diff --git a/javalib/api/system-current.txt b/javalib/api/system-current.txt
index c214f1f..04283c2 100644
--- a/javalib/api/system-current.txt
+++ b/javalib/api/system-current.txt
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
     method public void close();
     method @NonNull public android.os.IBinder connectToVsockServer(int) throws android.system.virtualmachine.VirtualMachineException;
     method @NonNull public android.os.ParcelFileDescriptor connectVsock(int) throws android.system.virtualmachine.VirtualMachineException;
-    method public int getCid() throws android.system.virtualmachine.VirtualMachineException;
     method @NonNull public android.system.virtualmachine.VirtualMachineConfig getConfig();
     method @NonNull public java.io.InputStream getConsoleOutput() throws android.system.virtualmachine.VirtualMachineException;
     method @NonNull public java.io.InputStream getLogOutput() throws android.system.virtualmachine.VirtualMachineException;
diff --git a/javalib/src/android/system/virtualmachine/VirtualMachine.java b/javalib/src/android/system/virtualmachine/VirtualMachine.java
index 504d3c7..c061003 100644
--- a/javalib/src/android/system/virtualmachine/VirtualMachine.java
+++ b/javalib/src/android/system/virtualmachine/VirtualMachine.java
@@ -940,23 +940,6 @@
     }
 
     /**
-     * Returns the CID of this virtual machine, if it is running.
-     *
-     * @throws VirtualMachineException if the virtual machine is not running.
-     * @hide
-     */
-    @SystemApi
-    public int getCid() throws VirtualMachineException {
-        synchronized (mLock) {
-            try {
-                return getRunningVm().getCid();
-            } catch (RemoteException e) {
-                throw e.rethrowAsRuntimeException();
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    /**
      * Changes the config of this virtual machine to a new one. This can be used to adjust things
      * like the number of CPU and size of the RAM, depending on the situation (e.g. the size of the
      * application to run on the virtual machine, etc.)