diff --git a/api/current.txt b/api/current.txt
index 77df600bcbeec..02eacfefee310 100644
--- a/api/current.txt
+++ b/api/current.txt
@@ -10904,7 +10904,6 @@ package android.hardware.camera2 {
     method public abstract android.hardware.camera2.CaptureRequest.Builder createCaptureRequest(int) throws android.hardware.camera2.CameraAccessException;
     method public abstract void flush() throws android.hardware.camera2.CameraAccessException;
     method public abstract java.lang.String getId();
-    method public abstract android.hardware.camera2.CameraCharacteristics getProperties() throws android.hardware.camera2.CameraAccessException;
     method public abstract int setRepeatingBurst(java.util.List<android.hardware.camera2.CaptureRequest>, android.hardware.camera2.CameraDevice.CaptureListener, android.os.Handler) throws android.hardware.camera2.CameraAccessException;
     method public abstract int setRepeatingRequest(android.hardware.camera2.CaptureRequest, android.hardware.camera2.CameraDevice.CaptureListener, android.os.Handler) throws android.hardware.camera2.CameraAccessException;
     method public abstract void stopRepeating() throws android.hardware.camera2.CameraAccessException;
diff --git a/core/java/android/hardware/camera2/CameraDevice.java b/core/java/android/hardware/camera2/CameraDevice.java
index ec8904144acfb..a9a72b074df86 100644
--- a/core/java/android/hardware/camera2/CameraDevice.java
+++ b/core/java/android/hardware/camera2/CameraDevice.java
@@ -16,11 +16,9 @@
 
 package android.hardware.camera2;
 
-import android.view.Surface;
 import android.os.Handler;
-import android.util.Log;
+import android.view.Surface;
 
-import java.lang.AutoCloseable;
 import java.util.List;
 
 /**
@@ -127,23 +125,10 @@ public interface CameraDevice extends AutoCloseable {
      * @return the ID for this camera device
      *
      * @see CameraManager#getCameraCharacteristics
-     * @see CameraManager#getDeviceIdList
+     * @see CameraManager#getCameraIdList
      */
     public String getId();
 
-    /**
-     * Get the static properties for this camera. These are identical to the
-     * properties returned by {@link CameraManager#getCameraCharacteristics}.
-     *
-     * @return the static properties of the camera
-     *
-     * @throws CameraAccessException if the camera device is no longer connected or has
-     *                               encountered a fatal error
-     * @throws IllegalStateException if the camera device has been closed
-     *
-     * @see CameraManager#getCameraCharacteristics
-     */
-    public CameraCharacteristics getProperties() throws CameraAccessException;
     /**
      * <p>Set up a new output set of Surfaces for the camera device.</p>
      *
diff --git a/core/java/android/hardware/camera2/impl/CameraDevice.java b/core/java/android/hardware/camera2/impl/CameraDevice.java
index f126472ec6b99..70a6f441ed0e0 100644
--- a/core/java/android/hardware/camera2/impl/CameraDevice.java
+++ b/core/java/android/hardware/camera2/impl/CameraDevice.java
@@ -87,24 +87,6 @@ public class CameraDevice implements android.hardware.camera2.CameraDevice {
         return mCameraId;
     }
 
-    @Override
-    public CameraCharacteristics getProperties() throws CameraAccessException {
-
-        CameraMetadataNative info = new CameraMetadataNative();
-
-        try {
-            mRemoteDevice.getCameraInfo(/*out*/info);
-        } catch(CameraRuntimeException e) {
-            throw e.asChecked();
-        } catch(RemoteException e) {
-            // impossible
-            return null;
-        }
-
-        CameraCharacteristics properties = new CameraCharacteristics(info);
-        return properties;
-    }
-
     @Override
     public void configureOutputs(List<Surface> outputs) throws CameraAccessException {
         synchronized (mLock) {