diff --git a/core/java/android/os/LocaleList.java b/core/java/android/os/LocaleList.java
index 60b618a2f689b..2dc3bebb2d10a 100644
--- a/core/java/android/os/LocaleList.java
+++ b/core/java/android/os/LocaleList.java
@@ -147,17 +147,6 @@ public final class LocaleList implements Parcelable {
         return mStringRepresentation;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * It is almost always better to call {@link #getEmptyLocaleList()} instead which returns
-     * a pre-constructed empty locale list.
-     *
-     * @hide
-     */
-    public LocaleList() {
-        mList = sEmptyList;
-        mStringRepresentation = "";
-    }
-
     /**
      * Creates a new {@link LocaleList}.
      *