diff --git a/libutils/Threads.cpp b/libutils/Threads.cpp
index 55eadb0..147db54 100644
--- a/libutils/Threads.cpp
+++ b/libutils/Threads.cpp
@@ -302,8 +302,7 @@
 }
 
 #if defined(__ANDROID__)
-namespace {
-int androidSetThreadPriorityInternal(pid_t tid, int pri, bool change_policy) {
+int androidSetThreadPriority(pid_t tid, int pri, bool change_policy) {
     int rc = 0;
     int lasterr = 0;
     int curr_pri = getpriority(PRIO_PROCESS, tid);
@@ -335,15 +334,6 @@
 
     return rc;
 }
-}  // namespace
-
-int androidSetThreadPriority(pid_t tid, int pri) {
-    return androidSetThreadPriorityInternal(tid, pri, true);
-}
-
-int androidSetThreadPriorityAndPolicy(pid_t tid, int pri, bool change_policy) {
-    return androidSetThreadPriorityInternal(tid, pri, change_policy);
-}
 
 int androidGetThreadPriority(pid_t tid) {
     return getpriority(PRIO_PROCESS, tid);
diff --git a/libutils/include/utils/AndroidThreads.h b/libutils/include/utils/AndroidThreads.h
index cdb5442..3c30a2a 100644
--- a/libutils/include/utils/AndroidThreads.h
+++ b/libutils/include/utils/AndroidThreads.h
@@ -78,12 +78,9 @@
 // should be one of the ANDROID_PRIORITY constants.  Returns INVALID_OPERATION
 // if the priority set failed, else another value if just the group set failed;
 // in either case errno is set.  Thread ID zero means current thread.
-// This is equivalent to androidSetThreadPriorityAndPolicy(tid, prio, true);
-extern int androidSetThreadPriority(pid_t tid, int prio);
-
 // Parameter "change_policy" indicates if sched policy should be changed. It needs
 // not be checked again if the change is done elsewhere like activity manager.
-extern int androidSetThreadPriorityAndPolicy(pid_t tid, int prio, bool change_policy);
+extern int androidSetThreadPriority(pid_t tid, int prio, bool change_policy = true);
 
 // Get the current priority of a particular thread. Returns one of the
 // ANDROID_PRIORITY constants or a negative result in case of error.