diff --git a/core/definitions.mk b/core/definitions.mk
index e07d911..13cec0f 100644
--- a/core/definitions.mk
+++ b/core/definitions.mk
@@ -2596,21 +2596,6 @@
 fi
 endef
 
-# Returns the minSdkVersion of the specified APK as a decimal number. If the
-# version is a codename, returns the current platform SDK version (always a
-# decimal number) instead. If the APK does not specify a minSdkVersion, returns
-# 0 to match how the Android platform interprets this situation at runtime.
-#
-# This currently substitutes any version which contains characters other than
-# digits with the current platform's API Level number. This is because I
-# couldn't figure out an easy way to perform the substitution only for the
-# version codes listed in PLATFORM_VERSION_ALL_CODENAMES.
-define get-package-min-sdk-version-int
-$$(($(AAPT) dump badging $(1) 2>&1 | grep '^sdkVersion' || echo "sdkVersion:'0'") \
-    | cut -d"'" -f2 | \
-    sed -e s/^.*[^0-9].*$$/$(PLATFORM_SDK_VERSION)/)
-endef
-
 # Sign a package using the specified key/cert.
 #
 define sign-package