diff --git a/core/java/android/net/IConnectivityManager.aidl b/core/java/android/net/IConnectivityManager.aidl
index b3fa79fc50..c1da2e32aa 100644
--- a/core/java/android/net/IConnectivityManager.aidl
+++ b/core/java/android/net/IConnectivityManager.aidl
@@ -93,12 +93,6 @@ interface IConnectivityManager
 
     String[] getTetheredIfaces();
 
-    /**
-     * Return list of interface pairs that are actively tethered.  Even indexes are
-     * remote interface, and odd indexes are corresponding local interfaces.
-     */
-    String[] getTetheredIfacePairs();
-
     String[] getTetheringErroredIfaces();
 
     String[] getTetherableUsbRegexs();
diff --git a/services/java/com/android/server/ConnectivityService.java b/services/java/com/android/server/ConnectivityService.java
index 1af7cc89a9..3f8d7ebcca 100644
--- a/services/java/com/android/server/ConnectivityService.java
+++ b/services/java/com/android/server/ConnectivityService.java
@@ -58,8 +58,8 @@ import android.net.INetworkPolicyManager;
 import android.net.INetworkStatsService;
 import android.net.LinkAddress;
 import android.net.LinkProperties;
-import android.net.LinkQualityInfo;
 import android.net.LinkProperties.CompareResult;
+import android.net.LinkQualityInfo;
 import android.net.MobileDataStateTracker;
 import android.net.NetworkConfig;
 import android.net.NetworkInfo;
@@ -89,7 +89,6 @@ import android.os.ParcelFileDescriptor;
 import android.os.PowerManager;
 import android.os.Process;
 import android.os.RemoteException;
-import android.os.ResultReceiver;
 import android.os.ServiceManager;
 import android.os.SystemClock;
 import android.os.SystemProperties;
@@ -114,7 +113,6 @@ import com.android.internal.telephony.Phone;
 import com.android.internal.telephony.PhoneConstants;
 import com.android.internal.util.IndentingPrintWriter;
 import com.android.internal.util.XmlUtils;
-import com.android.net.IProxyService;
 import com.android.server.am.BatteryStatsService;
 import com.android.server.connectivity.DataConnectionStats;
 import com.android.server.connectivity.Nat464Xlat;
@@ -3209,12 +3207,6 @@ public class ConnectivityService extends IConnectivityManager.Stub {
         return mTethering.getTetheredIfaces();
     }
 
-    @Override
-    public String[] getTetheredIfacePairs() {
-        enforceTetherAccessPermission();
-        return mTethering.getTetheredIfacePairs();
-    }
-
     public String[] getTetheringErroredIfaces() {
         enforceTetherAccessPermission();
         return mTethering.getErroredIfaces();
diff --git a/services/tests/servicestests/src/com/android/server/NetworkStatsServiceTest.java b/services/tests/servicestests/src/com/android/server/NetworkStatsServiceTest.java
index a9909b2ecf..a1af8cb79f 100644
--- a/services/tests/servicestests/src/com/android/server/NetworkStatsServiceTest.java
+++ b/services/tests/servicestests/src/com/android/server/NetworkStatsServiceTest.java
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ import static android.text.format.DateUtils.MINUTE_IN_MILLIS;
 import static android.text.format.DateUtils.WEEK_IN_MILLIS;
 import static com.android.server.net.NetworkStatsService.ACTION_NETWORK_STATS_POLL;
 import static org.easymock.EasyMock.anyLong;
-import static org.easymock.EasyMock.aryEq;
 import static org.easymock.EasyMock.capture;
 import static org.easymock.EasyMock.createMock;
 import static org.easymock.EasyMock.eq;
@@ -74,13 +73,13 @@ import com.android.server.net.NetworkStatsService;
 import com.android.server.net.NetworkStatsService.NetworkStatsSettings;
 import com.android.server.net.NetworkStatsService.NetworkStatsSettings.Config;
 
+import libcore.io.IoUtils;
+
 import org.easymock.Capture;
 import org.easymock.EasyMock;
 
 import java.io.File;
 
-import libcore.io.IoUtils;
-
 /**
  * Tests for {@link NetworkStatsService}.
  */
@@ -919,8 +918,7 @@ public class NetworkStatsServiceTest extends AndroidTestCase {
         expect(mNetManager.getNetworkStatsUidDetail(eq(UID_ALL))).andReturn(detail).atLeastOnce();
 
         // also include tethering details, since they are folded into UID
-        expect(mConnManager.getTetheredIfacePairs()).andReturn(tetherIfacePairs).atLeastOnce();
-        expect(mNetManager.getNetworkStatsTethering(aryEq(tetherIfacePairs)))
+        expect(mNetManager.getNetworkStatsTethering())
                 .andReturn(tetherStats).atLeastOnce();
     }