diff --git a/libutils/String8.cpp b/libutils/String8.cpp
index 79b7edf..2b72847 100644
--- a/libutils/String8.cpp
+++ b/libutils/String8.cpp
@@ -39,10 +39,6 @@
 
 namespace android {
 
-// Separator used by resource paths. This is not platform dependent contrary
-// to OS_PATH_SEPARATOR.
-#define RES_PATH_SEPARATOR '/'
-
 static inline char* getEmptyString() {
     static SharedBuffer* gEmptyStringBuf = [] {
         SharedBuffer* buf = SharedBuffer::alloc(1);
@@ -582,20 +578,4 @@
     }
 }
 
-String8& String8::convertToResPath()
-{
-#if OS_PATH_SEPARATOR != RES_PATH_SEPARATOR
-    size_t len = length();
-    if (len > 0) {
-        char * buf = lockBuffer(len);
-        for (char * end = buf + len; buf < end; ++buf) {
-            if (*buf == OS_PATH_SEPARATOR)
-                *buf = RES_PATH_SEPARATOR;
-        }
-        unlockBuffer(len);
-    }
-#endif
-    return *this;
-}
-
 }; // namespace android
diff --git a/libutils/String8_fuzz.cpp b/libutils/String8_fuzz.cpp
index e5dcd31..a1cb335 100644
--- a/libutils/String8_fuzz.cpp
+++ b/libutils/String8_fuzz.cpp
@@ -83,9 +83,6 @@
                     str1->getPathDir();
                 },
                 [](FuzzedDataProvider*, android::String8* str1, android::String8*) -> void {
-                    str1->convertToResPath();
-                },
-                [](FuzzedDataProvider*, android::String8* str1, android::String8*) -> void {
                     std::shared_ptr<android::String8> path_out_str =
                             std::make_shared<android::String8>();
                     str1->walkPath(path_out_str.get());
diff --git a/libutils/abi-dumps/arm64/source-based/libutils.so.lsdump b/libutils/abi-dumps/arm64/source-based/libutils.so.lsdump
index c89af9e..46badde 100644
--- a/libutils/abi-dumps/arm64/source-based/libutils.so.lsdump
+++ b/libutils/abi-dumps/arm64/source-based/libutils.so.lsdump
@@ -725,9 +725,6 @@
    "name" : "_ZN7android7String813appendFormatVEPKcSt9__va_list"
   },
   {
-   "name" : "_ZN7android7String816convertToResPathEv"
-  },
-  {
    "name" : "_ZN7android7String85clearEv"
   },
   {
@@ -6928,19 +6925,6 @@
    "source_file" : "system/core/libutils/include/utils/String8.h"
   },
   {
-   "function_name" : "android::String8::convertToResPath",
-   "linker_set_key" : "_ZN7android7String816convertToResPathEv",
-   "parameters" :
-   [
-    {
-     "is_this_ptr" : true,
-     "referenced_type" : "_ZTIPN7android7String8E"
-    }
-   ],
-   "return_type" : "_ZTIRN7android7String8E",
-   "source_file" : "system/core/libutils/include/utils/String8.h"
-  },
-  {
    "function_name" : "android::String8::clear",
    "linker_set_key" : "_ZN7android7String85clearEv",
    "parameters" :
diff --git a/libutils/abi-dumps/arm_arm64/source-based/libutils.so.lsdump b/libutils/abi-dumps/arm_arm64/source-based/libutils.so.lsdump
index f88da15..219c766 100644
--- a/libutils/abi-dumps/arm_arm64/source-based/libutils.so.lsdump
+++ b/libutils/abi-dumps/arm_arm64/source-based/libutils.so.lsdump
@@ -725,9 +725,6 @@
    "name" : "_ZN7android7String813appendFormatVEPKcSt9__va_list"
   },
   {
-   "name" : "_ZN7android7String816convertToResPathEv"
-  },
-  {
    "name" : "_ZN7android7String85clearEv"
   },
   {
@@ -6924,19 +6921,6 @@
    "source_file" : "system/core/libutils/include/utils/String8.h"
   },
   {
-   "function_name" : "android::String8::convertToResPath",
-   "linker_set_key" : "_ZN7android7String816convertToResPathEv",
-   "parameters" :
-   [
-    {
-     "is_this_ptr" : true,
-     "referenced_type" : "_ZTIPN7android7String8E"
-    }
-   ],
-   "return_type" : "_ZTIRN7android7String8E",
-   "source_file" : "system/core/libutils/include/utils/String8.h"
-  },
-  {
    "function_name" : "android::String8::clear",
    "linker_set_key" : "_ZN7android7String85clearEv",
    "parameters" :
diff --git a/libutils/include/utils/String8.h b/libutils/include/utils/String8.h
index e58f1a5..43909f7 100644
--- a/libutils/include/utils/String8.h
+++ b/libutils/include/utils/String8.h
@@ -202,15 +202,6 @@
                                              { String8 p(*this); p.appendPath(leaf); return p; }
     String8 appendPathCopy(const String8& leaf) const { return appendPathCopy(leaf.c_str()); }
 
-    /*
-     * Converts all separators in this string to /, the default path separator.
-     *
-     * If the default OS separator is backslash, this converts all
-     * backslashes to slashes, in-place. Otherwise it does nothing.
-     * Returns self.
-     */
-    String8& convertToResPath();
-
 private:
             status_t            real_append(const char* other, size_t numChars);
             char*               find_extension(void) const;