diff --git a/biometrics/fingerprint/aidl/aidl_api/android.hardware.biometrics.fingerprint/current/android/hardware/biometrics/fingerprint/IFingerprint.aidl b/biometrics/fingerprint/aidl/aidl_api/android.hardware.biometrics.fingerprint/current/android/hardware/biometrics/fingerprint/IFingerprint.aidl
index 07777c9..5d3df6f 100644
--- a/biometrics/fingerprint/aidl/aidl_api/android.hardware.biometrics.fingerprint/current/android/hardware/biometrics/fingerprint/IFingerprint.aidl
+++ b/biometrics/fingerprint/aidl/aidl_api/android.hardware.biometrics.fingerprint/current/android/hardware/biometrics/fingerprint/IFingerprint.aidl
@@ -36,5 +36,4 @@
 interface IFingerprint {
   android.hardware.biometrics.fingerprint.SensorProps[] getSensorProps();
   android.hardware.biometrics.fingerprint.ISession createSession(in int sensorId, in int userId, in android.hardware.biometrics.fingerprint.ISessionCallback cb);
-  void reset();
 }
diff --git a/biometrics/fingerprint/aidl/android/hardware/biometrics/fingerprint/IFingerprint.aidl b/biometrics/fingerprint/aidl/android/hardware/biometrics/fingerprint/IFingerprint.aidl
index 37062ba..98a4530 100644
--- a/biometrics/fingerprint/aidl/android/hardware/biometrics/fingerprint/IFingerprint.aidl
+++ b/biometrics/fingerprint/aidl/android/hardware/biometrics/fingerprint/IFingerprint.aidl
@@ -65,14 +65,4 @@
      * @return A new session
      */
     ISession createSession(in int sensorId, in int userId, in ISessionCallback cb);
-
-    /**
-     * Resets the HAL into a clean state, forcing it to cancel all of the pending operations, close
-     * its current session, and release all of the acquired resources.
-     *
-     * This should be used as a last resort to recover the HAL if the current session becomes
-     * unresponsive. The implementation might choose to restart the HAL process to get back into a
-     * good state.
-     */
-    void reset();
 }
diff --git a/biometrics/fingerprint/aidl/default/Fingerprint.cpp b/biometrics/fingerprint/aidl/default/Fingerprint.cpp
index 206f518..79f48fe 100644
--- a/biometrics/fingerprint/aidl/default/Fingerprint.cpp
+++ b/biometrics/fingerprint/aidl/default/Fingerprint.cpp
@@ -63,10 +63,4 @@
     return ndk::ScopedAStatus::ok();
 }
 
-ndk::ScopedAStatus Fingerprint::reset() {
-    // Crash. The system will start a fresh instance of the HAL.
-    CHECK(false) << "Unable to reset. Crashing.";
-    return ndk::ScopedAStatus::ok();
-}
-
 }  // namespace aidl::android::hardware::biometrics::fingerprint
diff --git a/biometrics/fingerprint/aidl/default/include/Fingerprint.h b/biometrics/fingerprint/aidl/default/include/Fingerprint.h
index 9b43419..7bd3d6d 100644
--- a/biometrics/fingerprint/aidl/default/include/Fingerprint.h
+++ b/biometrics/fingerprint/aidl/default/include/Fingerprint.h
@@ -34,8 +34,6 @@
                                      const std::shared_ptr<ISessionCallback>& cb,
                                      std::shared_ptr<ISession>* out) override;
 
-    ndk::ScopedAStatus reset() override;
-
   private:
     std::unique_ptr<FakeFingerprintEngine> mEngine;
     WorkerThread mWorker;