11 +166,6 @@ public class DrawableContainer extends Drawable implements Drawable.Callback {
         }
     }
 
-    @Override
-    public boolean isDither() {
-        return mDrawableContainerState.mDither;
-    }
-
     @Override
     public void setColorFilter(ColorFilter colorFilter) {
         mDrawableContainerState.mHasColorFilter = true;
diff --git a/graphics/java/android/graphics/drawable/GradientDrawable.java b/graphics/java/android/graphics/drawable/GradientDrawable.java
index 626991d19b6bc..a11b2cd3f0087 100644
--- a/graphics/java/android/graphics/drawable/GradientDrawable.java
+++ b/graphics/java/android/graphics/drawable/GradientDrawable.java
@@ -825,11 +825,6 @@ public class GradientDrawable extends Drawable {
         }
     }
 
-    @Override
-    public boolean isDither() {
-        return mGradientState.mDither;
-    }
-
     @Override
     public ColorFilter getColorFilter() {
         return mColorFilter;
diff --git a/graphics/java/android/graphics/drawable/LayerDrawable.java b/graphics/java/android/graphics/drawable/LayerDrawable.java
index 90891f606f240..8373c7f94e099 100644
--- a/graphics/java/android/graphics/drawable/LayerDrawable.java
+++ b/graphics/java/android/graphics/drawable/LayerDrawable.java
@@ -1247,16 +1247,6 @@ public class LayerDrawable extends Drawable implements Drawable.Callback {
         }
     }
 
-    @Override
-    public boolean isDither() {
-        final Drawable dr = getFirstNonNullDrawable();
-        if (dr != null) {
-            return dr.isDither();
-        } else {
-            return super.isDither();
-        }
-    }
-
     @Override
     public void setAlpha(int alpha) {
         final ChildDrawable[] array = mLayerState.mChildren;
diff --git a/graphics/java/android/graphics/drawable/NinePatchDrawable.java b/graphics/java/android/graphics/drawable/NinePatchDrawable.java
index adf53e3e6a2fe..152fe6a97fddb 100644
--- a/graphics/java/android/graphics/drawable/NinePatchDrawable.java
+++ b/graphics/java/android/graphics/drawable/NinePatchDrawable.java
@@ -373,11 +373,6 @@ public class NinePatchDrawable extends Drawable {
         invalidateSelf();
     }
 
-    @Override
-    public boolean isDither() {
-        return mPaint == null ? DEFAULT_DITHER : mPaint.isDither();
-    }
-
     @Override
     public void setAutoMirrored(boolean mirrored) {
         mNinePatchState.mAutoMirrored = mirrored;
diff --git a/graphics/java/android/graphics/drawable/ShapeDrawable.java b/graphics/java/android/graphics/drawable/ShapeDrawable.java
index a669d3c8667aa..30b588e1b4b73 100644
--- a/graphics/java/android/graphics/drawable/ShapeDrawable.java
+++ b/graphics/java/android/graphics/drawable/ShapeDrawable.java
@@ -327,11 +327,6 @@ public class ShapeDrawable extends Drawable {
         invalidateSelf();
     }
 
-    @Override
-    public boolean isDither() {
-        return mShapeState.mPaint.isDither();
-    }
-
     @Override
     protected void onBoundsChange(Rect bounds) {
         super.onBoundsChange(bounds);