diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/Launcher.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/Launcher.java
index b7dd98d..a5ebb52 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/Launcher.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/Launcher.java
@@ -4390,10 +4390,6 @@
         }
     }
 
-    protected boolean isLauncherPreinstalled() {
-        return (getApplicationInfo().flags & ApplicationInfo.FLAG_SYSTEM) != 0)
-    }
-
     /**
      * To be overridden by subclasses to indicate that there is an activity to launch
      * before showing the standard launcher experience.