diff --git a/base/Status.cpp b/base/Status.cpp
index 449aff3..3b31ee6 100644
--- a/base/Status.cpp
+++ b/base/Status.cpp
@@ -70,7 +70,6 @@
         EXCEPTION_TO_STRING_PAIR(EX_ILLEGAL_STATE),
         EXCEPTION_TO_STRING_PAIR(EX_NETWORK_MAIN_THREAD),
         EXCEPTION_TO_STRING_PAIR(EX_UNSUPPORTED_OPERATION),
-        EXCEPTION_TO_STRING_PAIR(EX_SERVICE_SPECIFIC),
         EXCEPTION_TO_STRING_PAIR(EX_HAS_REPLY_HEADER),
         EXCEPTION_TO_STRING_PAIR(EX_TRANSACTION_FAILED)
     }};
@@ -91,15 +90,6 @@
     return Status(exceptionCode, OK, message);
 }
 
-Status Status::fromServiceSpecificError(int32_t serviceSpecificErrorCode) {
-    return Status(EX_SERVICE_SPECIFIC, serviceSpecificErrorCode);
-}
-
-Status Status::fromServiceSpecificError(int32_t serviceSpecificErrorCode,
-                                        const char *message) {
-    return Status(EX_SERVICE_SPECIFIC, serviceSpecificErrorCode, message);
-}
-
 Status Status::fromStatusT(status_t status) {
     Status ret;
     ret.setFromStatusT(status);
@@ -121,11 +111,6 @@
     mMessage = message;
 }
 
-void Status::setServiceSpecificError(int32_t errorCode, const char *message) {
-    setException(EX_SERVICE_SPECIFIC, message);
-    mErrorCode = errorCode;
-}
-
 void Status::setFromStatusT(status_t status) {
     mException = (status == NO_ERROR) ? EX_NONE : EX_TRANSACTION_FAILED;
     mErrorCode = status;
@@ -143,9 +128,7 @@
         stream << "No error";
     } else {
         stream << "Status(" << exceptionToString(s.exceptionCode()) << "): '";
-        if (s.exceptionCode() == Status::EX_SERVICE_SPECIFIC) {
-            stream << s.serviceSpecificErrorCode() << ": ";
-        } else if (s.exceptionCode() == Status::EX_TRANSACTION_FAILED) {
+        if (s.exceptionCode() == Status::EX_TRANSACTION_FAILED) {
             stream << statusToString(s.transactionError()) << ": ";
         }
         stream << s.exceptionMessage() << "'";
diff --git a/base/include/hidl/Status.h b/base/include/hidl/Status.h
index c5c5bd9..a4a83f4 100644
--- a/base/include/hidl/Status.h
+++ b/base/include/hidl/Status.h
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@
         EX_ILLEGAL_STATE = -5,
         EX_NETWORK_MAIN_THREAD = -6,
         EX_UNSUPPORTED_OPERATION = -7,
-        EX_SERVICE_SPECIFIC = -8,
 
         // This is special and Java specific; see Parcel.java.
         EX_HAS_REPLY_HEADER = -128,
@@ -75,19 +74,14 @@
     static Status ok();
     // Authors should explicitly pick whether their integer is:
     //  - an exception code (EX_* above)
-    //  - service specific error code
     //  - status_t
     //
-    //  Prefer a generic exception code when possible, then a service specific
-    //  code, and finally a status_t for low level failures or legacy support.
-    //  Exception codes and service specific errors map to nicer exceptions for
-    //  Java clients.
+    // Prefer a generic exception code when possible or a status_t
+    // for low level transport errors. Service specific errors
+    // should be at a higher level in HIDL.
     static Status fromExceptionCode(int32_t exceptionCode);
     static Status fromExceptionCode(int32_t exceptionCode,
                                     const char *message);
-    static Status fromServiceSpecificError(int32_t serviceSpecificErrorCode);
-    static Status fromServiceSpecificError(int32_t serviceSpecificErrorCode,
-                                           const char *message);
     static Status fromStatusT(status_t status);
 
     Status() = default;
@@ -100,8 +94,6 @@
 
     // Set one of the pre-defined exception types defined above.
     void setException(int32_t ex, const char *message);
-    // Set a service specific exception with error code.
-    void setServiceSpecificError(int32_t errorCode, const char *message);
     // Setting a |status| != OK causes generated code to return |status|
     // from Binder transactions, rather than writing an exception into the
     // reply Parcel.  This is the least preferable way of reporting errors.
@@ -113,9 +105,6 @@
     status_t transactionError() const {
         return mException == EX_TRANSACTION_FAILED ? mErrorCode : OK;
     }
-    int32_t serviceSpecificErrorCode() const {
-        return mException == EX_SERVICE_SPECIFIC ? mErrorCode : 0;
-    }
 
     bool isOk() const { return mException == EX_NONE; }
 
@@ -132,7 +121,6 @@
     //
     // Otherwise, we always write |mException| to the parcel.
     // If |mException| !=  EX_NONE, we write |mMessage| as well.
-    // If |mException| == EX_SERVICE_SPECIFIC we write |mErrorCode| as well.
     int32_t mException = EX_NONE;
     int32_t mErrorCode = 0;
     std::string mMessage;
diff --git a/test_main.cpp b/test_main.cpp
index b799f6e..7ff8ae3 100644
--- a/test_main.cpp
+++ b/test_main.cpp
@@ -364,10 +364,6 @@
 
     EXPECT_THAT(toString(Status::fromStatusT(-EBUSY)), HasSubstr("busy"));
 
-    auto s = toString(Status::fromServiceSpecificError(20));
-    EXPECT_THAT(s, HasSubstr("EX_SERVICE_SPECIFIC"));
-    EXPECT_THAT(s, HasSubstr("20"));
-
     EXPECT_THAT(toString(Status::fromExceptionCode(Status::EX_NULL_POINTER)),
             HasSubstr("EX_NULL_POINTER"));
 
diff --git a/transport/HidlBinderSupport.cpp b/transport/HidlBinderSupport.cpp
index 55f9a91..c0601ca 100644
--- a/transport/HidlBinderSupport.cpp
+++ b/transport/HidlBinderSupport.cpp
@@ -109,7 +109,6 @@
 
 status_t readFromParcel(Status *s, const Parcel& parcel) {
     int32_t exception;
-    int32_t errorCode;
     status_t status = parcel.readInt32(&exception);
     if (status != OK) {
         s->setFromStatusT(status);
@@ -145,19 +144,7 @@
         return status;
     }
 
-    if (exception == Status::EX_SERVICE_SPECIFIC) {
-        status = parcel.readInt32(&errorCode);
-    }
-    if (status != OK) {
-        s->setFromStatusT(status);
-        return status;
-    }
-
-    if (exception == Status::EX_SERVICE_SPECIFIC) {
-        s->setServiceSpecificError(errorCode, String8(message));
-    } else {
-        s->setException(exception, String8(message));
-    }
+    s->setException(exception, String8(message));
 
     return status;
 }
@@ -176,11 +163,6 @@
         return status;
     }
     status = parcel->writeString16(String16(s.exceptionMessage()));
-    if (s.exceptionCode() != Status::EX_SERVICE_SPECIFIC) {
-        // We have no more information to write.
-        return status;
-    }
-    status = parcel->writeInt32(s.serviceSpecificErrorCode());
     return status;
 }