diff --git a/core/java/android/service/voice/VoiceInteractionService.java b/core/java/android/service/voice/VoiceInteractionService.java
index 91b1cc422c099..65e6988dc9bb9 100644
--- a/core/java/android/service/voice/VoiceInteractionService.java
+++ b/core/java/android/service/voice/VoiceInteractionService.java
@@ -200,17 +200,6 @@ public class VoiceInteractionService extends Service {
         }
     }
 
-    /**
-     * FIXME: Remove once the prebuilts are updated.
-     *
-     * @hide
-     */
-    @Deprecated
-    public final AlwaysOnHotwordDetector createAlwaysOnHotwordDetector(
-            String keyphrase, String locale, AlwaysOnHotwordDetector.Callback callback) {
-        return createAlwaysOnHotwordDetector(keyphrase, Locale.forLanguageTag(locale), callback);
-    }
-
     /**
      * Creates an {@link AlwaysOnHotwordDetector} for the given keyphrase and locale.
      * This instance must be retained and used by the client.