diff --git a/libutils/String8.cpp b/libutils/String8.cpp
index 195e122..8511da9 100644
--- a/libutils/String8.cpp
+++ b/libutils/String8.cpp
@@ -429,24 +429,17 @@
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Path functions
 
-void String8::setPathName(const char* name)
-{
-    setPathName(name, strlen(name));
-}
-
-void String8::setPathName(const char* name, size_t len)
-{
-    char* buf = lockBuffer(len);
+static void setPathName(String8& s, const char* name) {
+    size_t len = strlen(name);
+    char* buf = s.lockBuffer(len);
 
     memcpy(buf, name, len);
 
     // remove trailing path separator, if present
-    if (len > 0 && buf[len-1] == OS_PATH_SEPARATOR)
-        len--;
-
+    if (len > 0 && buf[len - 1] == OS_PATH_SEPARATOR) len--;
     buf[len] = '\0';
 
-    unlockBuffer(len);
+    s.unlockBuffer(len);
 }
 
 String8 String8::getPathLeaf(void) const
@@ -559,7 +552,7 @@
         size_t len = length();
         if (len == 0) {
             // no existing filename, just use the new one
-            setPathName(name);
+            setPathName(*this, name);
             return *this;
         }
 
@@ -579,7 +572,7 @@
 
         return *this;
     } else {
-        setPathName(name);
+        setPathName(*this, name);
         return *this;
     }
 }
diff --git a/libutils/String8_fuzz.cpp b/libutils/String8_fuzz.cpp
index a45d675..faf49b6 100644
--- a/libutils/String8_fuzz.cpp
+++ b/libutils/String8_fuzz.cpp
@@ -91,10 +91,6 @@
                 },
                 [](FuzzedDataProvider* dataProvider, android::String8* str1,
                    android::String8*) -> void {
-                    str1->setPathName(dataProvider->ConsumeBytesWithTerminator<char>(5).data());
-                },
-                [](FuzzedDataProvider* dataProvider, android::String8* str1,
-                   android::String8*) -> void {
                     str1->appendPath(dataProvider->ConsumeBytesWithTerminator<char>(5).data());
                 },
 };
diff --git a/libutils/include/utils/String8.h b/libutils/include/utils/String8.h
index cee5dc6..8b2dcf9 100644
--- a/libutils/include/utils/String8.h
+++ b/libutils/include/utils/String8.h
@@ -137,14 +137,6 @@
      */
 
     /*
-     * Set the filename field to a specific value.
-     *
-     * Normalizes the filename, removing a trailing '/' if present.
-     */
-    void setPathName(const char* name);
-    void setPathName(const char* name, size_t numChars);
-
-    /*
      * Get just the filename component.
      *
      * "/tmp/foo/bar.c" --> "bar.c"