diff --git a/wifi/java/android/net/wifi/nan/PublishConfig.java b/wifi/java/android/net/wifi/nan/PublishConfig.java
index 91513713daa38..4b67f9ac0ef99 100644
--- a/wifi/java/android/net/wifi/nan/PublishConfig.java
+++ b/wifi/java/android/net/wifi/nan/PublishConfig.java
@@ -256,25 +256,6 @@ public final class PublishConfig implements Parcelable {
             return this;
         }
 
-        /**
-         * Specify service specific information for the publish session - a simple wrapper
-         * of {@link PublishConfig.Builder#setServiceSpecificInfo(byte[])}
-         * obtaining the data from a String.
-         * <p>
-         *     Optional. Empty by default.
-         *
-         * @param serviceSpecificInfoStr The service specific information string
-         *            to be included (as a byte array) in the publish
-         *            information.
-         *
-         * @return The builder to facilitate chaining
-         *         {@code builder.setXXX(..).setXXX(..)}.
-         */
-        public Builder setServiceSpecificInfo(@NonNull String serviceSpecificInfoStr) {
-            mServiceSpecificInfo = serviceSpecificInfoStr.getBytes();
-            return this;
-        }
-
         /**
          * The match filter for a publish session. Used to determine whether a service
          * discovery occurred - in addition to relying on the service name.
diff --git a/wifi/java/android/net/wifi/nan/SubscribeConfig.java b/wifi/java/android/net/wifi/nan/SubscribeConfig.java
index b1dcd8fe49d06..4352fcf6a3cf9 100644
--- a/wifi/java/android/net/wifi/nan/SubscribeConfig.java
+++ b/wifi/java/android/net/wifi/nan/SubscribeConfig.java
@@ -288,25 +288,6 @@ public final class SubscribeConfig implements Parcelable {
             return this;
         }
 
-        /**
-         * Specify service specific information for the subscribe session - a simple wrapper
-         * of {@link SubscribeConfig.Builder#setServiceSpecificInfo(byte[])}
-         * obtaining the data from a String.
-         * <p>
-         *     Optional. Empty by default.
-         *
-         * @param serviceSpecificInfoStr The service specific information string
-         *            to be included (as a byte array) in the subscribe
-         *            information.
-         *
-         * @return The builder to facilitate chaining
-         *         {@code builder.setXXX(..).setXXX(..)}.
-         */
-        public Builder setServiceSpecificInfo(@NonNull String serviceSpecificInfoStr) {
-            mServiceSpecificInfo = serviceSpecificInfoStr.getBytes();
-            return this;
-        }
-
         /**
          * The match filter for a subscribe session. Used to determine whether a service
          * discovery occurred - in addition to relying on the service name.