diff --git a/init/init.cpp b/init/init.cpp
index 9e6143b..bac27df 100644
--- a/init/init.cpp
+++ b/init/init.cpp
@@ -460,24 +460,6 @@
     return true;
 }
 
-int selinux_reload_policy(void)
-{
-    INFO("SELinux: Attempting to reload policy files\n");
-
-    if (selinux_android_reload_policy() == -1) {
-        return -1;
-    }
-
-    if (sehandle)
-        selabel_close(sehandle);
-
-    if (sehandle_prop)
-        selabel_close(sehandle_prop);
-
-    selinux_init_all_handles();
-    return 0;
-}
-
 static int audit_callback(void *data, security_class_t /*cls*/, char *buf, size_t len) {
 
     property_audit_data *d = reinterpret_cast<property_audit_data*>(data);
diff --git a/init/init.h b/init/init.h
index 345d442..b6a095b 100644
--- a/init/init.h
+++ b/init/init.h
@@ -35,8 +35,6 @@
 
 void property_changed(const char *name, const char *value);
 
-int selinux_reload_policy(void);
-
 void register_epoll_handler(int fd, void (*fn)());
 
 int add_environment(const char* key, const char* val);
diff --git a/init/property_service.cpp b/init/property_service.cpp
index 5c1ae79..8c95f15 100644
--- a/init/property_service.cpp
+++ b/init/property_service.cpp
@@ -175,11 +175,7 @@
     if (!is_legal_property_name(name, namelen)) return -1;
     if (valuelen >= PROP_VALUE_MAX) return -1;
 
-    if (strcmp("selinux.reload_policy", name) == 0 && strcmp("1", value) == 0) {
-        if (selinux_reload_policy() != 0) {
-            ERROR("Failed to reload policy\n");
-        }
-    } else if (strcmp("selinux.restorecon_recursive", name) == 0 && valuelen > 0) {
+    if (strcmp("selinux.restorecon_recursive", name) == 0 && valuelen > 0) {
         if (restorecon_recursive(value) != 0) {
             ERROR("Failed to restorecon_recursive %s\n", value);
         }