diff --git a/samples/ApiDemos/AndroidManifest.xml b/samples/ApiDemos/AndroidManifest.xml
index 01361ddb3..3d09be15c 100644
--- a/samples/ApiDemos/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/samples/ApiDemos/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.VIBRATE" />
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION" />
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
-    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.SET_WALLPAPER" />
 
     <!-- We will request access to the camera, saying we require a camera
          of some sort but not one with autofocus capability. -->
@@ -188,14 +187,6 @@
         <activity android:name=".app.ReorderThree" />
         <activity android:name=".app.ReorderFour" />
         
-        <activity android:name=".app.SetWallpaperActivity"
-                  android:label="@string/activity_setwallpaper">
-            <intent-filter>
-                <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
-                <category android:name="android.intent.category.SAMPLE_CODE" />
-            </intent-filter>
-        </activity>
-
         <!-- Intent Samples -->
 
         <activity android:name=".app.Intents" android:label="@string/activity_intents">
diff --git a/samples/ApiDemos/res/layout/wallpaper_2.xml b/samples/ApiDemos/res/layout/wallpaper_2.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index 1b5a6d2c5..000000000
--- a/samples/ApiDemos/res/layout/wallpaper_2.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<FrameLayout 
-    xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
-    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
-    android:layout_height="wrap_content">
-    <ImageView 
-        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
-        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-        android:id="@+id/imageview" />
-    <LinearLayout
-        android:orientation="horizontal"
-        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
-        android:layout_height="fill_parent">
-        <Button 
-            android:id="@+id/randomize"
-            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
-            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-            android:text="Randomize"
-            android:layout_gravity="bottom" />
-        <Button
-            android:id="@+id/setwallpaper"
-            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
-            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-            android:text="Set Wallpaper"
-            android:layout_gravity="bottom" />
-    </LinearLayout>
-</FrameLayout>
diff --git a/samples/ApiDemos/res/values/strings.xml b/samples/ApiDemos/res/values/strings.xml
index 365c871c5..7db6f93dc 100644
--- a/samples/ApiDemos/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/samples/ApiDemos/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@
             customized dialog, here with an ugly frame.</string>
 
     <string name="activity_wallpaper">App/Activity/Wallpaper</string>
-    <string name="activity_setwallpaper">App/Activity/SetWallpaper</string>
     
     <string name="activity_translucent">App/Activity/Translucent</string>
     <string name="translucent_background">Example of how you can make an
diff --git a/samples/ApiDemos/src/com/example/android/apis/app/SetWallpaperActivity.java b/samples/ApiDemos/src/com/example/android/apis/app/SetWallpaperActivity.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 387562645..000000000
--- a/samples/ApiDemos/src/com/example/android/apis/app/SetWallpaperActivity.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,92 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2009 The Android Open Source Project
- *
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- */
-
-package com.example.android.apis.app;
-
-// Need the following import to get access to the app resources, since this
-// class is in a sub-package.
-import com.example.android.apis.R;
-
-import java.io.IOException;
-
-import android.app.Activity;
-import android.app.WallpaperManager;
-import android.graphics.Color;
-import android.graphics.PorterDuff;
-import android.graphics.drawable.BitmapDrawable;
-import android.os.Bundle;
-import android.view.View;
-import android.view.WindowManager;
-import android.view.View.OnClickListener;
-import android.widget.Button;
-import android.widget.ImageView;
-
-/**
- * <h3>SetWallpaper Activity</h3>
- *
- * <p>This demonstrates the how to write an activity that gets the current system wallpaper,
- * modifies it and sets the modified bitmap as system wallpaper.</p>
- */
-public class SetWallpaperActivity extends Activity {
-    /**
-     * Initialization of the Activity after it is first created.  Must at least
-     * call {@link android.app.Activity#setContentView setContentView()} to
-     * describe what is to be displayed in the screen.
-     */
-    @Override
-    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
-        // Be sure to call the super class.
-        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);        
-        // See assets/res/layout/wallpaper2.xml for this
-        // view layout definition, which is being set here as
-        // the content of our screen.
-        setContentView(R.layout.wallpaper_2);
-        final WallpaperManager mWallpaperManager = WallpaperManager.getInstance(this);
-        final BitmapDrawable mWallpaperDrawable = (BitmapDrawable) mWallpaperManager.getDrawable();
-        final ImageView imageView = (ImageView) findViewById(R.id.imageview);
-        imageView.setDrawingCacheEnabled(true);
-        imageView.setImageDrawable(mWallpaperDrawable);
-
-        Button randomize = (Button) findViewById(R.id.randomize);
-        randomize.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener() {
-            @Override
-            public void onClick(View view) {
-                int mColor = (int) Math.floor(Math.random() * mColors.length);
-                mWallpaperDrawable.setColorFilter(mColors[mColor], PorterDuff.Mode.MULTIPLY);
-                imageView.setImageDrawable(mWallpaperDrawable);
-                imageView.invalidate();
-            }
-        });
-
-        Button setWallpaper = (Button) findViewById(R.id.setwallpaper);
-        setWallpaper.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener() {
-            @Override
-            public void onClick(View view) {
-                try {
-                    mWallpaperManager.setBitmap(imageView.getDrawingCache());
-                    finish();
-                } catch (IOException e) {
-                    e.printStackTrace();
-                }
-            }
-        });
-    }
-
-    final private int[] mColors =
-            {Color.BLUE, Color.GREEN, Color.RED, Color.LTGRAY, Color.MAGENTA, Color.CYAN,
-                    Color.YELLOW, Color.WHITE};
-}
-