diff --git a/camera/Camera.cpp b/camera/Camera.cpp
index 84d1d93..92dbd01 100644
--- a/camera/Camera.cpp
+++ b/camera/Camera.cpp
@@ -77,63 +77,6 @@
     return CameraBaseT::connect(cameraId, clientPackageName, clientUid, clientPid);
 }
 
-status_t Camera::connectLegacy(int cameraId, int halVersion,
-        const String16& clientPackageName,
-        int clientUid,
-        sp<Camera>& camera)
-{
-    ALOGV("%s: connect legacy camera device", __FUNCTION__);
-    sp<Camera> c = new Camera(cameraId);
-    sp<::android::hardware::ICameraClient> cl = c;
-    status_t status = NO_ERROR;
-    const sp<::android::hardware::ICameraService>& cs = CameraBaseT::getCameraService();
-
-    binder::Status ret;
-    if (cs != nullptr) {
-        ret = cs.get()->connectLegacy(cl, cameraId, halVersion, clientPackageName,
-                clientUid, /*out*/&(c->mCamera));
-    }
-    if (ret.isOk() && c->mCamera != nullptr) {
-        IInterface::asBinder(c->mCamera)->linkToDeath(c);
-        c->mStatus = NO_ERROR;
-        camera = c;
-    } else {
-        switch(ret.serviceSpecificErrorCode()) {
-            case hardware::ICameraService::ERROR_DISCONNECTED:
-                status = -ENODEV;
-                break;
-            case hardware::ICameraService::ERROR_CAMERA_IN_USE:
-                status = -EBUSY;
-                break;
-            case hardware::ICameraService::ERROR_INVALID_OPERATION:
-                status = -EINVAL;
-                break;
-            case hardware::ICameraService::ERROR_MAX_CAMERAS_IN_USE:
-                status = -EUSERS;
-                break;
-            case hardware::ICameraService::ERROR_ILLEGAL_ARGUMENT:
-                status = BAD_VALUE;
-                break;
-            case hardware::ICameraService::ERROR_DEPRECATED_HAL:
-                status = -EOPNOTSUPP;
-                break;
-            case hardware::ICameraService::ERROR_DISABLED:
-                status = -EACCES;
-                break;
-            case hardware::ICameraService::ERROR_PERMISSION_DENIED:
-                status = PERMISSION_DENIED;
-                break;
-            default:
-                status = -EINVAL;
-                ALOGW("An error occurred while connecting to camera %d: %s", cameraId,
-                        (cs != nullptr) ? "Service not available" : ret.toString8().string());
-                break;
-        }
-        c.clear();
-    }
-    return status;
-}
-
 status_t Camera::reconnect()
 {
     ALOGV("reconnect");
diff --git a/camera/aidl/android/hardware/ICameraService.aidl b/camera/aidl/android/hardware/ICameraService.aidl
index ac7a35b..8af704d 100644
--- a/camera/aidl/android/hardware/ICameraService.aidl
+++ b/camera/aidl/android/hardware/ICameraService.aidl
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
 
     /**
      * Default UID/PID values for non-privileged callers of
-     * connect(), connectDevice(), and connectLegacy()
+     * connect() and connectDevice()
      */
     const int USE_CALLING_UID = -1;
     const int USE_CALLING_PID = -1;
@@ -93,20 +93,6 @@
             int clientUid);
 
     /**
-     * halVersion constant for connectLegacy
-     */
-    const int CAMERA_HAL_API_VERSION_UNSPECIFIED = -1;
-
-    /**
-     * Open a camera device in legacy mode, if supported by the camera module HAL.
-     */
-    ICamera connectLegacy(ICameraClient client,
-            int cameraId,
-            int halVersion,
-            String opPackageName,
-            int clientUid);
-
-    /**
      * Add listener for changes to camera device and flashlight state.
      *
      * Also returns the set of currently-known camera IDs and state of each device.
diff --git a/camera/include/camera/Camera.h b/camera/include/camera/Camera.h
index 2cdb617..5b9b076 100644
--- a/camera/include/camera/Camera.h
+++ b/camera/include/camera/Camera.h
@@ -84,10 +84,6 @@
                                 const String16& clientPackageName,
                                 int clientUid, int clientPid);
 
-    static  status_t  connectLegacy(int cameraId, int halVersion,
-                                     const String16& clientPackageName,
-                                     int clientUid, sp<Camera>& camera);
-
             virtual     ~Camera();
 
             status_t    reconnect();