diff --git a/UpdateEngine.conf b/UpdateEngine.conf
index e9fe2d5..8a91607 100644
--- a/UpdateEngine.conf
+++ b/UpdateEngine.conf
@@ -23,9 +23,6 @@
            send_member="GetRollbackPartition"/>
     <allow send_destination="org.chromium.UpdateEngine"
            send_interface="org.chromium.UpdateEngineInterface"
-           send_member="GetKernelDevices"/>
-    <allow send_destination="org.chromium.UpdateEngine"
-           send_interface="org.chromium.UpdateEngineInterface"
            send_member="ResetStatus"/>
     <allow send_destination="org.chromium.UpdateEngine"
            send_interface="org.chromium.UpdateEngineInterface"
diff --git a/dbus_bindings/org.chromium.UpdateEngineInterface.dbus-xml b/dbus_bindings/org.chromium.UpdateEngineInterface.dbus-xml
index deacabd..bc4ec36 100644
--- a/dbus_bindings/org.chromium.UpdateEngineInterface.dbus-xml
+++ b/dbus_bindings/org.chromium.UpdateEngineInterface.dbus-xml
@@ -77,9 +77,6 @@
     <method name="GetPrevVersion">
       <arg type="s" name="prev_version" direction="out" />
     </method>
-    <method name="GetKernelDevices">
-      <arg type="s" name="kernel_devices" direction="out" />
-    </method>
     <method name="GetRollbackPartition">
       <arg type="s" name="rollback_partition_name" direction="out" />
     </method>
diff --git a/dbus_service.cc b/dbus_service.cc
index 9f6a844..235b9c2 100644
--- a/dbus_service.cc
+++ b/dbus_service.cc
@@ -296,19 +296,6 @@
   return true;
 }
 
-bool UpdateEngineService::GetKernelDevices(ErrorPtr* /* error */,
-                                           string* out_kernel_devices) {
-  auto devices = system_state_->update_attempter()->GetKernelDevices();
-  string info;
-  for (const auto& device : devices) {
-    base::StringAppendF(&info, "%d:%s\n",
-                        device.second ? 1 : 0, device.first.c_str());
-  }
-  LOG(INFO) << "Available kernel devices: " << info;
-  *out_kernel_devices = info;
-  return true;
-}
-
 bool UpdateEngineService::GetRollbackPartition(
     ErrorPtr* /* error */,
     string* out_rollback_partition_name) {
diff --git a/dbus_service.h b/dbus_service.h
index 9c4f712..444ae64 100644
--- a/dbus_service.h
+++ b/dbus_service.h
@@ -129,11 +129,6 @@
   bool GetPrevVersion(chromeos::ErrorPtr* error,
                       std::string* out_prev_version) override;
 
-  // Returns a list of available kernel partitions and whether each of them
-  // can be booted from or not.
-  bool GetKernelDevices(chromeos::ErrorPtr* error,
-                        std::string* out_kernel_devices) override;
-
   // Returns the name of kernel partition that can be rolled back into.
   bool GetRollbackPartition(chromeos::ErrorPtr* error,
                             std::string* out_rollback_partition_name) override;
diff --git a/update_attempter.cc b/update_attempter.cc
index 76aaf39..6152992 100644
--- a/update_attempter.cc
+++ b/update_attempter.cc
@@ -804,28 +804,6 @@
   return BootControlInterface::kInvalidSlot;
 }
 
-vector<std::pair<string, bool>> UpdateAttempter::GetKernelDevices() const {
-  const unsigned int num_slots = system_state_->boot_control()->GetNumSlots();
-  const BootControlInterface::Slot current_slot =
-      system_state_->boot_control()->GetCurrentSlot();
-
-  vector<std::pair<string, bool>> info_list;
-  for (BootControlInterface::Slot slot = 0; slot < num_slots; slot++) {
-    bool bootable = system_state_->boot_control()->IsSlotBootable(slot);
-    string device_name;
-    if (!system_state_->boot_control()->GetPartitionDevice(
-            kLegacyPartitionNameKernel, slot, &device_name)) {
-      continue;
-    }
-    // Add '*' to the name of the partition we booted from.
-    if (slot == current_slot)
-      device_name += '*';
-    info_list.emplace_back(device_name, bootable);
-  }
-
-  return info_list;
-}
-
 void UpdateAttempter::CheckForUpdate(const string& app_version,
                                      const string& omaha_url,
                                      bool interactive) {
diff --git a/update_attempter.h b/update_attempter.h
index a884924..12da537 100644
--- a/update_attempter.h
+++ b/update_attempter.h
@@ -157,10 +157,6 @@
   // name or empty string if none is available.
   BootControlInterface::Slot GetRollbackSlot() const;
 
-  // Returns a list of available kernel partitions along with information
-  // whether it is possible to boot from it.
-  std::vector<std::pair<std::string, bool>> GetKernelDevices() const;
-
   // Initiates a reboot if the current state is
   // UPDATED_NEED_REBOOT. Returns true on sucess, false otherwise.
   bool RebootIfNeeded();
diff --git a/update_engine_client.cc b/update_engine_client.cc
index c6d4857..93c99e4 100644
--- a/update_engine_client.cc
+++ b/update_engine_client.cc
@@ -103,7 +103,6 @@
 
   void Rollback(bool rollback);
   string GetRollbackPartition();
-  string GetKernelDevices();
   void CheckForUpdates(const string& app_version,
                        const string& omaha_url,
                        bool interactive);
@@ -292,13 +291,6 @@
   return rollback_partition;
 }
 
-string UpdateEngineClient::GetKernelDevices() {
-  string kernel_devices;
-  bool ret = proxy_->GetKernelDevices(&kernel_devices, nullptr);
-  CHECK(ret) << "Error while getting a list of kernel devices";
-  return kernel_devices;
-}
-
 void UpdateEngineClient::CheckForUpdates(const string& app_version,
                                          const string& omaha_url,
                                          bool interactive) {
@@ -473,8 +465,6 @@
               "Listen for status updates and print them to the screen.");
   DEFINE_bool(prev_version, false,
               "Show the previous OS version used before the update reboot.");
-  DEFINE_bool(show_kernels, false, "Show the list of kernel patritions and "
-              "whether each of them is bootable or not");
 
   // Boilerplate init commands.
   base::CommandLine::Init(argc_, argv_);
@@ -638,11 +628,6 @@
     ShowPrevVersion();
   }
 
-  if (FLAGS_show_kernels) {
-    LOG(INFO) << "Kernel partitions:\n"
-              << GetKernelDevices();
-  }
-
   if (FLAGS_is_reboot_needed) {
     // In case of error GetIsRebootNeeded() will exit with 1.
     if (GetIsRebootNeeded()) {