diff --git a/media/libmedia/IAudioPolicyService.cpp b/media/libmedia/IAudioPolicyService.cpp
index 6205ebd..e363101 100644
--- a/media/libmedia/IAudioPolicyService.cpp
+++ b/media/libmedia/IAudioPolicyService.cpp
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
     SET_DEVICE_CONNECTION_STATE = IBinder::FIRST_CALL_TRANSACTION,
     GET_DEVICE_CONNECTION_STATE,
     SET_PHONE_STATE,
-    SET_RINGER_MODE,
+    SET_RINGER_MODE,    // reserved, no longer used
     SET_FORCE_USE,
     GET_FORCE_USE,
     GET_OUTPUT,
@@ -100,16 +100,6 @@
         return static_cast <status_t> (reply.readInt32());
     }
 
-    virtual status_t setRingerMode(uint32_t mode, uint32_t mask)
-    {
-        Parcel data, reply;
-        data.writeInterfaceToken(IAudioPolicyService::getInterfaceDescriptor());
-        data.writeInt32(mode);
-        data.writeInt32(mask);
-        remote()->transact(SET_RINGER_MODE, data, &reply);
-        return static_cast <status_t> (reply.readInt32());
-    }
-
     virtual status_t setForceUse(audio_policy_force_use_t usage, audio_policy_forced_cfg_t config)
     {
         Parcel data, reply;
@@ -405,14 +395,6 @@
             return NO_ERROR;
         } break;
 
-        case SET_RINGER_MODE: {
-            CHECK_INTERFACE(IAudioPolicyService, data, reply);
-            uint32_t mode = data.readInt32();
-            uint32_t mask = data.readInt32();
-            reply->writeInt32(static_cast <uint32_t>(setRingerMode(mode, mask)));
-            return NO_ERROR;
-        } break;
-
         case SET_FORCE_USE: {
             CHECK_INTERFACE(IAudioPolicyService, data, reply);
             audio_policy_force_use_t usage = static_cast <audio_policy_force_use_t>(data.readInt32());