diff --git a/cmds/dumpstate/DumpstateUtil.cpp b/cmds/dumpstate/DumpstateUtil.cpp
index 97c8ae2..4b69607 100644
--- a/cmds/dumpstate/DumpstateUtil.cpp
+++ b/cmds/dumpstate/DumpstateUtil.cpp
@@ -378,34 +378,6 @@
     return status;
 }
 
-int GetPidByName(const std::string& ps_name) {
-    DIR* proc_dir;
-    struct dirent* ps;
-    unsigned int pid;
-    std::string cmdline;
-
-    if (!(proc_dir = opendir("/proc"))) {
-        MYLOGE("Can't open /proc\n");
-        return -1;
-    }
-
-    while ((ps = readdir(proc_dir))) {
-        if (!(pid = atoi(ps->d_name))) {
-            continue;
-        }
-        android::base::ReadFileToString("/proc/" + std::string(ps->d_name) + "/cmdline", &cmdline);
-        if (cmdline.find(ps_name) == std::string::npos) {
-            continue;
-        } else {
-            closedir(proc_dir);
-            return pid;
-        }
-    }
-    MYLOGE("can't find the pid\n");
-    closedir(proc_dir);
-    return -1;
-}
-
 }  // namespace dumpstate
 }  // namespace os
 }  // namespace android
diff --git a/cmds/dumpstate/DumpstateUtil.h b/cmds/dumpstate/DumpstateUtil.h
index d75b08c..b7ac25c 100644
--- a/cmds/dumpstate/DumpstateUtil.h
+++ b/cmds/dumpstate/DumpstateUtil.h
@@ -205,12 +205,6 @@
  */
 int DumpFileToFd(int fd, const std::string& title, const std::string& path);
 
-/*
- * Finds the process id by process name.
- * |ps_name| the process name we want to search for
- */
-int GetPidByName(const std::string& ps_name);
-
 }  // namespace dumpstate
 }  // namespace os
 }  // namespace android
diff --git a/cmds/dumpstate/tests/dumpstate_test.cpp b/cmds/dumpstate/tests/dumpstate_test.cpp
index c5d01fd..ccb2981 100644
--- a/cmds/dumpstate/tests/dumpstate_test.cpp
+++ b/cmds/dumpstate/tests/dumpstate_test.cpp
@@ -1407,14 +1407,6 @@
         return status;
     }
 
-    // Find out the pid of the process_name
-    int FindPidOfProcess(const std::string& process_name) {
-        CaptureStderr();
-        int status = GetPidByName(process_name);
-        err = GetCapturedStderr();
-        return status;
-    }
-
     int fd;
 
     // 'fd` output and `stderr` from the last command ran.
@@ -1764,18 +1756,6 @@
     EXPECT_THAT(out, EndsWith("skipped on dry run\n"));
 }
 
-TEST_F(DumpstateUtilTest, FindingPidWithExistingProcess) {
-    // init process always has pid 1.
-    EXPECT_EQ(1, FindPidOfProcess("init"));
-    EXPECT_THAT(err, IsEmpty());
-}
-
-TEST_F(DumpstateUtilTest, FindingPidWithNotExistingProcess) {
-    // find the process with abnormal name.
-    EXPECT_EQ(-1, FindPidOfProcess("abcdef12345-543"));
-    EXPECT_THAT(err, StrEq("can't find the pid\n"));
-}
-
 }  // namespace dumpstate
 }  // namespace os
 }  // namespace android