diff --git a/api/current.txt b/api/current.txt
index 730275f015f77..7097928fa393b 100644
--- a/api/current.txt
+++ b/api/current.txt
@@ -17701,7 +17701,6 @@ package android.os {
     method public static void startMethodTracing(java.lang.String);
     method public static void startMethodTracing(java.lang.String, int);
     method public static void startMethodTracing(java.lang.String, int, int);
-    method public static void startMethodTracingSampling(java.lang.String, int, int);
     method public static void startNativeTracing();
     method public static deprecated void stopAllocCounting();
     method public static void stopMethodTracing();
diff --git a/core/java/android/os/Debug.java b/core/java/android/os/Debug.java
index 2de12047dc48d..6fa52ce67490e 100644
--- a/core/java/android/os/Debug.java
+++ b/core/java/android/os/Debug.java
@@ -657,6 +657,7 @@ href="{@docRoot}guide/developing/tools/traceview.html">Traceview: A Graphical Lo
      * If the trace file given does not end in ".trace", it will be appended for you.
      * @param bufferSize    The maximum amount of trace data we gather. If not given, it defaults to 8MB.
      * @param intervalUs    The amount of time between each sample in microseconds.
+     * @hide
      */
     public static void startMethodTracingSampling(String traceName,
         int bufferSize, int intervalUs) {