diff --git a/core/java/android/database/sqlite/SQLiteQueryBuilder.java b/core/java/android/database/sqlite/SQLiteQueryBuilder.java
index 9c09e811e8762..8f8eb6e4d3312 100644
--- a/core/java/android/database/sqlite/SQLiteQueryBuilder.java
+++ b/core/java/android/database/sqlite/SQLiteQueryBuilder.java
@@ -144,15 +144,6 @@ public class SQLiteQueryBuilder
         mFactory = factory;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Need to keep this to not break the build until ContactsProvider2 has been changed to
-     * use the new API
-     * TODO: Remove this
-     * @hide
-     */
-    public void setStrictProjectionMap(boolean flag) {
-    }
-
     /**
      * When set, the selection is verified against malicious arguments.
      * When using this class to create a statement using