diff --git a/src/com/android/messaging/util/FileUtil.java b/src/com/android/messaging/util/FileUtil.java
index e7d86f2..71fbb4b 100644
--- a/src/com/android/messaging/util/FileUtil.java
+++ b/src/com/android/messaging/util/FileUtil.java
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.net.Uri;
 import android.os.Environment;
-import android.os.ParcelFileDescriptor;
 import android.text.TextUtils;
 
 import com.android.messaging.Factory;
@@ -29,8 +28,6 @@
 
 import java.io.File;
 import java.io.IOException;
-import java.nio.file.Path;
-import java.nio.file.Paths;
 import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
 import java.util.Date;
 import java.util.Locale;
@@ -124,10 +121,6 @@
     // We're told it's possible to create world readable hardlinks to other apps private data
     // so we ban all /data file uris.
     public static boolean isInPrivateDir(Uri uri) {
-        return isFileUriInPrivateDir(uri) || isContentUriInPrivateDir(uri);
-    }
-
-    private static boolean isFileUriInPrivateDir(Uri uri) {
         if (!UriUtil.isFileUri(uri)) {
             return false;
         }
@@ -135,24 +128,6 @@
         return FileUtil.isSameOrSubDirectory(Environment.getDataDirectory(), file);
     }
 
-    private static boolean isContentUriInPrivateDir(Uri uri) {
-        if (!uri.getScheme().equals(ContentResolver.SCHEME_CONTENT)) {
-            return false;
-        }
-        try {
-            Context context = Factory.get().getApplicationContext();
-            ParcelFileDescriptor pfd = context.getContentResolver().openFileDescriptor(uri, "r");
-            int fd = pfd.getFd();
-            // Use the file descriptor to find out the read file path through symbolic link.
-            Path fdPath = Paths.get("/proc/self/fd/" + fd);
-            Path filePath = java.nio.file.Files.readSymbolicLink(fdPath);
-            pfd.close();
-            return FileUtil.isSameOrSubDirectory(Environment.getDataDirectory(), filePath.toFile());
-        } catch (Exception e) {
-            return false;
-        }
-    }
-
     /**
      * Checks, whether the child directory is the same as, or a sub-directory of the base
      * directory.